U.S. residential electricity EIA data: July 2026 US average 18.3¢/kWh Updated
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US Electricity Prices: August 2024 Report

The short answer

The average US residential electricity rate was 16.6¢/kWh in August 2024, down 0.1% from July and up 4.3% from August 2023. Louisiana had the cheapest electricity (11.7¢) and Hawaii the most expensive (42.3¢), while Connecticut saw the biggest monthly increase (+7.0%).

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

US average16.6¢per kWh
vs prior month−0.1%
vs a year ago+4.3%
Spread3.6×HI vs LA

Biggest monthly increases

  1. Connecticut28.0¢ → 30.0¢+7.0%
  2. New Hampshire21.8¢ → 22.9¢+5.2%
  3. Rhode Island25.8¢ → 26.8¢+4.2%
  4. Utah12.5¢ → 13.0¢+4.0%
  5. South Carolina13.8¢ → 14.3¢+3.5%

Biggest monthly decreases

  1. California32.7¢ → 31.2¢−4.6%
  2. Kansas14.9¢ → 14.4¢−2.8%
  3. Georgia15.2¢ → 14.8¢−2.2%
  4. North Dakota12.9¢ → 12.7¢−1.6%
  5. Hawaii42.9¢ → 42.3¢−1.6%

Largest increases over the past year

  1. Oregon13.0¢ → 15.0¢+14.8%
  2. Illinois13.7¢ → 15.6¢+13.7%
  3. New York22.3¢ → 25.2¢+13.2%
  4. Utah11.7¢ → 13.0¢+11.6%
  5. New Jersey18.5¢ → 20.6¢+11.5%

What it means for your bills this season

At August 2024 prices, here’s what typical use of seasonal appliances costs per month — and how much it depends on where you live.

ApplianceTypical useUS averageLouisianaHawaii
Central Air Conditioner8 hours a day$141$99.49$360
Window Air Conditioner8 hours a day$36.36$25.58$92.56
Pool Pump8 hours a day$60.60$42.64$154

Electricity prices by state, August 2024

Alabama: 15.0¢/kWhAL15.0Alaska: 26.4¢/kWhAK26.4Arizona: 14.8¢/kWhAZ14.8Arkansas: 12.5¢/kWhAR12.5California: 31.2¢/kWhCA31.2Colorado: 15.4¢/kWhCO15.4Connecticut: 30.0¢/kWhCT30.0Delaware: 15.8¢/kWhDE15.8District of Columbia: 17.4¢/kWhDC17.4Florida: 13.6¢/kWhFL13.6Georgia: 14.8¢/kWhGA14.8Hawaii: 42.3¢/kWhHI42.3Idaho: 12.0¢/kWhID12.0Illinois: 15.6¢/kWhIL15.6Indiana: 14.8¢/kWhIN14.8Iowa: 14.8¢/kWhIA14.8Kansas: 14.4¢/kWhKS14.4Kentucky: 12.7¢/kWhKY12.7Louisiana: 11.7¢/kWhLA11.7Maine: 23.8¢/kWhME23.8Maryland: 17.8¢/kWhMD17.8Massachusetts: 29.6¢/kWhMA29.6Michigan: 19.8¢/kWhMI19.8Minnesota: 16.5¢/kWhMN16.5Mississippi: 12.9¢/kWhMS12.9Missouri: 14.7¢/kWhMO14.7Montana: 13.3¢/kWhMT13.3Nebraska: 12.3¢/kWhNE12.3Nevada: 13.7¢/kWhNV13.7New Hampshire: 22.9¢/kWhNH22.9New Jersey: 20.6¢/kWhNJ20.6New Mexico: 14.9¢/kWhNM14.9New York: 25.2¢/kWhNY25.2North Carolina: 13.9¢/kWhNC13.9North Dakota: 12.7¢/kWhND12.7Ohio: 15.7¢/kWhOH15.7Oklahoma: 12.7¢/kWhOK12.7Oregon: 15.0¢/kWhOR15.0Pennsylvania: 17.6¢/kWhPA17.6Rhode Island: 26.8¢/kWhRI26.8South Carolina: 14.3¢/kWhSC14.3South Dakota: 13.6¢/kWhSD13.6Tennessee: 12.3¢/kWhTN12.3Texas: 14.9¢/kWhTX14.9Utah: 13.0¢/kWhUT13.0Vermont: 21.3¢/kWhVT21.3Virginia: 14.2¢/kWhVA14.2Washington: 12.2¢/kWhWA12.2West Virginia: 15.4¢/kWhWV15.4Wisconsin: 17.6¢/kWhWI17.6Wyoming: 13.8¢/kWhWY13.811.7¢13.0¢14.7¢15.4¢20.6¢42.3¢¢ per kWh

