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Electricity prices by state, 2025
Average revenue per kilowatt-hour from residential customers, the closest official measure of what households pay per unit of electricity, including fixed charges spread across usage.
Data vintage: EIA Electric Power Annual Table 2.10, 2025 data (preliminary) vs 2024. Last checked 2026-10-27 by The CompareTheData team.
Data: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Jump to sources · Methodology
Key takeaways
- U.S. households paid an average 17.23¢ per kWh in 2025, 4.6% more than in 2024.
- Most expensive: Hawaii (40.40¢), California (31.35¢) and Massachusetts (30.41¢).
- Cheapest: North Dakota (11.82¢), Idaho (11.83¢) and Nebraska (12.05¢).
- Residential prices rose in 47 of 51 jurisdictions; the largest increases were in the District of Columbia (+23.8%), New Jersey (+16.2%) and Maine (+14.0%).
Residential electricity price by state chart
Electricity rates by state, ranked
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| Rank | State | Residential 2025 (¢/kWh) | Residential 2024 | Change % | Commercial | Industrial | All sectors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | 40.40¢ | 42.86¢ | −5.7% | 36.31¢ | 31.45¢ | 35.65¢ |
| 2 | California | 31.35¢ | 31.97¢ | −1.9% | 26.16¢ | 20.96¢ | 27.03¢ |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 30.41¢ | 29.35¢ | +3.6% | 23.10¢ | 19.04¢ | 25.50¢ |
| 4 | Rhode Island | 29.48¢ | 28.65¢ | +2.9% | 23.40¢ | 21.40¢ | 25.79¢ |
| 5 | Connecticut | 29.31¢ | 28.75¢ | +1.9% | 22.92¢ | 18.43¢ | 25.56¢ |
| 6 | Maine | 27.69¢ | 24.29¢ | +14.0% | 20.86¢ | 14.88¢ | 22.52¢ |
| 7 | New York | 26.39¢ | 24.43¢ | +8.0% | 20.97¢ | 9.87¢ | 21.62¢ |
| 8 | Alaska | 26.11¢ | 24.82¢ | +5.2% | 22.35¢ | 19.86¢ | 23.03¢ |
| 9 | New Hampshire | 24.53¢ | 23.40¢ | +4.8% | 20.11¢ | 16.82¢ | 21.58¢ |
| 10 | Vermont | 22.79¢ | 21.90¢ | +4.1% | 19.78¢ | 12.23¢ | 19.26¢ |
| 11 | New Jersey | 22.48¢ | 19.34¢ | +16.2% | 16.53¢ | 13.79¢ | 18.72¢ |
| 12 | District of Columbia | 21.92¢ | 17.71¢ | +23.8% | 20.43¢ | 14.82¢ | 20.34¢ |
| 13 | Michigan | 20.03¢ | 19.30¢ | +3.8% | 14.48¢ | 8.51¢ | 14.70¢ |
| 14 | Maryland | 19.53¢ | 17.86¢ | +9.4% | 14.72¢ | 12.52¢ | 16.84¢ |
| 15 | Pennsylvania | 19.29¢ | 17.77¢ | +8.6% | 12.42¢ | 9.34¢ | 14.10¢ |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 18.08¢ | 17.18¢ | +5.2% | 13.06¢ | 8.94¢ | 13.34¢ |
| 17 | Illinois | 17.67¢ | 15.87¢ | +11.3% | 13.10¢ | 9.63¢ | 13.56¢ |
| 18 | Delaware | 17.15¢ | 16.57¢ | +3.5% | 12.68¢ | 9.62¢ | 14.21¢ |
| 19 | Ohio | 16.90¢ | 15.99¢ | +5.7% | 11.58¢ | 8.39¢ | 12.37¢ |
| 20 | Alabama | 16.09¢ | 15.18¢ | +6.0% | 14.60¢ | 7.73¢ | 12.63¢ |
| 21 | Indiana | 15.96¢ | 14.77¢ | +8.1% | 13.70¢ | 8.66¢ | 12.36¢ |
| 22 | Minnesota | 15.83¢ | 15.45¢ | +2.5% | 12.35¢ | 9.31¢ | 12.70¢ |
| 23 | Colorado | 15.69¢ | 14.92¢ | +5.2% | 12.37¢ | 9.02¢ | 12.67¢ |
| 24 | Oregon | 15.46¢ | 14.70¢ | +5.2% | 9.80¢ | 8.20¢ | 11.29¢ |
