Average electricity prices by state

Average residential price per kWh, June 2026, cheapest first. Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A. The U.S. average is 18.34¢/kWh. These are EIA statewide averages — they include delivery and taxes but are not any specific utility's tariff.

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#	State	Residential ¢/kWh	Year ago	Change
1	Nevada	13.11	12.26	+6.9%
2	Nebraska	13.25	13.14	+0.8%
3	Utah	13.37	13.10	+2.1%
4	Louisiana	13.49	12.74	+5.9%
5	Tennessee	14.07	13.82	+1.8%
6	Arkansas	14.12	13.37	+5.6%
7	North Dakota	14.12	13.71	+3.0%
8	Kentucky	14.26	13.40	+6.4%
9	Oklahoma	14.33	13.63	+5.1%
10	Idaho	14.37	12.07	+19.1%
11	North Carolina	14.74	13.38	+10.2%
12	Mississippi	14.88	14.07	+5.8%
13	Washington	14.91	12.96	+15.0%
14	New Mexico	15.06	14.68	+2.6%
15	Florida	15.10	15.35	-1.6%
16	Montana	15.14	14.81	+2.2%
17	Arizona	15.18	15.23	-0.3%
18	Wyoming	15.24	14.89	+2.4%
19	South Dakota	15.36	14.22	+8.0%
20	West Virginia	15.45	15.82	-2.3%
21	South Carolina	15.55	14.79	+5.1%
22	Kansas	15.71	15.04	+4.5%
23	Iowa	15.93	15.33	+3.9%
24	Texas	15.94	15.26	+4.5%
25	Missouri	16.22	15.91	+1.9%
26	Oregon	16.32	15.80	+3.3%
27	Georgia	16.36	15.96	+2.5%
28	Alabama	16.40	16.06	+2.1%
29	Colorado	17.13	16.04	+6.8%
30	Virginia	17.22	15.23	+13.1%
31	Indiana	17.51	16.48	+6.3%
32	Minnesota	17.52	17.12	+2.3%
33	Ohio	19.19	17.50	+9.7%
34	Delaware	19.29	18.16	+6.2%
35	Wisconsin	19.56	18.52	+5.6%
36	Illinois	19.89	18.29	+8.7%
37	Pennsylvania	21.73	19.69	+10.4%
38	Maryland	21.84	19.29	+13.2%
39	Michigan	22.99	20.82	+10.4%
40	Connecticut	24.32	27.19	-10.6%
41	District of Columbia	24.39	22.70	+7.4%
42	Vermont	24.44	23.00	+6.3%
43	New Jersey	24.95	24.88	+0.3%
44	New Hampshire	27.01	23.51	+14.9%
45	Alaska	28.21	26.87	+5.0%
46	Rhode Island	29.23	26.84	+8.9%
47	New York	29.49	26.55	+11.1%
48	Maine	29.59	28.14	+5.2%
49	Massachusetts	29.61	30.33	-2.4%
50	California	34.74	33.59	+3.4%
51	Hawaii	52.72	40.96	+28.7%