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US Electricity Prices: November 2024 Report

The short answer

The average US residential electricity rate was 16.9¢/kWh in November 2024, down 1.4% from October and up 4.1% from November 2023. Idaho had the cheapest electricity (11.3¢) and Hawaii the most expensive (39.7¢), while Rhode Island saw the biggest monthly increase (+28.3%).

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

US average16.9¢per kWh
vs prior month−1.4%
vs a year ago+4.1%
Spread3.5×HI vs ID

Biggest monthly increases

  1. Rhode Island27.8¢ → 35.6¢+28.3%
  2. Vermont23.0¢ → 25.2¢+9.2%
  3. Tennessee12.7¢ → 13.6¢+6.4%
  4. Nevada14.6¢ → 15.3¢+4.5%
  5. Illinois16.5¢ → 17.1¢+3.5%

Biggest monthly decreases

  1. Wyoming14.1¢ → 12.8¢−9.3%
  2. Idaho12.2¢ → 11.3¢−7.5%
  3. Oklahoma13.9¢ → 12.9¢−7.2%
  4. California32.5¢ → 30.2¢−7.0%
  5. North Dakota12.1¢ → 11.3¢−6.4%

Largest increases over the past year

  1. Rhode Island29.8¢ → 35.6¢+19.6%
  2. Vermont21.6¢ → 25.2¢+16.6%
  3. Oregon13.0¢ → 14.9¢+14.8%
  4. South Carolina13.8¢ → 15.6¢+13.5%
  5. Kansas13.0¢ → 14.7¢+12.5%

What it means for your bills this season

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

ApplianceTypical useUS averageIdahoHawaii
Space Heater8 hours a day$61.51$41.18$145
Heat Pump8 hours a day$123$82.35$290
Electric Blanket8 hours a day$4.10$2.75$9.65

Electricity prices by state, November 2024

Alabama: 15.6¢/kWhAL15.6Alaska: 24.8¢/kWhAK24.8Arizona: 15.1¢/kWhAZ15.1Arkansas: 12.6¢/kWhAR12.6California: 30.2¢/kWhCA30.2Colorado: 14.9¢/kWhCO14.9Connecticut: 29.2¢/kWhCT29.2Delaware: 18.2¢/kWhDE18.2District of Columbia: 18.9¢/kWhDC18.9Florida: 14.2¢/kWhFL14.2Georgia: 14.2¢/kWhGA14.2Hawaii: 39.7¢/kWhHI39.7Idaho: 11.3¢/kWhID11.3Illinois: 17.1¢/kWhIL17.1Indiana: 16.2¢/kWhIN16.2Iowa: 13.2¢/kWhIA13.2Kansas: 14.7¢/kWhKS14.7Kentucky: 13.8¢/kWhKY13.8Louisiana: 12.0¢/kWhLA12.0Maine: 25.2¢/kWhME25.2Maryland: 18.4¢/kWhMD18.4Massachusetts: 30.2¢/kWhMA30.2Michigan: 18.8¢/kWhMI18.8Minnesota: 15.0¢/kWhMN15.0Mississippi: 14.2¢/kWhMS14.2Missouri: 12.5¢/kWhMO12.5Montana: 12.5¢/kWhMT12.5Nebraska: 12.0¢/kWhNE12.0Nevada: 15.3¢/kWhNV15.3New Hampshire: 24.5¢/kWhNH24.5New Jersey: 19.6¢/kWhNJ19.6New Mexico: 14.0¢/kWhNM14.0New York: 24.7¢/kWhNY24.7North Carolina: 14.9¢/kWhNC14.9North Dakota: 11.3¢/kWhND11.3Ohio: 16.5¢/kWhOH16.5Oklahoma: 12.9¢/kWhOK12.9Oregon: 14.9¢/kWhOR14.9Pennsylvania: 18.0¢/kWhPA18.0Rhode Island: 35.6¢/kWhRI35.6South Carolina: 15.6¢/kWhSC15.6South Dakota: 13.3¢/kWhSD13.3Tennessee: 13.6¢/kWhTN13.6Texas: 15.7¢/kWhTX15.7Utah: 12.2¢/kWhUT12.2Vermont: 25.2¢/kWhVT25.2Virginia: 14.7¢/kWhVA14.7Washington: 12.4¢/kWhWA12.4West Virginia: 15.8¢/kWhWV15.8Wisconsin: 16.9¢/kWhWI16.9Wyoming: 12.8¢/kWhWY12.811.3¢12.9¢14.7¢15.8¢19.6¢39.7¢¢ per kWh

