Electricity rates by state

The US residential average was 18.16¢ per kWh in August 2026, +3.4% on a year earlier. Hawaii paid 3.7 times what Nevada did. Pick a state for its utilities, plans and trend.

#	State	¢/kWh	vs. year ago	Avg use	Typical bill	EV, 1,000 mi
1	Hawaii	47.18	+22.5%	514 kWh	$228	$122
2	Maine	32.11	+14.1%	528 kWh	$156	$81
3	Massachusetts	30.48	-0.2%	602 kWh	$183	$84
4	California	29.75	-3.8%	507 kWh	$164	$89
5	Alaska	29.41	+5.8%	588 kWh	$158	$74
6	New York	28.65	+7.5%	586 kWh	$168	$79
7	Rhode Island	28.18	+6.2%	550 kWh	$162	$81
8	New Hampshire	27.64	+13.1%	643 kWh	$173	$74
9	District of Columbia	25.98	+12.1%	635 kWh	$155	$67
10	New Jersey	24.61	-0.4%	674 kWh	$160	$65
11	Connecticut	24.51	-18.8%	702 kWh	$192	$75
12	Vermont	23.84	+7.9%	590 kWh	$141	$66
13	Michigan	22.99	+10.9%	630 kWh	$134	$59
14	Pennsylvania	21.77	+9.2%	837 kWh	$175	$57
15	Maryland	21.40	+7.6%	955 kWh	$202	$58
16	Wisconsin	19.41	+5.3%	665 kWh	$125	$52
17	Ohio	19.38	+10.4%	864 kWh	$159	$51
18	Illinois	19.32	+7.2%	697 kWh	$132	$52
19	Delaware	18.70	+11.0%	928 kWh	$167	$49
20	Virginia	17.64	+11.3%	1,066 kWh	$177	$46
21	Minnesota	17.20	+1.8%	745 kWh	$121	$45
22	Colorado	17.17	+5.9%	677 kWh	$113	$46
23	Iowa	17.06	+10.2%	848 kWh	$120	$39
24	Indiana	17.02	+5.0%	929 kWh	$157	$46
25	New Mexico	16.51	+3.3%	648 kWh	$99	$42
26	Alabama	16.33	+0.4%	1,139 kWh	$187	$45
27	West Virginia	16.31	+4.4%	1,055 kWh	$164	$43
28	Missouri	16.02	+4.6%	1,039 kWh	$145	$38
29	Oregon	15.92	+0.4%	843 kWh	$131	$43
30	Texas	15.91	+3.3%	1,113 kWh	$178	$44
31	Georgia	15.90	+2.3%	1,080 kWh	$164	$42
32	South Carolina	15.76	+4.0%	1,070 kWh	$169	$43
33	Montana	15.57	+9.0%	826 kWh	$115	$38
34	Kansas	15.47	+5.6%	886 kWh	$134	$42
35	South Dakota	15.15	+9.0%	983 kWh	$140	$39
36	Arizona	15.05	-0.3%	1,054 kWh	$162	$42
37	Florida	14.99	-2.2%	1,097 kWh	$169	$42
38	North Carolina	14.95	+2.5%	1,044 kWh	$154	$41
39	Oklahoma	14.82	+2.8%	1,075 kWh	$148	$38
40	Washington	14.63	+7.2%	927 kWh	$132	$39
41	Mississippi	14.43	+6.0%	1,170 kWh	$174	$41
42	Wyoming	14.43	+0.7%	817 kWh	$114	$39
43	Arkansas	14.37	+7.8%	1,055 kWh	$143	$37
44	Kentucky	13.80	+5.3%	1,102 kWh	$154	$38
45	Nebraska	13.54	+5.8%	957 kWh	$122	$35
46	Tennessee	13.42	+2.5%	1,186 kWh	$161	$37
47	Idaho	13.37	+10.7%	906 kWh	$116	$35
48	North Dakota	13.31	+2.6%	1,076 kWh	$133	$34
49	Utah	13.31	-2.3%	786 kWh	$104	$36
50	Louisiana	12.87	+2.5%	1,211 kWh	$158	$36
51	Nevada	12.72	+1.4%	908 kWh	$122	$37