Electricity prices in Laramie, WY

Households in Laramie pay 14.4¢/kWh (Wyoming average), about $118 a month for 817 kWh a month, the Wyoming household average.

Electricity price
14.4¢/kWh
Wyoming average · August 2026
Average monthly bill
$118
817 kWh a month, the Wyoming household average
Small business
10.3¢/kWh
Wyoming average

Monthly electricity bill by consumption

ConsumptionPer monthPer year
500 kWh a month$72$866
1,000 kWh a month$144$1,732
1,500 kWh a month$216$2,597
2,000 kWh a month$289$3,463

At 14.4¢/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 Laramie

Commercial customers pay 10.3¢/kWh and industrial customers 8.8¢/kWh (Wyoming average).

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Home running costs in Laramie

In Laramie, running an 860 sq ft home costs on average $122 a month excluding rent – 46% more expensive than the US average.

Monthly running cost
$122
excluding rent · 860 sq ft
Versus the United States average
+46%
The United States average: $84
Rank in the United States
6,442 of 7,023
1 = lowest running cost
Including rent
$1,047
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$30$92–
With rent$30$92$925

Laramie compared with the average for the United States

  • Laramie
  • The United States average
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ValueLaramieThe United States average
Electricity$30$44
Heating$92$40
Total$122$84

Your biggest saving opportunity

Switching from a gas boiler to a heat pump would cut heating costs in Laramie by about $533 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
Jan602
Feb535
Mar451
Apr351
May230
Jun69
Jul8
Aug20
Sep105
Oct301
Nov438
Dec605

Heating with a gas boiler: about 11,891 kWh a year at 9.3¢/kWh.

Solar potential in Laramie

1 kWp of solar panels produces about 1,923 kWh a year here. ($277 per year)

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Not yet available for Laramie: 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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