Who runs the utilities in Wyoming?
Wyoming has 246,581 residential customers, EIA-861 2024 sales file (86% of EIA's count). Investor-owned 71.0%. Cooperative 23.3%. Municipal 5.7%. Wyoming ranks 31st of 51 states, investor-owned.
Wyoming homes by utility type
Wyoming: customers by type, %
- 71.0Investor-owned
- 5.7Municipal
- 23.3Cooperative
| Wyoming type | Utilities | Customers | Share | Price ¢/kWh | Gap ¢ (%) | kWh/mo | Nonmetro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investor-owned | 0 | 175,102 | 71.0% | 13.93 | not shown | 713 | 84% |
| Municipal | 12 | 13,990 | 5.7% | not shown | not shown | 885 | 100% |
| Cooperative | 16 | 57,489 | 23.3% | 9.28 | -4.65 (-33%) | 1,434 | 93% |
| Political subdivision | 1 | 0 | none | none | not shown | none | no county data |
Wyoming: 23 short-form utilities with 51,846 customers (all sectors) have no residential split, so the sales file reaches 86% of homes.
Wyoming prices by utility type
cooperatives average 9.3 cents, 4.6 cents (33%) below investor-owned at 13.9.
Wyoming gaps mix cost and customer mix; method.
Wyoming: which utilities set the averages
Investor-owned at 13.9 cents and cooperatives at 9.3 are the widest pair in Wyoming, 4.6 cents (50%).
Investor-owned: PacifiCorp holds 67% of priced customers at 13.4 cents, group average 13.9. Among 3 with 5,000+ customers, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co charges 11.8 and Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power 17.0, 5.2 cents apart.
Cooperative: Lower Valley Energy Inc holds 40% of priced customers at 6.4 cents, group average 9.3. Among 4 with 5,000+ customers, Lower Valley Energy Inc charges 6.4 and High West Energy, Inc 14.4, 7.9 cents apart.
Wyoming territory, rural or urban
Wyoming has 23 counties, 91% of them nonmetro in USDA's 2023 codes. Customer-weighted: investor-owned territory is 84% nonmetro; cooperative territory is 93% nonmetro.
Wyoming: largest utilities
| PacifiCorp | Investor-owned | 118,130 | 13.44 | 739 | 93% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power | Investor-owned | 39,954 | 16.96 | 583 | 50% |
| Lower Valley Energy Inc | Cooperative | 22,827 | 6.44 | 2,010 | 100% |
| Powder River Energy Corp | Cooperative | 15,406 | 11.73 | 1,138 | 100% |
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co | Investor-owned | 14,706 | 11.77 | 849 | 100% |
| City of Gillette | Municipal | 13,990 | 12.62 | 885 | 100% |
| High Plains Power Inc | Cooperative | 12,767 | 13.71 | 951 | 89% |
| High West Energy, Inc | Cooperative | 5,579 | 14.37 | 1,016 | 50% |
| Black Hills Power, Inc. | Investor-owned | 2,018 | 13.13 | 819 | 100% |
| Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc | Cooperative | 569 | 17.50 | 810 | 100% |
| Fall River Rural Elec Coop Inc | Cooperative | 341 | 9.98 | 2,280 | 100% |
| NorthWestern Energy LLC | Investor-owned | 294 | 12.83 | 731 | 100% |
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Wyoming next to its neighbors
Wyoming: municipal not shown, cooperative -33% against investor-owned. Gaps are within each state.
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Similar investor-owned share: Florida 75%, Montana 73%, North Carolina 69%, Oklahoma 68%
Sources
Wyoming: EIA-861 (2024), USDA RUCC (2023); retrieval dates, checksums.
Questions
Which utility type serves most Wyoming homes?
Investor-owned utilities, 71.0% of 246,581 customers.
Do Wyoming co-ops or municipal utilities charge less?
Cooperatives averaged 9.3 cents per kWh against 13.9 for investor-owned (-33%).
How many utilities does Wyoming have?
EIA-861 (2024) lists 29; residential sales are reported by 12.
Can Wyoming customers pick their utility?
No; Wyoming shows almost no energy-only supply and the address sets the utility.