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Electricity prices in Alaska

What homes in Alaska pay for electricity, from EIA.

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Average price
26.9¢ a kWh
Up 5.2% on a year ago
Average bill
$158 a month
Up 9.3% on a year ago
Average use
587 kWh
A month. US 870 kWh
Price rank
8 of 51
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to July 2026, Alaska homes paid 26.9¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.

Alaska vs the US

AlaskaUS
Average price, 12 months to July 202626.9¢18.0¢
Price in July 202628.8¢18.3¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$158$156
Bill in July 2026$141$212
Average monthly use587 kWh870 kWh
Price change, past year+5.2%+6.6%
Price change since 2019+17%+38%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. EIA's own method for its average bill table.

Natural gas price

Average residential price a thousand cubic feet, by month. Summer prices are high because fixed charges are spread over little gas.

Up to and including June 2026

Source: EIA Natural Gas Monthly.

Utilities in Alaska

Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 82% of homes in Alaska; smaller utilities serve the rest.

Chugach Electric AssociationCooperative23.2¢+4.5%$11996,997
Matanuska Electric AssociationCooperative25.1¢+4.0%$15367,173
Golden Valley Electric AssociationCooperative34.7¢+12%$21041,130
Homer Electric AssociationCooperative32.1¢+4.6%$16730,539
Alaska Electric Light & PowerInvestor-owned13.3¢-1.3%$13015,697