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Electricity Rates by State

Name: Average residential electricity price by US state
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The short answer

The average US residential electricity rate was 18.3¢/kWh in July 2026 (EIA). Prices ranged from 12.7¢ in Louisiana to 48.0¢ in Hawaii.

Source: U.S. EIA, July 2026 data · Updated Oct 6, 2026

All states ranked by electricity price

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Average residential electricity price, July 2026 (cents per kWh). Source: U.S. EIA.

1	Louisiana	12.7¢	−5.7%	−3.0%	$212
2	Nevada	12.8¢	−2.6%	+3.1%	$207
3	Utah	13.1¢	−1.9%	−2.5%	$170
4	North Dakota	13.4¢	−5.0%	+0.8%	$144
5	Tennessee	13.7¢	−2.6%	+3.8%	$205
6	Idaho	13.7¢	−4.5%	+11.8%	$153
7	Nebraska	13.8¢	+4.0%	+7.3%	$172
8	Kentucky	13.8¢	−3.2%	+5.2%	$193
9	Arkansas	14.3¢	+1.5%	+8.1%	$202
10	Oklahoma	14.4¢	+0.1%	+6.1%	$229
11	Wyoming	14.4¢	−5.8%	−1.9%	$131
12	Mississippi	14.5¢	−2.3%	+7.1%	$228
13	Washington	14.7¢	−1.3%	+9.4%	$126
14	Montana	15.0¢	−1.0%	+5.0%	$133
15	Florida	15.0¢	−0.5%	−0.5%	$222
16	North Carolina	15.2¢	+2.8%	+13.4%	$203
17	Kansas	15.3¢	−2.8%	+5.6%	$208
18	South Dakota	15.4¢	+0.1%	+5.9%	$176
19	Arizona	15.4¢	+1.3%	+0.3%	$263
20	South Carolina	15.5¢	−0.5%	+5.2%	$232
21	West Virginia	15.8¢	+2.1%	+2.3%	$182
22	Texas	15.9¢	−0.4%	+3.4%	$251
23	Oregon	16.0¢	−2.1%	+2.3%	$137
24	Iowa	16.0¢	+0.4%	+4.4%	$193
25	Missouri	16.1¢	−0.8%	+3.4%	$226
26	New Mexico	16.1¢	+6.8%	+1.8%	$152
27	Georgia	16.3¢	−0.6%	+4.6%	$240
28	Alabama	16.4¢	0%	+3.0%	$249
29	Indiana	16.7¢	−4.5%	+3.4%	$205
30	Colorado	17.0¢	−0.8%	+6.3%	$174
31	Minnesota	17.5¢	−0.4%	+3.1%	$169
32	Virginia	17.6¢	+1.9%	+11.2%	$228
33	Delaware	18.5¢	−4.2%	+11.5%	$198
34	Wisconsin	19.1¢	−2.6%	+4.4%	$173
35	Illinois	19.2¢	−3.4%	+11.6%	$193
36	Ohio	19.5¢	+1.4%	+11.9%	$224
37	Maryland	21.4¢	−2.0%	+13.7%	$253
38	Pennsylvania	21.7¢	0%	+11.3%	$221
39	Michigan	23.1¢	+0.3%	+12.2%	$211
40	Vermont	23.8¢	−2.8%	+7.3%	$147
41	Connecticut	24.2¢	−0.7%	−12.5%	$222
42	New Jersey	25.2¢	+1.0%	−0.5%	$261
43	District of Columbia	25.2¢	+3.4%	+9.4%	$209
44	New Hampshire	26.6¢	−1.5%	+16.7%	$207
45	Rhode Island	28.3¢	−3.2%	+8.1%	$217
46	Alaska	28.8¢	+2.2%	+5.6%	$141
47	New York	29.9¢	+1.4%	+14.0%	$234
48	Massachusetts	30.5¢	+3.0%	+1.4%	$225
49	Maine	32.4¢	+9.5%	+15.8%	$143
50	California	33.6¢	−3.3%	+2.9%	$192
51	Hawaii	48.0¢	−9.0%	+22.0%	$262

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Sources & method

Electricity rates: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly — average residential retail price, July 2026 (latest available). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
CO₂: EIA State Electricity Profiles, 2024 emissions rate of in-state power generation.
Average bill = EIA residential revenue ÷ number of residential customers for the month.
Formulas, duty cycles and limitations: methodology. Data download: open data (CC BY 4.0).

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