Electricity prices by state
What US homes pay for electricity, and their average monthly bill, from EIA.
Headlines
- US average price
- 18.0¢ a kWh
- Up 6.6% on a year ago
- US average bill
- $156 a month
- Up 5.6% on a year ago
Twelve-month figures, because bills rise and fall with the weather.
US electricity price
Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month, with the 12-month average.
Up to and including July 2026
| Month | Cents a kWh |
|---|---|
| July 2026 | 18.31¢ |
| June 2026 | 18.34¢ |
| May 2026 | 18.44¢ |
| April 2026 | 18.83¢ |
| March 2026 | 18.56¢ |
| February 2026 | 17.65¢ |
| January 2026 | 17.45¢ |
| December 2025 | 17.24¢ |
| November 2025 | 17.78¢ |
| October 2025 | 17.97¢ |
| September 2025 | 18.08¢ |
| August 2025 | 17.61¢ |
| July 2025 | 17.45¢ |
| June 2025 | 17.47¢ |
| May 2025 | 17.37¢ |
| April 2025 | 17.55¢ |
| March 2025 | 17.09¢ |
| February 2025 | 16.43¢ |
| January 2025 | 15.94¢ |
| December 2024 | 16.27¢ |
| November 2024 | 16.85¢ |
| October 2024 | 17.09¢ |
| September 2024 | 16.82¢ |
| August 2024 | 16.60¢ |
| July 2024 | 16.62¢ |
| June 2024 | 16.38¢ |
| May 2024 | 16.40¢ |
| April 2024 | 16.86¢ |
| March 2024 | 16.67¢ |
| February 2024 | 16.10¢ |
| January 2024 | 15.41¢ |
| December 2023 | 15.69¢ |
| November 2023 | 16.19¢ |
| October 2023 | 16.48¢ |
| September 2023 | 16.27¢ |
| August 2023 | 15.91¢ |
| July 2023 | 15.86¢ |
| June 2023 | 16.09¢ |
| May 2023 | 16.14¢ |
| April 2023 | 16.10¢ |
| March 2023 | 16.04¢ |
| February 2023 | 15.98¢ |
| January 2023 | 15.47¢ |
| December 2022 | 14.94¢ |
| November 2022 | 15.55¢ |
| October 2022 | 15.99¢ |
| September 2022 | 16.19¢ |
| August 2022 | 15.82¢ |
| July 2022 | 15.31¢ |
| June 2022 | 15.30¢ |
| May 2022 | 14.89¢ |
| April 2022 | 14.57¢ |
| March 2022 | 14.41¢ |
| February 2022 | 13.76¢ |
| January 2022 | 13.64¢ |
| December 2021 | 13.72¢ |
| November 2021 | 14.07¢ |
| October 2021 | 14.06¢ |
| September 2021 | 14.14¢ |
| August 2021 | 13.92¢ |
Every series on this site, including monthly US and state electricity figures, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.
Average monthly electricity bill
What an average home pays a month, with the 12-month average.
Up to and including July 2026
| Month | Bill |
|---|---|
| July 2026 | $212 |
| June 2026 | $171 |
| May 2026 | $136 |
| April 2026 | $128 |
| March 2026 | $139 |
| February 2026 | $157 |
| January 2026 | $175 |
| December 2025 | $154 |
| November 2025 | $125 |
| October 2025 | $133 |
| September 2025 | $159 |
| August 2025 | $190 |
| July 2025 | $204 |
| June 2025 | $166 |
| May 2025 | $127 |
| April 2025 | $119 |
| March 2025 | $130 |
| February 2025 | $147 |
| January 2025 | $170 |
| December 2024 | $142 |
| November 2024 | $116 |
| October 2024 | $126 |
| September 2024 | $150 |
| August 2024 | $184 |
| July 2024 | $191 |
| June 2024 | $159 |
| May 2024 | $123 |
| April 2024 | $112 |
| March 2024 | $120 |
| February 2024 | $131 |
| January 2024 | $154 |
| December 2023 | $131 |
| November 2023 | $117 |
| October 2023 | $120 |
| September 2023 | $153 |
| August 2023 | $181 |
| July 2023 | $179 |
| June 2023 | $138 |
| May 2023 | $114 |
| April 2023 | $110 |
| March 2023 | $125 |
| February 2023 | $128 |
| January 2023 | $145 |
| December 2022 | $140 |
| November 2022 | $114 |
| October 2022 | $114 |
| September 2022 | $149 |
| August 2022 | $180 |
| July 2022 | $180 |
| June 2022 | $149 |
| May 2022 | $117 |
| April 2022 | $102 |
| March 2022 | $115 |
| February 2022 | $124 |
| January 2022 | $138 |
| December 2021 | $116 |
| November 2021 | $102 |
| October 2021 | $106 |
| September 2021 | $134 |
| August 2021 | $158 |
Every series on this site, including monthly US and state electricity figures, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly.
