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

The short answer

The average US residential electricity rate was 17.2¢/kWh in December 2025, down 3.0% from November and up 6.0% from December 2024. North Dakota had the cheapest electricity (11.0¢) and Hawaii the most expensive (41.6¢), while Maine saw the biggest monthly increase (+9.1%).

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

US average17.2¢per kWh
vs prior month−3.0%
vs a year ago+6.0%
Spread3.8×HI vs ND

Biggest monthly increases

  1. Maine27.9¢ → 30.4¢+9.1%
  2. California31.9¢ → 34.7¢+8.8%
  3. District of Columbia22.7¢ → 23.9¢+5.2%
  4. New York26.4¢ → 27.4¢+3.7%
  5. Hawaii40.2¢ → 41.6¢+3.5%

Biggest monthly decreases

  1. Nevada14.2¢ → 12.8¢−9.6%
  2. South Dakota13.8¢ → 12.5¢−9.4%
  3. Missouri13.1¢ → 11.9¢−9.2%
  4. Delaware18.8¢ → 17.1¢−9.0%
  5. Indiana17.4¢ → 15.9¢−8.6%

Largest increases over the past year

  1. District of Columbia18.8¢ → 23.9¢+27.2%
  2. Rhode Island25.4¢ → 31.2¢+22.6%
  3. New Jersey19.4¢ → 23.0¢+18.4%
  4. Maine26.2¢ → 30.4¢+15.9%
  5. Pennsylvania17.6¢ → 20.1¢+14.4%

What it means for your bills this season

At December 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$62.93$40.23$152
Heat Pump8 hours a day$126$80.45$304
Electric Blanket8 hours a day$4.20$2.68$10.13

Electricity prices by state, December 2025

Alabama: 16.0¢/kWhAL16.0Alaska: 25.5¢/kWhAK25.5Arizona: 15.5¢/kWhAZ15.5Arkansas: 12.3¢/kWhAR12.3California: 34.7¢/kWhCA34.7Colorado: 16.1¢/kWhCO16.1Connecticut: 25.3¢/kWhCT25.3Delaware: 17.1¢/kWhDE17.1District of Columbia: 23.9¢/kWhDC23.9Florida: 15.0¢/kWhFL15.0Georgia: 13.7¢/kWhGA13.7Hawaii: 41.6¢/kWhHI41.6Idaho: 11.9¢/kWhID11.9Illinois: 17.1¢/kWhIL17.1Indiana: 15.9¢/kWhIN15.9Iowa: 12.6¢/kWhIA12.6Kansas: 14.4¢/kWhKS14.4Kentucky: 13.2¢/kWhKY13.2Louisiana: 12.6¢/kWhLA12.6Maine: 30.4¢/kWhME30.4Maryland: 19.6¢/kWhMD19.6Massachusetts: 30.9¢/kWhMA30.9Michigan: 19.5¢/kWhMI19.5Minnesota: 15.0¢/kWhMN15.0Mississippi: 14.2¢/kWhMS14.2Missouri: 11.9¢/kWhMO11.9Montana: 12.8¢/kWhMT12.8Nebraska: 11.6¢/kWhNE11.6Nevada: 12.8¢/kWhNV12.8New Hampshire: 26.3¢/kWhNH26.3New Jersey: 23.0¢/kWhNJ23.0New Mexico: 14.7¢/kWhNM14.7New York: 27.4¢/kWhNY27.4North Carolina: 13.5¢/kWhNC13.5North Dakota: 11.0¢/kWhND11.0Ohio: 17.3¢/kWhOH17.3Oklahoma: 12.3¢/kWhOK12.3Oregon: 14.9¢/kWhOR14.9Pennsylvania: 20.1¢/kWhPA20.1Rhode Island: 31.2¢/kWhRI31.2South Carolina: 14.8¢/kWhSC14.8South Dakota: 12.5¢/kWhSD12.5Tennessee: 12.9¢/kWhTN12.9Texas: 15.9¢/kWhTX15.9Utah: 13.0¢/kWhUT13.0Vermont: 23.2¢/kWhVT23.2Virginia: 15.3¢/kWhVA15.3Washington: 13.3¢/kWhWA13.3West Virginia: 14.6¢/kWhWV14.6Wisconsin: 17.8¢/kWhWI17.8Wyoming: 12.8¢/kWhWY12.811.0¢12.8¢14.6¢16.0¢23.2¢41.6¢¢ per kWh

Every state’s rate in December 2025

Average residential price, cents per kWh. Source: U.S. EIA.
1 North Dakota 11.0¢ −7.6% +7.7%
2 Nebraska 11.6¢ −7.6% +9.4%
3 Idaho 11.9¢ −3.1% +8.4%
4 Missouri 11.9¢ −9.2% +2.9%
5 Oklahoma 12.3¢ −8.2% +5.0%
6 Arkansas 12.3¢ −6.7% +4.8%
7 South Dakota 12.5¢ −9.4% +2.0%
8 Louisiana 12.6¢ −1.4% +6.4%
9 Iowa 12.6¢ −7.0% +2.4%
10 Montana 12.8¢ −0.4% +7.5%
11 Nevada 12.8¢ −9.6% −13.7%
12 Wyoming 12.8¢ −7.8% +9.0%
13 Tennessee 12.9¢ −4.5% −0.5%
14 Utah 13.0¢ −0.6% +5.9%
15 Kentucky 13.2¢ −3.5% +1.0%
16 Washington 13.3¢ −3.8% +12.5%
17 North Carolina 13.5¢ −8.0% −0.3%
18 Georgia 13.7¢ −5.2% +1.6%
19 Mississippi 14.2¢ −7.6% +4.3%
20 Kansas 14.4¢ −4.4% +4.6%
21 West Virginia 14.6¢ −6.6% +0.9%
22 New Mexico 14.7¢ −6.1% +2.5%
23 South Carolina 14.8¢ −4.6% +6.2%
24 Oregon 14.9¢ −4.2% +5.3%
25 Minnesota 15.0¢ −4.5% +6.1%
26 Florida 15.0¢ −4.8% +5.8%
27 Virginia 15.3¢ −4.2% +6.3%
28 Arizona 15.5¢ −1.3% +2.1%
29 Texas 15.9¢ −1.1% +3.3%
30 Indiana 15.9¢ −8.6% +11.0%
31 Alabama 16.0¢ −0.4% +6.9%
32 Colorado 16.1¢ −1.4% +6.8%
33 Illinois 17.1¢ −6.8% +7.0%
34 Delaware 17.1¢ −9.0% +2.0%
35 Ohio 17.3¢ −2.0% +9.0%
36 Wisconsin 17.8¢ −3.0% +9.7%
37 Michigan 19.5¢ −2.1% +6.0%
38 Maryland 19.6¢ −8.3% +7.9%
39 Pennsylvania 20.1¢ −0.4% +14.4%
40 New Jersey 23.0¢ +1.1% +18.4%
41 Vermont 23.2¢ −3.9% +5.3%
42 District of Columbia 23.9¢ +5.2% +27.2%
43 Connecticut 25.3¢ −6.4% −10.0%
44 Alaska 25.5¢ −2.4% +8.0%
45 New Hampshire 26.3¢ −4.0% +11.0%
46 New York 27.4¢ +3.7% +12.2%
47 Maine 30.4¢ +9.1% +15.9%
48 Massachusetts 30.9¢ −1.1% −0.9%
49 Rhode Island 31.2¢ +1.1% +22.6%
50 California 34.7¢ +8.8% +13.4%
51 Hawaii 41.6¢ +3.5% −1.8%

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