| 25 | Texas | 15.40¢ | 14.94¢ | +3.1% | 8.56¢ | 6.35¢ | 9.97¢ |
| 26 | West Virginia | 15.39¢ | 15.07¢ | +2.1% | 11.73¢ | 8.11¢ | 11.38¢ |
| 27 | Virginia | 15.28¢ | 14.41¢ | +6.0% | 9.95¢ | 9.49¢ | 11.61¢ |
| 28 | Arizona | 15.26¢ | 14.91¢ | +2.3% | 12.45¢ | 8.05¢ | 12.95¢ |
| 29 | Florida | 15.21¢ | 14.14¢ | +7.6% | 11.53¢ | 8.91¢ | 13.37¢ |
| 30 | South Carolina | 15.12¢ | 14.23¢ | +6.3% | 11.18¢ | 7.26¢ | 11.59¢ |
| 31 | New Mexico | 14.85¢ | 14.20¢ | +4.6% | 11.01¢ | 5.85¢ | 9.45¢ |
| 32 | Georgia | 14.74¢ | 14.08¢ | +4.7% | 11.53¢ | 7.88¢ | 12.06¢ |
| 33 | Kansas | 14.44¢ | 14.15¢ | +2.0% | 11.19¢ | 8.04¢ | 11.42¢ |
| 34 | Mississippi | 14.03¢ | 13.39¢ | +4.8% | 13.20¢ | 7.28¢ | 11.61¢ |
| 35 | North Carolina | 14.00¢ | 14.13¢ | −0.9% | 10.22¢ | 7.79¢ | 11.52¢ |
| 36 | Iowa | 13.62¢ | 13.40¢ | +1.6% | 10.84¢ | 7.15¢ | 9.66¢ |
| 37 | Wyoming | 13.37¢ | 12.47¢ | +7.2% | 9.53¢ | 8.65¢ | 9.74¢ |
| 38 | South Dakota | 13.32¢ | 12.86¢ | +3.6% | 10.61¢ | 8.65¢ | 11.20¢ |
| 39 | Missouri | 13.30¢ | 12.91¢ | +3.0% | 10.46¢ | 8.25¢ | 11.41¢ |
| 40 | Nevada | 13.26¢ | 15.00¢ | −11.6% | 9.21¢ | 8.09¢ | 10.30¢ |
| 41 | Tennessee | 13.22¢ | 12.42¢ | +6.4% | 12.87¢ | 6.59¢ | 11.54¢ |
| 42 | Oklahoma | 13.21¢ | 12.24¢ | +7.9% | 9.09¢ | 6.14¢ | 9.52¢ |
| 43 | Washington | 13.17¢ | 11.90¢ | +10.7% | 10.97¢ | 7.00¢ | 11.12¢ |
| 44 | Kentucky | 13.13¢ | 12.79¢ | +2.7% | 11.75¢ | 6.78¢ | 10.43¢ |
| 45 | Utah | 13.02¢ | 12.22¢ | +6.5% | 10.06¢ | 8.45¢ | 10.67¢ |
| 46 | Montana | 12.99¢ | 12.66¢ | +2.6% | 11.88¢ | 7.03¢ | 10.90¢ |
| 47 | Arkansas | 12.87¢ | 12.32¢ | +4.5% | 10.76¢ | 6.69¢ | 9.85¢ |
| 48 | Louisiana | 12.52¢ | 11.73¢ | +6.7% | 11.19¢ | 6.18¢ | 9.48¢ |
| 49 | Nebraska | 12.05¢ | 11.53¢ | +4.5% | 8.50¢ | 8.05¢ | 9.37¢ |
| 50 | Idaho | 11.83¢ | 11.52¢ | +2.7% | 9.29¢ | 7.88¢ | 9.72¢ |
| 51 | North Dakota | 11.82¢ | 11.51¢ | +2.7% | 7.36¢ | 7.59¢ | 8.22¢ |
What changed from 2024 to 2025
The national residential average rose from 16.48¢ to 17.23¢. Prices fell in 4 jurisdictions. Fuel costs, grid investment and weather all feed into these changes.
How to read these numbers
- A price per kWh is not a bill: bills also depend on how much electricity a home uses, which is highest in hot Southern states.
- Figures are averages across all utilities in a state; your rate depends on your utility and plan.
- 2025 data are preliminary in EIA's annual release.
Common questions
Which state has the most expensive electricity?
Hawaii, at 40.40¢ per kWh for households in 2025.
Which state has the cheapest electricity?
North Dakota (11.82¢ per kWh).
What is the average electricity price in the US?
17.23¢ per kWh for residential customers in 2025.
Sources
Figures computed by CompareTheData.com from the official files below; the raw downloads are archived with the build. Where D.C. is included it is ranked alongside the states.
- U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Annual Table 2.10 (average price by state and sector). 2025 vs 2024, downloaded Oct 27, 2026.