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What You Should Pay for Electricity Where You Live in 2026

Look up electricity prices, average bills and utility profiles for every US state. Each number comes from public data, and each page shows the math behind it.

  • Average bill, price and use for all 50 states and DC
  • Every number traced to a federal source and year
  • Independent: no supplier pays to change a figure
$150.68
US average bill
17.23¢
Per kWh
51
States and DC

See the average bill, price and use for any state or DC in 51 places.

Final 2025 EIA data. No sign-up needed.

National snapshot

The US electricity bill in 2025

The average US household paid $150.68 a month for electricity, using 874 kWh at 17.23 cents per kWh. Hawaii had the highest average bill at $207.89 and New Mexico the lowest at $94.65.

Average monthly bill
$150.68US residential customers, 2025How the bill is built874 kWh × 17.23 cents ≈ $150.68Use times price gives the bill. Both numbers are rounded here, so the product differs by a few cents.
Average price
17.23cents per kWh
North Dakota 11.82Hawaii 40.40
Average use
874kWh
California 494Louisiana 1,225
Homes counted
144.8 millionResidential customers

Source: EIA Form EIA-861, final 2025 data, released October 7, 2026. Markers show where the US average sits between the lowest and highest state.

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Average monthly electric bill by state

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Dollars per month$94.65$207.89Alaska and Hawaii are drawn at the edges. DC has its own tile.

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The extremes

Where electricity costs the most and the least

Hawaii pays 40.40 cents per kWh and North Dakota pays 11.82 cents, a gap of 3.4 times. Bills differ far less, because high-price states tend to use less power.

Top five

Highest monthly bills

  1. 1Hawaii$207.89
  2. 2Connecticut$206.46
  3. 3Maryland$184.42
  4. 4Alabama$184.31
  5. 5Massachusetts$181.08

Bottom five

Lowest monthly bills

  1. 1New Mexico$94.65
  2. 2Utah$99.06
  3. 3Colorado$103.30
  4. 4Idaho$110.36
  5. 5Montana$110.80

See the full ranking of electric bills by state

Price and use

A high price does not always mean a high bill

Each dot is a state. States with the highest prices tend to sit at the top left, where homes use less power. The bill is price times use, so both matter.

