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Utah Electricity Prices

Average retail price by sector.

Residential
13.37¢ /kWh
▲ 2.1%vs. last year
Commercial
10.99¢ /kWh
▲ 4.1%vs. last year
Industrial
9.22¢ /kWh
▲ 8.7%vs. last year

Data current through June 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 →
$102per month▲ 2.6% vs. the year before

13.36¢/kWh × 762 kWh a month. Residential revenue divided by residential customers, averaged over the 12 months to June 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
$102
U.S. average
$156
Arizona
$161
Nevada
$117
Wyoming
$114
Idaho
$112
Colorado
$110
New Mexico
$98

Utah is $54 a month below (-34.7%) the U.S. average of $156. Average monthly bill, July 2025 – June 2026.

How Utah makes its electricity

Fuel mix & 10-year trend →Power plants →
Renewable
23.4%
Carbon-free
23.4%
Largest source
Coal 39%
Utah electricity generation by source, July 2025 – June 2026
SourceShareGeneration
Natural gas36.8%13,846 GWh
Coal39.1%14,728 GWh
Nuclear0.0%0 GWh
Wind2.0%747 GWh
Solar17.8%6,685 GWh
Hydro2.3%849 GWh
Other2.1%774 GWh

37.6 TWh of net generation over the 12 months to June 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

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
7.3¢9.1¢11¢13¢15¢Jul '25Oct '25Jan '26Mar '26Jun '26ResidentialCommercialIndustrial

Price history since 2001

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
2.2¢5.4¢8.6¢12¢15¢Jan '01May '07Oct '13Feb '20Jun '26ResidentialCommercialIndustrial

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

Residential

Jan '01
6.17¢
Now
13.37¢
Change
▲ 116.7%
Range
6.17–14.12¢

Recent months

MonthResidentialCommercialIndustrial
June 202613.3710.999.22
May 202612.9610.578.10
April 202613.2910.248.51
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
August 202513.6810.809.28
July 202513.4510.449.40

Prices in ¢/kWh.

Frequently asked questions

›How much does electricity cost in Utah?
Residential electricity in Utah costs 13.37¢ per kilowatt-hour as of June 2026, the 49th highest rate among the 50 states and DC. Commercial customers pay 10.99¢ and industrial customers 9.22¢ per kilowatt-hour.
›Why is electricity relatively cheap in Utah?
Utah's residential rate of 13.37¢/kWh is -25.4% versus the U.S. average of 17.92¢/kWh. What a household actually pays also depends on how much it uses: the typical Utah home consumes 762 kWh a month against a national average of 870 kWh, which is why its average bill comes to $102.
›Have electricity prices in Utah gone up?
Residential electricity in Utah has moved +116.7% since 2001, reaching 13.37¢/kWh in June 2026. Over the last year alone the change was +2.1%.
›Is electricity cheaper in states neighboring Utah?
Of the states bordering Utah, New Mexico has the lowest average monthly bill at $98 and Arizona the highest at $161. Utah averages $102 a month, against a U.S. average of $156.