Electricity Rates by State
Residential price per kWh in every state, ranked most to least expensive. US average: 18.83¢/kWh.
Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A.
| # | State | Residential rate | vs US average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | 46.62¢/kWh | +148% |
| 2 | California | 35.25¢/kWh | +87% |
| 3 | Connecticut | 32.24¢/kWh | +71% |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 29.45¢/kWh | +56% |
| 5 | New York | 29.45¢/kWh | +56% |
| 6 | Maine | 28.42¢/kWh | +51% |
| 7 | Rhode Island | 28.30¢/kWh | +50% |
| 8 | Alaska | 27.35¢/kWh | +45% |
| 9 | New Hampshire | 27.24¢/kWh | +45% |
| 10 | District of Columbia | 25.41¢/kWh | +35% |
| 11 | Vermont | 24.56¢/kWh | +30% |
| 12 | New Jersey | 23.53¢/kWh | +25% |
| 13 | Maryland | 22.07¢/kWh | +17% |
| 14 | Pennsylvania | 21.47¢/kWh | +14% |
| 15 | Michigan | 21.39¢/kWh | +14% |
| 16 | Illinois | 20.47¢/kWh | +9% |
| 17 | Ohio | 19.49¢/kWh | +4% |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 19.21¢/kWh | +2% |
| 19 | Delaware | 18.79¢/kWh | 0% |
| 20 | Indiana | 17.90¢/kWh | -5% |
| 21 | Alabama | 17.41¢/kWh | -8% |
| 22 | Virginia | 17.38¢/kWh | -8% |
| 23 | South Carolina | 17.06¢/kWh | -9% |
| 24 | Texas | 16.99¢/kWh | -10% |
| 25 | Mississippi | 16.76¢/kWh | -11% |
| 26 | Colorado | 16.54¢/kWh | -12% |
| 27 | Minnesota | 16.39¢/kWh | -13% |
| 28 | North Carolina | 16.25¢/kWh | -14% |
| 29 | West Virginia | 16.06¢/kWh | -15% |
| 30 | Oregon | 15.78¢/kWh | -16% |
| 31 | Kansas | 15.78¢/kWh | -16% |
| 32 | Arizona | 15.48¢/kWh | -18% |
| 33 | Florida | 15.38¢/kWh | -18% |
| 34 | Georgia | 15.37¢/kWh | -18% |
| 35 | New Mexico | 15.15¢/kWh | -20% |
| 36 | Kentucky | 15.02¢/kWh | -20% |
| 37 | Tennessee | 14.94¢/kWh | -21% |
| 38 | Wyoming | 14.68¢/kWh | -22% |
| 39 | South Dakota | 14.52¢/kWh | -23% |
| 40 | Louisiana | 14.44¢/kWh | -23% |
| 41 | Washington | 14.36¢/kWh | -24% |
| 42 | Nevada | 14.29¢/kWh | -24% |
| 43 | Arkansas | 14.16¢/kWh | -25% |
| 44 | Missouri | 14.01¢/kWh | -26% |
| 45 | Montana | 13.90¢/kWh | -26% |
| 46 | Iowa | 13.86¢/kWh | -26% |
| 47 | Oklahoma | 13.31¢/kWh | -29% |
| 48 | Utah | 13.29¢/kWh | -29% |
| 49 | Nebraska | 13.28¢/kWh | -29% |
| 50 | Idaho | 12.70¢/kWh | -33% |
| 51 | North Dakota | 12.35¢/kWh | -34% |