14.22¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op / MT ]
Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op electricity rates in Montana
CO-OP BOARD SETS RATES · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+6.5%
vs 2024
21,471
residential customers
+13.8%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
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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.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op's average residential rate has gone from 12.67¢ to 14.22¢ per kWh: +12.2% over 10 years, or about +1.2% a year. It rose in 6 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +6.5% in 2025. The largest drop was −5.1% in 2018.
For a home using 853 kWh a month, the Montana average, Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op's 2025 rate works out to about $1,456 a year, $126 more than at Montana's average rate of 12.99¢. Of the 14 Montana utilities in our data with a 2025 price, it is the 3rd most expensive.
Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op served 17,171 homes in 2015 and 21,471 in 2025 (+25.0%), about 4% of Montana's residential electricity customers.
Who sets Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op's rates
Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op is a member-owned electric cooperative. A board elected by its members sets its rates. In some states the Montana Public Service Commission also reviews co-op rates, but most co-op rate changes do not go through a commission rate case, so watch the co-op's own member notices and board meetings.
Commission contact: Montana Public Service Commission. How we calculate every figure on this page: methodology.
Questions
Is Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op raising rates in 2026?
Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op's rates are set by its member-elected board, not through a rate case at the Montana Public Service Commission, so check its own notices for a change this year. Its average residential rate moved +6.5% from 2024 to 2025.
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, which every US utility files. 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)