Electricity in Billings, Montana
3 electric utilities serve homes in Yellowstone County, where Billings is: NorthWestern Energy, Yellowstone Valley Electric Cooperative and Fergus Electric Cooperative. The name of your utility is on your bill. In 2025, the average home bill of these utilities was $101.97 (NorthWestern Energy) to $142.55 (Fergus Electric Cooperative) a month. The Montana average was $110.80.
- 121,239 people (2025 estimate)
- Yellowstone County
- EIA data, 2025
Electric utilities in Billings
EIA lists utilities by county, not by city. These utilities serve homes in Yellowstone County. Your address has one utility: its name is on your bill, or type your ZIP code in the utility finder.
| Utility | Homes in Montana | Average bill 2025 | 1,000 kWh now |
|---|---|---|---|
| NorthWestern EnergyInvestor-owned utility · bill calculator | 333,713 | $101.97707 kWh, 14.4¢ | $162.48 |
| Yellowstone Valley Electric CooperativeElectric cooperative | 21,471 | $126.96893 kWh, 14.2¢ | — |
| Fergus Electric CooperativeElectric cooperative | 6,855 | $142.55896 kWh, 15.9¢ | — |
2 smaller utilities with fewer than 1,000 homes are also listed in the county. The average bill is the 2025 average of each utility's homes that bought their power from it (EIA-861); a dash means that its homes buy power from a retail supplier. The 1,000 kWh bill is from the official tariff, before taxes, for the utilities that have a calculator on this site. The Montana average was $110.80 a month for 853 kWh (13.0¢ per kWh).
Solar power in Billings
A home solar system on a south-facing roof in Billings makes about 1,334 kWh a year for each kW of panels (PVWatts, National Laboratory of the Rockies). A 6 kW system makes about 8,005 kWh a year. See what that saves on your utility's rates with the solar savings calculator.
Lower your electric bill in Billings
- Open your utility above for its average bill, outages and rates, or the bill calculator to check your own bill.
- Help paying your NorthWestern Energy bill: 5 programs, with who qualifies and how to apply.
- Help paying the electric bill in Montana: bill assistance, payment plans and discounts.
- Why is my electric bill so high? and the appliance cost calculator.
More about Montana: Montana electric rates and all Montana utilities, business electricity rates and natural gas bills. Other cities: Bozeman, Butte, Great Falls, Helena, Kalispell, Missoula.
Who provides electricity in Billings, MT?
3 electric utilities serve homes in Yellowstone County, where Billings is: NorthWestern Energy, Yellowstone Valley Electric Cooperative and Fergus Electric Cooperative. The name of your utility is on your bill.
What is the average electric bill in Billings, MT?
In 2025, the average home bill of these utilities was $101.97 (NorthWestern Energy) to $142.55 (Fergus Electric Cooperative) a month. The Montana average was $110.80 a month for 853 kWh. Your bill depends on your kWh and your rate plan.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of any utility or city government. Sources: Census Bureau city population estimates, Vintage 2025 (the city and its counties); EIA-861 data, 2025 (utilities by county, homes and average bills).