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US electricity rates by state

Average residential price per kilowatt-hour, from the EIA’s Electric Power Monthly for May 2026. Ranges from 12.35¢ in Idaho to 52.00¢ in Hawaii — a 4.21-fold spread.

US average18.44¢per kWh
CheapestIdaho12.35¢
Most expensiveHawaii52.00¢
Year over year+6.2%national average

All states, cheapest first

Average residential electricity rate by state, May 2026
RankStateRate /kWhvs US avgRelative
1 Idaho 12.35¢ -33.0%
2 Utah 12.96¢ -29.7%
3 Oklahoma 13.38¢ -27.4%
4 Nebraska 13.59¢ -26.3%
5 Nevada 13.60¢ -26.3%
6 North Dakota 13.61¢ -26.2%
7 Missouri 13.68¢ -25.8%
8 New Mexico 14.12¢ -23.4%
9 Iowa 14.14¢ -23.3%
10 Louisiana 14.15¢ -23.3%
11 Arkansas 14.36¢ -22.1%
12 Tennessee 14.47¢ -21.5%
13 Montana 14.67¢ -20.4%
14 Wyoming 14.80¢ -19.7%
15 Washington 14.95¢ -18.9%
16 Kentucky 14.98¢ -18.8%
17 North Carolina 15.09¢ -18.2%
18 Kansas 15.13¢ -18.0%
19 Florida 15.17¢ -17.7%
20 Arizona 15.23¢ -17.4%
21 South Dakota 15.73¢ -14.7%
22 Georgia 15.84¢ -14.1%
23 Colorado 16.16¢ -12.4%
24 Mississippi 16.16¢ -12.4%
25 South Carolina 16.18¢ -12.3%
26 Oregon 16.27¢ -11.8%
27 Texas 16.44¢ -10.9%
28 Alabama 16.77¢ -9.1%
29 West Virginia 16.80¢ -8.9%
30 Minnesota 16.95¢ -8.1%
31 Virginia 17.61¢ -4.5%
32 Indiana 18.15¢ -1.6%
33 Delaware 19.38¢ +5.1%
34 Ohio 19.52¢ +5.9%
35 Wisconsin 19.74¢ +7.1%
36 Pennsylvania 21.55¢ +16.9%
37 Maryland 21.77¢ +18.1%
38 Michigan 22.01¢ +19.4%
39 New Jersey 23.27¢ +26.2%
40 Illinois 23.85¢ +29.3%
41 Vermont 24.89¢ +35.0%
42 District of Columbia 25.40¢ +37.7%
43 New Hampshire 27.33¢ +48.2%
44 Connecticut 27.37¢ +48.4%
45 Alaska 28.23¢ +53.1%
46 Maine 28.63¢ +55.3%
47 Massachusetts 28.82¢ +56.3%
48 Rhode Island 29.46¢ +59.8%
49 New York 29.93¢ +62.3%
50 California 33.25¢ +80.3%
51 Hawaii 52.00¢ +182.0%

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These are state averages across all residential customers, as published by the EIA. Individual utilities within a state can differ substantially, and deregulated markets like Texas have a wide spread of retail plans. Always check your own bill for your actual rate.