Every state’s rate in August 2024

Average residential price, cents per kWh. Source: U.S. EIA.
1 Louisiana 11.7¢ +0.6% +5.6%
2 Idaho 12.0¢ −1.1% +4.2%
3 Washington 12.2¢ +1.0% +9.2%
4 Tennessee 12.3¢ +0.7% +2.7%
5 Nebraska 12.3¢ +1.7% +0.8%
6 Arkansas 12.5¢ +0.5% +0.3%
7 Kentucky 12.7¢ +1.7% +2.7%
8 North Dakota 12.7¢ −1.6% +1.4%
9 Oklahoma 12.7¢ −0.2% −2.7%
10 Mississippi 12.9¢ −0.2% +1.7%
11 Utah 13.0¢ +4.0% +11.6%
12 Montana 13.3¢ −1.0% +2.7%
13 Florida 13.6¢ −0.8% −8.7%
14 South Dakota 13.6¢ +0.8% +4.4%
15 Nevada 13.7¢ +1.2% −16.7%
16 Wyoming 13.8¢ +2.6% +10.6%
17 North Carolina 13.9¢ +1.8% +9.5%
18 Virginia 14.2¢ 0% +2.3%
19 South Carolina 14.3¢ +3.5% +6.7%
20 Kansas 14.4¢ −2.8% +8.1%
21 Missouri 14.7¢ +0.8% +3.3%
22 Iowa 14.8¢ −0.7% −2.6%
23 Indiana 14.8¢ +0.5% +4.4%
24 Arizona 14.8¢ −0.1% +7.1%
25 Georgia 14.8¢ −2.2% +5.0%
26 Texas 14.9¢ +1.2% +5.0%
27 New Mexico 14.9¢ +0.1% +3.5%
28 Alabama 15.0¢ −0.5% +5.4%
29 Oregon 15.0¢ +0.1% +14.8%
30 West Virginia 15.4¢ +1.9% +8.5%
31 Colorado 15.4¢ +1.4% +6.8%
32 Illinois 15.6¢ +2.8% +13.7%
33 Ohio 15.7¢ −0.3% +0.6%
34 Delaware 15.8¢ +1.2% +0.8%
35 Minnesota 16.5¢ −0.3% +5.4%
36 District of Columbia 17.4¢ +1.9% +5.6%
37 Pennsylvania 17.6¢ +0.8% −1.8%
38 Wisconsin 17.6¢ +0.6% +2.2%
39 Maryland 17.8¢ +3.4% +8.8%
40 Michigan 19.8¢ −0.2% +1.0%
41 New Jersey 20.6¢ −0.3% +11.5%
42 Vermont 21.3¢ +0.8% +3.9%
43 New Hampshire 22.9¢ +5.2% −12.2%
44 Maine 23.8¢ +2.7% −6.3%
45 New York 25.2¢ +0.4% +13.2%
46 Alaska 26.4¢ +2.4% +5.2%
47 Rhode Island 26.8¢ +4.2% +5.1%
48 Massachusetts 29.6¢ +2.2% +5.5%
49 Connecticut 30.0¢ +7.0% +7.2%
50 California 31.2¢ −4.6% +4.2%
51 Hawaii 42.3¢ −1.6% +6.3%

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