14.22¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op / MT ]
Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op electricity rates in Montana
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+6.5%
vs 2024
21,471
residential customers
+13.8%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op's average effective residential rate (14.22¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12.67¢ | — | 17,171 |
| 2016 | 12.70¢ | +0.2% | 17,571 |
| 2017 | 12.51¢ | −1.5% | 17,917 |
| 2018 | 11.87¢ | −5.1% | 18,301 |
| 2019 | 12.48¢ | +5.1% | 18,710 |
| 2020 | 12.50¢ | +0.2% | 19,198 |
| 2021 | 12.49¢ | −0.1% | 19,761 |
| 2022 | 12.38¢ | −0.9% | 20,354 |
| 2023 | 12.54¢ | +1.3% | 20,792 |
| 2024 | 13.35¢ | +6.5% | 21,182 |
| 2025 | 14.22¢ | +6.5% | 21,471 |
How this compares
12.99¢
Montana average, 2025
+9.5%
Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op vs MT 2025 average
−17.5%
vs US 2025 average
#3
priciest in MT
Serves 6 counties in Montana: Big Horn, Carbon, Musselshell, Stillwater, Treasure, Yellowstone. 36 ZIP codes.
Questions
Is Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op is on file with the Montana Public Service Commission in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved +6.5% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op charge per kWh?
Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op's average effective residential rate was 14.22¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Montana's 2025 average was 12.99¢.
How much have Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op rates gone up in five years?
+13.8% between 2020 and 2025, against +29.9% for Montana as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op have in Montana?
21,471 residential customers in 2025, across 6 counties including Big Horn, Carbon, Musselshell, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey; rate-case facts are from the Montana Public Service Commission docket linked on this page. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)