US Residential Electricity Prices by State, 2025

In 2025, the average US residential electricity price was 17.30 US cents/kWh. Among the 51 states and DC ranked here, Hawaii had the highest residential price at 40.59 US cents/kWh, and North Dakota had the lowest at 11.81 US cents/kWh. These are EIA statistics for 2025; they are not real time and do not include taxes or fees billed separately by some utilities.

Key Facts, 2025

In 2025, the average US residential electricity price was 17.30 US cents/kWh. Among the 51 states and DC ranked here, Hawaii had the highest residential price at 40.59 US cents/kWh, and North Dakota had the lowest at 11.81 US cents/kWh.
District of Columbia had the biggest five year change in residential price to 2025: +73.7%.
California had the biggest ten year change in residential price to 2025: +91.5%.
Residential electricity prices in 2025 ranged from 11.81 US cents/kWh in North Dakota to 40.59 US cents/kWh in Hawaii, a ratio of about 3.4 times.

Highest and Lowest Residential Prices, 2025

EIA annual statistics

Highest residential price

Highest average residential electricity price by state, 2025, US cents per kWh
Hawaii	40.59 US cents/kWh
California	32.54 US cents/kWh
Massachusetts	30.48 US cents/kWh
Rhode Island	29.46 US cents/kWh
Connecticut	29.38 US cents/kWh

Lowest residential price

Lowest average residential electricity price by state, 2025, US cents per kWh
North Dakota	11.81 US cents/kWh
Idaho	11.82 US cents/kWh
Nebraska	12.34 US cents/kWh
Louisiana	12.57 US cents/kWh
Arkansas	12.84 US cents/kWh

Biggest Movers in Residential Price

Percent change to 2025

Biggest change over 5 years

Biggest percent change in residential electricity price over 5 years, to 2025
District of Columbia	+73.7%
Maine	+65.3%
California	+59.1%
Maryland	+49.7%
New York	+43.7%
Pennsylvania	+42.1%
New Jersey	+41.2%
Massachusetts	+38.7%

Biggest change over 10 years

Biggest percent change in residential electricity price over 10 years, to 2025
California	+91.5%
Maine	+78.0%
District of Columbia	+68.9%
Massachusetts	+53.7%
West Virginia	+52.9%
Rhode Island	+52.7%
Washington	+44.2%
Oregon	+44.2%

Change is in the residential price, compared with each state's own figure 5 or 10 years earlier; a bar's length is the size of the change, up or down.

