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Electric companies in Salt Lake County, Utah

Salt Lake County, UT ranks 1st of 29 Utah counties for tornado risk, FEMA score 71.0. Salt Lake County, UT has 1,184,689 residents. Salt Lake County, UT: 2 utilities listed by EIA. Salt Lake County, UT: home electricity prices of 11.06 to 12.52 cents per kWh.

Salt Lake County, UT on the map

Salt Lake County, UT and nearby counties, shaded by storm eventsWeberWasatchMorganDavisSalt LakeUtah

Salt Lake County, UT darker: more storm events

Outage risk in Salt Lake County, UT

Salt Lake County, UT, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 320 in all, 27.0 per 100,000 residents of 1,184,689, rank 2 of 29 Utah counties. Property damage in Salt Lake County, UT: $932K, with 2 direct injuries or deaths.

Events by year in Salt Lake County, UT

events a year, Salt Lake County, UT

  1. 7'15
  2. 10'16
  3. 2'17
  4. 2'18
  5. 11'19
  6. 14'20
  7. 37'21
  8. 70'22
  9. 95'23
  10. 41'24
  11. 31'25

Events by type

events by type, Salt Lake County, UT

  • Thunderstorm and high wind217
  • Winter storm and heavy snow99
  • Heat wave4
Salt Lake County, UT outage-linked hazards
Salt Lake County, UTFEMAScoreRankEventsPeakDamage
Salt Lake County, UT, thunderstorm and high windRelatively Moderate68.44 of 292172023 (49)$621K
Salt Lake County, UT, tornadoRelatively Moderate71.01 of 290none$0
Salt Lake County, UT, ice stormVery Low13.810 of 290none$0
Salt Lake County, UT, winter storm and heavy snowVery High98.71 of 29992023 (46)$312K
Salt Lake County, UT, heat waveRelatively Moderate92.92 of 2942021 (4)$0

Salt Lake County, UT, no score or events: hurricane and tropical storm.

Facts about Salt Lake County, UT

Residents of Salt Lake County, UT, ACS 2023
1,184,6891 of 29 Utah counties
Households in Salt Lake County, UT
416,5892.84 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Salt Lake County, UT
67.0%279,101 owner and 137,488 renter households
Median household income in Salt Lake County, UT
$94,6587 of 29 Utah counties
Housing units in Salt Lake County, UT
440,16623,577 vacant or seasonal, 5.4% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in Salt Lake County, UT
14.8%61,712 homes, 15 of 29 Utah counties
Utilities listed for Salt Lake County, UT
22 with a home price: City of Murray, PacifiCorp
Lowest home price in Salt Lake County, UT
11.06 ¢/kWhCity of Murray, 11.7% below the highest
Highest home price in Salt Lake County, UT
12.52 ¢/kWhPacifiCorp
Monthly bill gap in Salt Lake County, UT
$11between the two at 774 kWh, $136 a year, 0.14% of the Salt Lake County, UT median income
ZIP areas touching Salt Lake County, UT
4284006 to 84180
Outage-linked storm events in Salt Lake County, UT
320NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in Salt Lake County, UT
44.5%median year built 1985
Flood claims in Salt Lake County, UT
59NFIP 2015 to 2025, $163K paid
Home energy burden in Salt Lake County, UT
1.5%$884 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Salt Lake County, UT

PacifiCorp charged Salt Lake County, UT homes 11.49 ¢/kWh in 2015. Salt Lake County, UT: 12.52 ¢ in 2024, 9% up. Salt Lake County, UT: against 12% up for the Utah average.

Salt Lake County, UT: a 774 kWh month at that price. Salt Lake County, UT: $89 in 2015, $97 in 2024. Salt Lake County, UT: $1,163 a year, 1.2% of the $94,658 median income.

Salt Lake: 10 yearly prices
YearPacifiCorp, Salt Lake County, UTSalt Lake: Gap to Utah averageSalt Lake: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Salt Lake11.49+0.61-1.16
2016, Salt Lake11.59+0.57-0.96
2017, Salt Lake11.46+0.51-1.43
2018, Salt Lake10.72+0.31-2.15
2019, Salt Lake10.66+0.26-2.35
2020, Salt Lake10.71+0.27-2.44
2021, Salt Lake10.65+0.22-3.01
2022, Salt Lake11.13+0.29-3.91
2023, Salt Lake11.27+0.07-4.73
2024, Salt Lake12.52+0.30-3.96

Salt Lake County, UT: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Salt Lake County, UT price.

