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Electricity rates in Florida

Florida households paid an average of 15.03¢ per kWh in July 2026, 18% below the US average and -0.5% on a year earlier. That ranks #37 of 51, most expensive first.

Source EIA, residential retail priceLatest month July 2026

Average residential priceFL

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Typical bill
$169/mo
Average use
1,099kWh
EV, 1,000 mi
$42/mo

Thirteen months of prices

Average residential price by month, ¢/kWh (EIA). Highest 15.92¢ in January 2026, lowest 14.86¢ in March 2026.

14.8¢15.1¢15.4¢15.7¢16.0¢Jul 2025Sep 2025Nov 2025Jan 2026Mar 2026May 2026Jul 2026

Utilities and rate plans

Each utility’s current residential tariffs from the OpenEI Utility Rate Database, with periods, tiers, fixed charge and a typical bill. Customer counts from EIA-861 (2024).

Against the national average and nearby prices

Average residential ¢/kWh, July 2026 (EIA).

Florida15.0¢
United States18.3¢
Montana15.0¢
North Carolina15.2¢
Kansas15.3¢
Washington14.7¢

What this means for a Florida household

Over the last 12 months the average price was 15.39¢ per kWh and the average home used 1,099 kWh a month, so a typical Florida household spent about $169 a month on electricity, or $2,030 a year. Use is 26% above the US average of 870 kWh a month, peaking in July at 1,477 kWh.

Driving a Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD 1,000 miles a month takes 275 kWh from the wall (EPA 27.5 kWh/100 mi), about $42 at the state average. A 25.5 mpg gasoline car covering the same distance at $3.79 a gallon (Florida average, August 2026) costs about $149.

The state average hides the real spread. Utilities in the same state charge different prices, and on a time-of-use plan the same kWh costs more in the peak hours than off-peak; each utility page shows by how much. Open FPL’s page to see its periods and fixed charge, or run the calculators below with Florida preloaded.

Natural gas for homes averaged $2.48 per therm over the 12 months to December 2025 (EIA, all charges included), and a typical gas-heated home uses about 47 therms a year for heating. The heat pump calculator compares that with electric heating on your plan.

A south-facing, 20° rooftop array in Florida produces about 1,557 kWh per installed kW a year (NREL PVWatts at the state’s population centre). What that is worth depends on your utility’s export rule, shown on each utility’s page.

Calculators with Florida preloaded