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Electricity Rates by State: Average Price and Monthly Bill

Data through August 2026 (the latest month EIA has published) · Updated October 31, 2026

As of August 2026, the average U.S. residential electricity rate is 18.16¢/kWh and the average monthly residential bill is $209.23, per EIA data. Nevada has the lowest rate (12.72¢/kWh); Hawaii has the highest (47.18¢/kWh).

Rates are up +30.5% 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
18.16¢/kWh
+3.4% vs August 2025
U.S. average bill
$209.23
+11.1% vs August 2025
Average usage
1152 kWh/mo
residential, August 2026
5-year rate change
+30.5%
August 2021 → August 2026

Rates across the states

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

12.7–14.4¢14.4–15.9¢15.9–17.2¢17.2–24.5¢24.5¢ and up
Blank map of the United States, territories not included Alabama: 16.33¢/kWh, $253.96/mo avg bill Alaska: 29.41¢/kWh, $139.22/mo avg bill Arizona: 15.05¢/kWh, $269.26/mo avg bill Arkansas: 14.37¢/kWh, $217.04/mo avg bill California: 29.75¢/kWh, $234.85/mo avg bill Colorado: 17.17¢/kWh, $167.04/mo avg bill Connecticut: 24.51¢/kWh, $204.35/mo avg bill Delaware: 18.70¢/kWh, $209.57/mo avg bill Florida: 14.99¢/kWh, $217.28/mo avg bill Georgia: 15.90¢/kWh, $233.87/mo avg bill Hawaii: 47.18¢/kWh, $269.05/mo avg bill Idaho: 13.37¢/kWh, $137.11/mo avg bill Illinois: 19.32¢/kWh, $171.18/mo avg bill Indiana: 17.02¢/kWh, $188.99/mo avg bill Iowa: 17.06¢/kWh, $148.72/mo avg bill Kansas: 15.47¢/kWh, $203.63/mo avg bill Kentucky: 13.80¢/kWh, $188.17/mo avg bill Louisiana: 12.87¢/kWh, $226.86/mo avg bill Maine: 32.11¢/kWh, $157.13/mo avg bill Maryland: 21.40¢/kWh, $233.47/mo avg bill Massachusetts: 30.48¢/kWh, $235.80/mo avg bill Michigan: 22.99¢/kWh, $172.39/mo avg bill Minnesota: 17.20¢/kWh, $145.27/mo avg bill Mississippi: 14.43¢/kWh, $238.78/mo avg bill Missouri: 16.02¢/kWh, $215.88/mo avg bill Montana: 15.57¢/kWh, $122.11/mo avg bill Nebraska: 13.54¢/kWh, $154.91/mo avg bill Nevada: 12.72¢/kWh, $207.45/mo avg bill New Hampshire: 27.64¢/kWh, $201.82/mo avg bill New Jersey: 24.61¢/kWh, $236.26/mo avg bill New Mexico: 16.51¢/kWh, $162.31/mo avg bill New York: 28.65¢/kWh, $212.44/mo avg bill North Carolina: 14.95¢/kWh, $195.84/mo avg bill North Dakota: 13.31¢/kWh, $130.29/mo avg bill Ohio: 19.38¢/kWh, $199.46/mo avg bill Oklahoma: 14.82¢/kWh, $251.28/mo avg bill Oregon: 15.92¢/kWh, $134.77/mo avg bill Pennsylvania: 21.77¢/kWh, $198.28/mo avg bill Rhode Island: 28.18¢/kWh, $176.03/mo avg bill South Carolina: 15.76¢/kWh, $226.29/mo avg bill South Dakota: 15.15¢/kWh, $160.09/mo avg bill Tennessee: 13.42¢/kWh, $205.56/mo avg bill Texas: 15.91¢/kWh, $265.58/mo avg bill Utah: 13.31¢/kWh, $163.76/mo avg bill Vermont: 23.84¢/kWh, $142.06/mo avg bill Virginia: 17.64¢/kWh, $219.74/mo avg bill West Virginia: 16.31¢/kWh, $174.42/mo avg bill Wisconsin: 19.41¢/kWh, $147.68/mo avg bill Wyoming: 14.43¢/kWh, $118.52/mo avg bill District of Columbia: 25.98¢/kWh, $205.51/mo avg bill District of Columbia

Estimate your monthly bill

1,000 kWh × 18.16¢ ≈ $181.60

Worked example: a household using 1,000 kWh in a month at the U.S. average rate of 18.16¢/kWh pays about $181.60 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, August 2026. Ranked cheapest first.

