U.S. Electricity Price Index
State Monthly Price Estimates (August 2026)
Official U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) residential electricity price averages across all 50 states and Washington, D.C. These figures represent statewide statistical averages to help you benchmark and estimate energy costs, not individual utility tariffs or live quotes.
U.S. National Benchmark
18.16¢
Weighted residential average
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Where electricity is expensive
Residential average price for August 2026, change from the same month a year earlier, and difference from the U.S. residential average. Rank 1 is the lowest price.
| Rank | State | August 2026 | Year-over-year | Vs U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #51 | Hawaii · 12-month history | 47.18¢ | +22.5% | +159.8% |
| #50 | Maine | 32.11¢ | +14.1% | +76.8% |
| #49 | Massachusetts | 30.48¢ | -0.2% | +67.8% |
| #48 | California · 12-month history | 29.75¢ | -3.8% | +63.8% |
| #47 | Alaska | 29.41¢ | +5.8% | +61.9% |
| #46 | New York · 12-month history | 28.65¢ | +7.5% | +57.8% |
| #45 | Rhode Island | 28.18¢ | +6.2% | +55.2% |
| #44 | New Hampshire | 27.64¢ | +13.1% | +52.2% |
| #43 | District of Columbia | 25.98¢ | +12.1% | +43.1% |
| #42 | New Jersey | 24.61¢ | -0.4% | +35.5% |
| #41 | Connecticut | 24.51¢ | -18.8% | +35.0% |
| #40 | Vermont | 23.84¢ | +7.9% | +31.3% |
| #39 | Michigan | 22.99¢ | +10.9% | +26.6% |
| #38 | Pennsylvania | 21.77¢ | +9.2% | +19.9% |
| #37 | Maryland | 21.40¢ | +7.6% | +17.8% |
| #36 | Wisconsin | 19.41¢ | +5.3% | +6.9% |
| #35 | Ohio | 19.38¢ | +10.4% | +6.7% |
| #34 | Illinois | 19.32¢ | +7.2% | +6.4% |
| #33 | Delaware | 18.70¢ | +11.0% | +3.0% |
| #32 | Virginia | 17.64¢ | +11.3% | -2.9% |
| #31 | Minnesota | 17.20¢ | +1.8% | -5.3% |
| #30 | Colorado | 17.17¢ | +5.9% | -5.5% |
| #29 | Iowa | 17.06¢ | +10.2% | -6.1% |
| #28 | Indiana | 17.02¢ | +5.0% | -6.3% |
| #27 | New Mexico | 16.51¢ | +3.3% | -9.1% |
| #26 | Alabama | 16.33¢ | +0.4% | -10.1% |
| #25 | West Virginia | 16.31¢ | +4.4% | -10.2% |
| #24 | Missouri | 16.02¢ | +4.6% | -11.8% |
| #23 | Oregon | 15.92¢ | +0.4% | -12.3% |
| #22 | Texas · 12-month history | 15.91¢ | +3.3% | -12.4% |
| #21 | Georgia | 15.90¢ | +2.3% | -12.4% |
| #20 | South Carolina | 15.76¢ | +4.0% | -13.2% |
| #19 | Montana | 15.57¢ | +9.0% | -14.3% |
| #18 | Kansas | 15.47¢ | +5.6% | -14.8% |
| #17 | South Dakota | 15.15¢ | +9.0% | -16.6% |
| #16 | Arizona | 15.05¢ | -0.3% | -17.1% |
| #15 | Florida · 12-month history | 14.99¢ | -2.2% | -17.5% |
| #14 | North Carolina | 14.95¢ | +2.5% | -17.7% |
| #13 | Oklahoma | 14.82¢ | +2.8% | -18.4% |
| #12 | Washington | 14.63¢ | +7.2% | -19.4% |
| #10 | Mississippi | 14.43¢ | +6.0% | -20.5% |
| #10 | Wyoming | 14.43¢ | +0.7% | -20.5% |
| #9 | Arkansas | 14.37¢ | +7.8% | -20.9% |
| #8 | Kentucky | 13.80¢ | +5.3% | -24.0% |
| #7 | Nebraska | 13.54¢ | +5.8% | -25.4% |
| #6 | Tennessee | 13.42¢ | +2.5% | -26.1% |
| #5 | Idaho | 13.37¢ | +10.7% | -26.4% |
| #3 | North Dakota | 13.31¢ | +2.6% | -26.7% |
| #3 | Utah | 13.31¢ | -2.3% | -26.7% |
| #2 | Louisiana | 12.87¢ | +2.5% | -29.1% |
| #1 | Nevada · 12-month history | 12.72¢ | +1.4% | -30.0% |
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