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US Electricity Prices: November 2025 Report

The short answer

The average US residential electricity rate was 17.8¢/kWh in November 2025, down 1.1% from October and up 5.5% from November 2024. North Dakota had the cheapest electricity (11.9¢) and Hawaii the most expensive (40.2¢), while Mississippi saw the biggest monthly increase (+5.9%).

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

US average17.8¢per kWh
vs prior month−1.1%
vs a year ago+5.5%
Spread3.4×HI vs ND

Biggest monthly increases

  1. Mississippi14.5¢ → 15.3¢+5.9%
  2. Maine26.6¢ → 27.9¢+4.6%
  3. New Mexico15.0¢ → 15.6¢+4.4%
  4. Tennessee13.1¢ → 13.5¢+3.1%
  5. Nevada13.8¢ → 14.2¢+3.1%

Biggest monthly decreases

  1. Montana14.3¢ → 12.8¢−10.2%
  2. Wyoming15.1¢ → 13.9¢−7.9%
  3. Oklahoma14.4¢ → 13.3¢−7.5%
  4. North Dakota12.8¢ → 11.9¢−6.9%
  5. California33.6¢ → 31.9¢−5.1%

Largest increases over the past year

  1. District of Columbia18.9¢ → 22.7¢+20.0%
  2. New Jersey19.6¢ → 22.7¢+16.1%
  3. Maryland18.4¢ → 21.3¢+16.0%
  4. Washington12.4¢ → 13.9¢+12.0%
  5. New Hampshire24.5¢ → 27.4¢+11.9%

What it means for your bills this season

At November 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$64.90$43.55$147
Heat Pump8 hours a day$130$87.10$293
Electric Blanket8 hours a day$4.33$2.90$9.78

Electricity prices by state, November 2025

Alabama: 16.1¢/kWhAL16.1Alaska: 26.2¢/kWhAK26.2Arizona: 15.7¢/kWhAZ15.7Arkansas: 13.2¢/kWhAR13.2California: 31.9¢/kWhCA31.9Colorado: 16.4¢/kWhCO16.4Connecticut: 27.0¢/kWhCT27.0Delaware: 18.8¢/kWhDE18.8District of Columbia: 22.7¢/kWhDC22.7Florida: 15.8¢/kWhFL15.8Georgia: 14.4¢/kWhGA14.4Hawaii: 40.2¢/kWhHI40.2Idaho: 12.3¢/kWhID12.3Illinois: 18.3¢/kWhIL18.3Indiana: 17.4¢/kWhIN17.4Iowa: 13.6¢/kWhIA13.6Kansas: 15.1¢/kWhKS15.1Kentucky: 13.7¢/kWhKY13.7Louisiana: 12.7¢/kWhLA12.7Maine: 27.9¢/kWhME27.9Maryland: 21.3¢/kWhMD21.3Massachusetts: 31.2¢/kWhMA31.2Michigan: 19.9¢/kWhMI19.9Minnesota: 15.7¢/kWhMN15.7Mississippi: 15.3¢/kWhMS15.3Missouri: 13.1¢/kWhMO13.1Montana: 12.8¢/kWhMT12.8Nebraska: 12.5¢/kWhNE12.5Nevada: 14.2¢/kWhNV14.2New Hampshire: 27.4¢/kWhNH27.4New Jersey: 22.7¢/kWhNJ22.7New Mexico: 15.6¢/kWhNM15.6New York: 26.4¢/kWhNY26.4North Carolina: 14.6¢/kWhNC14.6North Dakota: 11.9¢/kWhND11.9Ohio: 17.7¢/kWhOH17.7Oklahoma: 13.3¢/kWhOK13.3Oregon: 15.6¢/kWhOR15.6Pennsylvania: 20.2¢/kWhPA20.2Rhode Island: 30.8¢/kWhRI30.8South Carolina: 15.5¢/kWhSC15.5South Dakota: 13.8¢/kWhSD13.8Tennessee: 13.5¢/kWhTN13.5Texas: 16.0¢/kWhTX16.0Utah: 13.1¢/kWhUT13.1Vermont: 24.2¢/kWhVT24.2Virginia: 15.9¢/kWhVA15.9Washington: 13.9¢/kWhWA13.9West Virginia: 15.7¢/kWhWV15.7Wisconsin: 18.4¢/kWhWI18.4Wyoming: 13.9¢/kWhWY13.911.9¢13.6¢15.5¢16.4¢22.7¢40.2¢¢ per kWh

Every state’s rate in November 2025

Average residential price, cents per kWh. Source: U.S. EIA.
1 North Dakota 11.9¢ −6.9% +5.5%
2 Idaho 12.3¢ −1.7% +8.6%
3 Nebraska 12.5¢ −4.6% +4.7%
4 Louisiana 12.7¢ +2.8% +6.3%
5 Montana 12.8¢ −10.2% +2.5%
6 Utah 13.1¢ −4.5% +7.1%
7 Missouri 13.1¢ +1.3% +4.7%
8 Arkansas 13.2¢ −0.3% +4.6%
9 Oklahoma 13.3¢ −7.5% +3.7%
10 Tennessee 13.5¢ +3.1% −0.7%
11 Iowa 13.6¢ +0.5% +2.8%
12 Kentucky 13.7¢ +0.6% −0.4%
13 South Dakota 13.8¢ −2.0% +4.1%
14 Washington 13.9¢ −1.5% +12.0%
15 Wyoming 13.9¢ −7.9% +9.1%
16 Nevada 14.2¢ +3.1% −6.9%
17 Georgia 14.4¢ −0.8% +1.3%
18 North Carolina 14.6¢ −2.7% −1.5%
19 Kansas 15.1¢ −0.5% +2.9%
20 Mississippi 15.3¢ +5.9% +8.2%
21 South Carolina 15.5¢ −0.8% −0.6%
22 Oregon 15.6¢ −3.5% +4.6%
23 New Mexico 15.6¢ +4.4% +11.7%
24 West Virginia 15.7¢ −3.3% −1.2%
25 Arizona 15.7¢ +0.7% +3.6%
26 Minnesota 15.7¢ −4.3% +4.4%
27 Florida 15.8¢ +0.5% +10.9%
28 Virginia 15.9¢ −2.6% +8.2%
29 Texas 16.0¢ −0.4% +2.3%
30 Alabama 16.1¢ −3.8% +3.3%
31 Colorado 16.4¢ +0.6% +9.7%
32 Indiana 17.4¢ +0.4% +7.2%
33 Ohio 17.7¢ −1.1% +7.2%
34 Illinois 18.3¢ −2.3% +7.3%
35 Wisconsin 18.4¢ +0.1% +8.6%
36 Delaware 18.8¢ +2.7% +3.2%
37 Michigan 19.9¢ −2.5% +5.8%
38 Pennsylvania 20.2¢ −1.6% +11.8%
39 Maryland 21.3¢ −4.3% +16.0%
40 District of Columbia 22.7¢ −5.0% +20.0%
41 New Jersey 22.7¢ +0.8% +16.1%
42 Vermont 24.2¢ −2.5% −3.9%
43 Alaska 26.2¢ −1.1% +5.5%
44 New York 26.4¢ −2.0% +6.8%
45 Connecticut 27.0¢ −2.5% −7.3%
46 New Hampshire 27.4¢ +0.4% +11.9%
47 Maine 27.9¢ +4.6% +10.6%
48 Rhode Island 30.8¢ −1.1% −13.5%
49 Massachusetts 31.2¢ −0.5% +3.3%
50 California 31.9¢ −5.1% +5.7%
51 Hawaii 40.2¢ +1.2% +1.4%

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