State electricity profile · 2024
Idaho Electricity
Idaho residential power costs 11.52¢/kWh, 30.1% below the US average. Scroll down for commercial, industrial, and generation-mix figures, sourced from EIA filings.
- 11.52¢/kWh
- Residential rate
- -30.1%
- vs US average
- 68%
- Renewable
- 868.1K
- Customers
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The verdict · 2024
Idaho's residential electricity runs 11.52¢/kWh - 30.1% below the 16.48¢/kWh national average, cheaper than 96% of states, with 68% of its power from renewables.
Rate is the EIA state average across all 868.1K residential customers, a benchmark for comparing states, not the rate on any single bill. Source: EIA Form-861.
What Idaho's Electricity Data Tells Us
Households in Idaho are billed 11.52¢/kWh on average for residential power, per 2024 EIA data, covering 868.1K metered households in the state, landing 30.1% below the national residential average, 16.48¢/kWh. Commercial rates sit at 9.17¢/kWh; industrial rates come in at 7.69¢/kWh, reflecting the cost differentials that come from voltage level, load factor, and contract length across EIA Form-861 survey respondents. Over the year, residential customers drew 9.8M MWh on roughly $1.1B in utility revenue, a useful yardstick for sizing local demand against the grid mix that serves it.
No fuel source matters more to Idaho's grid than hydro, at 45.9% of in-state production; in second place is natural gas, at 31.5% and wind supplying 15.1%. Solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, and biomass combined make up 68.1% of what Idaho generates, a figure that matters because each renewable megawatt-hour displaces fuel costs that otherwise flow through to retail bills. A portfolio this clean typically carries lower marginal generation costs once capacity is built, though transmission upgrades can offset part of the saving.
Looking back across EIA records, residential prices in Idaho moved from 9.95¢/kWh in 2016 to 11.52¢/kWh in 2024, a 15.8% shift over that window. States charging a similar rate include Nebraska, North Dakota, Louisiana, a useful peer set for a sanity check. For anyone negotiating a supplier contract, weighing an energy-efficiency upgrade, or modeling a household budget, the combination of current rate, multi-year trend, and generation mix offers a sturdier footing than any single data point on its own.
-30.1%
vs the US residential average
96%
of states have higher residential rates
68%
renewable share, above the US mix
868.1K
residential customers served
How Idaho compares
Cents per kWh, EIA Form 861. Pick a benchmark above to compare Idaho against the US average or a peer state.
Residential Price History
| Year | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.52¢/kWh | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 11.05¢/kWh | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 10.37¢/kWh | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 10.16¢/kWh | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 9.95¢/kWh | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 9.89¢/kWh | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 10.15¢/kWh | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 10.04¢/kWh | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 9.95¢/kWh | - |
Energy Generation Mix
How Idaho generates its electricity. Renewable sources account for 68.1% of generation.
- Hydrorenewable45.9%
- Natural Gas31.5%
- Windrenewable15.1%
- Solarrenewable6.5%
- Geothermalrenewable0.5%
- Other0.3%
- Biomassrenewable0.1%
Market Overview
Residential Revenue
$1.1B
Commercial Revenue
$638.5M
Residential Sales
9.8M MWh
Residential Customers
868.1K
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Using Idaho's numbers
This is the state average, use it as a benchmark, not a quote for your address.
- Idaho sits 30.1% below the national average, see exactly where it lands among all 50 states. See the rankings
- Check the multi-year trend before you judge the rate, a low price rising fast can cost more over a decade than a steady one. Idaho price trend
- Compare Idaho side by side with the US average and peer states using the tool above, then estimate your own bill from your monthly kWh. Cost calculator
Figures are EIA state averages by sector. Your actual rate depends on your utility, plan, and usage, see our disclaimer.
Energy Guides
Understanding Electricity Rates
What ¢/kWh means and how your bill is calculated
Why Prices Vary by State
Generation mix, regulation, and geography
US Energy Sources Explained
How each fuel source powers the grid
Renewable vs Fossil Fuel Costs
LCOE comparison and the cost crossover
Cheapest States for Electricity
Which states pay the least and why
Primary source data for Idaho
Every figure on this page traces to these official federal datasets.
- 📊 EIA State Energy Profile, Idaho State energy database
- ⚡ EIA Electric Power Monthly Generation and price statistics
- 🌿 EPA eGRID Power-grid emissions database
- ☀️ NREL solar resource maps Solar potential by location
- 💨 NREL wind resource maps Wind potential by location
- ⚛️ NRC reactor data Nuclear operating status
- ⚡ FERC market data Transmission and market prices
- 🏛️ NARUC commissions State public utility commissions
- 📖 EIA energy mapping system Interactive federal energy map
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