Average monthly bill
Full bill breakdown →13.34¢/kWh × 766 kWh a month. Residential revenue divided by residential customers, averaged over the 12 months to May 2026 — the 50th highest among the 50 states and DC.
Compared with the U.S. and neighboring states
How Utah makes its electricity
Fuel mix & 10-year trend →Power plants →| Source | Share | Generation |
|---|---|---|
| Natural gas | 36.3% | 13,687 GWh |
| Coal | 40.4% | 15,204 GWh |
| Nuclear | 0.0% | 0 GWh |
| Wind | 2.0% | 735 GWh |
| Solar | 17.1% | 6,431 GWh |
| Hydro | 2.2% | 830 GWh |
| Other | 2.1% | 784 GWh |
37.7 TWh of net generation over the 12 months to May 2026. Generation, not consumption — power crosses state lines.
Utah electricity prices in context
Utah's residential electricity rate stands at 12.96¢/kWh as of May 2026, the lowest among the 50 states and DC. This is 5.48¢/kWh below the national average of 18.44¢/kWh, a difference of 29.7%. Among its bordering states, Utah's rate is cheaper than all: Colorado at 16.16¢/kWh, Arizona at 15.23¢/kWh, Wyoming at 14.80¢/kWh, New Mexico at 14.12¢/kWh, and Nevada at 13.60¢/kWh are all more expensive, while only Idaho at 12.35¢/kWh is cheaper. Commercial and industrial rates follow the same pattern, at 10.57¢/kWh and 8.10¢/kWh respectively.
Over five years, since May 2021, the residential rate has climbed from 10.03¢/kWh by 29.2%. The longer view is steeper: since May 2006, the rate has increased 68.8% from 7.68¢/kWh, and since records began in January 2001 it has risen 110% from 6.17¢/kWh. The current rate of 12.96¢/kWh sits below the state's record high of 14.12¢/kWh reached in September 2025 and well above its record low of 6.17¢/kWh in January 2001. Year-over-year, the rate has increased 2.9%.
A typical Utah household pays $102 per month for an average of 766 kWh, compared with the national average monthly bill of $155 for 871 kWh. The combination of lower rates and lower usage keeps Utah's bills substantially below the national figure. Both factors work in tandem: the state's consumption runs 12% below the national average while its rate sits 29.7% below it.
Written from the EIA figures on this page, covering data through May 2026.
12-month trend
Residential history since 2001
- Jan '01
- 6.17¢
- Now
- 12.96¢
- Change
- ▲ 110.0%
- Range
- 6.17–14.12¢
Recent months
| Month | Residential | Commercial | Industrial |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 12.96 | 10.57 | 8.10 |
| April 2026 | 13.29 | 10.24 | 8.51 |
| March 2026 | 13.17 | 10.11 | 8.28 |
| February 2026 | 13.33 | 10.01 | 8.44 |
| January 2026 | 12.88 | 9.64 | 8.35 |
| December 2025 | 12.99 | 9.47 | 7.89 |
| November 2025 | 13.07 | 9.62 | 7.76 |
| October 2025 | 13.69 | 10.39 | 8.77 |
| September 2025 | 14.12 | 11.10 | 9.91 |
| August 2025 | 13.68 | 10.80 | 9.28 |
| July 2025 | 13.45 | 10.44 | 9.40 |
| June 2025 | 13.10 | 10.56 | 8.48 |
Prices in ¢/kWh.