Who runs the utilities in Utah?
Utah has 1,174,724 residential customers, EIA-861 2024 sales file (92% of EIA's count). Investor-owned 80.6%. Municipal 14.3%. Cooperative 4.6%. Political subdivision 0.3%. State and federal 0.2%. Utah ranks 21st of 51 states, investor-owned.
Utah homes by utility type
Utah: customers by type, %
- 80.6Investor-owned
- 14.3Municipal
- 4.6Cooperative
- 0.3Political subdivision
- 0.2State and federal
| Utah type | Utilities | Customers | Share | Price ¢/kWh | Gap ¢ (%) | kWh/mo | Nonmetro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investor-owned | 1 | 947,246 | 80.6% | 12.52 | not shown | 758 | 65% |
| Municipal | 38 | 168,198 | 14.3% | 11.54 | -0.98 (-8%) | 743 | 0% |
| Cooperative | 4 | 53,882 | 4.6% | 9.45 | -3.07 (-25%) | 1,170 | 79% |
| Political subdivision | 4 | 3,593 | 0.3% | not shown | not shown | 1,159 | 0% |
| State and federal | 0 | 1,805 | 0.2% | not shown | not shown | 568 | 100% |
Utah: 32 short-form utilities with 110,339 customers (all sectors) have no residential split, so the sales file reaches 92% of homes.
Utah prices by utility type
municipal utilities average 11.5 cents, 1.0 cents (8%) below investor-owned at 12.5; cooperatives average 9.5 cents, 3.1 cents (25%) below investor-owned at 12.5.
Utah gaps mix cost and customer mix; method.
Utah: which utilities set the averages
Investor-owned at 12.5 cents and cooperatives at 9.5 are the widest pair in Utah, 3.1 cents (32%).
Investor-owned: PacifiCorp alone has a price, 947,246 customers at 12.5 cents.
Municipal: Provo City Corp holds 21% of priced customers at 11.4 cents, group average 11.5. Among 8 with 5,000+ customers, Spanish Fork City Corporation charges 10.1 and City of Bountiful 13.0, 2.9 cents apart.
Cooperative: Dixie Escalante R E A, Inc holds 50% of priced customers at 8.9 cents, group average 9.5. Among 3 with 5,000+ customers, Dixie Escalante R E A, Inc charges 8.9 and Garkane Energy Coop, Inc 11.4, 2.5 cents apart.
Utah territory, rural or urban
Utah has 29 counties, 69% of them nonmetro in USDA's 2023 codes. Customer-weighted: investor-owned territory is 65% nonmetro; municipal territory is 0% nonmetro; cooperative territory is 79% nonmetro.
Utah: largest utilities
| PacifiCorp | Investor-owned | 947,246 | 12.52 | 758 | 65% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provo City Corp | Municipal | 35,299 | 11.39 | 610 | 0% |
| City of St George | Municipal | 28,436 | 11.40 | 982 | 0% |
| Lehi City Corporation | Municipal | 27,459 | 10.95 | 805 | 0% |
| Dixie Escalante R E A, Inc | Cooperative | 26,906 | 8.92 | 1,397 | 67% |
| City of Logan | Municipal | 19,455 | 12.82 | 502 | 0% |
| City of Murray | Municipal | 17,000 | 11.06 | 621 | 0% |
| City of Bountiful | Municipal | 15,709 | 12.97 | 853 | 0% |
| Spanish Fork City Corporation | Municipal | 13,988 | 10.10 | 794 | 0% |
| Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc | Cooperative | 13,275 | 8.98 | 999 | 100% |
| Garkane Energy Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 11,653 | 11.45 | 901 | 86% |
| City of Springville | Municipal | 10,852 | 12.75 | 790 | 0% |
| Strawberry Electric Serv Dist | Political subdivision | 3,593 | 15.16 | 1,159 | 0% |
| Navajo Tribal Utility Authority | State and federal | 1,805 | 13.91 | 568 | 100% |
| Empire Electric Assn, Inc | Cooperative | 946 | 16.26 | 670 | 100% |
| Wells Rural Electric Co | Cooperative | 510 | 10.56 | 905 | 0% |
| Raft Rural Elec Coop Inc | Cooperative | 381 | 10.05 | 1,095 | 100% |
| Mt Wheeler Power, Inc | Cooperative | 211 | 9.60 | 889 | 33% |
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Utah next to its neighbors
Utah: municipal -8%, cooperative -25% against investor-owned. Gaps are within each state.
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Similar investor-owned share: Iowa 84%, Vermont 81%, Kansas 80%, Virginia 80%
Sources
Utah: EIA-861 (2024), USDA RUCC (2023); retrieval dates, checksums.
Questions
Which utility type serves most Utah homes?
Investor-owned utilities, 80.6% of 1,174,724 customers.
Do Utah co-ops or municipal utilities charge less?
Municipal utilities averaged 11.5 cents per kWh against 12.5 for investor-owned (-8%). Cooperatives averaged 9.5 cents per kWh against 12.5 for investor-owned (-25%).
How many utilities does Utah have?
EIA-861 (2024) lists 47; residential sales are reported by 18.
Can Utah customers pick their utility?
No; Utah shows almost no energy-only supply and the address sets the utility.