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Electricity prices in Maryland

What homes in Maryland pay for electricity, from EIA.

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Average price
21.0¢ a kWh
Up 13% on a year ago
Average bill
$199 a month
Up 13% on a year ago
Average use
945 kWh
A month. US 870 kWh
Price rank
14 of 51
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to July 2026, Maryland homes paid 21.0¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.

Maryland vs the US

MarylandUS
Average price, 12 months to July 202621.0¢18.0¢
Price in July 202621.4¢18.3¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$199$156
Bill in July 2026$253$212
Average monthly use945 kWh870 kWh
Price change, past year+13%+6.6%
Price change since 2019+60%+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 Maryland

Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 97% of homes in Maryland; smaller utilities serve the rest.

Baltimore Gas & ElectricInvestor-owned22.1¢+19%$1951,230,131
Potomac Electric PowerInvestor-owned23.1¢+9.7%$192561,364
Potomac EdisonInvestor-owned16.5¢+12%$183259,865
Delmarva PowerInvestor-owned22.6¢+6.2%$223188,642
Southern Maryland Electric CooperativeCooperative18.5¢+18%$214166,879

Heating fuels in Maryland: heating oil, propane.