U.S. residential electricity EIA data: July 2026 US average 18.3¢/kWh Updated
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US Electricity Prices: January 2025 Report

The short answer

The average US residential electricity rate was 15.9¢/kWh in January 2025, down 2.0% from December and up 3.4% from January 2024. North Dakota had the cheapest electricity (10.0¢) and Hawaii the most expensive (40.5¢), while Rhode Island saw the biggest monthly increase (+24.6%).

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

US average15.9¢per kWh
vs prior month−2.0%
vs a year ago+3.4%
Spread4.1×HI vs ND

Biggest monthly increases

  1. Rhode Island25.4¢ → 31.7¢+24.6%
  2. Wisconsin16.3¢ → 17.4¢+6.8%
  3. Connecticut28.1¢ → 30.0¢+6.8%
  4. Alaska23.7¢ → 24.7¢+4.6%
  5. New York24.4¢ → 25.3¢+3.8%

Biggest monthly decreases

  1. Delaware16.8¢ → 15.5¢−7.5%
  2. North Carolina13.5¢ → 12.5¢−7.4%
  3. Nevada14.9¢ → 13.9¢−6.7%
  4. Mississippi13.6¢ → 12.7¢−6.1%
  5. Louisiana11.8¢ → 11.1¢−6.0%

Largest increases over the past year

  1. District of Columbia16.9¢ → 18.8¢+11.6%
  2. New Jersey17.8¢ → 19.7¢+10.4%
  3. Georgia12.3¢ → 13.5¢+10.0%
  4. Connecticut27.3¢ → 30.0¢+9.8%
  5. Nebraska9.6¢ → 10.5¢+9.2%

What it means for your bills this season

At January 2025 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$58.19$36.32$148
Heat Pump8 hours a day$116$72.64$296
Electric Blanket8 hours a day$3.88$2.42$9.86

Electricity prices by state, January 2025

Alabama: 15.1¢/kWhAL15.1Alaska: 24.7¢/kWhAK24.7Arizona: 14.7¢/kWhAZ14.7Arkansas: 11.3¢/kWhAR11.3California: 30.3¢/kWhCA30.3Colorado: 14.9¢/kWhCO14.9Connecticut: 30.0¢/kWhCT30.0Delaware: 15.5¢/kWhDE15.5District of Columbia: 18.8¢/kWhDC18.8Florida: 14.4¢/kWhFL14.4Georgia: 13.5¢/kWhGA13.5Hawaii: 40.5¢/kWhHI40.5Idaho: 10.8¢/kWhID10.8Illinois: 15.8¢/kWhIL15.8Indiana: 14.6¢/kWhIN14.6Iowa: 12.0¢/kWhIA12.0Kansas: 13.4¢/kWhKS13.4Kentucky: 12.4¢/kWhKY12.4Louisiana: 11.1¢/kWhLA11.1Maine: 26.1¢/kWhME26.1Maryland: 18.2¢/kWhMD18.2Massachusetts: 30.1¢/kWhMA30.1Michigan: 18.5¢/kWhMI18.5Minnesota: 14.5¢/kWhMN14.5Mississippi: 12.7¢/kWhMS12.7Missouri: 11.2¢/kWhMO11.2Montana: 11.4¢/kWhMT11.4Nebraska: 10.5¢/kWhNE10.5Nevada: 13.9¢/kWhNV13.9New Hampshire: 23.4¢/kWhNH23.4New Jersey: 19.7¢/kWhNJ19.7New Mexico: 13.7¢/kWhNM13.7New York: 25.3¢/kWhNY25.3North Carolina: 12.5¢/kWhNC12.5North Dakota: 10.0¢/kWhND10.0Ohio: 15.6¢/kWhOH15.6Oklahoma: 11.0¢/kWhOK11.0Oregon: 14.5¢/kWhOR14.5Pennsylvania: 17.6¢/kWhPA17.6Rhode Island: 31.7¢/kWhRI31.7South Carolina: 13.9¢/kWhSC13.9South Dakota: 12.1¢/kWhSD12.1Tennessee: 12.6¢/kWhTN12.6Texas: 14.7¢/kWhTX14.7Utah: 12.1¢/kWhUT12.1Vermont: 21.7¢/kWhVT21.7Virginia: 13.9¢/kWhVA13.9Washington: 11.8¢/kWhWA11.8West Virginia: 14.5¢/kWhWV14.5Wisconsin: 17.4¢/kWhWI17.4Wyoming: 11.7¢/kWhWY11.710.0¢12.0¢13.9¢14.9¢19.7¢40.5¢¢ per kWh

