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

The short answer

The average US residential electricity rate was 18.8¢/kWh in April 2026, unchanged from March and up 7.3% from April 2025. North Dakota had the cheapest electricity (12.4¢) and Hawaii the most expensive (46.6¢), while Hawaii saw the biggest monthly increase (+10.4%).

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

US average18.8¢per kWh
vs prior month0%
vs a year ago+7.3%
Spread3.8×HI vs ND

Biggest monthly increases

  1. Hawaii42.2¢ → 46.6¢+10.4%
  2. Minnesota15.1¢ → 16.4¢+8.7%
  3. Illinois18.9¢ → 20.5¢+8.5%
  4. Wyoming13.6¢ → 14.7¢+8.0%
  5. Delaware17.6¢ → 18.8¢+6.5%

Biggest monthly decreases

  1. Maryland35.9¢ → 22.1¢−38.4%
  2. Rhode Island29.9¢ → 28.3¢−5.4%
  3. Massachusetts30.2¢ → 29.5¢−2.5%
  4. Idaho13.0¢ → 12.7¢−2.4%
  5. West Virginia16.4¢ → 16.1¢−1.9%

Largest increases over the past year

  1. Ohio16.3¢ → 19.5¢+19.4%
  2. District of Columbia21.3¢ → 25.4¢+19.2%
  3. New Jersey20.2¢ → 23.5¢+16.8%
  4. Maryland19.1¢ → 22.1¢+15.9%
  5. New Hampshire23.7¢ → 27.2¢+15.1%

What it means for your bills this season

At April 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
Refrigeratorrunning 24/7$7.22$4.73$17.87
Clothes Dryer5 loads a week$12.27$8.05$30.39
Electric Water Heater3 hours a day$77.33$50.72$191

Electricity prices by state, April 2026

Alabama: 17.4¢/kWhAL17.4Alaska: 27.4¢/kWhAK27.4Arizona: 15.5¢/kWhAZ15.5Arkansas: 14.2¢/kWhAR14.2California: 35.3¢/kWhCA35.3Colorado: 16.5¢/kWhCO16.5Connecticut: 32.2¢/kWhCT32.2Delaware: 18.8¢/kWhDE18.8District of Columbia: 25.4¢/kWhDC25.4Florida: 15.4¢/kWhFL15.4Georgia: 15.4¢/kWhGA15.4Hawaii: 46.6¢/kWhHI46.6Idaho: 12.7¢/kWhID12.7Illinois: 20.5¢/kWhIL20.5Indiana: 17.9¢/kWhIN17.9Iowa: 13.9¢/kWhIA13.9Kansas: 15.8¢/kWhKS15.8Kentucky: 15.0¢/kWhKY15.0Louisiana: 14.4¢/kWhLA14.4Maine: 28.4¢/kWhME28.4Maryland: 22.1¢/kWhMD22.1Massachusetts: 29.5¢/kWhMA29.5Michigan: 21.4¢/kWhMI21.4Minnesota: 16.4¢/kWhMN16.4Mississippi: 16.8¢/kWhMS16.8Missouri: 14.0¢/kWhMO14.0Montana: 13.9¢/kWhMT13.9Nebraska: 13.3¢/kWhNE13.3Nevada: 14.3¢/kWhNV14.3New Hampshire: 27.2¢/kWhNH27.2New Jersey: 23.5¢/kWhNJ23.5New Mexico: 15.2¢/kWhNM15.2New York: 29.5¢/kWhNY29.5North Carolina: 16.3¢/kWhNC16.3North Dakota: 12.4¢/kWhND12.4Ohio: 19.5¢/kWhOH19.5Oklahoma: 13.3¢/kWhOK13.3Oregon: 15.8¢/kWhOR15.8Pennsylvania: 21.5¢/kWhPA21.5Rhode Island: 28.3¢/kWhRI28.3South Carolina: 17.1¢/kWhSC17.1South Dakota: 14.5¢/kWhSD14.5Tennessee: 14.9¢/kWhTN14.9Texas: 17.0¢/kWhTX17.0Utah: 13.3¢/kWhUT13.3Vermont: 24.6¢/kWhVT24.6Virginia: 17.4¢/kWhVA17.4Washington: 14.4¢/kWhWA14.4West Virginia: 16.1¢/kWhWV16.1Wisconsin: 19.2¢/kWhWI19.2Wyoming: 14.7¢/kWhWY14.712.4¢14.4¢15.8¢17.4¢24.6¢46.6¢¢ per kWh

Every state’s rate in April 2026

Average residential price, cents per kWh. Source: U.S. EIA.
1 North Dakota 12.4¢ +3.3% +5.4%
2 Idaho 12.7¢ −2.4% +6.8%
3 Nebraska 13.3¢ +1.4% +1.7%
4 Utah 13.3¢ +0.9% +6.3%
5 Oklahoma 13.3¢ −1.8% 0%
6 Iowa 13.9¢ +3.3% +3.9%
7 Montana 13.9¢ +3.1% +12.9%
8 Missouri 14.0¢ +4.2% +8.8%
9 Arkansas 14.2¢ +3.9% +3.7%
10 Nevada 14.3¢ +0.8% +4.6%
11 Washington 14.4¢ −0.3% +10.3%
12 Louisiana 14.4¢ +2.0% +6.4%
13 South Dakota 14.5¢ +1.6% +8.6%
14 Wyoming 14.7¢ +8.0% +12.5%
15 Tennessee 14.9¢ −0.9% +7.4%
16 Kentucky 15.0¢ +0.9% +9.7%
17 New Mexico 15.2¢ +2.3% +5.6%
18 Georgia 15.4¢ +2.4% +3.7%
19 Florida 15.4¢ +3.5% +0.8%
20 Arizona 15.5¢ −0.7% −1.2%
21 Kansas 15.8¢ +2.9% +6.5%
22 Oregon 15.8¢ +6.0% +2.4%
23 West Virginia 16.1¢ −1.9% +0.1%
24 North Carolina 16.3¢ +1.6% +11.8%
25 Minnesota 16.4¢ +8.7% +8.7%
26 Colorado 16.5¢ −1.2% +6.7%
27 Mississippi 16.8¢ +2.8% +10.4%
28 Texas 17.0¢ +3.7% +9.5%
29 South Carolina 17.1¢ +3.7% +7.6%
30 Virginia 17.4¢ +1.9% +13.7%
31 Alabama 17.4¢ +1.5% +3.6%
32 Indiana 17.9¢ +0.3% +6.0%
33 Delaware 18.8¢ +6.5% +4.6%
34 Wisconsin 19.2¢ +2.2% +5.5%
35 Ohio 19.5¢ +3.8% +19.4%
36 Illinois 20.5¢ +8.5% +12.0%
37 Michigan 21.4¢ +0.9% +7.3%
38 Pennsylvania 21.5¢ +2.6% +13.2%
39 Maryland 22.1¢ −38.4% +15.9%
40 New Jersey 23.5¢ +0.2% +16.8%
41 Vermont 24.6¢ +1.9% +6.9%
42 District of Columbia 25.4¢ +1.6% +19.2%
43 New Hampshire 27.2¢ +1.2% +15.1%
44 Alaska 27.4¢ +0.7% +5.4%
45 Rhode Island 28.3¢ −5.4% −2.0%
46 Maine 28.4¢ +0.4% +1.1%
47 Massachusetts 29.5¢ −2.5% −3.9%
48 New York 29.5¢ +3.2% +14.6%
49 Connecticut 32.2¢ +5.8% 0%
50 California 35.3¢ +5.7% +4.2%
51 Hawaii 46.6¢ +10.4% +9.8%

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