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

The short answer

The average US residential electricity rate was 18.0¢/kWh in October 2025, down 0.6% from September and up 5.1% from October 2024. Louisiana had the cheapest electricity (12.4¢) and Hawaii the most expensive (39.7¢), while Rhode Island saw the biggest monthly increase (+10.1%).

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

US average18.0¢per kWh
vs prior month−0.6%
vs a year ago+5.1%
Spread3.2×HI vs LA

Biggest monthly increases

  1. Rhode Island28.3¢ → 31.2¢+10.1%
  2. Maryland21.1¢ → 22.3¢+5.9%
  3. Nevada13.1¢ → 13.8¢+5.5%
  4. California32.0¢ → 33.6¢+4.9%
  5. Vermont23.9¢ → 24.8¢+3.6%

Biggest monthly decreases

  1. Missouri15.8¢ → 13.0¢−18.2%
  2. New Mexico16.5¢ → 15.0¢−9.5%
  3. Connecticut30.5¢ → 27.7¢−9.1%
  4. Iowa14.8¢ → 13.5¢−8.9%
  5. North Dakota13.7¢ → 12.8¢−6.1%

Largest increases over the past year

  1. District of Columbia18.6¢ → 23.9¢+28.7%
  2. Maryland19.2¢ → 22.3¢+16.1%
  3. New Jersey19.6¢ → 22.6¢+15.3%
  4. Illinois16.5¢ → 18.7¢+13.7%
  5. Washington12.5¢ → 14.1¢+12.7%

What it means for your bills this season

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

ApplianceTypical useUS averageLouisianaHawaii
Refrigeratorrunning 24/7$6.89$4.75$15.23
Clothes Dryer5 loads a week$11.71$8.08$25.90
Electric Water Heater3 hours a day$73.80$50.88$163

Electricity prices by state, October 2025

Alabama: 16.7¢/kWhAL16.7Alaska: 26.5¢/kWhAK26.5Arizona: 15.6¢/kWhAZ15.6Arkansas: 13.3¢/kWhAR13.3California: 33.6¢/kWhCA33.6Colorado: 16.3¢/kWhCO16.3Connecticut: 27.7¢/kWhCT27.7Delaware: 18.3¢/kWhDE18.3District of Columbia: 23.9¢/kWhDC23.9Florida: 15.7¢/kWhFL15.7Georgia: 14.5¢/kWhGA14.5Hawaii: 39.7¢/kWhHI39.7Idaho: 12.5¢/kWhID12.5Illinois: 18.7¢/kWhIL18.7Indiana: 17.3¢/kWhIN17.3Iowa: 13.5¢/kWhIA13.5Kansas: 15.2¢/kWhKS15.2Kentucky: 13.6¢/kWhKY13.6Louisiana: 12.4¢/kWhLA12.4Maine: 26.6¢/kWhME26.6Maryland: 22.3¢/kWhMD22.3Massachusetts: 31.4¢/kWhMA31.4Michigan: 20.5¢/kWhMI20.5Minnesota: 16.4¢/kWhMN16.4Mississippi: 14.5¢/kWhMS14.5Missouri: 13.0¢/kWhMO13.0Montana: 14.3¢/kWhMT14.3Nebraska: 13.1¢/kWhNE13.1Nevada: 13.8¢/kWhNV13.8New Hampshire: 27.3¢/kWhNH27.3New Jersey: 22.6¢/kWhNJ22.6New Mexico: 15.0¢/kWhNM15.0New York: 27.0¢/kWhNY27.0North Carolina: 15.1¢/kWhNC15.1North Dakota: 12.8¢/kWhND12.8Ohio: 17.9¢/kWhOH17.9Oklahoma: 14.4¢/kWhOK14.4Oregon: 16.2¢/kWhOR16.2Pennsylvania: 20.5¢/kWhPA20.5Rhode Island: 31.2¢/kWhRI31.2South Carolina: 15.7¢/kWhSC15.7South Dakota: 14.1¢/kWhSD14.1Tennessee: 13.1¢/kWhTN13.1Texas: 16.1¢/kWhTX16.1Utah: 13.7¢/kWhUT13.7Vermont: 24.8¢/kWhVT24.8Virginia: 16.4¢/kWhVA16.4Washington: 14.1¢/kWhWA14.1West Virginia: 16.2¢/kWhWV16.2Wisconsin: 18.4¢/kWhWI18.4Wyoming: 15.1¢/kWhWY15.112.4¢13.8¢15.2¢16.7¢23.9¢39.7¢¢ per kWh

