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

The short answer

The average US residential electricity rate was 17.7¢/kWh in February 2026, up 1.1% from January and up 7.4% from February 2025. North Dakota had the cheapest electricity (11.6¢) and Hawaii the most expensive (43.0¢), while California saw the biggest monthly increase (+9.7%).

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

US average17.7¢per kWh
vs prior month+1.1%
vs a year ago+7.4%
Spread3.7×HI vs ND

Biggest monthly increases

  1. California30.3¢ → 33.2¢+9.7%
  2. Illinois16.4¢ → 17.8¢+9.0%
  3. Connecticut28.3¢ → 30.8¢+8.7%
  4. Hawaii39.8¢ → 43.0¢+8.1%
  5. North Carolina13.7¢ → 14.6¢+7.0%

Biggest monthly decreases

  1. Kentucky14.3¢ → 13.4¢−6.0%
  2. South Dakota13.6¢ → 13.2¢−2.6%
  3. Maryland20.6¢ → 20.1¢−2.6%
  4. West Virginia14.8¢ → 14.4¢−2.4%
  5. Rhode Island30.1¢ → 29.5¢−2.3%

Largest increases over the past year

  1. Maine26.3¢ → 32.2¢+22.6%
  2. District of Columbia19.7¢ → 24.0¢+21.6%
  3. New Jersey19.7¢ → 23.1¢+17.4%
  4. Idaho11.0¢ → 12.6¢+15.3%
  5. New Hampshire23.0¢ → 26.5¢+15.3%

What it means for your bills this season

At February 2026 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$64.43$42.49$157
Heat Pump8 hours a day$129$84.98$314
Electric Blanket8 hours a day$4.30$2.83$10.46

Electricity prices by state, February 2026

Alabama: 16.2¢/kWhAL16.2Alaska: 25.8¢/kWhAK25.8Arizona: 16.0¢/kWhAZ16.0Arkansas: 12.7¢/kWhAR12.7California: 33.2¢/kWhCA33.2Colorado: 16.8¢/kWhCO16.8Connecticut: 30.8¢/kWhCT30.8Delaware: 16.3¢/kWhDE16.3District of Columbia: 24.0¢/kWhDC24.0Florida: 15.8¢/kWhFL15.8Georgia: 14.1¢/kWhGA14.1Hawaii: 43.0¢/kWhHI43.0Idaho: 12.6¢/kWhID12.6Illinois: 17.8¢/kWhIL17.8Indiana: 16.1¢/kWhIN16.1Iowa: 12.7¢/kWhIA12.7Kansas: 15.1¢/kWhKS15.1Kentucky: 13.4¢/kWhKY13.4Louisiana: 12.9¢/kWhLA12.9Maine: 32.2¢/kWhME32.2Maryland: 20.1¢/kWhMD20.1Massachusetts: 30.5¢/kWhMA30.5Michigan: 20.0¢/kWhMI20.0Minnesota: 15.4¢/kWhMN15.4Mississippi: 14.7¢/kWhMS14.7Missouri: 12.2¢/kWhMO12.2Montana: 13.3¢/kWhMT13.3Nebraska: 11.8¢/kWhNE11.8Nevada: 14.4¢/kWhNV14.4New Hampshire: 26.5¢/kWhNH26.5New Jersey: 23.1¢/kWhNJ23.1New Mexico: 15.1¢/kWhNM15.1New York: 30.0¢/kWhNY30.0North Carolina: 14.6¢/kWhNC14.6North Dakota: 11.6¢/kWhND11.6Ohio: 17.5¢/kWhOH17.5Oklahoma: 12.9¢/kWhOK12.9Oregon: 14.6¢/kWhOR14.6Pennsylvania: 20.3¢/kWhPA20.3Rhode Island: 29.5¢/kWhRI29.5South Carolina: 16.2¢/kWhSC16.2South Dakota: 13.2¢/kWhSD13.2Tennessee: 12.8¢/kWhTN12.8Texas: 15.4¢/kWhTX15.4Utah: 13.3¢/kWhUT13.3Vermont: 23.3¢/kWhVT23.3Virginia: 16.0¢/kWhVA16.0Washington: 14.1¢/kWhWA14.1West Virginia: 14.4¢/kWhWV14.4Wisconsin: 18.7¢/kWhWI18.7Wyoming: 13.0¢/kWhWY13.011.6¢13.2¢14.7¢16.2¢23.3¢43.0¢¢ per kWh

Every state’s rate in February 2026

Average residential price, cents per kWh. Source: U.S. EIA.
1 North Dakota 11.6¢ +6.6% +13.8%
2 Nebraska 11.8¢ +0.3% +8.7%
3 Missouri 12.2¢ +3.1% +8.0%
4 Idaho 12.6¢ +4.6% +15.3%
5 Arkansas 12.7¢ +3.1% +9.4%
6 Iowa 12.7¢ −0.7% +4.9%
7 Tennessee 12.8¢ −2.1% +2.2%
8 Louisiana 12.9¢ +3.3% +8.7%
9 Oklahoma 12.9¢ +2.1% +11.1%
10 Wyoming 13.0¢ +1.5% +11.5%
11 South Dakota 13.2¢ −2.6% +11.8%
12 Montana 13.3¢ +3.7% +14.9%
13 Utah 13.3¢ +3.5% +7.6%
14 Kentucky 13.4¢ −6.0% +4.7%
15 Washington 14.1¢ +2.2% +13.2%
16 Georgia 14.1¢ −2.3% +4.2%
17 Nevada 14.4¢ +2.9% +0.6%
18 West Virginia 14.4¢ −2.4% −2.8%
19 North Carolina 14.6¢ +7.0% +3.2%
20 Oregon 14.6¢ −0.1% −0.1%
21 Mississippi 14.7¢ +3.4% +10.3%
22 New Mexico 15.1¢ +2.5% +3.7%
23 Kansas 15.1¢ +5.7% +10.5%
24 Minnesota 15.4¢ +2.7% +5.4%
25 Texas 15.4¢ −1.8% +3.6%
26 Florida 15.8¢ −0.8% +5.5%
27 Virginia 16.0¢ +0.6% +12.2%
28 Arizona 16.0¢ +2.7% +5.5%
29 Indiana 16.1¢ −0.8% +9.7%
30 South Carolina 16.2¢ +4.8% +11.4%
31 Alabama 16.2¢ +0.7% +2.2%
32 Delaware 16.3¢ −1.5% +4.0%
33 Colorado 16.8¢ +2.1% +11.3%
34 Ohio 17.5¢ −0.4% +10.7%
35 Illinois 17.8¢ +9.0% +8.3%
36 Wisconsin 18.7¢ +3.0% +7.6%
37 Michigan 20.0¢ +2.5% +5.9%
38 Maryland 20.1¢ −2.6% +9.7%
39 Pennsylvania 20.3¢ +0.5% +12.8%
40 New Jersey 23.1¢ 0% +17.4%
41 Vermont 23.3¢ −0.1% +5.8%
42 District of Columbia 24.0¢ +1.1% +21.6%
43 Alaska 25.8¢ +1.1% +4.2%
44 New Hampshire 26.5¢ +0.8% +15.3%
45 Rhode Island 29.5¢ −2.3% −11.5%
46 New York 30.0¢ +5.7% +14.4%
47 Massachusetts 30.5¢ −2.2% +0.1%
48 Connecticut 30.8¢ +8.7% −7.3%
49 Maine 32.2¢ +4.7% +22.6%
50 California 33.2¢ +9.7% +4.7%
51 Hawaii 43.0¢ +8.1% +0.7%

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