Electricity rates by state
Average residential price per kWh in August 2026 for all 50 states and D.C., with usage and bills. Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, refreshed when EIA publishes a new month.
18.16¢U.S. average per kWh, August 2026
$158U.S. average monthly bill (12 months to August 2026)
12.72¢ to 47.18¢Nevada to Hawaii
All states, ranked
Select a column heading to sort. Change is vs August 2025.
| Nevada | 12.72¢ | -30% | +1.4% | 908 kWh | $122.07 |
| Louisiana | 12.87¢ | -29% | +2.5% | 1,211 kWh | $157.60 |
| North Dakota | 13.31¢ | -27% | +2.6% | 1,076 kWh | $132.83 |
| Utah | 13.31¢ | -27% | -2.3% | 786 kWh | $104.17 |
| Idaho | 13.37¢ | -26% | +10.7% | 906 kWh | $115.73 |
| Tennessee | 13.42¢ | -26% | +2.5% | 1,186 kWh | $161.48 |
| Nebraska | 13.54¢ | -25% | +5.8% | 957 kWh | $121.87 |
| Kentucky | 13.80¢ | -24% | +5.3% | 1,102 kWh | $153.78 |
| Arkansas | 14.37¢ | -21% | +7.8% | 1,055 kWh | $143.17 |
| Mississippi | 14.43¢ | -21% | +6.0% | 1,170 kWh | $173.79 |
| Wyoming | 14.43¢ | -21% | +0.7% | 817 kWh | $114.51 |
| Washington | 14.63¢ | -19% | +7.2% | 928 kWh | $131.66 |
| Oklahoma | 14.82¢ | -18% | +2.8% | 1,075 kWh | $148.39 |
| North Carolina | 14.95¢ | -18% | +2.5% | 1,044 kWh | $154.39 |
| Florida | 14.99¢ | -17% | -2.2% | 1,097 kWh | $168.97 |
| Arizona | 15.05¢ | -17% | -0.3% | 1,054 kWh | $162.18 |
| South Dakota | 15.15¢ | -17% | +9.0% | 983 kWh | $140.27 |
| Kansas | 15.47¢ | -15% | +5.6% | 886 kWh | $134.09 |
| Montana | 15.57¢ | -14% | +9.0% | 826 kWh | $115.12 |
| South Carolina | 15.76¢ | -13% | +4.0% | 1,069 kWh | $168.61 |
| Georgia | 15.90¢ | -12% | +2.3% | 1,080 kWh | $163.85 |
| Texas | 15.91¢ | -12% | +3.3% | 1,113 kWh | $177.93 |
| Oregon | 15.92¢ | -12% | +0.4% | 843 kWh | $130.97 |
| Missouri | 16.02¢ | -12% | +4.6% | 1,039 kWh | $145.19 |
| West Virginia | 16.31¢ | -10% | +4.4% | 1,055 kWh | $163.92 |
| Alabama | 16.33¢ | -10% | +0.4% | 1,139 kWh | $187.32 |
| New Mexico | 16.51¢ | -9% | +3.3% | 651 kWh | $98.07 |
| Indiana | 17.02¢ | -6% | +5.0% | 929 kWh | $157.12 |
| Iowa | 17.06¢ | -6% | +10.2% | 848 kWh | $120.40 |
| Colorado | 17.17¢ | -5% | +5.9% | 687 kWh | $112.91 |
| Minnesota | 17.20¢ | -5% | +1.8% | 745 kWh | $121.27 |
| Virginia | 17.64¢ | -3% | +11.3% | 1,066 kWh | $177.41 |
| Delaware | 18.70¢ | +3% | +11.0% | 927 kWh | $166.75 |
| Illinois | 19.32¢ | +6% | +7.2% | 697 kWh | $131.86 |
| Ohio | 19.38¢ | +7% | +10.4% | 865 kWh | $159.22 |
| Wisconsin | 19.41¢ | +7% | +5.3% | 665 kWh | $124.89 |
| Maryland | 21.40¢ | +18% | +7.6% | 955 kWh | $202.29 |
| Pennsylvania | 21.77¢ | +20% | +9.2% | 837 kWh | $174.53 |
| Michigan | 22.99¢ | +27% | +10.9% | 630 kWh | $134.14 |
| Vermont | 23.84¢ | +31% | +7.9% | 590 kWh | $141.08 |
| Connecticut | 24.51¢ | +35% | -18.8% | 702 kWh | $192.59 |
| New Jersey | 24.61¢ | +36% | -0.4% | 675 kWh | $160.14 |
| District of Columbia | 25.98¢ | +43% | +12.1% | 635 kWh | $155.40 |
| New Hampshire | 27.64¢ | +52% | +13.1% | 643 kWh | $173.28 |
| Rhode Island | 28.18¢ | +55% | +6.2% | 550 kWh | $162.25 |
| New York | 28.65¢ | +58% | +7.5% | 586 kWh | $167.62 |
| Alaska | 29.41¢ | +62% | +5.8% | 588 kWh | $158.48 |
| California | 29.75¢ | +64% | -3.8% | 507 kWh | $163.81 |
| Massachusetts | 30.48¢ | +68% | -0.2% | 602 kWh | $182.88 |
| Maine | 32.11¢ | +77% | +14.1% | 528 kWh | $156.24 |
| Hawaii | 47.18¢ | +160% | +22.5% | 514 kWh | $227.69 |
U.S. average price
Why prices differ so much
The price per kWh mostly reflects how a state's power is generated and delivered: fuel costs, grid and storm-hardening investment, and state policy. Bills also depend on how much electricity homes use, which climate and the share of homes heating with electricity drive. That is why some lower-price Southern states still have higher average bills.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), residential retail sales, latest month August 2026. Public domain.