Business electricity rates in Idaho
In 2025, businesses in Idaho paid an average of 9.29¢ per kWh for electricity, below the U.S. average of 13.37¢. The average business customer used 4,690 kWh a month and paid $435.54. Industrial customers paid 7.88¢ per kWh. Idaho has the 6th lowest business price of the 50 states and DC.
- 125,960 business customers
- EIA data, 2025
- Commercial price
- 9.29¢
- U.S. 13.37¢
- Average business bill
- $435.54
- 4,690 kWh a month
- Industrial price
- 7.88¢
- U.S. 8.51¢
- Average industrial bill
- $2,153.44
- 27,332 kWh a month
Business electricity rates by utility
The average for the business customers who buy their power from each utility. Utilities with 100 or more business customers that buy power from them.
| Utility | Business customers | Commercial price | Average bill | Industrial price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho Power | 76,641 | 9.09¢ | $418.004,601 kWh | 7.98¢ |
| Avista | 19,563 | 9.60¢ | $438.544,567 kWh | 5.14¢ |
| PacifiCorp | 11,077 | 11.61¢ | $522.734,502 kWh | 9.53¢ |
| City of Idaho Falls | 4,742 | 7.77¢ | $528.846,804 kWh | — |
| Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative | 2,846 | 7.59¢ | $279.633,684 kWh | — |
| Kootenai Electric Cooperative | 2,786 | 12.84¢ | $533.954,160 kWh | 8.34¢ |
| United Electric Cooperative | 1,257 | 7.16¢ | $359.515,022 kWh | 5.84¢ |
| Northern Lights | 1,073 | 11.98¢ | $488.824,080 kWh | — |
| Salmon River Electric Cooperative | 477 | 8.02¢ | $327.394,080 kWh | 6.29¢ |
| Raft Rural Electric Cooperative | 420 | 5.90¢ | $946.0316,039 kWh | 5.56¢ |
| Lower Valley Energy | 364 | 7.73¢ | $85.391,105 kWh | 5.37¢ |
| Inland Power & Light | 157 | 9.68¢ | $238.752,468 kWh | — |
Your business electricity price
The averages mix all business customers, from a small shop to a hospital. Your price depends on your rate schedule. Most business rates have a monthly customer charge, an energy charge per kWh and, for larger customers, a demand charge per kW of the highest use in the month. Find the schedule on your bill and in your utility's tariff.
More about Idaho: home electric rates, natural gas bills and business rates in all states.
What is the average commercial electricity rate in Idaho?
In 2025, businesses in Idaho paid an average of 9.29¢ per kWh for electricity, below the U.S. average of 13.37¢.
How much is the average business electric bill in Idaho?
$435.54 a month in 2025 for 4,690 kWh, the average of all 125,960 commercial customers. A small shop uses much less than the average, which includes large offices, stores and hospitals.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2025 final data. State averages: EIA's average monthly bill tables (all suppliers). Utility averages: revenue, sales and customers of the business customers who bought power from the utility.