Idaho Electricity Rates, Providers & Generation
In Idaho, the average residential electricity rate is 11.82¢ per kilowatt-hour, ranking 2nd nationally; the typical home spends $110 per month on electricity; 25% of generation comes from renewable sources.
Idaho electricity overview
Production, consumption, and emissions for Idaho based on the most recent reported year (2025).
- Population
- 2,029,733
- Total production
- 62.1 TWh 30.58 MWh per capita
- Total consumption
- 26.8 TWh 13.20 MWh per capita
- Production from renewables
- 15.5 TWh 25.0% of generation
- Production from non-renewables
- 46.6 TWh
Idaho electricity rates & bills
Average residential electricity rate in Idaho, last 22 months.
| Sector | Avg rate (¢/kWh) |
|---|---|
| Residential | 11.82¢ |
| Commercial | 9.23¢ |
| Industrial | 7.98¢ |
How Idaho generates electricity
Generation mix from in-state power plants over the most recent twelve months, by fuel category.
- Renewable
- Nuclear
- Fossil
- Other
| Fuel | Share | Generation |
|---|---|---|
| renewable | 24.8% | 15.8 TWh |
| conventional hydroelectric | 16.5% | 10.4 TWh |
| fossil fuels | 8.9% | 5.7 TWh |
| natural gas & other gases | 8.9% | 5.7 TWh |
| natural gas | 8.9% | 5.7 TWh |
| all renewables | 8.4% | 5.3 TWh |
| onshore wind turbine | 4.8% | 3.1 TWh |
| wind | 4.8% | 3.1 TWh |
| estimated total solar photovoltaic | 3.1% | 2.0 TWh |
| estimated total solar | 3.1% | 2.0 TWh |
| solar photovoltaic | 2.6% | 1.7 TWh |
| solar | 2.6% | 1.7 TWh |
| biomass | 0.8% | 510.6 GWh |
| wood and wood wastes | 0.6% | 410.9 GWh |
| estimated small scale solar photovoltaic | 0.5% | 313.5 GWh |
| renewable waste products | 0.2% | 99.7 GWh |
| landfill gas | 0.1% | 73.5 GWh |
| municiapl landfill gas | 0.1% | 73.5 GWh |
| geothermal | 0.1% | 54.2 GWh |
Idaho production fuel makeup
Share of in-state generation by fuel over the latest twelve months.
- renewable24.8%
- conventional hydroelectric16.5%
- fossil fuels8.9%
- natural gas & other gases8.9%
- natural gas8.9%
- all renewables8.4%
- onshore wind turbine4.8%
- wind4.8%
- estimated total solar photovoltaic3.1%
- estimated total solar3.1%
- solar photovoltaic2.6%
- solar2.6%
- biomass0.8%
- wood and wood wastes0.6%
- estimated small scale solar photovoltaic0.5%
- renewable waste products0.2%
- landfill gas0.1%
- municiapl landfill gas0.1%
- geothermal0.1%
Electric utilities in Idaho
The 4 electric distribution utilities that serve Idaho, by customers served. These are the companies that deliver power and handle outages.
| Utility | Parent company | Customers served | Outage map |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho Power Company | IDACORP | 580,000 | Outage map |
| Rocky Mountain Power (ID) | PacifiCorp | 80,000 | Outage map |
| Inland Power & Light Company | — | 49,571 | Outage map |
| Fall River Rural Elec Coop Inc | — | 20,713 | — |
Residential electricity providers in Idaho
14 utilities and retail providers serving residential customers, ordered by customer count.
| Provider | Type | Customers | Annual sales | Avg rate | Avg bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho Power Co | Investor-owned | 525,751 | 5.8 TWh | 11.76¢ | — |
| Avista Corp | Investor-owned | 128,226 | 1.4 TWh | 11.62¢ | — |
| PacifiCorp | Investor-owned | 74,170 | 800.2 GWh | 12.11¢ | — |
| Kootenai Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 30,378 | 412.2 GWh | 12.21¢ | — |
| City of Idaho Falls - (ID) | Municipal | 28,142 | 321.3 GWh | 9.25¢ | — |
| Northern Lights, Inc | Cooperative | 18,511 | 240.6 GWh | 11.49¢ | — |
| Fall River Rural Elec Coop Inc | Cooperative | 15,433 | 216.0 GWh | 11.11¢ | — |
| United Electric Co-op, Inc - (ID) | Cooperative | 5,100 | 100.8 GWh | 7.89¢ | — |
| Salmon River Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 2,383 | 37.9 GWh | 9.00¢ | — |
| Inland Power & Light Company | Cooperative | 2,115 | 36.9 GWh | 8.92¢ | — |
| Lower Valley Energy Inc | Cooperative | 1,636 | 21.0 GWh | 7.23¢ | — |
| Raft Rural Elec Coop Inc | Cooperative | 1,391 | 24.9 GWh | 9.18¢ | — |
| Missoula Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 46 | 694 MWh | 10.00¢ | — |
| Sunnova | Behind-the-meter | 5 | 24 MWh | 24.58¢ | — |
Commercial electricity providers in Idaho
13 providers serving commercial customers, ordered by annual sales.
