Salt Lake County pays far less for power than U.S. average
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A typical monthly electric bill in Salt Lake County is about $50 cheaper than the national average, according to a new Axios analysis of data collected by climate newsroom Heatmap News.
By the numbers: Salt Lake County residents paid an average of $105 per month for electricity in 2025, compared to $158 nationally.
The big picture: Tensions over rising energy bills and power-hungry AI data centers are emerging as a key political issue, and should be a potent force in this year's midterms, Axios' Alex Fitzpatrick reports.
Zoom in: Nantucket County, Mass. ($296); San Francisco County, Calif. ($282) and Nobles County, Minn. ($273) had the highest estimated average monthly electric bills in the continental U.S. across 2025.