Electricity prices by state

Electricity prices by state vary by more than three to one across the United States, and the gap shows up in your budget every single month. These are the residential average retail prices published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, ranked from most to least expensive.

Residential sector, annual average for 2025. Source: EIA (residential electricity retail sales; natural gas delivered to residential consumers).

National average

17.92¢

per kWh, residential

Most expensive

40.59¢

Hawaii

Cheapest

11.81¢

North Dakota

Residential electricity price by state, 2025, most expensive first
Rank	State	Cents per kWh	Average monthly bill
1	Hawaii	40.59¢	$365
2	California	32.54¢	$293
3	Massachusetts	30.48¢	$274
4	Rhode Island	29.46¢	$265
5	Connecticut	29.38¢	$264
6	Maine	27.78¢	$250
7	New York	26.39¢	$238
8	Alaska	26.09¢	$235
9	New Hampshire	24.56¢	$221
10	Vermont	22.92¢	$206
11	New Jersey	22.63¢	$204
12	District of Columbia	21.94¢	$197
13	Michigan	20.01¢	$180
14	Maryland	19.48¢	$175
15	Pennsylvania	19.3¢	$174
16	Wisconsin	18.16¢	$163
17	Illinois	17.69¢	$159
18	Delaware	17.13¢	$154
19	Ohio	16.96¢	$153
20	Indiana	16.23¢	$146
21	Alabama	16.1¢	$145
22	Colorado	15.85¢	$143
23	Minnesota	15.82¢	$142
24	Texas	15.47¢	$139
25	West Virginia	15.41¢	$139
26	Oregon	15.37¢	$138
27	Arizona	15.32¢	$138
28	Virginia	15.28¢	$138
29	Florida	15.24¢	$137
30	New Mexico	15.08¢	$136
31	South Carolina	14.96¢	$135
32	Georgia	14.73¢	$133
33	Kansas	14.56¢	$131
34	Mississippi	14.03¢	$126
35	North Carolina	14.02¢	$126
36	Iowa	13.72¢	$123
37	Missouri	13.49¢	$121
38	South Dakota	13.38¢	$120
39	Wyoming	13.38¢	$120
40	Kentucky	13.24¢	$119
41	Tennessee	13.18¢	$119
42	Nevada	13.15¢	$118
43	Oklahoma	13.12¢	$118
44	Washington	13.11¢	$118
45	Utah	13.07¢	$118
46	Montana	12.98¢	$117
47	Arkansas	12.84¢	$116
48	Louisiana	12.57¢	$113
49	Nebraska	12.34¢	$111
50	Idaho	11.82¢	$106
51	North Dakota	11.81¢	$106

Energy is one line of a much bigger picture. The cost of living index folds electricity into housing, food and taxes for a single comparable figure, and food budgets by family size cover the other big monthly essential.

Methodology

Prices come from the U.S. Energy Information Administration's retail sales of electricity series, residential sector, annual average. The figure is the average revenue per kilowatt-hour actually collected from residential customers in that state — it therefore includes delivery charges and fixed fees spread over consumption, not just the energy rate on a supplier's tariff sheet.

The average monthly bill is EIA's own residential figure for the state, so a state with cheap power but very heavy air-conditioning use can have a higher bill than a state with expensive power and mild weather. Compare both columns before drawing a conclusion.

Natural gas prices, where published, are dollars per thousand cubic feet delivered to residential consumers, from the same agency.

A state with no published figure is listed as missing rather than estimated. Figures refresh automatically when EIA publishes a new release.

Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly / retail sales of electricity (residential); U.S. Energy Information Administration, natural gas delivered to residential consumers. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2025.