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Utah Electricity Prices

Average retail price by sector.

Residential
13.31¢ /kWh
▼ 2.7%vs. last year
Commercial
10.39¢ /kWh
▼ 3.8%vs. last year
Industrial
8.56¢ /kWh
▼ 7.8%vs. last year

Data current through August 2026 — the latest available from the U.S. EIA, which publishes monthly figures on a roughly two-month delay.

Average monthly bill

Full bill breakdown →
$105per month▲ 4.7% vs. the year before

13.28¢/kWh × 790 kWh a month. Residential revenue divided by residential customers, averaged over the 12 months to August 2026 — the 50th highest among the 50 states and DC.

Compared with the U.S. and neighboring states

Average monthly residential electricity bill, in US dollars
Utah
$105
U.S. average
$158
Arizona
$163
Nevada
$122
Idaho
$116
Wyoming
$115
Colorado
$114
New Mexico
$101

Utah is $53 a month below (-33.7%) the U.S. average of $158. Average monthly bill, September 2025 – August 2026.

How Utah makes its electricity

Fuel mix & trend since 2001 →Power plants →
Renewable
23.0%
Carbon-free
23.0%
Largest source
Natural gas 39%
Utah electricity generation by source, September 2025 – August 2026
SourceShareGeneration
Natural gas39.3%15,208 GWh
Coal36.7%14,203 GWh
Nuclear0.0%0 GWh
Wind1.9%719 GWh
Solar18.3%7,075 GWh
Hydro1.5%575 GWh
Other2.3%903 GWh

38.7 TWh of net generation over the 12 months to August 2026. Generation, not consumption — power crosses state lines.

Utah electricity prices in context

Utah's residential electricity rate in August 2026 was 13.31¢/kWh, placing it 48th most expensive of the 50 states and DC. This stood 4.85¢/kWh below the national average of 18.16¢/kWh, making Utah 26.7% cheaper than the country overall. Among its neighbors, Utah's rate fell between Nevada at 12.72¢/kWh on the low end and Idaho at 13.37¢/kWh on the high end, with Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona all notably higher.

Over the past two decades, Utah's residential rate climbed 63.5% from 8.14¢/kWh in August 2006, though the five-year arc has been steeper: prices rose 21.7% since August 2021 at 10.94¢/kWh. The rate peaked at 14.12¢/kWh in September 2025 before declining to its current level, still well above its record low of 6.17¢/kWh set in January 2001. Year over year, the rate fell 2.7%.

The typical Utah household paid $105 monthly for 790 kWh in August 2026, compared to the national average bill of $158 for 876 kWh. Though Utah's rate was substantially lower than the national figure, its residents also used notably less electricity each month. Commercial rates stood at 10.39¢/kWh and industrial rates at 8.56¢/kWh.

Written from the EIA figures on this page, covering data through August 2026.

12-month trend

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
6¢8¢10¢12¢14¢16¢Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26May '26Aug '26ResidentialCommercialIndustrial

Price history since 2001

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
0¢5¢10¢15¢Jan '01Jun '07Nov '13Mar '20Aug '26ResidentialCommercialIndustrial

Average retail price in all three sectors, every month since January 2001.

Residential

Jan '01
6.17¢
Now
13.31¢
Change
▲ 115.7%
Range
6.17–14.12¢

Recent months

MonthResidentialCommercialIndustrial
August 202613.3110.398.56
July 202613.1210.859.10
June 202613.3710.999.22
May 202612.9610.578.14
April 202613.2910.248.49
March 202613.1710.118.28
February 202613.3310.018.44
January 202612.889.648.35
December 202512.999.477.89
November 202513.079.627.76
October 202513.6910.398.77
September 202514.1211.109.91

Prices in ¢/kWh.

Frequently asked questions

›How much does electricity cost in Utah?
Residential electricity in Utah costs 13.31¢ per kilowatt-hour as of August 2026, the 48th highest rate among the 50 states and DC. Commercial customers pay 10.39¢ and industrial customers 8.56¢ per kilowatt-hour.
›Why is electricity relatively cheap in Utah?
Utah's residential rate of 13.31¢/kWh is -26.4% versus the U.S. average of 18.07¢/kWh. What a household actually pays also depends on how much it uses: the typical Utah home consumes 790 kWh a month against a national average of 876 kWh, which is why its average bill comes to $105.
›Have electricity prices in Utah gone up?
Residential electricity in Utah has risen 115.7% since 2001, reaching 13.31¢/kWh in August 2026. Over the last year alone the change was -2.7%.
›Is electricity cheaper in states neighboring Utah?
Of the states bordering Utah, New Mexico has the lowest average monthly bill at $101 and Arizona the highest at $163. Utah averages $105 a month, against a U.S. average of $158.