How much electricity prices changed, by state
Change in the average residential price between August 2025 and August 2026, and over five years since August 2021. Comparing the same month avoids seasonal swings.
| Hawaii | +22.5% | 38.53 | 47.18 | +41.4% |
| Maine | +14.1% | 28.14 | 32.11 | +87.4% |
| New Hampshire | +13.1% | 24.44 | 27.64 | +41.2% |
| District of Columbia | +12.1% | 23.18 | 25.98 | +98.6% |
| Virginia | +11.3% | 15.85 | 17.64 | +38.8% |
| Delaware | +11.0% | 16.85 | 18.70 | +54.0% |
| Michigan | +10.9% | 20.73 | 22.99 | +28.7% |
| Idaho | +10.7% | 12.08 | 13.37 | +24.8% |
| Ohio | +10.4% | 17.55 | 19.38 | +48.7% |
| Iowa | +10.2% | 15.48 | 17.06 | +17.0% |
| Pennsylvania | +9.2% | 19.93 | 21.77 | +57.1% |
| South Dakota | +9.0% | 13.90 | 15.15 | +18.4% |
| Montana | +9.0% | 14.29 | 15.57 | +34.1% |
| Vermont | +7.9% | 22.10 | 23.84 | +24.8% |
| Arkansas | +7.8% | 13.33 | 14.37 | +23.9% |
| Maryland | +7.6% | 19.89 | 21.40 | +66.0% |
| New York | +7.5% | 26.64 | 28.65 | +43.5% |
| Washington | +7.2% | 13.65 | 14.63 | +42.2% |
| Illinois | +7.2% | 18.03 | 19.32 | +50.4% |
| Rhode Island | +6.2% | 26.53 | 28.18 | +38.5% |
| Mississippi | +6.0% | 13.61 | 14.43 | +25.9% |
| Colorado | +5.9% | 16.21 | 17.17 | +27.2% |
| Alaska | +5.8% | 27.79 | 29.41 | +26.4% |
| Nebraska | +5.8% | 12.80 | 13.54 | +17.2% |
| Kansas | +5.6% | 14.65 | 15.47 | +18.1% |
| Kentucky | +5.3% | 13.10 | 13.80 | +18.7% |
| Wisconsin | +5.3% | 18.44 | 19.41 | +34.4% |
| Indiana | +5.0% | 16.21 | 17.02 | +27.6% |
| Missouri | +4.6% | 15.32 | 16.02 | +21.7% |
| West Virginia | +4.4% | 15.62 | 16.31 | +33.6% |
| South Carolina | +4.0% | 15.16 | 15.76 | +22.8% |
| New Mexico | +3.3% | 15.98 | 16.51 | +14.5% |
| Texas | +3.3% | 15.40 | 15.91 | +33.2% |
| Oklahoma | +2.8% | 14.42 | 14.82 | +30.3% |
| North Dakota | +2.6% | 12.97 | 13.31 | +11.0% |
| Louisiana | +2.5% | 12.55 | 12.87 | +12.4% |
| Tennessee | +2.5% | 13.09 | 13.42 | +20.5% |
| North Carolina | +2.5% | 14.59 | 14.95 | +32.0% |
| Georgia | +2.3% | 15.55 | 15.90 | +20.2% |
| Minnesota | +1.8% | 16.89 | 17.20 | +22.8% |
| Nevada | +1.4% | 12.54 | 12.72 | +15.8% |
| Wyoming | +0.7% | 14.33 | 14.43 | +24.3% |
| Oregon | +0.4% | 15.85 | 15.92 | +37.6% |
| Alabama | +0.4% | 16.26 | 16.33 | +22.0% |
| Massachusetts | -0.2% | 30.55 | 30.48 | +37.4% |
| Arizona | -0.3% | 15.09 | 15.05 | +19.6% |
| New Jersey | -0.4% | 24.70 | 24.61 | +46.9% |
| Florida | -2.2% | 15.33 | 14.99 | +26.6% |
| Utah | -2.3% | 13.62 | 13.31 | +21.7% |
| California | -3.8% | 30.92 | 29.75 | +27.2% |
| Connecticut | -18.8% | 30.17 | 24.51 | +17.8% |
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2026 figures are preliminary. A single month can move with fuel cost adjustments, so also see the 12-month averages on each state page.
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.