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

The short answer

The average US residential electricity rate was 16.3¢/kWh in December 2024, down 3.4% from November and up 3.7% from December 2023. North Dakota had the cheapest electricity (10.2¢) and Hawaii the most expensive (42.4¢), while Hawaii saw the biggest monthly increase (+6.9%).

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

US average16.3¢per kWh
vs prior month−3.4%
vs a year ago+3.7%
Spread4.1×HI vs ND

Biggest monthly increases

  1. Hawaii39.7¢ → 42.4¢+6.9%
  2. Maine25.2¢ → 26.2¢+4.1%
  3. Massachusetts30.2¢ → 31.2¢+3.1%
  4. New Mexico14.0¢ → 14.3¢+2.3%
  5. California30.2¢ → 30.6¢+1.5%

Biggest monthly decreases

  1. Rhode Island35.6¢ → 25.4¢−28.7%
  2. Vermont25.2¢ → 22.1¢−12.4%
  3. Indiana16.2¢ → 14.3¢−11.8%
  4. Nebraska12.0¢ → 10.6¢−11.5%
  5. South Carolina15.6¢ → 14.0¢−10.7%

Largest increases over the past year

  1. Utah10.9¢ → 12.3¢+12.9%
  2. Oregon12.6¢ → 14.2¢+12.5%
  3. New Jersey17.6¢ → 19.4¢+10.5%
  4. New York22.4¢ → 24.4¢+8.9%
  5. Kansas12.7¢ → 13.8¢+8.5%

What it means for your bills this season

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

ApplianceTypical useUS averageNorth DakotaHawaii
Space Heater8 hours a day$59.39$37.34$155
Heat Pump8 hours a day$119$74.69$309
Electric Blanket8 hours a day$3.96$2.49$10.32

Electricity prices by state, December 2024

Alabama: 15.0¢/kWhAL15.0Alaska: 23.7¢/kWhAK23.7Arizona: 15.1¢/kWhAZ15.1Arkansas: 11.8¢/kWhAR11.8California: 30.6¢/kWhCA30.6Colorado: 15.1¢/kWhCO15.1Connecticut: 28.1¢/kWhCT28.1Delaware: 16.8¢/kWhDE16.8District of Columbia: 18.8¢/kWhDC18.8Florida: 14.2¢/kWhFL14.2Georgia: 13.5¢/kWhGA13.5Hawaii: 42.4¢/kWhHI42.4Idaho: 11.0¢/kWhID11.0Illinois: 16.0¢/kWhIL16.0Indiana: 14.3¢/kWhIN14.3Iowa: 12.3¢/kWhIA12.3Kansas: 13.8¢/kWhKS13.8Kentucky: 13.1¢/kWhKY13.1Louisiana: 11.8¢/kWhLA11.8Maine: 26.2¢/kWhME26.2Maryland: 18.1¢/kWhMD18.1Massachusetts: 31.2¢/kWhMA31.2Michigan: 18.4¢/kWhMI18.4Minnesota: 14.1¢/kWhMN14.1Mississippi: 13.6¢/kWhMS13.6Missouri: 11.6¢/kWhMO11.6Montana: 11.9¢/kWhMT11.9Nebraska: 10.6¢/kWhNE10.6Nevada: 14.9¢/kWhNV14.9New Hampshire: 23.7¢/kWhNH23.7New Jersey: 19.4¢/kWhNJ19.4New Mexico: 14.3¢/kWhNM14.3New York: 24.4¢/kWhNY24.4North Carolina: 13.5¢/kWhNC13.5North Dakota: 10.2¢/kWhND10.2Ohio: 15.9¢/kWhOH15.9Oklahoma: 11.7¢/kWhOK11.7Oregon: 14.2¢/kWhOR14.2Pennsylvania: 17.6¢/kWhPA17.6Rhode Island: 25.4¢/kWhRI25.4South Carolina: 14.0¢/kWhSC14.0South Dakota: 12.3¢/kWhSD12.3Tennessee: 12.9¢/kWhTN12.9Texas: 15.4¢/kWhTX15.4Utah: 12.3¢/kWhUT12.3Vermont: 22.1¢/kWhVT22.1Virginia: 14.4¢/kWhVA14.4Washington: 11.9¢/kWhWA11.9West Virginia: 14.5¢/kWhWV14.5Wisconsin: 16.3¢/kWhWI16.3Wyoming: 11.8¢/kWhWY11.810.2¢12.3¢14.1¢15.1¢19.4¢42.4¢¢ per kWh