Every state’s rate in January 2025

Average residential price, cents per kWh. Source: U.S. EIA.
1 North Dakota 10.0¢ −2.7% 0%
2 Nebraska 10.5¢ −0.5% +9.2%
3 Idaho 10.8¢ −1.2% +1.0%
4 Oklahoma 11.0¢ −5.5% +5.7%
5 Louisiana 11.1¢ −6.0% +1.6%
6 Missouri 11.2¢ −3.1% +5.2%
7 Arkansas 11.3¢ −4.2% +0.1%
8 Montana 11.4¢ −4.2% −4.9%
9 Wyoming 11.7¢ −0.7% +6.5%
10 Washington 11.8¢ −0.6% +6.4%
11 Iowa 12.0¢ −2.5% +1.8%
12 South Dakota 12.1¢ −1.5% +6.6%
13 Utah 12.1¢ −1.3% +7.1%
14 Kentucky 12.4¢ −5.0% +1.6%
15 North Carolina 12.5¢ −7.4% −2.6%
16 Tennessee 12.6¢ −2.7% +6.0%
17 Mississippi 12.7¢ −6.1% +0.6%
18 Kansas 13.4¢ −3.2% +3.5%
19 Georgia 13.5¢ +0.3% +10.0%
20 New Mexico 13.7¢ −4.5% +4.4%
21 Nevada 13.9¢ −6.7% −15.2%
22 South Carolina 13.9¢ −0.5% +4.5%
23 Virginia 13.9¢ −3.0% +4.6%
24 Florida 14.4¢ +1.6% −2.0%
25 Oregon 14.5¢ +2.0% +4.0%
26 West Virginia 14.5¢ −0.1% +6.2%
27 Minnesota 14.5¢ +2.9% +1.9%
28 Indiana 14.6¢ +1.5% +6.2%
29 Texas 14.7¢ −4.5% +2.2%
30 Arizona 14.7¢ −2.8% +4.7%
31 Colorado 14.9¢ −1.1% +5.0%
32 Alabama 15.1¢ +0.8% +4.2%
33 Delaware 15.5¢ −7.5% −0.6%
34 Ohio 15.6¢ −1.6% +1.0%
35 Illinois 15.8¢ −1.1% +6.8%
36 Wisconsin 17.4¢ +6.8% +5.1%
37 Pennsylvania 17.6¢ 0% +1.1%
38 Maryland 18.2¢ +0.6% +4.5%
39 Michigan 18.5¢ +0.3% −0.1%
40 District of Columbia 18.8¢ +0.2% +11.6%
41 New Jersey 19.7¢ +1.4% +10.4%
42 Vermont 21.7¢ −1.4% +4.5%
43 New Hampshire 23.4¢ −1.2% −5.8%
44 Alaska 24.7¢ +4.6% +3.4%
45 New York 25.3¢ +3.8% +7.9%
46 Maine 26.1¢ −0.3% −4.6%
47 Connecticut 30.0¢ +6.8% +9.8%
48 Massachusetts 30.1¢ −3.5% +6.1%
49 California 30.3¢ −1.1% +2.2%
50 Rhode Island 31.7¢ +24.6% +0.9%
51 Hawaii 40.5¢ −4.4% −8.9%

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