| Provider | Type | Customers | Annual sales | Avg rate | Avg bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho Power Co | Investor-owned | 75,435 | 4.2 TWh | 9.15¢ | — |
| Avista Corp | Investor-owned | 19,440 | 1.0 TWh | 10.02¢ | — |
| PacifiCorp | Investor-owned | 10,728 | 577.7 GWh | 10.27¢ | — |
| City of Idaho Falls - (ID) | Municipal | 4,634 | 383.8 GWh | 7.51¢ | — |
| Kootenai Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 2,712 | 140.8 GWh | 11.53¢ | — |
| Fall River Rural Elec Coop Inc | Cooperative | 2,792 | 118.8 GWh | 7.75¢ | — |
| Raft Rural Elec Coop Inc | Cooperative | 412 | 75.9 GWh | 5.35¢ | — |
| United Electric Co-op, Inc - (ID) | Cooperative | 1,234 | 72.2 GWh | 6.77¢ | — |
| Northern Lights, Inc | Cooperative | 1,093 | 51.9 GWh | 11.32¢ | — |
| Salmon River Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 471 | 21.6 GWh | 7.54¢ | — |
| Lower Valley Energy Inc | Cooperative | 363 | 4.8 GWh | 7.01¢ | — |
| Inland Power & Light Company | Cooperative | 152 | 4.5 GWh | 9.19¢ | — |
| Missoula Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 25 | 878 MWh | 9.79¢ | — |
Power plant map of Idaho
140 power plants in Idaho with known coordinates, plotted by location. Marker size reflects nameplate capacity; color shows primary fuel.
- Renewable
- Nuclear
- Fossil
- Other
Power plants in Idaho
Largest in-state electricity generators by annual net generation, with associated CO2 emissions where available.
| Plant | County | Fuel | Capacity | Generation | CO₂ | CO₂/MWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brownlee | — | WAT | 675 MW | 2.1 TWh | — | — |
| Rathdrum Power LLC | — | NG | 302 MW | 1.8 TWh | 693.2 k tonnes | 383 kg |
| Langley Gulch Power Plant | — | NG | 319 MW | 1.6 TWh | 606.8 k tonnes | 373 kg |
| Dworshak | — | WAT | 465 MW | 1.4 TWh | — | — |
| Cabinet Gorge | — | WAT | 265 MW | 815.7 GWh | — | — |
| Rathdrum | — | NG | 166 MW | 779.3 GWh | 435.7 k tonnes | 559 kg |
| Bennett Mountain | — | NG | 173 MW | 725.6 GWh | 406.4 k tonnes | 560 kg |
| Evander Andrews Power Complex | — | NG | 271 MW | 566.7 GWh | 330.9 k tonnes | 584 kg |
| Palisades Dam | — | WAT | 176 MW | 564.6 GWh | — | — |
| Clearwater Paper IPP Lewiston | — | BLQ | 114 MW | 383.1 GWh | 26.1 k tonnes | 68 kg |
| C J Strike | — | WAT | 83 MW | 377.1 GWh | — | — |
| Lucky Peak Power Plant Project | — | WAT | 101 MW | 331.8 GWh | — | — |
| Goshen Phase II | — | WND | 125 MW | 316.8 GWh | — | — |
| Bliss (ID) | — | WAT | 75 MW | 295.1 GWh | — | — |
| Jackpot Solar, LLC | — | SUN | 120 MW | 268.4 GWh | — | — |
| Meadow Creek Project Company | — | WND | 120 MW | 266.2 GWh | — | — |
| American Falls | — | WAT | 92 MW | 262.2 GWh | — | — |
| Rockland Wind Farm | — | WND | 79 MW | 219.4 GWh | — | — |
| Lower Salmon | — | WAT | 60 MW | 187.9 GWh | — | — |
| Grand View Solar Two | — | SUN | 80 MW | 176.2 GWh | — | — |
| Albeni Falls | — | WAT | 42 MW | 164.4 GWh | — | — |
| Horse Butte Wind I, LLC | — | WND | 58 MW | 149.4 GWh | — | — |
| Wolverine Creek | — | WND | 65 MW | 134.7 GWh | — | — |
| Anderson Ranch | — | WAT | 40 MW | 121.6 GWh | — | — |
| Swan Falls | — | WAT | 27 MW | 113.0 GWh | — | — |
| Lower Malad | — | WAT | 14 MW | 106.8 GWh | — | — |
| Gem State | — | WAT | 23 MW | 104.1 GWh | — | — |
| ID Solar | — | SUN | 40 MW | 91.7 GWh | — | — |
| Raft River Geothermal Power Plant | — | GEO | 16 MW | 88.6 GWh | 0 kg | 0 kg |
