Electricity prices by state, March 2026
The average U.S. home paid 18.60¢ per kWh in March 2026, up 9.2% from March 2025. Here is every state, from the cheapest to the most expensive, and where prices moved most over the year.
11.94¢Lowest: North Dakota
42.23¢Highest: Hawaii
47 of 51States with higher prices than in March 2025
Biggest increases
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All states, March 2026
| 1 | North Dakota | 11.94¢ | +7.5% |
| 2 | Nebraska | 12.91¢ | +12.1% |
| 3 | Idaho | 13.00¢ | +12.3% |
| 4 | Utah | 13.17¢ | +6.6% |
| 5 | Iowa | 13.41¢ | +8.4% |
| 6 | Missouri | 13.44¢ | +13.5% |
| 7 | Montana | 13.47¢ | +12.7% |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 13.57¢ | +8.8% |
| 9 | Wyoming | 13.59¢ | +9.6% |
| 10 | Arkansas | 13.63¢ | +10.6% |
| 11 | Louisiana | 14.16¢ | +8.5% |
| 12 | Nevada | 14.16¢ | -1.9% |
| 13 | South Dakota | 14.28¢ | +12.5% |
| 14 | Washington | 14.39¢ | +13.8% |
| 15 | New Mexico | 14.81¢ | +3.0% |
| 16 | Oregon | 14.88¢ | -2.5% |
| 17 | Kentucky | 14.89¢ | +13.5% |
| 18 | Georgia | 15.01¢ | +2.1% |
| 19 | Tennessee | 15.08¢ | +12.3% |
| 20 | Kansas | 15.34¢ | +8.0% |
| 21 | Florida | 15.37¢ | +2.5% |
| 22 | Arizona | 15.61¢ | +4.0% |
| 23 | Minnesota | 15.69¢ | +4.0% |
| 24 | North Carolina | 16.00¢ | +8.2% |
| 25 | Mississippi | 16.30¢ | +11.3% |
| 26 | West Virginia | 16.37¢ | +3.2% |
| 27 | Texas | 16.39¢ | +7.8% |
| 28 | South Carolina | 16.46¢ | +6.6% |
| 29 | Colorado | 16.74¢ | +12.3% |
| 30 | Virginia | 17.05¢ | +14.4% |
| 31 | Alabama | 17.15¢ | +3.5% |
| 32 | Delaware | 17.64¢ | +5.4% |
| 33 | Indiana | 17.85¢ | +10.6% |
| 34 | Ohio | 18.78¢ | +16.9% |
| 35 | Wisconsin | 18.78¢ | +6.4% |
| 36 | Illinois | 18.85¢ | +7.5% |
| 37 | Pennsylvania | 20.92¢ | +13.6% |
| 38 | Michigan | 21.19¢ | +9.4% |
| 39 | Maryland | 22.20¢ | +16.8% |
| 40 | New Jersey | 23.48¢ | +19.5% |
| 41 | Vermont | 24.11¢ | +8.3% |
| 42 | District of Columbia | 25.00¢ | +22.5% |
| 43 | New Hampshire | 26.92¢ | +18.1% |
| 44 | Alaska | 27.16¢ | +5.1% |
| 45 | Maine | 28.31¢ | +0.4% |
| 46 | New York | 28.55¢ | +12.3% |
| 47 | Rhode Island | 29.91¢ | -7.5% |
| 48 | Massachusetts | 30.21¢ | +0.3% |
| 49 | Connecticut | 30.45¢ | -6.1% |
| 50 | California | 33.28¢ | +5.3% |
| 51 | Hawaii | 42.23¢ | +3.7% |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), residential retail sales, March 2026 and March 2025. Monthly figures are preliminary and EIA may revise them.