Electricity prices by state: Aug 2026

The average U.S. residential electricity price was 18.2¢ per kWh in Aug 2026, +3.4% compared with a year earlier (17.6¢). Hawaii had the highest price at 47.2¢, Nevada the lowest at 12.7¢. Prices rose year over year in 44 of the 50 states and DC.

18.2¢U.S. average, Aug 2026

+3.4%vs. Aug 2025

18.1¢U.S. average, last 12 months

The largest increases over the year: Hawaii (+22.5%), Maine (+14.1%) and New Hampshire (+13.1%). Prices fell most in Connecticut (-18.8%), California (-3.8%) and Utah (-2.3%).

Residential electricity price by state, Aug 2026

#	State	¢/kWh Aug 2026	A year earlier	Change	Last 12 months
1	Hawaii	47.2	38.5	+22.5%	44.4
2	Maine	32.1	28.1	+14.1%	29.6
3	Massachusetts	30.5	30.6	-0.2%	30.4
4	California	29.8	30.9	-3.8%	32.6
5	Alaska	29.4	27.8	+5.8%	27.1
6	New York	28.6	26.6	+7.5%	28.5
7	Rhode Island	28.2	26.5	+6.2%	29.5
8	New Hampshire	27.6	24.4	+13.1%	27.0
9	District of Columbia	26.0	23.2	+12.1%	24.4
10	New Jersey	24.6	24.7	-0.4%	23.6
11	Connecticut	24.5	30.2	-18.8%	27.7
12	Vermont	23.8	22.1	+7.9%	24.0
13	Michigan	23.0	20.7	+10.9%	21.2
14	Pennsylvania	21.8	19.9	+9.2%	20.9
15	Maryland	21.4	19.9	+7.6%	21.3
16	Wisconsin	19.4	18.4	+5.3%	18.8
17	Ohio	19.4	17.6	+10.4%	18.4
18	Illinois	19.3	18.0	+7.2%	19.1
19	Delaware	18.7	16.9	+11.0%	18.1
20	Virginia	17.6	15.8	+11.3%	16.7
21	Minnesota	17.2	16.9	+1.8%	16.3
22	Colorado	17.2	16.2	+5.9%	16.6
23	Iowa	17.1	15.5	+10.2%	14.2
24	Indiana	17.0	16.2	+5.0%	17.0
25	New Mexico	16.5	16.0	+3.3%	15.2
26	Alabama	16.3	16.3	+0.4%	16.5
27	West Virginia	16.3	15.6	+4.4%	15.7
28	Missouri	16.0	15.3	+4.6%	13.9
29	Oregon	15.9	15.8	+0.4%	15.6
30	Texas	15.9	15.4	+3.3%	16.0
31	Georgia	15.9	15.6	+2.3%	15.1
32	South Carolina	15.8	15.2	+4.0%	15.8
33	Montana	15.6	14.3	+9.0%	14.0
34	Kansas	15.5	14.7	+5.6%	15.1
35	South Dakota	15.2	13.9	+9.0%	14.3
36	Arizona	15.1	15.1	-0.3%	15.5
37	Florida	15.0	15.3	-2.2%	15.4
38	North Carolina	14.9	14.6	+2.5%	14.9
39	Oklahoma	14.8	14.4	+2.8%	13.7
40	Washington	14.6	13.7	+7.2%	14.2
41	Mississippi	14.4	13.6	+6.0%	15.0
42	Wyoming	14.4	14.3	+0.7%	14.1
43	Arkansas	14.4	13.3	+7.8%	13.6
44	Kentucky	13.8	13.1	+5.3%	14.0
45	Nebraska	13.5	12.8	+5.8%	12.8
46	Tennessee	13.4	13.1	+2.5%	13.7
47	Idaho	13.4	12.1	+10.7%	12.8
48	North Dakota	13.3	13.0	+2.6%	12.6
49	Utah	13.3	13.6	-2.3%	13.3
50	Louisiana	12.9	12.6	+2.5%	13.1
51	Nevada	12.7	12.5	+1.4%	13.7
	United States	18.2	17.6	+3.4%	18.1

Average residential price = residential revenue ÷ residential kWh sold in the month, all customers including those of retail providers, as reported to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (Form EIA-861M, Electric Power Monthly). Monthly data is sample-based and revised later. This page updates automatically when the EIA publishes a new month. Compiled by ElectricBillMath.com.

U.S. residential electricity price, month by month

Monthly average residential price, U.S., EIA.

Why monthly prices move

Seasons. Many utilities charge higher summer rates, so the average price per kWh is usually higher from June to September.
Fixed charges. The monthly customer charge is spread over the kWh used. In months with low usage the average price per kWh rises, in months with high usage it falls.
Fuel and rate cases. Fuel cost adjustments pass changes in natural gas and coal prices through within months; approved rate cases change the base rate, often once a year.

The price per kWh is half of the story. For what households paid per month, see the average bill by state (annual and winter figures) on this site.