Electricity prices by state
Average price for homes over the last 12 months, in cents a kilowatt-hour.
12 months to July 2026
- Hawaii43.5¢
- California33.0¢
- Massachusetts30.4¢
- Maine29.3¢
- Rhode Island29.3¢
- New York28.4¢
- Connecticut28.0¢
- Alaska26.9¢
- New Hampshire26.7¢
- District of Columbia24.2¢
- Vermont23.8¢
- New Jersey23.8¢
- Michigan21.1¢
- Maryland21.0¢
- Pennsylvania20.7¢
- Illinois18.8¢
- Wisconsin18.7¢
- Ohio18.3¢
- Delaware17.8¢
- Indiana16.9¢
- Colorado16.6¢
- Virginia16.5¢
- Alabama16.4¢
- Minnesota16.2¢
- Texas16.0¢
- South Carolina15.6¢
- Oregon15.5¢
- West Virginia15.5¢
- Arizona15.4¢
- Florida15.4¢
- New Mexico15.3¢
- Georgia15.1¢
- Kansas15.1¢
- Mississippi14.8¢
- North Carolina14.8¢
- South Dakota14.2¢
- Iowa14.1¢
- Washington14.1¢
- Wyoming14.0¢
- Missouri13.9¢
- Kentucky13.9¢
- Montana13.8¢
- Oklahoma13.7¢
- Tennessee13.6¢
- Arkansas13.4¢
- Nevada13.4¢
- Utah13.3¢
- Louisiana13.0¢
- Nebraska12.9¢
- Idaho12.7¢
- North Dakota12.3¢
Twelve-month average price, change since the 2019 average. Largest rise first.
- US averageUp 38%18.0¢ a kWh
- 24.2¢ a kWh
- 33.0¢ a kWh
- 29.3¢ a kWh
- 21.0¢ a kWh
- 28.4¢ a kWh
- 23.8¢ a kWh
- 20.7¢ a kWh
- 18.3¢ a kWh
- 14.1¢ a kWh
- 18.8¢ a kWh
- 17.8¢ a kWh
- 15.5¢ a kWh
- 30.4¢ a kWh
- 15.5¢ a kWh
- 13.4¢ a kWh
- 16.5¢ a kWh
- 16.6¢ a kWh
- 43.5¢ a kWh
- 16.0¢ a kWh
- 16.9¢ a kWh
- 29.3¢ a kWh
- 23.8¢ a kWh
- 13.7¢ a kWh
- 21.1¢ a kWh
- 26.7¢ a kWh
- 13.0¢ a kWh
- 18.7¢ a kWh
- 15.4¢ a kWh
- 16.4¢ a kWh
- 14.8¢ a kWh
- 14.8¢ a kWh
- 13.9¢ a kWh
- 15.1¢ a kWh
- 13.3¢ a kWh
- 28.0¢ a kWh
- 12.7¢ a kWh
- 14.0¢ a kWh
- 14.0¢ a kWh
- 13.6¢ a kWh
- 16.2¢ a kWh
- 13.8¢ a kWh
- 15.4¢ a kWh
- 14.2¢ a kWh
- 15.3¢ a kWh
- 15.6¢ a kWh
- 12.3¢ a kWh
- 12.9¢ a kWh
- 15.1¢ a kWh
- 26.9¢ a kWh
- 14.1¢ a kWh
- 13.4¢ a kWh
| Hawaii | 43.5¢ | +5.6% | $224 |
| California | 33.0¢ | +3.3% | $161 |
| Massachusetts | 30.4¢ | +1.1% | $182 |
| Maine | 29.3¢ | +10% | $156 |