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Electric utilities in Salt Lake County, UT

Utility listed for Salt Lake County, UTTypeHome price ¢/kWhYearly bill at 774 kWhShare of Salt Lake County, UT median income of $94,658
City of Murray in Salt Lake County, UTMunicipal11.06$1,0271.09%
PacifiCorp in Salt Lake County, UTInvestor Owned12.52$1,1631.23%

Prices are statewide utility averages, not a county price.

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Cost of living with electricity in Salt Lake County, UT

Salt Lake County, UT: electricity $884 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $1,648, 1.5% of $112,211 income. 407,673 households in Salt Lake County, UT spend about $360.4 million a year on electricity and $671.8 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Salt Lake County, UT ($23,645 a year) spend 5.5% of income, 3.7 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in Salt Lake County, UT

% of income on energy, Salt Lake County, UT

  • All households1.5
  • Lower income5.5
  • Owners1.4
  • Renters1.6
  • Utah counties1.7
Salt Lake County, UT home energy cost by household group
Salt Lake County, UTHomesIncomePowerGasOtherBurden
Salt Lake County, UT, all households407,673$112,211$884$756$81.5%
Salt Lake County, UT, lower income74,728$23,645$693$592$75.5%
Salt Lake County, UT, owners273,739$136,430$1,035$902$111.4%
Salt Lake County, UT, renters133,934$62,712$574$459$41.6%

Housing and heating in Salt Lake County, UT

Salt Lake County, UT: 195,811 of 440,166 homes were built before 1980 and 133,299 in 2000 or later. Salt Lake County, UT has 267,522 detached houses, 100,191 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 8,094 mobile homes, and 137,488 of 416,589 households rent.

Age of homes in Salt Lake County, UT

% of homes by decade built, Salt Lake County, UT

  1. 7pre-40
  2. 340s
  3. 850s
  4. 860s
  5. 1770s
  6. 1280s
  7. 1490s
  8. 1400s
  9. 1510s
  10. 220+

Heating fuel in Salt Lake County, UT

% of homes by main fuel, Salt Lake County

  • Utility gas82.8
  • Electricity14.8
  • Propane1.5
Salt Lake County, UT housing against Utah counties
Salt Lake County, UTValueState medianGapRank (1 = highest)
Salt Lake County, UT, median year built19851987-2 years16 of 29
Salt Lake County, UT, built before 198044.5%42.8%+1.7 points14 of 29
Salt Lake County, UT, built 2000 or later30.3%30.1%+0.2 points14 of 29
Salt Lake County, UT, detached houses60.8%76.6%-15.8 points28 of 29
Salt Lake County, UT, apartments in 5+ unit buildings22.8%4.3%+18.4 points1 of 29
Salt Lake County, UT, mobile homes1.8%5.1%-3.2 points24 of 29
Salt Lake County, UT, renter households33.0%21.6%+11.4 points2 of 29
Salt Lake County, UT, median home value$484,500$350,900+$133,6005 of 29
Salt Lake County, UT, median gross rent a month$1,493$1,018+$4754 of 29
Salt Lake County, UT, people per household2.802.97-0.1722 of 29

Flood claims and flood insurance in Salt Lake County, UT

Salt Lake County, UT: 59 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $163K paid, median paid claim $3,910.

813 of 324,763 residential structures in Salt Lake County, UT carry an NFIP contract. 1,193 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Salt Lake County, UT on 8 Sep 2026. Salt Lake County, UT lists 6 repetitive-loss properties.

Salt Lake County, UT: claims history, not an outage count.

Flood claims by year in Salt Lake County, UT

flood claims a year, Salt Lake County, UT

  1. 6'15
  2. <5'16
  3. 8'17
  4. <5'18
  5. <5'19
  6. <5'20
  7. 6'21
  8. <5'22
  9. 18'23
  10. 6'24
  11. <5'25
Salt Lake County, UT flood claims and flood insurance
Salt Lake County, UTValueMedian countyRank (1 = highest)
Salt Lake County, UT, claims 2015-202559—1 of 11
Salt Lake County, UT, paid 2015-2025$163K—2 of 11
Salt Lake County, UT, median paid claim$3,910——
Salt Lake County, UT, claims per 1,000 homes0.20.310 of 11
Salt Lake County, UT, homes with flood insurance0.2%0.3%15 of 26
Salt Lake County, UT, policies in force1,193——
Salt Lake County, UT, repetitive-loss properties6——

Salt Lake County, UT: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.

