Electricity Cost by State

Average residential electricity prices for every state and Washington, D.C., from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, with what common wattages cost to run.

Updated

U.S. average: 18.31¢ per kWh (July 2026)

That is about $0.18 for each kilowatt-hour (kWh), the unit on your electric bill (100¢ = $1). Average residential price, all states. Source: EIA; recent months are preliminary.

All states

Average residential electricity price, cents per kWh
StateJuly 2026July 2025Change
Alabama16.40¢15.93¢+3.0%
Alaska28.83¢27.30¢+5.6%
Arizona15.38¢15.34¢+0.3%
Arkansas14.33¢13.26¢+8.1%
California33.61¢32.66¢+2.9%
Colorado17.00¢15.99¢+6.3%
Connecticut24.16¢27.60¢−12.5%
Delaware18.48¢16.58¢+11.5%
District of Columbia25.21¢23.04¢+9.4%
Florida15.03¢15.11¢−0.5%
Georgia16.27¢15.56¢+4.6%
Hawaii48.00¢39.36¢+22.0%
Idaho13.73¢12.28¢+11.8%
Illinois19.22¢17.22¢+11.6%
Indiana16.73¢16.18¢+3.4%
Iowa15.99¢15.31¢+4.4%
Kansas15.27¢14.46¢+5.6%
Kentucky13.81¢13.13¢+5.2%
Louisiana12.72¢13.12¢−3.0%
Maine32.41¢27.98¢+15.8%
Maryland21.41¢18.83¢+13.7%
Massachusetts30.49¢30.07¢+1.4%
Michigan23.05¢20.55¢+12.2%
Minnesota17.45¢16.92¢+3.1%
Mississippi14.54¢13.58¢+7.1%
Missouri16.09¢15.56¢+3.4%
Montana14.99¢14.27¢+5.0%
Nebraska13.78¢12.84¢+7.3%
Nevada12.77¢12.39¢+3.1%
New Hampshire26.60¢22.79¢+16.7%
New Jersey25.19¢25.32¢−0.5%
New Mexico16.09¢15.80¢+1.8%
New York29.90¢26.22¢+14.0%
North Carolina15.16¢13.37¢+13.4%
North Dakota13.41¢13.31¢+0.8%
Ohio19.45¢17.38¢+11.9%
Oklahoma14.35¢13.52¢+6.1%
Oregon15.97¢15.61¢+2.3%
Pennsylvania21.72¢19.51¢+11.3%
Rhode Island28.29¢26.18¢+8.1%
South Carolina15.47¢14.70¢+5.2%
South Dakota15.37¢14.52¢+5.9%
Tennessee13.71¢13.21¢+3.8%
Texas15.88¢15.36¢+3.4%
Utah13.12¢13.45¢−2.5%
Vermont23.75¢22.14¢+7.3%
Virginia17.55¢15.78¢+11.2%
Washington14.71¢13.45¢+9.4%
West Virginia15.78¢15.43¢+2.3%
Wisconsin19.06¢18.25¢+4.4%
Wyoming14.36¢14.64¢−1.9%

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Sources and method

Residential sector, cents per kilowatthour. Recent months are preliminary EIA estimates and may be revised.

Data last checked: October 4, 2026.

For general information only, not financial, tax or legal advice. Figures are estimates based on the sources shown.