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Average residential electricity price, January to July 2026

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Average residential electricity price, January to July 2026, by state

Cents per kilowatthour. Shaded in five groups of about ten states each. Rank 1 is the highest value.

Cents per kilowatthour

United States: 18.19 cents

Data table

All 50 states and DC, A to Z. The source publishes no margin of error for this measure.

State	January to July 2026	Rank (1 = highest)	July 2026 alone
Alabama	16.54 cents	23	16.40 cents
Alaska	27.09 cents	8	28.83 cents
Arizona	15.44 cents	28	15.38 cents
Arkansas	13.61 cents	44	14.33 cents
California	33.25 cents	2	33.61 cents
Colorado	16.72 cents	22	17.00 cents
Connecticut	27.97 cents	7	24.16 cents
Delaware	17.86 cents	19	18.48 cents
District of Columbia	24.66 cents	10	25.21 cents
Florida	15.30 cents	31	15.03 cents
Georgia	15.40 cents	29	16.27 cents
Hawaii	46.28 cents	1	48.00 cents
Idaho	12.96 cents	49	13.73 cents
Illinois	19.22 cents	16	19.22 cents
Indiana	17.04 cents	20	16.73 cents
Iowa	14.20 cents	39	15.99 cents
Kansas	15.21 cents	32	15.27 cents
Kentucky	14.27 cents	38	13.81 cents
Louisiana	13.35 cents	47	12.72 cents
Maine	29.99 cents	4	32.41 cents
Maryland	21.30 cents	14	21.41 cents
Massachusetts	30.14 cents	3	30.49 cents
Michigan	21.53 cents	13	23.05 cents
Minnesota	16.25 cents	24	17.45 cents
Mississippi	15.19 cents	33	14.54 cents
Missouri	13.96 cents	40	16.09 cents
Montana	13.95 cents	41	14.99 cents
Nebraska	12.90 cents	50	13.78 cents
Nevada	13.53 cents	46	12.77 cents
New Hampshire	26.79 cents	9	26.60 cents
New Jersey	23.98 cents	11	25.19 cents
New Mexico	15.08 cents	34	16.09 cents
New York	29.38 cents	5	29.90 cents
North Carolina	14.94 cents	35	15.16 cents
North Dakota	12.36 cents	51	13.41 cents
Ohio	18.70 cents	18	19.45 cents
Oklahoma	13.58 cents	45	14.35 cents
Oregon	15.40 cents	29	15.97 cents
Pennsylvania	21.04 cents	15	21.72 cents
Rhode Island	29.22 cents	6	28.29 cents
South Carolina	15.93 cents	26	15.47 cents
South Dakota	14.50 cents	36	15.37 cents
Tennessee	13.87 cents	43	13.71 cents
Texas	16.06 cents	25	15.88 cents
Utah	13.16 cents	48	13.12 cents
Vermont	23.95 cents	12	23.75 cents
Virginia	16.83 cents	21	17.55 cents
Washington	14.40 cents	37	14.71 cents
West Virginia	15.47 cents	27	15.78 cents
Wisconsin	19.00 cents	17	19.06 cents
Wyoming	13.95 cents	41	14.36 cents

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, Tables 5.6.B and 5.6.A. EPM Table 5.6.B, Residential, year to date through July 2026; Table 5.6.A, Residential, July 2026 · retrieved Oct. 2, 2026 · 51 rows · as of July 2026 · monthly. File: EPM Table 5.6.B, Residential, year to date through July 2026; Table 5.6.A, Residential, July 2026. Download CSV

Highest to lowest

The source publishes no margin of error for this measure, so the ranks carry no test of whether neighbors really differ. Small gaps between states may be within the estimate’s ordinary error and revisions.

Average residential electricity price, January to July 2026, highest to lowest
Rank	State	Value	July 2026 alone
1	Hawaii	46.28 cents	48.00 cents
2	California	33.25 cents	33.61 cents
3	Massachusetts	30.14 cents	30.49 cents
4	Maine	29.99 cents	32.41 cents
5	New York	29.38 cents	29.90 cents
6	Rhode Island	29.22 cents	28.29 cents
7	Connecticut	27.97 cents	24.16 cents
8	Alaska	27.09 cents	28.83 cents
9	New Hampshire	26.79 cents	26.60 cents
10	District of Columbia	24.66 cents	25.21 cents
11	New Jersey	23.98 cents	25.19 cents
12	Vermont	23.95 cents	23.75 cents
13	Michigan	21.53 cents	23.05 cents
14	Maryland	21.30 cents	21.41 cents
15	Pennsylvania	21.04 cents	21.72 cents
16	Illinois	19.22 cents	19.22 cents
17	Wisconsin	19.00 cents	19.06 cents
18	Ohio	18.70 cents	19.45 cents
19	Delaware	17.86 cents	18.48 cents
20	Indiana	17.04 cents	16.73 cents
21	Virginia	16.83 cents	17.55 cents
22	Colorado	16.72 cents	17.00 cents
23	Alabama	16.54 cents	16.40 cents
24	Minnesota	16.25 cents	17.45 cents
25	Texas	16.06 cents	15.88 cents
26	South Carolina	15.93 cents	15.47 cents
27	West Virginia	15.47 cents	15.78 cents
28	Arizona	15.44 cents	15.38 cents
29	Georgia	15.40 cents	16.27 cents
29	Oregon	15.40 cents	15.97 cents
31	Florida	15.30 cents	15.03 cents
32	Kansas	15.21 cents	15.27 cents
33	Mississippi	15.19 cents	14.54 cents
34	New Mexico	15.08 cents	16.09 cents
35	North Carolina	14.94 cents	15.16 cents
36	South Dakota	14.50 cents	15.37 cents
37	Washington	14.40 cents	14.71 cents
38	Kentucky	14.27 cents	13.81 cents
39	Iowa	14.20 cents	15.99 cents
40	Missouri	13.96 cents	16.09 cents
41	Montana	13.95 cents	14.99 cents
41	Wyoming	13.95 cents	14.36 cents
43	Tennessee	13.87 cents	13.71 cents
44	Arkansas	13.61 cents	14.33 cents
45	Oklahoma	13.58 cents	14.35 cents
46	Nevada	13.53 cents	12.77 cents
47	Louisiana	13.35 cents	12.72 cents
48	Utah	13.16 cents	13.12 cents
49	Idaho	12.96 cents	13.73 cents
50	Nebraska	12.90 cents	13.78 cents
51	North Dakota	12.36 cents	13.41 cents
Not ranked	United States For reference, not ranked	18.19 cents	18.31 cents

About this measure

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, Tables 5.6.B and 5.6.A
Period: January to July 2026
As of: July 2026, retrieved Oct. 2, 2026
Units: Cents per kilowatthour
Uncertainty: None published. EIA’s monthly state prices are preliminary estimates from a model based on a sample of utilities, so ranks carry no test.
Data: Download the CSV (all 50 states and DC, with the rank, the test and every input column)

EIA’s note: “Values are preliminary estimates based on a cutoff model sample.”
Ranked and mapped on the January to July 2026 average (EIA Table 5.6.B), because a single month mixes seasonal patterns that differ by state. The ranking table also shows the latest month alone (Table 5.6.A). A trailing 12-month average, which covers every season, would be better still; the site plans to add it.