Every state’s rate in October 2025

Average residential price, cents per kWh. Source: U.S. EIA.
1 Louisiana 12.4¢ +0.2% +3.7%
2 Idaho 12.5¢ −0.3% +2.1%
3 North Dakota 12.8¢ −6.1% +6.1%
4 Missouri 13.0¢ −18.2% +4.4%
5 Tennessee 13.1¢ −1.7% +2.5%
6 Nebraska 13.1¢ −5.2% +10.5%
7 Arkansas 13.3¢ −3.8% +4.5%
8 Iowa 13.5¢ −8.9% +2.4%
9 Kentucky 13.6¢ +0.4% +2.3%
10 Utah 13.7¢ −3.0% +6.8%
11 Nevada 13.8¢ +5.5% −5.7%
12 Washington 14.1¢ +2.0% +12.7%
13 South Dakota 14.1¢ −4.5% +3.1%
14 Montana 14.3¢ −2.5% +7.1%
15 Oklahoma 14.4¢ −2.5% +4.0%
16 Mississippi 14.5¢ +3.6% +5.7%
17 Georgia 14.5¢ −5.0% +4.4%
18 New Mexico 15.0¢ −9.5% +6.2%
19 North Carolina 15.1¢ −0.5% −1.2%
20 Wyoming 15.1¢ +0.7% +7.5%
21 Kansas 15.2¢ −0.2% +5.8%
22 Arizona 15.6¢ +1.8% +3.8%
23 South Carolina 15.7¢ +2.0% +1.6%
24 Florida 15.7¢ −0.4% +10.9%
25 Texas 16.1¢ +1.7% +2.7%
26 Oregon 16.2¢ +1.3% +5.4%
27 West Virginia 16.2¢ +0.3% −1.0%
28 Colorado 16.3¢ −2.6% +6.6%
29 Virginia 16.4¢ −1.6% +10.6%
30 Minnesota 16.4¢ −4.3% +2.6%
31 Alabama 16.7¢ +1.8% +7.0%
32 Indiana 17.3¢ +0.1% +10.2%
33 Ohio 17.9¢ +1.4% +7.7%
34 Delaware 18.3¢ +1.0% +1.3%
35 Wisconsin 18.4¢ −1.9% +7.1%
36 Illinois 18.7¢ −1.6% +13.7%
37 Michigan 20.5¢ −3.5% +5.5%
38 Pennsylvania 20.5¢ +0.1% +11.2%
39 Maryland 22.3¢ +5.9% +16.1%
40 New Jersey 22.6¢ −3.6% +15.3%
41 District of Columbia 23.9¢ +1.1% +28.7%
42 Vermont 24.8¢ +3.6% +7.6%
43 Alaska 26.5¢ −2.6% +3.2%
44 Maine 26.6¢ −4.8% +3.3%
45 New York 27.0¢ −1.0% +7.6%
46 New Hampshire 27.3¢ −2.0% +10.0%
47 Connecticut 27.7¢ −9.1% −7.6%
48 Rhode Island 31.2¢ +10.1% +12.2%
49 Massachusetts 31.4¢ +3.2% +7.2%
50 California 33.6¢ +4.9% +3.5%
51 Hawaii 39.7¢ +0.5% −4.1%

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