Northern Lights: electric rates and average bill
Northern Lights is an electric cooperative that serves 18,172 homes in Idaho. In 2025, its average home used 1,116 kWh a month and paid $135.76 (12.2¢ per kWh), more than the Idaho average of $110.36.
- Electric cooperative
- 18,172 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Northern Lights at a glance
| Type of utility | Electric cooperative |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Idaho | 18,172 |
| Average home bill | $135.76 a month (Idaho average $110.36) |
| Average price | 12.2¢ per kWh (Idaho average 11.8¢) |
| Average home use | 1,116 kWh a month (Idaho average 933) |
| Business customers | 12.0¢ per kWh, average bill $488.82 a month (1,073 businesses; Idaho business rates) |
| Smart meters | 0% of home meters |
| Grid | WECC region; owns power plants |
| Counties served | Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai |
Price rank: Northern Lights has the 10th lowest average price of the 12 Idaho utilities with 1,000 or more homes.
Other utilities in the same counties
These utilities also serve homes in one or more of the counties of Northern Lights. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avista | 129,181 | $106.63 | 11.8¢ |
| Kootenai Electric Cooperative | 31,004 | $150.46 | 13.4¢ |
| Inland Power & Light | 2,175 | $136.10 | 9.4¢ |
Northern Lights rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Northern Lights yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the Northern Lights rates page. The averages on this page come from the yearly report that each utility files with the U.S. Energy Information Administration (Form EIA-861, 2025 data), so they show the past year, not today's rates.
- Northern Lights website
- State regulator: Idaho Public Utilities Commission
- The average electric bill in Idaho, the average bill in each state and the ZIP code finder
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What is the average Northern Lights electric bill (ID)?
In 2025, its average home used 1,116 kWh a month and paid $135.76 (12.2¢ per kWh), more than the Idaho average of $110.36.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Northern Lights. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.