Every state’s rate in November 2024

Average residential price, cents per kWh. Source: U.S. EIA.
1 Idaho 11.3¢ −7.5% −1.7%
2 North Dakota 11.3¢ −6.4% +5.0%
3 Nebraska 12.0¢ +0.7% +6.2%
4 Louisiana 12.0¢ +0.3% +4.7%
5 Utah 12.2¢ −4.8% +10.4%
6 Washington 12.4¢ −0.9% +11.7%
7 Montana 12.5¢ −6.1% −0.6%
8 Missouri 12.5¢ +1.0% +4.6%
9 Arkansas 12.6¢ −0.4% +2.7%
10 Wyoming 12.8¢ −9.3% +10.0%
11 Oklahoma 12.9¢ −7.2% +8.3%
12 Iowa 13.2¢ +0.1% +2.1%
13 South Dakota 13.3¢ −2.9% +8.7%
14 Tennessee 13.6¢ +6.4% +7.6%
15 Kentucky 13.8¢ +3.3% +3.5%
16 New Mexico 14.0¢ −0.7% −1.5%
17 Mississippi 14.2¢ +3.5% +5.0%
18 Florida 14.2¢ +0.5% −7.4%
19 Georgia 14.2¢ +2.2% +8.1%
20 Kansas 14.7¢ +2.3% +12.5%
21 Virginia 14.7¢ −0.4% +5.7%
22 North Carolina 14.9¢ −2.4% +11.0%
23 Colorado 14.9¢ −2.4% +2.2%
24 Oregon 14.9¢ −2.7% +14.8%
25 Minnesota 15.0¢ −6.0% +3.4%
26 Arizona 15.1¢ +0.9% +3.8%
27 Nevada 15.3¢ +4.5% −10.9%
28 Alabama 15.6¢ −0.4% +3.9%
29 South Carolina 15.6¢ +1.4% +13.5%
30 Texas 15.7¢ +0.1% +6.0%
31 West Virginia 15.8¢ −3.2% +9.8%
32 Indiana 16.2¢ +3.2% +10.9%
33 Ohio 16.5¢ −0.6% +5.2%
34 Wisconsin 16.9¢ −1.3% +0.5%
35 Illinois 17.1¢ +3.5% +9.0%
36 Pennsylvania 18.0¢ −2.1% −0.4%
37 Delaware 18.2¢ +0.8% +5.8%
38 Maryland 18.4¢ −4.2% +5.9%
39 Michigan 18.8¢ −2.9% +1.3%
40 District of Columbia 18.9¢ +1.8% +11.4%
41 New Jersey 19.6¢ +0.1% +12.1%
42 New Hampshire 24.5¢ −1.3% −4.4%
43 New York 24.7¢ −1.2% +8.3%
44 Alaska 24.8¢ −3.2% +2.8%
45 Vermont 25.2¢ +9.2% +16.6%
46 Maine 25.2¢ −2.4% −11.6%
47 Connecticut 29.2¢ −2.8% +8.0%
48 California 30.2¢ −7.0% +2.2%
49 Massachusetts 30.2¢ +3.3% +6.4%
50 Rhode Island 35.6¢ +28.3% +19.6%
51 Hawaii 39.7¢ −4.2% −8.9%

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