Electricity prices in Post Falls, ID

Households in Post Falls 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 Post Falls

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

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Home running costs in Post Falls

In Post Falls, running an 860 sq ft home costs on average $71 a month excluding rent – 15% cheaper than the US average.

Monthly running cost
$71
excluding rent · 860 sq ft
Versus the United States average
−15%
The United States average: $84
Rank in the United States
1,690 of 7,023
1 = lowest running cost
Including rent
$1,540
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$43–
With rent$28$43$1,469

Post Falls compared with the average for the United States

  • Post Falls
  • The United States average
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ValuePost FallsThe United States average
Electricity$28$44
Heating$43$40
Total$71$84

Your biggest saving opportunity

Switching from a gas boiler to a heat pump would cut heating costs in Post Falls by about $49 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
Jan539
Feb458
Mar402
Apr298
May179
Jun96
Jul17
Aug16
Sep87
Oct258
Nov410
Dec546

Heating with a gas boiler: about 10,580 kWh a year at 4.9¢/kWh.

Solar potential in Post Falls

1 kWp of solar panels produces about 1,467 kWh a year here. ($196 per year)

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Not yet available for Post Falls: 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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