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

The short answer

The average US residential electricity rate was 17.5¢/kWh in June 2025, up 0.6% from May and up 6.7% from June 2024. Idaho had the cheapest electricity (12.1¢) and Hawaii the most expensive (41.0¢), while Missouri saw the biggest monthly increase (+22.3%).

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

US average17.5¢per kWh
vs prior month+0.6%
vs a year ago+6.7%
Spread3.4×HI vs ID

Biggest monthly increases

  1. Missouri13.0¢ → 15.9¢+22.3%
  2. New Jersey20.5¢ → 24.9¢+21.5%
  3. Montana12.9¢ → 14.8¢+15.0%
  4. District of Columbia20.4¢ → 22.7¢+11.1%
  5. Iowa14.2¢ → 15.3¢+8.3%

Biggest monthly decreases

  1. Connecticut31.6¢ → 27.2¢−13.9%
  2. Nevada13.3¢ → 12.3¢−7.8%
  3. Rhode Island29.0¢ → 26.8¢−7.4%
  4. North Carolina14.3¢ → 13.4¢−6.6%
  5. Mississippi14.8¢ → 14.1¢−5.2%

Largest increases over the past year

  1. District of Columbia17.2¢ → 22.7¢+32.3%
  2. Maine22.4¢ → 28.1¢+25.6%
  3. New Jersey19.9¢ → 24.9¢+25.0%
  4. Wyoming12.9¢ → 14.9¢+15.7%
  5. Illinois16.0¢ → 18.3¢+14.2%

What it means for your bills this season

At June 2025 prices, here’s what typical use of seasonal appliances costs per month — and how much it depends on where you live.

ApplianceTypical useUS averageIdahoHawaii
Central Air Conditioner8 hours a day$149$103$349
Window Air Conditioner8 hours a day$38.26$26.44$89.71
Pool Pump8 hours a day$63.77$44.06$150

Electricity prices by state, June 2025

Alabama: 16.1¢/kWhAL16.1Alaska: 26.9¢/kWhAK26.9Arizona: 15.2¢/kWhAZ15.2Arkansas: 13.4¢/kWhAR13.4California: 33.6¢/kWhCA33.6Colorado: 16.0¢/kWhCO16.0Connecticut: 27.2¢/kWhCT27.2Delaware: 18.2¢/kWhDE18.2District of Columbia: 22.7¢/kWhDC22.7Florida: 15.4¢/kWhFL15.4Georgia: 16.0¢/kWhGA16.0Hawaii: 41.0¢/kWhHI41.0Idaho: 12.1¢/kWhID12.1Illinois: 18.3¢/kWhIL18.3Indiana: 16.5¢/kWhIN16.5Iowa: 15.3¢/kWhIA15.3Kansas: 15.0¢/kWhKS15.0Kentucky: 13.4¢/kWhKY13.4Louisiana: 12.7¢/kWhLA12.7Maine: 28.1¢/kWhME28.1Maryland: 19.3¢/kWhMD19.3Massachusetts: 30.3¢/kWhMA30.3Michigan: 20.8¢/kWhMI20.8Minnesota: 17.1¢/kWhMN17.1Mississippi: 14.1¢/kWhMS14.1Missouri: 15.9¢/kWhMO15.9Montana: 14.8¢/kWhMT14.8Nebraska: 13.1¢/kWhNE13.1Nevada: 12.3¢/kWhNV12.3New Hampshire: 23.5¢/kWhNH23.5New Jersey: 24.9¢/kWhNJ24.9New Mexico: 14.7¢/kWhNM14.7New York: 26.6¢/kWhNY26.6North Carolina: 13.4¢/kWhNC13.4North Dakota: 13.7¢/kWhND13.7Ohio: 17.5¢/kWhOH17.5Oklahoma: 13.6¢/kWhOK13.6Oregon: 15.8¢/kWhOR15.8Pennsylvania: 19.7¢/kWhPA19.7Rhode Island: 26.8¢/kWhRI26.8South Carolina: 14.8¢/kWhSC14.8South Dakota: 14.2¢/kWhSD14.2Tennessee: 13.8¢/kWhTN13.8Texas: 15.3¢/kWhTX15.3Utah: 13.1¢/kWhUT13.1Vermont: 23.0¢/kWhVT23.0Virginia: 15.2¢/kWhVA15.2Washington: 13.0¢/kWhWA13.0West Virginia: 15.8¢/kWhWV15.8Wisconsin: 18.5¢/kWhWI18.5Wyoming: 14.9¢/kWhWY14.912.1¢13.7¢15.2¢16.5¢23.0¢41.0¢¢ per kWh

