About Electric Rate Map

Electric Rate Map shows what homes in each US state pay for electricity, using public data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). It is independent and not affiliated with EIA, any utility or any energy retailer.

What the numbers mean

Price is average revenue per kilowatt-hour: total residential electricity revenue divided by total residential kilowatt-hours sold, as reported on Form EIA-861M. It is an average across all utilities and rate plans in the state and includes fixed monthly charges, so it is not the same as the per-kWh rate printed on a tariff.

Average monthly bill is residential revenue divided by the number of residential customer accounts. For 12-month figures we divide 12 months of revenue by the average customer count across those months, then by 12.

Average use is residential kilowatt-hours sold divided by customer accounts, per month.

12-month average price is 12 months of revenue divided by 12 months of sales, so months with more use count for more.

The map colors divide the 50 states and DC into seven equal-sized groups by 12-month average price. Group edges in cents: 13.6, 14.2, 15.4, 16.6, 20.9, 27.0.

Utility figures

Utility pages use EIA's annual Form EIA-861 data for 2025, with 2024 for comparison. We show utilities with at least 1,000 residential customers. Price is residential revenue divided by kilowatt-hours sold, and the average bill is revenue divided by customers and by 12. In states with retail choice, EIA reports delivery-only and supply-only customers separately, so those figures each cover only part of a bill. Outage figures are the SAIDI and SAIFI measures utilities report to EIA. EIA's annual figures can differ slightly from the monthly survey used on state pages, and some small utilities report only totals, so they are not listed.

Accuracy checks

Every state price for August 2026 and August 2025, and every year-to-date price we recompute from monthly figures, was checked against EIA Electric Power Monthly Tables 5.6.A and 5.6.B. All 52 rows (50 states, DC and the US total) matched to the published two decimal places. Annual figures were checked against the sum of the 12 monthly figures for every state and year.

2026 values are preliminary. EIA finalises a year's data in the following autumn and the figures here will be updated when it does. Puerto Rico and other territories are not included.

Corrections

If you think a figure is wrong, tell us which page and which number and we will check it against the EIA source and correct it with a dated note. We never accept payment to change, add or remove data.

Updates

EIA publishes new monthly data near the end of each month, about two months after the month it covers. This site is rebuilt after each release. Last checked 29 October 2026.

Sources

1. US Energy Information Administration, Electric power sales, revenue, and energy efficiency, Form EIA-861M detailed data (sales_revenue.xlsx), monthly 2010 to August 2026
2. 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.