Every state’s rate in December 2024

Average residential price, cents per kWh. Source: U.S. EIA.
1 North Dakota 10.2¢ −9.5% −0.4%
2 Nebraska 10.6¢ −11.5% +1.1%
3 Idaho 11.0¢ −2.9% −5.0%
4 Missouri 11.6¢ −7.7% +2.1%
5 Oklahoma 11.7¢ −9.3% +8.2%
6 Arkansas 11.8¢ −6.9% +2.0%
7 Wyoming 11.8¢ −7.7% +4.0%
8 Louisiana 11.8¢ −1.5% +5.4%
9 Washington 11.9¢ −4.2% +7.9%
10 Montana 11.9¢ −5.0% −5.6%
11 South Dakota 12.3¢ −7.5% +4.0%
12 Utah 12.3¢ +0.6% +12.9%
13 Iowa 12.3¢ −6.7% +2.9%
14 Tennessee 12.9¢ −4.6% +6.8%
15 Kentucky 13.1¢ −4.8% +6.1%
16 Georgia 13.5¢ −5.4% +5.8%
17 North Carolina 13.5¢ −9.1% +4.2%
18 Mississippi 13.6¢ −4.2% +3.9%
19 Kansas 13.8¢ −5.9% +8.5%
20 South Carolina 14.0¢ −10.7% +5.2%
21 Minnesota 14.1¢ −6.1% +0.1%
22 Florida 14.2¢ −0.3% −6.6%
23 Oregon 14.2¢ −4.8% +12.5%
24 New Mexico 14.3¢ +2.3% +7.0%
25 Indiana 14.3¢ −11.8% −1.7%
26 Virginia 14.4¢ −2.4% +6.1%
27 West Virginia 14.5¢ −8.6% +8.5%
28 Nevada 14.9¢ −2.5% −4.4%
29 Alabama 15.0¢ −3.9% +5.7%
30 Colorado 15.1¢ +1.3% +6.5%
31 Arizona 15.1¢ +0.2% +5.0%
32 Texas 15.4¢ −2.0% +4.9%
33 Ohio 15.9¢ −3.6% +2.0%
34 Illinois 16.0¢ −6.4% +7.5%
35 Wisconsin 16.3¢ −4.0% −1.9%
36 Delaware 16.8¢ −7.8% +3.0%
37 Pennsylvania 17.6¢ −2.7% +0.2%
38 Maryland 18.1¢ −1.5% +3.8%
39 Michigan 18.4¢ −2.2% −1.5%
40 District of Columbia 18.8¢ −0.7% +5.4%
41 New Jersey 19.4¢ −0.9% +10.5%
42 Vermont 22.1¢ −12.4% +4.6%
43 Alaska 23.7¢ −4.7% −2.4%
44 New Hampshire 23.7¢ −3.2% −4.3%
45 New York 24.4¢ −1.3% +8.9%
46 Rhode Island 25.4¢ −28.7% −17.7%
47 Maine 26.2¢ +4.1% −6.4%
48 Connecticut 28.1¢ −3.5% +4.6%
49 California 30.6¢ +1.5% +5.2%
50 Massachusetts 31.2¢ +3.1% +7.7%
51 Hawaii 42.4¢ +6.9% +1.9%

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