| Rhode Island | 29.3¢ | +0.5% | $164 |
| New York | 28.4¢ | +11% | $167 |
| Connecticut | 28.0¢ | -7.1% | $196 |
| Alaska | 26.9¢ | +5.2% | $158 |
| New Hampshire | 26.7¢ | +13% | $171 |
| District of Columbia | 24.2¢ | +22% | $153 |
| Vermont | 23.8¢ | +5.6% | $141 |
| New Jersey | 23.8¢ | +12% | $158 |
| Michigan | 21.1¢ | +7.4% | $133 |
| Maryland | 21.0¢ | +13% | $199 |
| Pennsylvania | 20.7¢ | +13% | $174 |
| Illinois | 18.8¢ | +11% | $132 |
| Wisconsin | 18.7¢ | +6.1% | $124 |
| Ohio | 18.3¢ | +12% | $158 |
| Delaware | 17.8¢ | +5.7% | $165 |
| Indiana | 16.9¢ | +9.0% | $158 |
| Colorado | 16.6¢ | +7.7% | $112 |
| Virginia | 16.5¢ | +12% | $173 |
| Alabama | 16.4¢ | +4.8% | $185 |
| Minnesota | 16.2¢ | +4.1% | $120 |
| Texas | 16.0¢ | +4.8% | $176 |
| South Carolina | 15.6¢ | +6.0% | $165 |
| Oregon | 15.5¢ | +2.9% | $132 |
| West Virginia | 15.5¢ | +0.6% | $163 |
| Arizona | 15.4¢ | +1.7% | $162 |
| Florida | 15.4¢ | +5.5% | $169 |
| New Mexico | 15.3¢ | +4.9% | $99 |
| Georgia | 15.1¢ | +4.5% | $162 |
| Kansas | 15.1¢ | +5.2% | $132 |
| Mississippi | 14.8¢ | +7.8% | $171 |
| North Carolina | 14.8¢ | +5.8% | $152 |
| South Dakota | 14.2¢ | +7.6% | $140 |
| Iowa | 14.1¢ | +4.5% | $121 |
| Washington | 14.1¢ | +13% | $132 |
| Wyoming | 14.0¢ | +7.8% | $114 |
| Missouri | 13.9¢ | +5.5% | $145 |
| Kentucky | 13.9¢ | +6.5% | $154 |
| Montana | 13.8¢ | +9.5% | $115 |
| Oklahoma | 13.7¢ | +7.4% | $144 |
| Tennessee | 13.6¢ | +4.2% | $162 |
| Arkansas | 13.4¢ | +7.0% | $141 |
| Nevada | 13.4¢ | -2.4% | $119 |
| Utah | 13.3¢ | +4.3% | $104 |
| Louisiana | 13.0¢ | +5.5% | $156 |
| Nebraska | 12.9¢ | +7.4% | $123 |
| Idaho | 12.7¢ | +8.9% | $114 |
| North Dakota | 12.3¢ | +6.6% | $132 |
Monthly residential price, average bill and use for every state, with natural gas prices, as a gzipped CSV.
Download all data (CSV, gzip)Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. Price is residential revenue over kilowatt-hours sold.
