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Electricity Rates by State: Average Price and Monthly Bill

Data through June 2026 (the latest month EIA has published) · Updated September 03, 2026

As of June 2026, the average U.S. residential electricity rate is 18.34¢/kWh and the average monthly residential bill is $170.65, per EIA data. Nevada has the lowest rate (13.11¢/kWh); Hawaii has the highest (52.72¢/kWh).

Rates are up +32.6% nationally in five years. See which states' rates are rising fastest, or, for the drivers behind the trend, including data-center demand growth and rising grid costs, see Why is my electric bill so high? Or skip the state average entirely and look up your own utility's average rate by ZIP code. Wondering how the U.S. compares abroad? See electricity prices by country. Driving electric? Compare EV vs. gas cost by state. Heating this winter? See what it costs to heat by fuel.

U.S. average rate
18.34¢/kWh
+5.0% vs June 2025
U.S. average bill
$170.65
+3.1% vs June 2025
Average usage
930 kWh/mo
residential, June 2026
5-year rate change
+32.6%
June 2021 → June 2026

Rates across the states

Average residential rate, June 2026. Darker means more expensive. Hover for details; click a state for its full trend.

13.1–14.7¢14.7–15.6¢15.6–17.5¢17.5–24.4¢24.4¢ and up
Blank map of the United States, territories not included Alabama: 16.40¢/kWh, $201.98/mo avg bill Alaska: 28.21¢/kWh, $129.10/mo avg bill Arizona: 15.18¢/kWh, $219.35/mo avg bill Arkansas: 14.12¢/kWh, $153.51/mo avg bill California: 34.74¢/kWh, $164.72/mo avg bill Colorado: 17.13¢/kWh, $128.73/mo avg bill Connecticut: 24.32¢/kWh, $174.25/mo avg bill Delaware: 19.29¢/kWh, $171.43/mo avg bill Florida: 15.10¢/kWh, $195.15/mo avg bill Georgia: 16.36¢/kWh, $196.53/mo avg bill Hawaii: 52.72¢/kWh, $254.27/mo avg bill Idaho: 14.37¢/kWh, $114.05/mo avg bill Illinois: 19.89¢/kWh, $142.84/mo avg bill Indiana: 17.51¢/kWh, $164.05/mo avg bill Iowa: 15.93¢/kWh, $136.46/mo avg bill Kansas: 15.71¢/kWh, $163.54/mo avg bill Kentucky: 14.26¢/kWh, $160.20/mo avg bill Louisiana: 13.49¢/kWh, $184.21/mo avg bill Maine: 29.59¢/kWh, $131.41/mo avg bill Maryland: 21.84¢/kWh, $201.18/mo avg bill Massachusetts: 29.61¢/kWh, $170.54/mo avg bill Michigan: 22.99¢/kWh, $150.77/mo avg bill Minnesota: 17.52¢/kWh, $124.46/mo avg bill Mississippi: 14.88¢/kWh, $191.10/mo avg bill Missouri: 16.22¢/kWh, $179.64/mo avg bill Montana: 15.14¢/kWh, $102.44/mo avg bill Nebraska: 13.25¢/kWh, $129.08/mo avg bill Nevada: 13.11¢/kWh, $167.88/mo avg bill New Hampshire: 27.01¢/kWh, $165.95/mo avg bill New Jersey: 24.95¢/kWh, $207.33/mo avg bill New Mexico: 15.06¢/kWh, $121.22/mo avg bill New York: 29.49¢/kWh, $169.26/mo avg bill North Carolina: 14.74¢/kWh, $165.83/mo avg bill North Dakota: 14.12¢/kWh, $113.65/mo avg bill Ohio: 19.19¢/kWh, $166.81/mo avg bill Oklahoma: 14.33¢/kWh, $178.61/mo avg bill Oregon: 16.32¢/kWh, $119.91/mo avg bill Pennsylvania: 21.73¢/kWh, $170.56/mo avg bill Rhode Island: 29.23¢/kWh, $141.64/mo avg bill South Carolina: 15.55¢/kWh, $185.87/mo avg bill South Dakota: 15.36¢/kWh, $133.30/mo avg bill Tennessee: 14.07¢/kWh, $168.28/mo avg bill Texas: 15.94¢/kWh, $208.75/mo avg bill Utah: 13.37¢/kWh, $120.25/mo avg bill Vermont: 24.44¢/kWh, $124.54/mo avg bill Virginia: 17.22¢/kWh, $185.25/mo avg bill West Virginia: 15.45¢/kWh, $149.26/mo avg bill Wisconsin: 19.56¢/kWh, $125.92/mo avg bill Wyoming: 15.24¢/kWh, $105.65/mo avg bill District of Columbia: 24.39¢/kWh, $144.98/mo avg bill District of Columbia

Estimate your monthly bill

1,000 kWh × 18.34¢ ≈ $183.40

Worked example: a household using 1,000 kWh in a month at the U.S. average rate of 18.34¢/kWh pays about $183.40 for electricity supply and delivery. These are average effective rates including all charges; your tariff's marginal price will differ.

