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

The short answer

The average US residential electricity rate was 17.6¢/kWh in August 2025, up 0.9% from July and up 6.1% from August 2024. Idaho had the cheapest electricity (12.1¢) and Hawaii the most expensive (38.9¢), while Connecticut saw the biggest monthly increase (+9.6%).

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

US average17.6¢per kWh
vs prior month+0.9%
vs a year ago+6.1%
Spread3.2×HI vs ID

Biggest monthly increases

  1. Connecticut27.6¢ → 30.2¢+9.6%
  2. North Carolina13.4¢ → 14.6¢+9.2%
  3. New Hampshire22.8¢ → 24.5¢+7.4%
  4. Oklahoma13.5¢ → 14.3¢+5.8%
  5. Maryland18.8¢ → 19.8¢+5.3%

Biggest monthly decreases

  1. Louisiana13.1¢ → 12.6¢−4.3%
  2. South Dakota14.5¢ → 14.0¢−3.7%
  3. California32.7¢ → 31.7¢−3.1%
  4. North Dakota13.3¢ → 13.0¢−2.6%
  5. Wyoming14.6¢ → 14.4¢−1.8%

Largest increases over the past year

  1. District of Columbia17.4¢ → 23.2¢+33.3%
  2. New Jersey20.6¢ → 25.0¢+20.9%
  3. Maine23.8¢ → 28.3¢+18.8%
  4. Illinois15.6¢ → 18.1¢+15.6%
  5. Pennsylvania17.6¢ → 19.9¢+13.4%

What it means for your bills this season

At August 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$150$103$331
Window Air Conditioner8 hours a day$38.57$26.46$85.20
Pool Pump8 hours a day$64.28$44.10$142

Electricity prices by state, August 2025

Alabama: 16.2¢/kWhAL16.2Alaska: 27.7¢/kWhAK27.7Arizona: 15.2¢/kWhAZ15.2Arkansas: 13.3¢/kWhAR13.3California: 31.7¢/kWhCA31.7Colorado: 16.4¢/kWhCO16.4Connecticut: 30.2¢/kWhCT30.2Delaware: 16.8¢/kWhDE16.8District of Columbia: 23.2¢/kWhDC23.2Florida: 15.4¢/kWhFL15.4Georgia: 15.4¢/kWhGA15.4Hawaii: 38.9¢/kWhHI38.9Idaho: 12.1¢/kWhID12.1Illinois: 18.1¢/kWhIL18.1Indiana: 16.5¢/kWhIN16.5Iowa: 15.6¢/kWhIA15.6Kansas: 14.8¢/kWhKS14.8Kentucky: 13.2¢/kWhKY13.2Louisiana: 12.6¢/kWhLA12.6Maine: 28.3¢/kWhME28.3Maryland: 19.8¢/kWhMD19.8Massachusetts: 30.6¢/kWhMA30.6Michigan: 20.7¢/kWhMI20.7Minnesota: 16.9¢/kWhMN16.9Mississippi: 13.6¢/kWhMS13.6Missouri: 15.5¢/kWhMO15.5Montana: 14.3¢/kWhMT14.3Nebraska: 13.2¢/kWhNE13.2Nevada: 12.5¢/kWhNV12.5New Hampshire: 24.5¢/kWhNH24.5New Jersey: 25.0¢/kWhNJ25.0New Mexico: 16.2¢/kWhNM16.2New York: 26.7¢/kWhNY26.7North Carolina: 14.6¢/kWhNC14.6North Dakota: 13.0¢/kWhND13.0Ohio: 17.6¢/kWhOH17.6Oklahoma: 14.3¢/kWhOK14.3Oregon: 15.8¢/kWhOR15.8Pennsylvania: 19.9¢/kWhPA19.9Rhode Island: 26.5¢/kWhRI26.5South Carolina: 15.0¢/kWhSC15.0South Dakota: 14.0¢/kWhSD14.0Tennessee: 13.0¢/kWhTN13.0Texas: 15.5¢/kWhTX15.5Utah: 13.7¢/kWhUT13.7Vermont: 22.3¢/kWhVT22.3Virginia: 15.8¢/kWhVA15.8Washington: 13.6¢/kWhWA13.6West Virginia: 15.7¢/kWhWV15.7Wisconsin: 18.5¢/kWhWI18.5Wyoming: 14.4¢/kWhWY14.412.1¢13.7¢15.4¢16.5¢23.2¢38.9¢¢ per kWh

Every state’s rate in August 2025

Average residential price, cents per kWh. Source: U.S. EIA.
1 Idaho 12.1¢ −1.6% +0.3%
2 Nevada 12.5¢ +1.1% −8.7%
3 Louisiana 12.6¢ −4.3% +7.4%
4 North Dakota 13.0¢ −2.6% +1.9%
5 Tennessee 13.0¢ −1.4% +6.3%
6 Nebraska 13.2¢ +2.5% +7.1%
7 Kentucky 13.2¢ +0.3% +4.0%
8 Arkansas 13.3¢ +0.2% +6.2%
9 Mississippi 13.6¢ +0.1% +5.3%
10 Washington 13.6¢ +1.4% +12.2%
11 Utah 13.7¢ +1.7% +5.1%
12 South Dakota 14.0¢ −3.7% +2.5%
13 Montana 14.3¢ +0.1% +7.5%
14 Oklahoma 14.3¢ +5.8% +12.3%
15 Wyoming 14.4¢ −1.8% +4.4%
16 North Carolina 14.6¢ +9.2% +5.0%
17 Kansas 14.8¢ +2.1% +2.4%
18 South Carolina 15.0¢ +1.9% +4.7%
19 Arizona 15.2¢ −1.1% +2.4%
20 Florida 15.4¢ +1.7% +13.0%
21 Georgia 15.4¢ −0.8% +4.0%
22 Missouri 15.5¢ −0.6% +5.0%
23 Texas 15.5¢ +0.7% +3.9%
24 Iowa 15.6¢ +1.8% +5.4%
25 West Virginia 15.7¢ +1.4% +1.6%
26 Oregon 15.8¢ +1.0% +5.5%
27 Virginia 15.8¢ +0.3% +11.7%
28 New Mexico 16.2¢ +2.5% +8.6%
29 Alabama 16.2¢ +1.9% +8.6%
30 Colorado 16.4¢ +2.4% +6.1%
31 Indiana 16.5¢ +1.8% +11.4%
32 Delaware 16.8¢ +1.4% +6.5%
33 Minnesota 16.9¢ −0.1% +2.8%
34 Ohio 17.6¢ +1.2% +11.8%
35 Illinois 18.1¢ +4.9% +15.6%
36 Wisconsin 18.5¢ +1.5% +5.4%
37 Maryland 19.8¢ +5.3% +11.2%
38 Pennsylvania 19.9¢ +2.2% +13.4%
39 Michigan 20.7¢ +0.9% +4.9%
40 Vermont 22.3¢ +0.6% +4.8%
41 District of Columbia 23.2¢ +0.7% +33.3%
42 New Hampshire 24.5¢ +7.4% +6.7%
43 New Jersey 25.0¢ −1.5% +20.9%
44 Rhode Island 26.5¢ +1.3% −1.2%
45 New York 26.7¢ +1.7% +5.8%
46 Alaska 27.7¢ +1.5% +4.8%
47 Maine 28.3¢ +1.0% +18.8%
48 Connecticut 30.2¢ +9.6% +0.9%
49 Massachusetts 30.6¢ +1.8% +3.6%
50 California 31.7¢ −3.1% +1.4%
51 Hawaii 38.9¢ −1.2% −8.0%

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