What homes pay for electricity, state by state
The average US home paid 18.16 cents per kilowatt-hour in August 2026, up from 17.57 cents a year earlier (+3.4%). Prices rose year over year in 44 of the 50 states and DC. Over the last 12 months Hawaii had the highest average price (44.3 cents) and North Dakota the lowest (12.3 cents).
Average residential price, 12 months to August 2026
under 13.613.6 to 14.214.2 to 15.415.4 to 16.616.6 to 20.920.9 to 27.027.0 and up cents per kWh
Each square is a state. Select one for its full history. Colors split the states into seven equal-sized groups by price.
All states
| Hawaii | 47.18 | 44.27 | +22.5% | $228 |
| California | 29.75 | 32.34 | -3.8% | $164 |
| Massachusetts | 30.48 | 30.39 | -0.2% | $183 |
| Maine | 32.11 | 29.60 | +14.1% | $156 |
| Rhode Island | 28.18 | 29.44 | +6.2% | $163 |
| New York | 28.65 | 28.60 | +7.5% | $168 |
| Connecticut | 24.51 | 27.42 | -18.8% | $193 |
| New Hampshire | 27.64 | 26.95 | +13.1% | $173 |
| Alaska | 29.41 | 26.94 | +5.8% | $158 |
| District of Columbia | 25.98 | 24.48 | +12.1% | $155 |
| Vermont | 23.84 | 23.90 | +7.9% | $141 |
| New Jersey | 24.61 | 23.74 | -0.4% | $160 |
| Michigan | 22.99 | 21.28 | +10.9% | $134 |
| Maryland | 21.40 | 21.18 | +7.6% | $202 |
| Pennsylvania | 21.77 | 20.86 | +9.2% | $174 |
| Illinois | 19.32 | 18.91 | +7.2% | $132 |
| Wisconsin | 19.41 | 18.79 | +5.3% | $125 |
| Ohio | 19.38 | 18.41 | +10.4% | $159 |
| Delaware | 18.70 | 17.98 | +11.0% | $167 |
| Indiana | 17.02 | 16.90 | +5.0% | $157 |
| Virginia | 17.64 | 16.64 | +11.3% | $177 |
| Colorado | 17.17 | 16.61 | +5.9% | $113 |
| Alabama | 16.33 | 16.44 | +0.4% | $187 |
| Minnesota | 17.20 | 16.28 | +1.8% | $121 |
| Texas | 15.91 | 15.98 | +3.3% | $178 |
| South Carolina | 15.76 | 15.77 | +4.0% | $169 |
| West Virginia | 16.31 | 15.53 | +4.4% | $164 |
| Oregon | 15.92 | 15.53 | +0.4% | $131 |
| Florida | 14.99 | 15.41 | -2.2% | $169 |
| Arizona | 15.05 | 15.39 | -0.3% | $162 |
| New Mexico | 16.51 | 15.31 | +3.3% | $100 |
| Georgia | 15.90 | 15.17 | +2.3% | $164 |
| Kansas | 15.47 | 15.13 | +5.6% | $134 |
| Mississippi | 14.43 | 14.85 | +6.0% | $174 |
| North Carolina | 14.95 | 14.79 | +2.5% | $154 |
| South Dakota | 15.15 | 14.28 | +9.0% | $140 |
| Iowa | 17.06 | 14.20 | +10.2% | $120 |
| Washington | 14.63 | 14.20 | +7.2% | $132 |
| Wyoming | 14.43 | 14.01 | +0.7% | $114 |
| Missouri | 16.02 | 13.97 | +4.6% | $145 |
| Kentucky | 13.80 | 13.94 | +5.3% | $154 |
| Montana | 15.57 | 13.94 | +9.0% | $115 |
| Oklahoma | 14.82 | 13.81 | +2.8% | $149 |
| Tennessee | 13.42 | 13.61 | +2.5% | $161 |
| Arkansas | 14.37 | 13.57 | +7.8% | $143 |
| Nevada | 12.72 | 13.45 | +1.4% | $122 |
| Utah | 13.31 | 13.26 | -2.3% | $104 |
| Louisiana | 12.87 | 13.02 | +2.5% | $158 |
| Idaho | 13.37 | 12.77 | +10.7% | $116 |
| Nebraska | 13.54 | 12.74 | +5.8% | $122 |
| North Dakota | 13.31 | 12.35 | +2.6% | $133 |
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If your bill is hard to pay
The federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) helps with heating and cooling bills. Find your state office on the LIHEAP page. Your state utility commission handles complaints about utility billing and rates.
Sources
- US Energy Information Administration, Electric power sales, revenue, and energy efficiency, Form EIA-861M detailed data (sales_revenue.xlsx), monthly 2010 to August 2026
- US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A and Table 5.6.B, average price of electricity by state (used to cross-check every state figure for August 2026)
Checked 29 October 2026. Figures for 2026 are preliminary and EIA may revise them. These are statewide averages, not the rate on your bill.