How many electric cooperatives are in Utah?

8 electric cooperatives reported bundled retail electricity sales to customers in Utah in 2024, according to EIA. The largest is Dixie Escalante R E A, Inc, with 29,939 customers.

How many municipal and public power utilities are in Utah?

41 — 38 municipal utilities, 2 public utility districts, 1 state-owned utility — reported bundled retail sales in Utah in 2024. The largest is Provo City Corp, with 40,057 customers.

How do public power utilities and co-ops in Utah buy?

Municipal utilities and public utility districts are local government entities, so they generally follow Utah's public procurement laws, with purchases approved by a city council or utility board. Electric co-ops are private, member-owned nonprofits that set their own purchasing policies, though projects financed through USDA's Rural Utilities Service follow its rules. See how utilities buy.

Where does this data come from?

From the U.S. Energy Information Administration's table "2024 Utility Bundled Retail Sales – Total" (Table 10), based on forms EIA-861 and EIA-861S. It counts customers who buy both electricity and delivery from the utility.

Utah Public Power & Electric Co-ops: Full List

Key takeaways

49 community-owned utilities: 38 municipal utilities, 2 public utility districts, 1 state-owned utility and 8 electric cooperatives reported bundled retail sales in Utah in 2024.
Together they served 373,511 of the state's 1,429,520 bundled retail customers (26%); 1 investor-owned utility served most of the rest.
The largest public power utility is Provo City Corp, with 40,057 customers.
The largest electric co-op is Dixie Escalante R E A, Inc, with 29,939 customers.

Every public power utility and co-op in Utah

Ranked by bundled retail customers in 2024, with retail sales in megawatt-hours and average price in cents per kilowatt-hour. Names are as EIA abbreviates them. Filter by type or search.

Showing all 49 utilities

#	Utility	Type	Customers	Sales, MWh	Avg. price
1	Provo City Corp	Municipal	40,057	775,371	9.56¢
2	City of St George	Municipal	33,533	716,819	10.63¢
3	Lehi City Corporation	Municipal	30,172	498,324	11.00¢
4	Dixie Escalante R E A, Inc	Cooperative	29,939	705,795	8.29¢
5	City of Logan	Municipal	21,774	427,767	11.18¢
6	City of Murray	Municipal	20,240	394,032	8.73¢
7	Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc	Cooperative	18,150	595,427	9.68¢
8	City of Bountiful	Municipal	17,368	284,022	12.04¢
9	Spanish Fork City Corporation	Municipal	16,142	307,879	9.21¢
10	Heber Light & Power Company	Municipal	15,757	221,222	11.35¢
11	Garkane Energy Coop, Inc	Cooperative	14,132	247,307	10.81¢
12	City of Springville	Municipal	12,366	294,571	11.31¢
13	City of Washington	Municipal	11,672	147,740	15.60¢
14	Kaysville City Corporation	Municipal	11,029	169,331	10.86¢
15	Hurricane City Power	Municipal	9,754	160,053	11.22¢
16	Payson City Corporation	Municipal	9,450	144,773	12.53¢
17	Brigham City Corporation	Municipal	8,642	185,055	10.01¢
18	Price Municipal Corporation	Municipal	4,847	64,841	13.41¢
19	Hyrum City Corporation	Municipal	4,348	113,430	10.17¢
20	Strawberry Electric Serv Dist	Public utility district	4,072	63,343	15.20¢
21	City of Santa Clara	Municipal	3,793	58,263	11.89¢
22	Salem City Corporation	Municipal	3,592	50,382	12.31¢
23	Nephi City Corporation	Municipal	2,908	130,837	8.63¢
24	City of Ephraim	Municipal	2,737	37,754	13.69¢
25	City of Mt Pleasant	Municipal	2,564	33,200	12.28¢
26	Bridger Valley Elec Assn, Inc	Cooperative	2,204	14,847	16.04¢
27	Navajo Tribal Utility Authority	State-owned	2,048	317,708	5.86¢
28	Morgan City	Municipal	2,021	24,326	13.62¢
29	City of Blanding	Municipal	1,828	26,630	10.86¢
30	Beaver City Corporation	Municipal	1,803	36,745	11.48¢
31	Parowan City Corporation	Municipal	1,708	21,132	12.05¢
32	City of Manti	Municipal	1,588	19,591	10.68¢
33	Fillmore City Corporation	Municipal	1,314	37,042	8.92¢
34	Empire Electric Assn, Inc	Cooperative	1,303	17,542	14.57¢
35	City of Helper	Municipal	1,297	13,532	7.36¢
36	City of Monroe	Municipal	1,268	14,549	13.20¢
37	Fairview City Corporation	Municipal	946	9,836	10.66¢
38	City of Enterprise	Municipal	830	11,194	12.35¢
39	Raft Rural Elec Coop Inc	Cooperative	749	37,471	5.93¢
40	Wells Rural Electric Co	Cooperative	718	35,162	7.96¢
41	Spring City Corporation	Municipal	638	5,222	11.51¢
42	Mt Wheeler Power, Inc	Cooperative	409	14,143	8.18¢
43	Levan Town Corporation	Municipal	380	4,728	10.86¢
44	Town of Oak City	Municipal	317	3,424	10.67¢
45	Kanosh Town Corporation	Municipal	297	2,532	14.41¢
46	Town of Paragonah	Municipal	286	2,158	12.65¢
47	Town of Holden	Municipal	255	2,111	16.67¢
48	Meadow Town Corporation	Municipal	171	1,685	11.23¢
49	Ticaboo Electric Improvement District	Public utility district	95	580	52.95¢

Public power vs. co-ops in Utah

Public power utilities — municipal utilities, public utility districts and state-owned utilities — are owned by the communities they serve and governed by a city council or elected board. They buy much like local governments: through public bids, board approvals and published budgets.
Electric cooperatives are private, not-for-profit utilities owned by their members, who elect the board. Most buy power from a generation and transmission (G&T) co-op and make purchasing decisions through their own policies, often faster than public agencies.

Both publish their plans: watch board and council agendas, budgets, capital improvement plans and rate filings. Our utility funding tracker and rate case & IRP tracker show where the money is coming from.

Selling to Utah utilities

Start with the right person. Line, engineering, metering, IT and member-services managers usually define the need; the general manager or CEO and the board approve large purchases.
Use the networks. State public power and cooperative associations, joint action agencies and G&T co-ops shape purchasing and share vendor experiences.
Expect small teams. Many of the utilities on this list have only a handful of staff, so phone outreach and a clear reason to talk matter.

Read our guide to how public power, co-ops and water utilities buy, or see the largest public power utilities and largest electric co-ops nationally.

About this data

Source. EIA's "2024 Utility Bundled Retail Sales – Total" (Table 10), from forms EIA-861 and EIA-861S. Average price is EIA's revenue divided by sales.
Bundled customers only. The table counts customers who buy both energy and delivery from the utility, so it excludes distribution-only utilities and customers who buy energy from another supplier in retail-choice areas.
Community-owned utilities only. This page lists municipal, public utility district, state-owned and cooperative utilities. Investor-owned and federal utilities are left out.

Sources

U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2024 Utility Bundled Retail Sales – Total (Table 10): eia.gov

Public power utilities and electric co-ops in Utah.