| Upper Salmon B | — | WAT | 17 MW | 87.8 GWh | — | — |
| High Mesa | — | WND | 40 MW | 84.0 GWh | — | — |
| Upper Salmon A | — | WAT | 18 MW | 81.7 GWh | — | — |
| Grace | — | WAT | 33 MW | 72.9 GWh | — | — |
| Simplot Leasing Don Plant | — | WH | 16 MW | 72.4 GWh | — | — |
| Camp Reed | — | WND | 23 MW | 63.7 GWh | — | — |
| Yahoo Creek | — | WND | 21 MW | 60.9 GWh | — | — |
| Black Mesa Solar, LLC | — | SUN | 40 MW | 60.7 GWh | — | — |
| Payne's Ferry | — | WND | 21 MW | 59.8 GWh | — | — |
| Minidoka | — | WAT | 28 MW | 59.4 GWh | — | — |
| Salmon Falls Wind Park | — | WND | 21 MW | 57.2 GWh | — | — |
| Hammett Hill Windfarm | — | WND | 23 MW | 57.2 GWh | — | — |
| Black Canyon | — | WAT | 10 MW | 56.9 GWh | — | — |
| Sawtooth Wind Project | — | WND | 22 MW | 56.4 GWh | — | — |
| Two Ponds Windfarm | — | WND | 23 MW | 56.2 GWh | — | — |
| Arrowrock Hydroelectric Project | — | WAT | 15 MW | 55.9 GWh | — | — |
| Desert Meadow Windfarm | — | WND | 23 MW | 55.6 GWh | — | — |
| Mainline Windfarm | — | WND | 23 MW | 54.9 GWh | — | — |
| Thousand Springs | — | WAT | 7 MW | 54.2 GWh | — | — |
| Ryegrass Windfarm | — | WND | 23 MW | 52.4 GWh | — | — |
| Upper Malad | — | WAT | 8 MW | 52.2 GWh | — | — |
Data centers & crypto mining in Idaho
Data centers and cryptocurrency-mining operations are large electricity consumers that show up inside Idaho's commercial and industrial load. EIA does not publish a facility-level data-center inventory, so the figures below pair reported commercial and industrial sales with EIA estimates of data-center and crypto-mining electricity demand.
No state-level EIA estimate of cryptocurrency-mining load is available for Idaho; mining is concentrated in a handful of states.
Quick facts about electricity in Idaho
- The average residential electricity rate in Idaho is 11.82¢ per kWh, the 2nd lowest among the 50 states and DC.
- The typical residential electricity bill in Idaho is $110 per month.
- Idaho's largest source of in-state generation is renewable, at 24.8% of the mix.
- Renewable sources account for 25.0% of the electricity generated in Idaho.
- Idaho generated 62.1 TWh of electricity in the most recent reported year.
Frequently asked questions
What is the average electricity rate in Idaho?
The average residential electricity rate in Idaho was 11.82¢ per kilowatt-hour as of 2025, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data, ranking 2nd among the 50 states and DC.
What is the average electricity bill in Idaho?
The average monthly residential electricity bill in Idaho was $110 in 2025. This figure is calculated from total annual residential revenue divided by average customer count over twelve months, using EIA Form 861 data.
Can I choose my electricity provider in Idaho?
No. Most residential customers receive electricity from a regulated utility serving their area.
What share of Idaho's electricity comes from renewable sources?
In 2025, 25.0% of electricity generated in Idaho came from renewable sources (wind, solar, hydroelectric, geothermal, and biomass), based on EIA Form 923 data.
How much electricity do data centers use in Idaho?
Data centers in Idaho are estimated to use about 828.4 GWh of electricity per year, roughly 3.1% of the state's electricity sales. EIA does not publish facility-level data-center data; this is an estimate that apportions national EIA/DOE data-center figures by Idaho's share of U.S. commercial electricity sales.