Salt Lake County, UT: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in Salt Lake County, UT

Salt Lake County, UT totals 6,301 heating degree days and 677 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Salt Lake County, UT is the 16th coldest of 29 counties in Utah: 6,301 against a median of 6,686. For cooling, Salt Lake County, UT is the 11th hottest: 677 against a median of 512.

Salt Lake County, UT is a cold-winter county, with 5,624 more heating than cooling degree days.

Salt Lake County, UT: 6,006 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 6,301 on the normal, 5% under.

In Salt Lake County, UT, a minority of homes heat with electricity: 14.8% of 416,589, in a 6,301 degree-day climate.

Salt Lake County, UT

  • Heating degree days, 6,301 vs 6,68694
  • Cooling degree days, 677 vs 512132
  • Electric heat, 14.8% vs 14.8%100
  • UT median county100
Salt Lake County, UT: degree days, electric heat
Salt Lake County, UTValueUT median countySalt Lake County, UT, rank (1 = highest)
Salt Lake County, UT, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal6,3016,68616 of 29
Salt Lake County, UT, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean6,0066,48018 of 29
Salt Lake County, UT, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal67751211 of 29
Salt Lake County, UT, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean84563511 of 29
Salt Lake County, UT, electric heating, ACS 2019-202314.8%14.8%15 of 29

Salt Lake County, UT: ACS B25040, 416,589 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Analyst note on Salt Lake County, UT

Salt Lake County, UT counts 1,184,689 residents in 416,589 households. Salt Lake County, UT touches 42 ZIP areas, 84006 to 84180, about 28,207 residents each. Household income in Salt Lake County, UT is $94,658; 279,101 of its 416,589 households own.

61,712 of the 416,589 homes in Salt Lake County, UT heat with electricity. Salt Lake County, UT has 440,166 housing units, 23,577 (5.4%) vacant or seasonal, and 137,488 rented homes. Salt Lake County, UT logged 320 storm events for its 1,184,689 residents.

The median home in Salt Lake County, UT dates from 1985. Homes in Salt Lake County, UT pay $884 a year for electricity. Salt Lake County, UT home electricity prices run City of Murray to PacifiCorp, $11 a month apart at 774 kWh.

Cities in Salt Lake County, UT

ZIP codes in Salt Lake County, UT

Utah: home prices since 2001, planned plants.

Questions on Salt Lake County, UT

Salt Lake County, UT: what do homes pay for electricity?

Salt Lake County, UT homes paid 11.06 to 12.52 cents per kWh in 2024 across 2 listed utilities: $86 to $97 a month at 774 kWh, 1.09% to 1.23% of Salt Lake County, UT income.

Salt Lake County, UT: how many homes heat with electricity?

Salt Lake County, UT: 61,712 of 416,589 occupied homes, 14.8%, rank 15 of 29.

Salt Lake County, UT: median household income?

$94,658 in Salt Lake County, UT, rank 7 of 29; 1,184,689 residents, 416,589 households.

Salt Lake County, UT: outage-linked storms since 2015?

Salt Lake County, UT: 320 NWS events, peak year 2023.

Salt Lake County, UT: flood insurance claims since 2015?

Salt Lake County, UT: 59 NFIP flood claims, $163K paid, 0.2 per 1,000 homes, 0.2% of homes insured.

How old are the homes in Salt Lake County, UT?

Salt Lake County, UT: median home built 1985; 44.5% predate 1980, 60.8% detached, 22.8% in 5+ unit buildings.

Salt Lake County, UT: share of income for energy?

Salt Lake County, UT homes spend $884 a year on electricity, $1,648 on all energy: 1.5% of $112,211; 5.5% for lower incomes.

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Salt Lake County, UT ranks 1st of 29 Utah counties for tornado risk, FEMA score 71.0.