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Electricity prices in Hawaii

What homes in Hawaii pay for electricity, from EIA.

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Average price
43.5¢ a kWh
Up 5.6% on a year ago
Average bill
$224 a month
Up 7.6% on a year ago
Average use
514 kWh
A month. US 870 kWh
Price rank
1 of 51
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to July 2026, Hawaii homes paid 43.5¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.

Hawaii vs the US

HawaiiUS
Average price, 12 months to July 202643.5¢18.0¢
Price in July 202648.0¢18.3¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$224$156
Bill in July 2026$262$212
Average monthly use514 kWh870 kWh
Price change, past year+5.6%+6.6%
Price change since 2019+36%+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 Hawaii

Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 100% of homes in Hawaii; smaller utilities serve the rest.

Hawaiian ElectricInvestor-owned43.8¢+6.4%$207277,419
Hawaii Electric LightInvestor-owned47.1¢+0.7%$21680,229
Maui ElectricInvestor-owned45.1¢+6.3%$22962,674
Kauai Island Utility CooperativeCooperative40.7¢+3.0%$22630,533