Electricity prices in Jerome, ID

Households in Jerome pay 13.4¢/kWh (Idaho average), about $121 a month for 906 kWh a month, the Idaho household average.

Electricity price
13.4¢/kWh
Idaho average · August 2026
Average monthly bill
$121
906 kWh a month, the Idaho household average
Small business
10.2¢/kWh
Idaho average

Monthly electricity bill by consumption

ConsumptionPer monthPer year
500 kWh a month$67$802
1,000 kWh a month$134$1,604
1,500 kWh a month$201$2,407
2,000 kWh a month$267$3,209

At 13.4¢/kWh, the average household price including taxes and fixed charges (August 2026). Small households usually pay a little more per kWh, large ones a little less.

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Business electricity in Jerome

Commercial customers pay 10.2¢/kWh and industrial customers 9.7¢/kWh (Idaho average).

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Home running costs in Jerome

In Jerome, running an 860 sq ft home costs on average $65 a month excluding rent – 23% cheaper than the US average.

Monthly running cost
$65
excluding rent · 860 sq ft
Versus the United States average
−23%
The United States average: $84
Rank in the United States
1,395 of 7,023
1 = lowest running cost
Including rent
$1,012
median rent incl. utilities, all homes

Monthly cost breakdown

Default home: 860 sq ft, 2 people, 2,500 kWh electricity a year.

  • Electricity
  • Heating
  • Rent
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ValueElectricityHeatingRent
Without rent$28$37–
With rent$28$37$947

Jerome compared with the average for the United States

  • Jerome
  • The United States average
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ValueJeromeThe United States average
Electricity$28$44
Heating$37$40
Total$65$84

Your biggest saving opportunity

Switching from a gas boiler to a heat pump would cut heating costs in Jerome by about $42 a year at today's prices.

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Heating need through the year

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Heating degree days per month (long-term average). The more degree days, the more heating energy a home needs.
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Monthheating degree days
Jan506
Feb410
Mar344
Apr260
May143
Jun43
Jul1
Aug3
Sep46
Oct202
Nov358
Dec504

Heating with a gas boiler: about 9,020 kWh a year at 4.9¢/kWh.

Solar potential in Jerome

1 kWp of solar panels produces about 1,780 kWh a year here. ($238 per year)

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Not yet available for Jerome: Water.

How we calculate this

Electricity: average residential price per kWh in the state (August 2026). Heating: heating degree days for the location × floor area × building factor, priced with the gas boiler cost (state residential natural gas price). Water and rent are added when official data is available. Methodology

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