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

The short answer

The average US residential electricity rate was 17.6¢/kWh in April 2025, up 2.7% from March and up 4.1% from April 2024. North Dakota had the cheapest electricity (11.7¢) and Hawaii the most expensive (42.4¢), while Nebraska saw the biggest monthly increase (+11.5%).

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

US average17.6¢per kWh
vs prior month+2.7%
vs a year ago+4.1%
Spread3.6×HI vs ND

Biggest monthly increases

  1. Nebraska11.7¢ → 13.1¢+11.5%
  2. Arkansas12.6¢ → 13.7¢+8.4%
  3. Oklahoma12.4¢ → 13.3¢+7.6%
  4. Delaware16.7¢ → 18.0¢+7.5%
  5. Missouri12.0¢ → 12.9¢+7.2%

Biggest monthly decreases

  1. Rhode Island32.3¢ → 28.9¢−10.6%
  2. Nevada14.4¢ → 13.7¢−5.3%
  3. New Mexico14.8¢ → 14.4¢−2.9%
  4. North Carolina14.8¢ → 14.5¢−1.8%
  5. Connecticut32.5¢ → 32.2¢−0.8%

Largest increases over the past year

  1. Maine21.5¢ → 28.1¢+30.8%
  2. District of Columbia17.9¢ → 21.3¢+18.9%
  3. Nebraska11.6¢ → 13.1¢+12.8%
  4. New York23.0¢ → 25.7¢+11.6%
  5. Louisiana12.2¢ → 13.6¢+11.1%

What it means for your bills this season

At April 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
Refrigeratorrunning 24/7$6.73$4.49$16.27
Clothes Dryer5 loads a week$11.44$7.64$27.66
Electric Water Heater3 hours a day$72.07$48.13$174

Electricity prices by state, April 2025

Alabama: 16.8¢/kWhAL16.8Alaska: 26.0¢/kWhAK26.0Arizona: 15.7¢/kWhAZ15.7Arkansas: 13.7¢/kWhAR13.7California: 33.8¢/kWhCA33.8Colorado: 15.5¢/kWhCO15.5Connecticut: 32.2¢/kWhCT32.2Delaware: 18.0¢/kWhDE18.0District of Columbia: 21.3¢/kWhDC21.3Florida: 15.3¢/kWhFL15.3Georgia: 14.8¢/kWhGA14.8Hawaii: 42.4¢/kWhHI42.4Idaho: 11.9¢/kWhID11.9Illinois: 18.3¢/kWhIL18.3Indiana: 16.9¢/kWhIN16.9Iowa: 13.3¢/kWhIA13.3Kansas: 14.8¢/kWhKS14.8Kentucky: 13.7¢/kWhKY13.7Louisiana: 13.6¢/kWhLA13.6Maine: 28.1¢/kWhME28.1Maryland: 19.1¢/kWhMD19.1Massachusetts: 30.6¢/kWhMA30.6Michigan: 19.9¢/kWhMI19.9Minnesota: 15.1¢/kWhMN15.1Mississippi: 15.2¢/kWhMS15.2Missouri: 12.9¢/kWhMO12.9Montana: 12.3¢/kWhMT12.3Nebraska: 13.1¢/kWhNE13.1Nevada: 13.7¢/kWhNV13.7New Hampshire: 23.7¢/kWhNH23.7New Jersey: 20.2¢/kWhNJ20.2New Mexico: 14.4¢/kWhNM14.4New York: 25.7¢/kWhNY25.7North Carolina: 14.5¢/kWhNC14.5North Dakota: 11.7¢/kWhND11.7Ohio: 16.3¢/kWhOH16.3Oklahoma: 13.3¢/kWhOK13.3Oregon: 15.4¢/kWhOR15.4Pennsylvania: 19.0¢/kWhPA19.0Rhode Island: 28.9¢/kWhRI28.9South Carolina: 15.9¢/kWhSC15.9South Dakota: 13.4¢/kWhSD13.4Tennessee: 13.9¢/kWhTN13.9Texas: 15.5¢/kWhTX15.5Utah: 12.5¢/kWhUT12.5Vermont: 23.0¢/kWhVT23.0Virginia: 15.3¢/kWhVA15.3Washington: 13.0¢/kWhWA13.0West Virginia: 16.1¢/kWhWV16.1Wisconsin: 18.2¢/kWhWI18.2Wyoming: 13.1¢/kWhWY13.111.7¢13.4¢15.1¢16.3¢21.3¢42.4¢¢ per kWh

Every state’s rate in April 2025

Average residential price, cents per kWh. Source: U.S. EIA.
1 North Dakota 11.7¢ +5.5% +2.8%
2 Idaho 11.9¢ +2.8% +4.6%
3 Montana 12.3¢ +3.2% −1.5%
4 Utah 12.5¢ +0.9% +7.7%
5 Missouri 12.9¢ +7.2% +4.3%
6 Washington 13.0¢ +3.2% +10.2%
7 Wyoming 13.1¢ +5.2% +7.2%
8 Nebraska 13.1¢ +11.5% +12.8%
9 Oklahoma 13.3¢ +7.6% +8.8%
10 Iowa 13.3¢ +6.9% +2.5%
11 South Dakota 13.4¢ +4.9% +5.5%
12 Louisiana 13.6¢ +3.9% +11.1%
13 Arkansas 13.7¢ +8.4% +7.9%
14 Nevada 13.7¢ −5.3% −17.7%
15 Kentucky 13.7¢ +3.7% +5.4%
16 Tennessee 13.9¢ +4.0% +10.6%
17 New Mexico 14.4¢ −2.9% +3.9%
18 North Carolina 14.5¢ −1.8% −1.3%
19 Georgia 14.8¢ +0.9% +5.6%
20 Kansas 14.8¢ +3.3% +4.1%
21 Minnesota 15.1¢ −0.1% −1.2%
22 Mississippi 15.2¢ +3.7% +4.1%
23 Florida 15.3¢ +1.2% +4.3%
24 Virginia 15.3¢ +2.6% +3.4%
25 Oregon 15.4¢ +1.6% +4.9%
26 Colorado 15.5¢ +3.1% +7.0%
27 Texas 15.5¢ +1.6% +2.6%
28 Arizona 15.7¢ +3.5% +3.1%
29 South Carolina 15.9¢ +3.9% +8.6%
30 West Virginia 16.1¢ +1.0% +3.3%
31 Ohio 16.3¢ +1.4% −2.0%
32 Alabama 16.8¢ +1.5% +5.4%
33 Indiana 16.9¢ +3.0% +10.2%
34 Delaware 18.0¢ +7.5% +1.8%
35 Wisconsin 18.2¢ +2.6% +5.0%
36 Illinois 18.3¢ +4.2% +10.7%
37 Pennsylvania 19.0¢ +2.9% +3.5%
38 Maryland 19.1¢ +0.6% +6.7%
39 Michigan 19.9¢ +3.0% +2.8%
40 New Jersey 20.2¢ +1.4% +9.2%
41 District of Columbia 21.3¢ +4.5% +18.9%
42 Vermont 23.0¢ +2.6% +5.9%
43 New Hampshire 23.7¢ +3.7% +3.6%
44 New York 25.7¢ +0.9% +11.6%
45 Alaska 26.0¢ +0.7% +3.8%
46 Maine 28.1¢ −0.6% +30.8%
47 Rhode Island 28.9¢ −10.6% +2.6%
48 Massachusetts 30.6¢ +1.5% +3.8%
49 Connecticut 32.2¢ −0.8% +8.9%
50 California 33.8¢ +4.1% −1.9%
51 Hawaii 42.4¢ +3.2% −6.4%

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