Every State, Ranked by Residential Price, 2025

51 states and DC

Average residential, commercial and industrial electricity price by state in 2025, ranked by residential price, with change over 1, 5 and 10 years. Column headings sort the table.
State	Residential 2025	Rank, highest first	Commercial 2025	Industrial 2025	Change, 1 year	Change, 5 years	Change, 10 years
Hawaii	40.59 US cents/kWh	1	36.37 US cents/kWh	31.46 US cents/kWh	-5.3%	+34.0%	+37.1%
California	32.54 US cents/kWh	2	26.36 US cents/kWh	21.62 US cents/kWh	+1.8%	+59.1%	+91.5%
Massachusetts	30.48 US cents/kWh	3	23.08 US cents/kWh	19.35 US cents/kWh	+3.9%	+38.7%	+53.7%
Rhode Island	29.46 US cents/kWh	4	23.46 US cents/kWh	21.74 US cents/kWh	+2.8%	+33.8%	+52.7%
Connecticut	29.38 US cents/kWh	5	23.11 US cents/kWh	18.35 US cents/kWh	+2.2%	+29.4%	+40.3%
Maine	27.78 US cents/kWh	6	20.96 US cents/kWh	15.50 US cents/kWh	+14.4%	+65.3%	+78.0%
New York	26.39 US cents/kWh	7	21.07 US cents/kWh	9.55 US cents/kWh	+8.0%	+43.7%	+42.3%
Alaska	26.09 US cents/kWh	8	22.32 US cents/kWh	20.03 US cents/kWh	+5.1%	+15.6%	+31.6%
New Hampshire	24.56 US cents/kWh	9	20.16 US cents/kWh	16.88 US cents/kWh	+5.0%	+29.0%	+32.8%
Vermont	22.92 US cents/kWh	10	19.92 US cents/kWh	12.39 US cents/kWh	+4.7%	+17.3%	+34.1%
New Jersey	22.63 US cents/kWh	11	16.63 US cents/kWh	13.90 US cents/kWh	+17.0%	+41.2%	+43.1%
District of Columbia	21.94 US cents/kWh	12	20.41 US cents/kWh	14.78 US cents/kWh	+23.9%	+73.7%	+68.9%
Michigan	20.01 US cents/kWh	13	14.48 US cents/kWh	8.59 US cents/kWh	+3.7%	+23.1%	+38.8%
Maryland	19.48 US cents/kWh	14	14.74 US cents/kWh	12.50 US cents/kWh	+9.1%	+49.7%	+41.0%
Pennsylvania	19.30 US cents/kWh	15	12.44 US cents/kWh	9.36 US cents/kWh	+8.6%	+42.1%	+41.5%
Wisconsin	18.16 US cents/kWh	16	13.06 US cents/kWh	8.92 US cents/kWh	+5.7%	+26.8%	+28.7%
Illinois	17.69 US cents/kWh	17	13.07 US cents/kWh	10.14 US cents/kWh	+11.5%	+35.7%	+41.5%
Delaware	17.13 US cents/kWh	18	12.64 US cents/kWh	9.64 US cents/kWh	+3.4%	+36.4%	+27.6%
Ohio	16.96 US cents/kWh	19	11.60 US cents/kWh	8.52 US cents/kWh	+6.1%	+38.0%	+32.5%
Indiana	16.23 US cents/kWh	20	13.88 US cents/kWh	8.89 US cents/kWh	+9.9%	+26.5%	+40.3%
Alabama	16.10 US cents/kWh	21	14.52 US cents/kWh	7.73 US cents/kWh	+6.1%	+28.1%	+37.6%
Colorado	15.85 US cents/kWh	22	12.47 US cents/kWh	9.07 US cents/kWh	+6.2%	+28.2%	+30.8%
Minnesota	15.82 US cents/kWh	23	12.27 US cents/kWh	9.32 US cents/kWh	+2.4%	+20.1%	+30.5%
Texas	15.47 US cents/kWh	24	8.64 US cents/kWh	6.55 US cents/kWh	+3.5%	+32.1%	+33.8%
West Virginia	15.41 US cents/kWh	25	11.75 US cents/kWh	8.11 US cents/kWh	+2.3%	+30.6%	+52.9%
Oregon	15.37 US cents/kWh	26	10.56 US cents/kWh	8.28 US cents/kWh	+4.6%	+37.6%	+44.2%
Arizona	15.32 US cents/kWh	27	12.47 US cents/kWh	8.10 US cents/kWh	+2.7%	+24.9%	+26.3%
Virginia	15.28 US cents/kWh	28	9.55 US cents/kWh	9.45 US cents/kWh	+6.0%	+27.0%	+34.4%
Florida	15.24 US cents/kWh	29	11.47 US cents/kWh	8.84 US cents/kWh	+7.8%	+35.2%	+31.6%
New Mexico	15.08 US cents/kWh	30	11.23 US cents/kWh	5.90 US cents/kWh	+6.2%	+16.5%	+20.9%
South Carolina	14.96 US cents/kWh	31	11.05 US cents/kWh	7.11 US cents/kWh	+5.1%	+17.1%	+19.0%
Georgia	14.73 US cents/kWh	32	11.50 US cents/kWh	7.81 US cents/kWh	+4.6%	+22.5%	+27.6%
Kansas	14.56 US cents/kWh	33	11.35 US cents/kWh	8.03 US cents/kWh	+2.9%	+13.3%	+18.0%
Mississippi	14.03 US cents/kWh	34	13.03 US cents/kWh	7.38 US cents/kWh	+4.8%	+25.6%	+24.5%
North Carolina	14.02 US cents/kWh	35	10.25 US cents/kWh	7.80 US cents/kWh	-0.8%	+23.2%	+24.3%
Iowa	13.72 US cents/kWh	36	11.05 US cents/kWh	7.20 US cents/kWh	+2.4%	+10.1%	+18.0%
Missouri	13.49 US cents/kWh	37	10.63 US cents/kWh	8.38 US cents/kWh	+4.5%	+20.2%	+20.3%
South Dakota	13.38 US cents/kWh	38	10.89 US cents/kWh	8.68 US cents/kWh	+4.0%	+13.9%	+20.8%
Wyoming	13.38 US cents/kWh	39	9.54 US cents/kWh	8.66 US cents/kWh	+7.3%	+20.4%	+22.0%
Kentucky	13.24 US cents/kWh	40	11.88 US cents/kWh	6.96 US cents/kWh	+3.5%	+21.8%	+29.3%
Tennessee	13.18 US cents/kWh	41	12.87 US cents/kWh	6.74 US cents/kWh	+6.1%	+22.5%	+28.0%
Nevada	13.15 US cents/kWh	42	9.36 US cents/kWh	8.08 US cents/kWh	-12.3%	+16.0%	+3.1%
Oklahoma	13.12 US cents/kWh	43	9.08 US cents/kWh	6.15 US cents/kWh	+7.2%	+29.6%	+29.4%
Washington	13.11 US cents/kWh	44	10.95 US cents/kWh	6.88 US cents/kWh	+10.2%	+32.8%	+44.2%
Utah	13.07 US cents/kWh	45	10.04 US cents/kWh	8.43 US cents/kWh	+7.0%	+25.2%	+20.1%
Montana	12.98 US cents/kWh	46	11.88 US cents/kWh	7.02 US cents/kWh	+2.5%	+15.5%	+19.3%
Arkansas	12.84 US cents/kWh	47	10.76 US cents/kWh	6.71 US cents/kWh	+4.2%	+23.3%	+30.8%
Louisiana	12.57 US cents/kWh	48	11.20 US cents/kWh	6.23 US cents/kWh	+7.2%	+30.0%	+34.7%
Nebraska	12.34 US cents/kWh	49	8.79 US cents/kWh	8.00 US cents/kWh	+7.0%	+14.3%	+16.4%
Idaho	11.82 US cents/kWh	50	9.25 US cents/kWh	7.98 US cents/kWh	+2.6%	+18.8%	+19.0%
North Dakota	11.81 US cents/kWh	51	7.40 US cents/kWh	7.50 US cents/kWh	+2.6%	+13.1%	+22.8%

Prices are average revenue per kWh sold, including delivery charges and taxes collected by utilities, in nominal US cents. Rank 1 is the highest residential price. A blank means EIA has not published that sector's figure for 2025.

Why Electricity Prices Differ by State

Retail electricity prices vary widely by state for reasons this page does not attempt to untangle for any one state: the local generation mix (a state that burns more natural gas is more exposed to gas price swings than one with a lot of hydro or nuclear), the cost of building and maintaining transmission and distribution lines, whether the state has a deregulated retail market or a regulated utility with rates set by a commission, and how much power a state imports from neighbours versus generates itself. These are commonly cited factors, not a complete or verified explanation, and none of them is quantified on this page.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (US Government work, public domain) Data as of 2025. Average revenue per kWh sold, all utilities, from EIA state electricity retail sales statistics.