All states, ranked

Rates are average effective prices (all charges included, revenue ÷ sales); bills are average revenue per customer. Both are residential, June 2026. Ranked cheapest first.

State Rate (¢/kWh) Avg bill ($/mo) Avg usage (kWh/mo) Rate YoY Rate 5-yr
1. Nevada 13.11 167.88 1281 +6.9% +16.8%
2. Nebraska 13.25 129.08 974 +0.8% +17.8%
3. Utah 13.37 120.25 900 +2.1% +24.3%
4. Louisiana 13.49 184.21 1365 +5.9% +18.9%
5. Tennessee 14.07 168.28 1196 +1.8% +23.9%
6. Arkansas 14.12 153.51 1087 +5.6% +21.3%
7. North Dakota 14.12 113.65 805 +3.0% +15.5%
8. Kentucky 14.26 160.20 1123 +6.4% +24.4%
9. Oklahoma 14.33 178.61 1246 +5.1% +26.9%
10. Idaho 14.37 114.05 794 +19.1% +44.7%
11. North Carolina 14.74 165.83 1125 +10.2% +30.0%
12. Mississippi 14.88 191.10 1284 +5.8% +26.4%
13. Washington 14.91 113.59 762 +15.0% +46.9%
14. New Mexico 15.06 121.22 805 +2.6% +8.5%
15. Florida 15.10 195.15 1293 −1.6% +27.1%
16. Montana 15.14 102.44 677 +2.2% +31.7%
17. Arizona 15.18 219.35 1445 −0.3% +19.9%
18. Wyoming 15.24 105.65 693 +2.4% +26.7%
19. South Dakota 15.36 133.30 868 +8.0% +19.0%
20. West Virginia 15.45 149.26 966 −2.3% +26.5%
21. South Carolina 15.55 185.87 1195 +5.1% +20.2%
22. Kansas 15.71 163.54 1041 +4.5% +17.9%
23. Iowa 15.93 136.46 856 +3.9% +13.9%
24. Texas 15.94 208.75 1309 +4.5% +32.4%
25. Missouri 16.22 179.64 1108 +1.9% +22.7%
26. Oregon 16.32 119.91 735 +3.3% +41.8%
27. Georgia 16.36 196.53 1201 +2.5% +21.0%
28. Alabama 16.40 201.98 1231 +2.1% +22.4%
29. Colorado 17.13 128.73 751 +6.8% +31.1%
30. Virginia 17.22 185.25 1076 +13.1% +38.8%
31. Indiana 17.51 164.05 937 +6.3% +28.4%
32. Minnesota 17.52 124.46 711 +2.3% +23.6%
33. Ohio 19.19 166.81 869 +9.7% +44.2%
34. Delaware 19.29 171.43 889 +6.2% +55.6%
35. Wisconsin 19.56 125.92 644 +5.6% +33.2%
36. Illinois 19.89 142.84 718 +8.7% +55.0%
37. Pennsylvania 21.73 170.56 785 +10.4% +55.3%
38. Maryland 21.84 201.18 921 +13.2% +67.1%
39. Michigan 22.99 150.77 656 +10.4% +28.8%
40. Connecticut 24.32 174.25 716 −10.6% +16.9%
41. District of Columbia 24.39 144.98 594 +7.4% +88.2%
42. Vermont 24.44 124.54 510 +6.3% +26.4%
43. New Jersey 24.95 207.33 831 +0.3% +52.3%
44. New Hampshire 27.01 165.95 614 +14.9% +40.2%
45. Alaska 28.21 129.10 458 +5.0% +19.6%
46. Rhode Island 29.23 141.64 485 +8.9% +48.1%
47. New York 29.49 169.26 574 +11.1% +50.5%
48. Maine 29.59 131.41 444 +5.2% +78.6%
49. Massachusetts 29.61 170.54 576 −2.4% +33.4%
50. California 34.74 164.72 474 +3.4% +50.2%
51. Hawaii 52.72 254.27 482 +28.7% +59.9%

Source: EIA, Electricity Data Browser / Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.a (retail sales, residential sector, monthly). Rate = residential revenue ÷ residential sales; bill = residential revenue ÷ residential customers, computed from the same EIA series.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Energy Information Administration's monthly retail sales data, published with roughly a two-month lag. We show the latest published month and say so, rather than projecting unpublished months. Values for recent months are revised by EIA as final data arrives; we track and publish those revisions on the data updates page. Full detail: where our data comes from.

For a broader affordability measure, see the state share of statewide household income spent on home energy, computed annually from EIA SEDS and Census ACS.