Electricity prices in Rock Springs, WY

Households in Rock Springs 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 Rock Springs

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

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Home running costs in Rock Springs

In Rock Springs, running an 860 sq ft home costs on average $119 a month excluding rent – 42% more expensive than the US average.

Monthly running cost
$119
excluding rent · 860 sq ft
Versus the United States average
+42%
The United States average: $84
Rank in the United States
6,317 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$89–
With rent$30$89$928

Rock Springs compared with the average for the United States

  • Rock Springs
  • The United States average
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ValueRock SpringsThe United States average
Electricity$30$44
Heating$89$40
Total$119$84

Your biggest saving opportunity

Switching from a gas boiler to a heat pump would cut heating costs in Rock Springs by about $515 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
Feb508
Mar430
Apr334
May207
Jun60
Jul4
Aug13
Sep98
Oct296
Nov444
Dec598

Heating with a gas boiler: about 11,502 kWh a year at 9.3¢/kWh.

Solar potential in Rock Springs

1 kWp of solar panels produces about 1,958 kWh a year here. ($283 per year)

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Not yet available for Rock Springs: 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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