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

The short answer

The average US residential electricity rate was 16.4¢/kWh in February 2025, up 3.1% from January and up 2.0% from February 2024. North Dakota had the cheapest electricity (10.2¢) and Hawaii the most expensive (42.7¢), while North Carolina saw the biggest monthly increase (+13.4%).

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

US average16.4¢per kWh
vs prior month+3.1%
vs a year ago+2.0%
Spread4.2×HI vs ND

Biggest monthly increases

  1. North Carolina12.5¢ → 14.2¢+13.4%
  2. Connecticut30.0¢ → 33.2¢+10.6%
  3. Louisiana11.1¢ → 11.8¢+6.7%
  4. New Mexico13.7¢ → 14.5¢+6.4%
  5. Washington11.8¢ → 12.5¢+5.9%

Biggest monthly decreases

  1. South Dakota12.1¢ → 11.8¢−2.0%
  2. New Hampshire23.4¢ → 23.0¢−1.7%
  3. Tennessee12.6¢ → 12.5¢−0.3%

Largest increases over the past year

  1. District of Columbia17.2¢ → 19.7¢+14.9%
  2. Connecticut29.5¢ → 33.2¢+12.5%
  3. New Jersey17.7¢ → 19.7¢+11.6%
  4. Washington11.4¢ → 12.5¢+9.6%
  5. New York24.3¢ → 26.2¢+7.9%

What it means for your bills this season

At February 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$59.98$37.34$156
Heat Pump8 hours a day$120$74.69$312
Electric Blanket8 hours a day$4.00$2.49$10.39

Electricity prices by state, February 2025

Alabama: 15.8¢/kWhAL15.8Alaska: 24.8¢/kWhAK24.8Arizona: 15.2¢/kWhAZ15.2Arkansas: 11.6¢/kWhAR11.6California: 31.7¢/kWhCA31.7Colorado: 15.1¢/kWhCO15.1Connecticut: 33.2¢/kWhCT33.2Delaware: 15.7¢/kWhDE15.7District of Columbia: 19.7¢/kWhDC19.7Florida: 15.0¢/kWhFL15.0Georgia: 13.6¢/kWhGA13.6Hawaii: 42.7¢/kWhHI42.7Idaho: 11.0¢/kWhID11.0Illinois: 16.5¢/kWhIL16.5Indiana: 14.6¢/kWhIN14.6Iowa: 12.1¢/kWhIA12.1Kansas: 13.7¢/kWhKS13.7Kentucky: 12.8¢/kWhKY12.8Louisiana: 11.8¢/kWhLA11.8Maine: 26.3¢/kWhME26.3Maryland: 18.3¢/kWhMD18.3Massachusetts: 30.4¢/kWhMA30.4Michigan: 18.9¢/kWhMI18.9Minnesota: 14.6¢/kWhMN14.6Mississippi: 13.3¢/kWhMS13.3Missouri: 11.3¢/kWhMO11.3Montana: 11.6¢/kWhMT11.6Nebraska: 10.9¢/kWhNE10.9Nevada: 14.3¢/kWhNV14.3New Hampshire: 23.0¢/kWhNH23.0New Jersey: 19.7¢/kWhNJ19.7New Mexico: 14.5¢/kWhNM14.5New York: 26.2¢/kWhNY26.2North Carolina: 14.2¢/kWhNC14.2North Dakota: 10.2¢/kWhND10.2Ohio: 15.8¢/kWhOH15.8Oklahoma: 11.6¢/kWhOK11.6Oregon: 14.7¢/kWhOR14.7Pennsylvania: 18.0¢/kWhPA18.0Rhode Island: 33.3¢/kWhRI33.3South Carolina: 14.5¢/kWhSC14.5South Dakota: 11.8¢/kWhSD11.8Tennessee: 12.5¢/kWhTN12.5Texas: 14.9¢/kWhTX14.9Utah: 12.4¢/kWhUT12.4Vermont: 22.0¢/kWhVT22.0Virginia: 14.2¢/kWhVA14.2Washington: 12.5¢/kWhWA12.5West Virginia: 14.8¢/kWhWV14.8Wisconsin: 17.4¢/kWhWI17.4Wyoming: 11.7¢/kWhWY11.710.2¢12.1¢14.3¢15.2¢19.7¢42.7¢¢ per kWh

Every state’s rate in February 2025

Average residential price, cents per kWh. Source: U.S. EIA.
1 North Dakota 10.2¢ +2.8% −2.8%
2 Nebraska 10.9¢ +3.0% +3.6%
3 Idaho 11.0¢ +1.2% −2.1%
4 Missouri 11.3¢ +0.5% 0%
5 Montana 11.6¢ +1.9% −2.9%
6 Oklahoma 11.6¢ +5.2% +4.6%
7 Arkansas 11.6¢ +3.2% −2.5%
8 Wyoming 11.7¢ +0.1% +1.2%
9 Louisiana 11.8¢ +6.7% +4.0%
10 South Dakota 11.8¢ −2.0% −0.5%
11 Iowa 12.1¢ +1.3% +0.6%
12 Utah 12.4¢ +2.3% +7.6%
13 Washington 12.5¢ +5.9% +9.6%
14 Tennessee 12.5¢ −0.3% +6.2%
15 Kentucky 12.8¢ +3.1% +2.8%
16 Mississippi 13.3¢ +4.7% +1.4%
17 Georgia 13.6¢ +0.4% +5.0%
18 Kansas 13.7¢ +2.3% +0.5%
19 North Carolina 14.2¢ +13.4% −4.6%
20 Virginia 14.2¢ +2.0% +3.0%
21 Nevada 14.3¢ +3.0% −14.3%
22 South Carolina 14.5¢ +4.5% +4.0%
23 New Mexico 14.5¢ +6.4% +5.8%
24 Minnesota 14.6¢ +0.6% +0.1%
25 Indiana 14.6¢ +0.6% +4.1%
26 Oregon 14.7¢ +1.2% +2.3%
27 West Virginia 14.8¢ +2.4% +6.2%
28 Texas 14.9¢ +1.4% +2.8%
29 Florida 15.0¢ +3.8% −1.8%
30 Colorado 15.1¢ +1.0% +4.1%
31 Arizona 15.2¢ +3.3% +5.5%
32 Delaware 15.7¢ +0.8% −1.1%
33 Alabama 15.8¢ +4.9% +4.9%
34 Ohio 15.8¢ +1.3% +1.0%
35 Illinois 16.5¢ +4.4% +5.6%
36 Wisconsin 17.4¢ +0.3% +2.5%
37 Pennsylvania 18.0¢ +2.5% +4.2%
38 Maryland 18.3¢ +0.3% +4.1%
39 Michigan 18.9¢ +2.2% +0.9%
40 New Jersey 19.7¢ +0.1% +11.6%
41 District of Columbia 19.7¢ +4.7% +14.9%
42 Vermont 22.0¢ +1.1% +4.4%
43 New Hampshire 23.0¢ −1.7% −2.3%
44 Alaska 24.8¢ +0.1% +7.7%
45 New York 26.2¢ +3.5% +7.9%
46 Maine 26.3¢ +0.5% +5.8%
47 Massachusetts 30.4¢ +1.2% +3.8%
48 California 31.7¢ +4.8% +1.0%
49 Connecticut 33.2¢ +10.6% +12.5%
50 Rhode Island 33.3¢ +5.1% +6.8%
51 Hawaii 42.7¢ +5.4% −3.2%

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