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

The short answer

The average US residential electricity rate was 17.1¢/kWh in March 2025, up 4.0% from February and up 2.5% from March 2024. North Dakota had the cheapest electricity (11.1¢) and Hawaii the most expensive (41.1¢), while Indiana saw the biggest monthly increase (+12.0%).

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

US average17.1¢per kWh
vs prior month+4.0%
vs a year ago+2.5%
Spread3.7×HI vs ND

Biggest monthly increases

  1. Indiana14.6¢ → 16.4¢+12.0%
  2. Louisiana11.8¢ → 13.1¢+10.3%
  3. Mississippi13.3¢ → 14.6¢+9.7%
  4. North Dakota10.2¢ → 11.1¢+8.6%
  5. Georgia13.6¢ → 14.7¢+8.3%

Biggest monthly decreases

  1. Hawaii42.7¢ → 41.1¢−3.7%
  2. Rhode Island33.3¢ → 32.3¢−3.0%
  3. New York26.2¢ → 25.5¢−2.9%
  4. Connecticut33.2¢ → 32.5¢−2.1%
  5. New Hampshire23.0¢ → 22.8¢−0.9%

Largest increases over the past year

  1. Maine23.8¢ → 28.3¢+18.6%
  2. District of Columbia17.7¢ → 20.4¢+15.2%
  3. Indiana14.5¢ → 16.4¢+13.1%
  4. Connecticut29.1¢ → 32.5¢+11.6%
  5. New Jersey18.0¢ → 19.9¢+10.3%

What it means for your bills this season

At March 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$62.39$40.56$150
Heat Pump8 hours a day$125$81.11$300
Electric Blanket8 hours a day$4.16$2.70$10.00

Electricity prices by state, March 2025

Alabama: 16.6¢/kWhAL16.6Alaska: 25.8¢/kWhAK25.8Arizona: 15.1¢/kWhAZ15.1Arkansas: 12.6¢/kWhAR12.6California: 32.5¢/kWhCA32.5Colorado: 15.0¢/kWhCO15.0Connecticut: 32.5¢/kWhCT32.5Delaware: 16.7¢/kWhDE16.7District of Columbia: 20.4¢/kWhDC20.4Florida: 15.1¢/kWhFL15.1Georgia: 14.7¢/kWhGA14.7Hawaii: 41.1¢/kWhHI41.1Idaho: 11.6¢/kWhID11.6Illinois: 17.6¢/kWhIL17.6Indiana: 16.4¢/kWhIN16.4Iowa: 12.5¢/kWhIA12.5Kansas: 14.3¢/kWhKS14.3Kentucky: 13.2¢/kWhKY13.2Louisiana: 13.1¢/kWhLA13.1Maine: 28.3¢/kWhME28.3Maryland: 18.9¢/kWhMD18.9Massachusetts: 30.2¢/kWhMA30.2Michigan: 19.4¢/kWhMI19.4Minnesota: 15.1¢/kWhMN15.1Mississippi: 14.6¢/kWhMS14.6Missouri: 12.0¢/kWhMO12.0Montana: 11.9¢/kWhMT11.9Nebraska: 11.7¢/kWhNE11.7Nevada: 14.4¢/kWhNV14.4New Hampshire: 22.8¢/kWhNH22.8New Jersey: 19.9¢/kWhNJ19.9New Mexico: 14.8¢/kWhNM14.8New York: 25.5¢/kWhNY25.5North Carolina: 14.8¢/kWhNC14.8North Dakota: 11.1¢/kWhND11.1Ohio: 16.1¢/kWhOH16.1Oklahoma: 12.4¢/kWhOK12.4Oregon: 15.2¢/kWhOR15.2Pennsylvania: 18.4¢/kWhPA18.4Rhode Island: 32.3¢/kWhRI32.3South Carolina: 15.3¢/kWhSC15.3South Dakota: 12.8¢/kWhSD12.8Tennessee: 13.4¢/kWhTN13.4Texas: 15.3¢/kWhTX15.3Utah: 12.4¢/kWhUT12.4Vermont: 22.4¢/kWhVT22.4Virginia: 14.9¢/kWhVA14.9Washington: 12.6¢/kWhWA12.6West Virginia: 15.9¢/kWhWV15.9Wisconsin: 17.8¢/kWhWI17.8Wyoming: 12.4¢/kWhWY12.411.1¢12.6¢14.8¢16.1¢20.4¢41.1¢¢ per kWh

Every state’s rate in March 2025

Average residential price, cents per kWh. Source: U.S. EIA.
1 North Dakota 11.1¢ +8.6% +5.7%
2 Idaho 11.6¢ +5.7% +5.3%
3 Nebraska 11.7¢ +7.9% +3.3%
4 Montana 11.9¢ +2.8% −2.2%
5 Missouri 12.0¢ +6.6% −3.1%
6 Oklahoma 12.4¢ +6.6% +6.6%
7 Utah 12.4¢ 0% +7.9%
8 Wyoming 12.4¢ +6.1% +6.5%
9 Iowa 12.5¢ +2.8% −2.3%
10 Arkansas 12.6¢ +8.2% −2.6%
11 Washington 12.6¢ +1.2% +7.9%
12 South Dakota 12.8¢ +7.7% +5.1%
13 Louisiana 13.1¢ +10.3% +4.3%
14 Kentucky 13.2¢ +3.0% +1.6%
15 Tennessee 13.4¢ +6.6% +3.0%
16 Kansas 14.3¢ +4.9% +1.9%
17 Nevada 14.4¢ +0.9% −14.2%
18 Mississippi 14.6¢ +9.7% +3.4%
19 Georgia 14.7¢ +8.3% +8.9%
20 New Mexico 14.8¢ +1.7% +4.5%
21 North Carolina 14.8¢ +4.3% −3.5%
22 Virginia 14.9¢ +4.7% +2.4%
23 Colorado 15.0¢ −0.3% +4.4%
24 Florida 15.1¢ +0.7% +2.9%
25 Minnesota 15.1¢ +3.4% +1.5%
26 Arizona 15.1¢ −0.4% +1.7%
27 Oregon 15.2¢ +3.5% +5.3%
28 South Carolina 15.3¢ +5.3% +4.9%
29 Texas 15.3¢ +2.7% +1.7%
30 West Virginia 15.9¢ +7.2% +3.9%
31 Ohio 16.1¢ +1.7% −0.6%
32 Indiana 16.4¢ +12.0% +13.1%
33 Alabama 16.6¢ +4.6% +3.8%
34 Delaware 16.7¢ +6.8% +0.1%
35 Illinois 17.6¢ +6.6% +10.0%
36 Wisconsin 17.8¢ +2.0% +4.4%
37 Pennsylvania 18.4¢ +2.3% +2.5%
38 Maryland 18.9¢ +3.5% +4.8%
39 Michigan 19.4¢ +2.4% +2.7%
40 New Jersey 19.9¢ +0.9% +10.3%
41 District of Columbia 20.4¢ +3.5% +15.2%
42 Vermont 22.4¢ +1.8% +3.8%
43 New Hampshire 22.8¢ −0.9% +2.3%
44 New York 25.5¢ −2.9% +7.4%
45 Alaska 25.8¢ +4.2% +3.8%
46 Maine 28.3¢ +7.7% +18.6%
47 Massachusetts 30.2¢ −0.8% +1.6%
48 Rhode Island 32.3¢ −3.0% +6.0%
49 California 32.5¢ +2.4% +0.1%
50 Connecticut 32.5¢ −2.1% +11.6%
51 Hawaii 41.1¢ −3.7% −9.4%

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