Prices at the largest utilities
The 95 utilities serving 250,000 homes or more, of 300 tracked. Past 12 months.
| San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E)CA, Investor-owned | 47.1¢ | +8.9% |
| Hawaiian ElectricHI, Investor-owned | 43.8¢ | +6.4% |
| Con EdisonNY, Investor-owned | 38.2¢ | +6.0% |
| Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E)CA, Investor-owned | 36.5¢ | -9.3% |
| National Grid (Massachusetts Electric)MA, Investor-owned | 34.2¢ | +1.6% |
| United IlluminatingCT, Investor-owned | 33.3¢ | -6.5% |
| Central Hudson Gas & ElectricNY, Investor-owned | 30.4¢ | +14% |
| Rhode Island EnergyRI, Investor-owned | 29.2¢ | No comparison |
| Central Maine PowerME, Investor-owned | 28.8¢ | +10.0% |
| Long Island Power AuthorityNY, State | 27.8¢ | +8.2% |
| Atlantic City ElectricNJ, Investor-owned | 27.8¢ | +14% |
| LADWPCA, Municipal | 27.6¢ | +10% |
| Eversource (Connecticut Light & Power)CT, Investor-owned | 27.5¢ | -7.2% |
| PSE&GNJ, Investor-owned | 26.1¢ | +13% |
| Duquesne LightPA, Investor-owned | 25.1¢ | +11% |
| New York State Electric & GasNY, Investor-owned | 25.0¢ | +18% |
| Rochester Gas & ElectricNY, Investor-owned | 23.7¢ | +14% |
| Northern Indiana Public ServiceIN, Investor-owned | 23.5¢ | +15% |
| Potomac Electric PowerMD, Investor-owned | 23.1¢ | +9.7% |
| Potomac Electric PowerDC, Investor-owned | 22.9¢ | +22% |
| National Grid (Niagara Mohawk)NY, Investor-owned | 22.8¢ | +22% |
| Baltimore Gas & ElectricMD, Investor-owned | 22.1¢ | +19% |
| DTE ElectricMI, Investor-owned | 21.7¢ | +8.1% |
| Consumers EnergyMI, Investor-owned | 21.5¢ | +8.2% |
| We EnergiesWI, Investor-owned | 21.1¢ | +6.2% |
| AEP OhioOH, Investor-owned | 20.3¢ | +9.9% |
| FirstEnergy Pennsylvania ElectricPA, Investor-owned | 20.2¢ | +14% |
| PPL Electric UtilitiesPA, Investor-owned | 19.9¢ | +13% |
| SMUDCA, Public power district | 19.6¢ | +6.5% |
| Puget Sound EnergyWA, Investor-owned | 19.4¢ | +23% |
| PECOPA, Investor-owned | 19.3¢ | +12% |
| Jersey Central Power & LightNJ, Investor-owned | 19.3¢ | +12% |
| ComEdIL, Investor-owned | 19.2¢ | +16% |
| Portland General ElectricOR, Investor-owned | 18.9¢ | +2.1% |
| Alliant Energy (Wisconsin Power and Light)WI, Investor-owned | 18.9¢ | +7.1% |
| Delmarva PowerDE, Investor-owned | 18.8¢ | +6.3% |
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power and Light)IA, Investor-owned | 18.3¢ | +3.2% |
| Tampa ElectricFL, Investor-owned | 18.2¢ | +15% |
| Alabama PowerAL, Investor-owned | 18.1¢ | +4.2% |
| Wisconsin Public ServiceWI, Investor-owned | 17.5¢ | +4.5% |
| Duke Energy FloridaFL, Investor-owned | 17.5¢ | +1.2% |
| Duke Energy OhioOH, Investor-owned | 17.4¢ | +8.9% |
| Ameren IllinoisIL, Investor-owned | 17.3¢ | +7.3% |
| Dominion Energy South CarolinaSC, Investor-owned | 17.1¢ | +6.8% |
| Appalachian Power (AEP)WV, Investor-owned | 17.1¢ | +1.0% |
| Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Minnesota)MN, Investor-owned | 17.1¢ | +1.3% |
| Arizona Public ServiceAZ, Investor-owned | 17.1¢ | +1.3% |
| Indiana Michigan Power (AEP)IN, Investor-owned | 17.0¢ | +2.0% |
| Dominion Energy VirginiaVA, Investor-owned | 17.0¢ | +18% |
| Public Service Co of NMNM, Investor-owned | 16.9¢ | +6.5% |
| Xcel Energy (Public Service Company of Colorado)CO, Investor-owned | 16.7¢ | +8.0% |
| Appalachian Power (AEP)VA, Investor-owned | 16.5¢ | -4.6% |
| Potomac EdisonMD, Investor-owned | 16.5¢ | +12% |
| Duke Energy ProgressNC, Investor-owned | 16.4¢ | +8.7% |
| El Paso ElectricTX, Investor-owned | 16.4¢ | +18% |
| Georgia PowerGA, Investor-owned | 16.4¢ | +2.0% |
| Duke Energy IndianaIN, Investor-owned | 15.8¢ | +13% |
| NorthWestern EnergyMT, Investor-owned | 15.7¢ | +13% |
| PSO (AEP)OK, Investor-owned | 15.7¢ | +19% |
| AES IndianaIN, Investor-owned | 15.3¢ | +7.3% |
| Evergy Kansas CentralKS, Investor-owned | 15.2¢ | +6.1% |
| Evergy Kansas SouthKS, Investor-owned | 15.2¢ | +6.3% |
| Entergy MississippiMS, Investor-owned | 15.2¢ | +12% |
| City of SeattleWA, Municipal | 15.0¢ | +3.2% |
| PacifiCorpOR, Investor-owned | 14.9¢ | +1.9% |
| Tucson Electric PowerAZ, Investor-owned | 14.9¢ | -1.1% |
| Florida Power & LightFL, Investor-owned | 14.7¢ | +4.4% |
| JEA (Jacksonville)FL, Municipal | 14.7¢ | +11% |
| Cleco PowerLA, Investor-owned | 14.6¢ | +5.8% |
| AvistaWA, Investor-owned | 14.6¢ | +9.2% |
| Monongahela PowerWV, Investor-owned | 14.4¢ | +0.8% |
| Entergy TexasTX, Investor-owned | 14.3¢ | +5.8% |
| Nashville Electric ServiceTN, Municipal | 14.2¢ | +1.8% |
| Salt River ProjectAZ, Public power district | 14.1¢ | +2.8% |
| Ameren MissouriMO, Investor-owned | 14.0¢ | +8.3% |
| Entergy ArkansasAR, Investor-owned | 14.0¢ | +7.3% |
| Duke Energy CarolinasSC, Investor-owned | 14.0¢ | +0.1% |
| Duke Energy CarolinasNC, Investor-owned | 13.9¢ | +2.5% |
| Omaha Public Power DistrictNE, Public power district | 13.9¢ | +7.1% |
| City of MemphisTN, Municipal | 13.8¢ | +6.5% |
| PacifiCorpUT, Investor-owned | 13.8¢ | +4.2% |
| Evergy MetroMO, Investor-owned | 13.7¢ | -0.8% |
| Evergy MetroKS, Investor-owned | 13.3¢ | +0.1% |
| Nevada PowerNV, Investor-owned | 13.3¢ | -2.7% |
| Louisville Gas & ElectricKY, Investor-owned | 13.3¢ | +7.6% |
| Sierra Pacific PowerNV, Investor-owned | 13.3¢ | -5.0% |
| Idaho PowerID, Investor-owned | 12.8¢ | +10% |
| Kentucky UtilitiesKY, Investor-owned | 12.8¢ | +8.2% |
| City of San AntonioTX, Municipal | 12.7¢ | +2.9% |
| Middle Tennessee EMCTN, Cooperative | 12.6¢ | +1.9% |
| Oklahoma Gas & ElectricOK, Investor-owned | 12.5¢ | -0.9% |
| Entergy LouisianaLA, Investor-owned | 12.3¢ | +6.1% |
| PUD No 1 of Snohomish CountyWA, Public power district | 12.3¢ | +6.7% |
| Evergy Missouri WestMO, Investor-owned | 12.3¢ | +1.3% |
| MidAmerican EnergyIA, Investor-owned | 11.5¢ | +3.4% |