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

The short answer

The average US residential electricity rate was 18.3¢/kWh in July 2026, down 0.2% from June and up 4.9% from July 2025. Louisiana had the cheapest electricity (12.7¢) and Hawaii the most expensive (48.0¢), while Maine saw the biggest monthly increase (+9.5%).

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

US average18.3¢per kWh
vs prior month−0.2%
vs a year ago+4.9%
Spread3.8×HI vs LA

Biggest monthly increases

  1. Maine29.6¢ → 32.4¢+9.5%
  2. New Mexico15.1¢ → 16.1¢+6.8%
  3. Nebraska13.3¢ → 13.8¢+4.0%
  4. District of Columbia24.4¢ → 25.2¢+3.4%
  5. Massachusetts29.6¢ → 30.5¢+3.0%

Biggest monthly decreases

  1. Hawaii52.7¢ → 48.0¢−9.0%
  2. Wyoming15.2¢ → 14.4¢−5.8%
  3. Louisiana13.5¢ → 12.7¢−5.7%
  4. North Dakota14.1¢ → 13.4¢−5.0%
  5. Indiana17.5¢ → 16.7¢−4.5%

Largest increases over the past year

  1. Hawaii39.4¢ → 48.0¢+22.0%
  2. New Hampshire22.8¢ → 26.6¢+16.7%
  3. Maine28.0¢ → 32.4¢+15.8%
  4. New York26.2¢ → 29.9¢+14.0%
  5. Maryland18.8¢ → 21.4¢+13.7%

What it means for your bills this season

At July 2026 prices, here’s what typical use of seasonal appliances costs per month — and how much it depends on where you live.

ApplianceTypical useUS averageLouisianaHawaii
Central Air Conditioner8 hours a day$156$108$409
Window Air Conditioner8 hours a day$40.10$27.86$105
Pool Pump8 hours a day$66.84$46.43$175

Electricity prices by state, July 2026

Alabama: 16.4¢/kWhAL16.4Alaska: 28.8¢/kWhAK28.8Arizona: 15.4¢/kWhAZ15.4Arkansas: 14.3¢/kWhAR14.3California: 33.6¢/kWhCA33.6Colorado: 17.0¢/kWhCO17.0Connecticut: 24.2¢/kWhCT24.2Delaware: 18.5¢/kWhDE18.5District of Columbia: 25.2¢/kWhDC25.2Florida: 15.0¢/kWhFL15.0Georgia: 16.3¢/kWhGA16.3Hawaii: 48.0¢/kWhHI48.0Idaho: 13.7¢/kWhID13.7Illinois: 19.2¢/kWhIL19.2Indiana: 16.7¢/kWhIN16.7Iowa: 16.0¢/kWhIA16.0Kansas: 15.3¢/kWhKS15.3Kentucky: 13.8¢/kWhKY13.8Louisiana: 12.7¢/kWhLA12.7Maine: 32.4¢/kWhME32.4Maryland: 21.4¢/kWhMD21.4Massachusetts: 30.5¢/kWhMA30.5Michigan: 23.1¢/kWhMI23.1Minnesota: 17.5¢/kWhMN17.5Mississippi: 14.5¢/kWhMS14.5Missouri: 16.1¢/kWhMO16.1Montana: 15.0¢/kWhMT15.0Nebraska: 13.8¢/kWhNE13.8Nevada: 12.8¢/kWhNV12.8New Hampshire: 26.6¢/kWhNH26.6New Jersey: 25.2¢/kWhNJ25.2New Mexico: 16.1¢/kWhNM16.1New York: 29.9¢/kWhNY29.9North Carolina: 15.2¢/kWhNC15.2North Dakota: 13.4¢/kWhND13.4Ohio: 19.5¢/kWhOH19.5Oklahoma: 14.4¢/kWhOK14.4Oregon: 16.0¢/kWhOR16.0Pennsylvania: 21.7¢/kWhPA21.7Rhode Island: 28.3¢/kWhRI28.3South Carolina: 15.5¢/kWhSC15.5South Dakota: 15.4¢/kWhSD15.4Tennessee: 13.7¢/kWhTN13.7Texas: 15.9¢/kWhTX15.9Utah: 13.1¢/kWhUT13.1Vermont: 23.8¢/kWhVT23.8Virginia: 17.6¢/kWhVA17.6Washington: 14.7¢/kWhWA14.7West Virginia: 15.8¢/kWhWV15.8Wisconsin: 19.1¢/kWhWI19.1Wyoming: 14.4¢/kWhWY14.412.7¢14.4¢15.8¢17.5¢24.2¢48.0¢¢ per kWh