State Rate (¢/kWh) Avg bill ($/mo) Avg usage (kWh/mo) Rate YoY Rate 5-yr
1. Nevada 12.72 207.45 1631 +1.4% +15.8%
2. Louisiana 12.87 226.86 1763 +2.5% +12.4%
3. North Dakota 13.31 130.29 979 +2.6% +11.0%
4. Utah 13.31 163.76 1230 −2.3% +21.7%
5. Idaho 13.37 137.11 1026 +10.7% +24.8%
6. Tennessee 13.42 205.56 1532 +2.5% +20.5%
7. Nebraska 13.54 154.91 1144 +5.8% +17.2%
8. Kentucky 13.80 188.17 1364 +5.3% +18.7%
9. Arkansas 14.37 217.04 1510 +7.8% +23.9%
10. Mississippi 14.43 238.78 1655 +6.0% +25.9%
11. Wyoming 14.43 118.52 821 +0.7% +24.3%
12. Washington 14.63 119.88 819 +7.2% +42.2%
13. Oklahoma 14.82 251.28 1696 +2.8% +30.3%
14. North Carolina 14.95 195.84 1310 +2.5% +32.0%
15. Florida 14.99 217.28 1449 −2.2% +26.6%
16. Arizona 15.05 269.26 1789 −0.3% +19.6%
17. South Dakota 15.15 160.09 1057 +9.0% +18.4%
18. Kansas 15.47 203.63 1316 +5.6% +18.1%
19. Montana 15.57 122.11 784 +9.0% +34.1%
20. South Carolina 15.76 226.29 1436 +4.0% +22.8%
21. Georgia 15.90 233.87 1471 +2.3% +20.2%
22. Texas 15.91 265.58 1670 +3.3% +33.2%
23. Oregon 15.92 134.77 847 +0.4% +37.6%
24. Missouri 16.02 215.88 1347 +4.6% +21.7%
25. West Virginia 16.31 174.42 1069 +4.4% +33.6%
26. Alabama 16.33 253.96 1555 +0.4% +22.0%
27. New Mexico 16.51 162.31 983 +3.3% +14.5%
28. Indiana 17.02 188.99 1110 +5.0% +27.6%
29. Iowa 17.06 148.72 872 +10.2% +17.0%
30. Colorado 17.17 167.04 973 +5.9% +27.2%
31. Minnesota 17.20 145.27 844 +1.8% +22.8%
32. Virginia 17.64 219.74 1246 +11.3% +38.8%
33. Delaware 18.70 209.57 1121 +11.0% +54.0%
34. Illinois 19.32 171.18 886 +7.2% +50.4%
35. Ohio 19.38 199.46 1029 +10.4% +48.7%
36. Wisconsin 19.41 147.68 761 +5.3% +34.4%
37. Maryland 21.40 233.47 1091 +7.6% +66.0%
38. Pennsylvania 21.77 198.28 911 +9.2% +57.1%
39. Michigan 22.99 172.39 750 +10.9% +28.7%
40. Vermont 23.84 142.06 596 +7.9% +24.8%
41. Connecticut 24.51 204.35 834 −18.8% +17.8%
42. New Jersey 24.61 236.26 960 −0.4% +46.9%
43. District of Columbia 25.98 205.51 791 +12.1% +98.6%
44. New Hampshire 27.64 201.82 730 +13.1% +41.2%
45. Rhode Island 28.18 176.03 625 +6.2% +38.5%
46. New York 28.65 212.44 742 +7.5% +43.5%
47. Alaska 29.41 139.22 473 +5.8% +26.4%
48. California 29.75 234.85 789 −3.8% +27.2%
49. Massachusetts 30.48 235.80 774 −0.2% +37.4%
50. Maine 32.11 157.13 489 +14.1% +87.4%
51. Hawaii 47.18 269.05 570 +22.5% +41.4%

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.