Every state’s rate in June 2025

Average residential price, cents per kWh. Source: U.S. EIA.
1 Idaho 12.1¢ +1.6% −1.1%
2 Nevada 12.3¢ −7.8% −20.9%
3 Louisiana 12.7¢ −3.9% +10.5%
4 Washington 13.0¢ −5.1% +5.3%
5 Utah 13.1¢ +4.0% +10.3%
6 Nebraska 13.1¢ −0.1% +3.5%
7 Arkansas 13.4¢ +1.4% +7.7%
8 North Carolina 13.4¢ −6.6% −0.5%
9 Kentucky 13.4¢ −3.2% +4.1%
10 Oklahoma 13.6¢ +5.3% +11.9%
11 North Dakota 13.7¢ +4.7% +0.3%
12 Tennessee 13.8¢ +0.7% +11.7%
13 Mississippi 14.1¢ −5.2% +5.5%
14 South Dakota 14.2¢ −0.8% +1.9%
15 New Mexico 14.7¢ +1.2% +4.4%
16 South Carolina 14.8¢ −4.0% +6.4%
17 Montana 14.8¢ +15.0% +9.2%
18 Wyoming 14.9¢ +7.7% +15.7%
19 Kansas 15.0¢ +2.1% +6.6%
20 Arizona 15.2¢ −3.1% +0.8%
21 Virginia 15.2¢ −0.2% +0.9%
22 Texas 15.3¢ −1.7% +4.9%
23 Iowa 15.3¢ +8.3% +3.9%
24 Florida 15.4¢ +2.5% +10.8%
25 Oregon 15.8¢ −0.7% +3.9%
26 West Virginia 15.8¢ −2.2% +2.4%
27 Missouri 15.9¢ +22.3% +9.4%
28 Georgia 16.0¢ +6.5% +3.1%
29 Colorado 16.0¢ +3.0% +7.2%
30 Alabama 16.1¢ −0.6% +6.2%
31 Indiana 16.5¢ −2.5% +11.3%
32 Minnesota 17.1¢ +8.1% +3.5%
33 Ohio 17.5¢ +2.4% +10.5%
34 Delaware 18.2¢ +0.2% +10.6%
35 Illinois 18.3¢ −1.6% +14.2%
36 Wisconsin 18.5¢ −2.2% +5.1%
37 Maryland 19.3¢ +1.5% +10.8%
38 Pennsylvania 19.7¢ +2.1% +11.4%
39 Michigan 20.8¢ +2.9% +4.2%
40 District of Columbia 22.7¢ +11.1% +32.3%
41 Vermont 23.0¢ −3.2% +5.7%
42 New Hampshire 23.5¢ −2.1% +4.4%
43 New Jersey 24.9¢ +21.5% +25.0%
44 New York 26.6¢ −0.5% +7.9%
45 Rhode Island 26.8¢ −7.4% −1.6%
46 Alaska 26.9¢ +3.0% +5.2%
47 Connecticut 27.2¢ −13.9% +4.7%
48 Maine 28.1¢ +0.8% +25.6%
49 Massachusetts 30.3¢ +1.4% +7.3%
50 California 33.6¢ +0.9% +1.1%
51 Hawaii 41.0¢ −0.2% −4.0%

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