Every state’s rate in July 2026

Average residential price, cents per kWh. Source: U.S. EIA.
1 Louisiana 12.7¢ −5.7% −3.0%
2 Nevada 12.8¢ −2.6% +3.1%
3 Utah 13.1¢ −1.9% −2.5%
4 North Dakota 13.4¢ −5.0% +0.8%
5 Tennessee 13.7¢ −2.6% +3.8%
6 Idaho 13.7¢ −4.5% +11.8%
7 Nebraska 13.8¢ +4.0% +7.3%
8 Kentucky 13.8¢ −3.2% +5.2%
9 Arkansas 14.3¢ +1.5% +8.1%
10 Oklahoma 14.4¢ +0.1% +6.1%
11 Wyoming 14.4¢ −5.8% −1.9%
12 Mississippi 14.5¢ −2.3% +7.1%
13 Washington 14.7¢ −1.3% +9.4%
14 Montana 15.0¢ −1.0% +5.0%
15 Florida 15.0¢ −0.5% −0.5%
16 North Carolina 15.2¢ +2.8% +13.4%
17 Kansas 15.3¢ −2.8% +5.6%
18 South Dakota 15.4¢ +0.1% +5.9%
19 Arizona 15.4¢ +1.3% +0.3%
20 South Carolina 15.5¢ −0.5% +5.2%
21 West Virginia 15.8¢ +2.1% +2.3%
22 Texas 15.9¢ −0.4% +3.4%
23 Oregon 16.0¢ −2.1% +2.3%
24 Iowa 16.0¢ +0.4% +4.4%
25 Missouri 16.1¢ −0.8% +3.4%
26 New Mexico 16.1¢ +6.8% +1.8%
27 Georgia 16.3¢ −0.6% +4.6%
28 Alabama 16.4¢ 0% +3.0%
29 Indiana 16.7¢ −4.5% +3.4%
30 Colorado 17.0¢ −0.8% +6.3%
31 Minnesota 17.5¢ −0.4% +3.1%
32 Virginia 17.6¢ +1.9% +11.2%
33 Delaware 18.5¢ −4.2% +11.5%
34 Wisconsin 19.1¢ −2.6% +4.4%
35 Illinois 19.2¢ −3.4% +11.6%
36 Ohio 19.5¢ +1.4% +11.9%
37 Maryland 21.4¢ −2.0% +13.7%
38 Pennsylvania 21.7¢ 0% +11.3%
39 Michigan 23.1¢ +0.3% +12.2%
40 Vermont 23.8¢ −2.8% +7.3%
41 Connecticut 24.2¢ −0.7% −12.5%
42 New Jersey 25.2¢ +1.0% −0.5%
43 District of Columbia 25.2¢ +3.4% +9.4%
44 New Hampshire 26.6¢ −1.5% +16.7%
45 Rhode Island 28.3¢ −3.2% +8.1%
46 Alaska 28.8¢ +2.2% +5.6%
47 New York 29.9¢ +1.4% +14.0%
48 Massachusetts 30.5¢ +3.0% +1.4%
49 Maine 32.4¢ +9.5% +15.8%
50 California 33.6¢ −3.3% +2.9%
51 Hawaii 48.0¢ −9.0% +22.0%

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