101520253035404006008001,0001,200Average monthly use (kWh)Price (cents per kWh)US average priceUS average useHigher price, lower useLower price, higher useAlabama: 16.09 cents per kWh, 1145 kWh, $184.31 a monthALAlaska: 26.11 cents per kWh, 564 kWh, $147.18 a monthArizona: 15.26 cents per kWh, 1030 kWh, $157.15 a monthArkansas: 12.87 cents per kWh, 1076 kWh, $138.42 a monthCalifornia: 31.35 cents per kWh, 494 kWh, $154.73 a monthCAColorado: 15.69 cents per kWh, 658 kWh, $103.30 a monthConnecticut: 29.31 cents per kWh, 704 kWh, $206.46 a monthCTDelaware: 17.15 cents per kWh, 920 kWh, $157.80 a monthDistrict of Columbia: 21.92 cents per kWh, 639 kWh, $140.05 a monthDCFlorida: 15.21 cents per kWh, 1103 kWh, $167.86 a monthGeorgia: 14.74 cents per kWh, 1077 kWh, $158.70 a monthHawaii: 40.40 cents per kWh, 515 kWh, $207.89 a monthHIIdaho: 11.83 cents per kWh, 933 kWh, $110.36 a monthIDIllinois: 17.67 cents per kWh, 717 kWh, $126.59 a monthIndiana: 15.96 cents per kWh, 938 kWh, $149.72 a monthIowa: 13.62 cents per kWh, 861 kWh, $117.30 a monthKansas: 14.44 cents per kWh, 876 kWh, $126.42 a monthKentucky: 13.13 cents per kWh, 1094 kWh, $143.72 a monthLouisiana: 12.52 cents per kWh, 1225 kWh, $153.32 a monthLAMaine: 27.69 cents per kWh, 533 kWh, $147.67 a monthMaryland: 19.53 cents per kWh, 945 kWh, $184.42 a monthMassachusetts: 30.41 cents per kWh, 596 kWh, $181.08 a monthMAMichigan: 20.03 cents per kWh, 635 kWh, $127.17 a monthMinnesota: 15.83 cents per kWh, 744 kWh, $117.67 a monthMississippi: 14.03 cents per kWh, 1184 kWh, $166.05 a monthMissouri: 13.30 cents per kWh, 1038 kWh, $137.97 a monthMontana: 12.99 cents per kWh, 853 kWh, $110.80 a monthNebraska: 12.05 cents per kWh, 973 kWh, $117.23 a monthNevada: 13.26 cents per kWh, 868 kWh, $115.07 a monthNew Hampshire: 24.53 cents per kWh, 640 kWh, $156.94 a monthNew Jersey: 22.48 cents per kWh, 670 kWh, $150.59 a monthNew Mexico: 14.85 cents per kWh, 638 kWh, $94.65 a monthNew York: 26.39 cents per kWh, 586 kWh, $154.75 a monthNorth Carolina: 14.00 cents per kWh, 1044 kWh, $146.14 a monthNorth Dakota: 11.82 cents per kWh, 1070 kWh, $126.40 a monthNDOhio: 16.90 cents per kWh, 874 kWh, $147.74 a monthOklahoma: 13.21 cents per kWh, 1064 kWh, $140.52 a monthOregon: 15.46 cents per kWh, 866 kWh, $133.89 a monthPennsylvania: 19.29 cents per kWh, 839 kWh, $161.90 a monthRhode Island: 29.48 cents per kWh, 562 kWh, $165.62 a monthSouth Carolina: 15.12 cents per kWh, 1067 kWh, $161.21 a monthSouth Dakota: 13.32 cents per kWh, 984 kWh, $131.10 a monthTennessee: 13.22 cents per kWh, 1180 kWh, $156.03 a monthTexas: 15.40 cents per kWh, 1110 kWh, $170.95 a monthUtah: 13.02 cents per kWh, 761 kWh, $99.06 a monthVermont: 22.79 cents per kWh, 592 kWh, $134.78 a monthVirginia: 15.28 cents per kWh, 1067 kWh, $163.05 a monthWashington: 13.17 cents per kWh, 945 kWh, $124.41 a monthWest Virginia: 15.39 cents per kWh, 1073 kWh, $165.13 a monthWisconsin: 18.08 cents per kWh, 667 kWh, $120.60 a monthWyoming: 13.37 cents per kWh, 835 kWh, $111.59 a month
Five largest billsAll other states and DCDot size follows the average monthly bill.

Three things the data shows

  • Price is not the whole story

    Maine pays 27.69 cents per kWh, the 6th highest price, yet its average bill ranks only 25th highest. Alabama pays 16.09 cents, below the US average, and its average bill ranks 4th highest.

  • Usage varies even more

    Louisiana households use 1,225 kWh a month while California households use 494 kWh, about 2.5 times as much.

  • Where you live sets your options

    Only 13 states and DC let households choose an electricity supplier. Everywhere else the local utility, co-op or municipal system sets the price.

Typical homes

What a typical home pays

A state average mixes small apartments with large houses. These benchmarks come from the EIA Residential Energy Consumption Survey and are priced at the 2025 US average.

A detached house uses about 2.0 times the electricity of an apartment in a large building.

Renting? See the average electric bill for a 1 bedroom apartment or a 2 bedroom apartment.

Typical monthly electricity use and bill by type of home
Home typekWh a monthBill at 17.23 cents
Apartment in a large building508$87.55
Townhouse or attached home705$121.50
All US homes880$151.66
Detached house1,033$178.03
Mobile home1,037$178.72

Source: EIA Residential Energy Consumption Survey 2020, Table CE4.1. Prices from EIA Form EIA-861, 2025.

Retail choice

Can you choose who sells you electricity?

13 states and DC let households pick an electricity supplier. Texas has the biggest competitive market, and in 2025 retail providers served about 55% of Texas homes. The local delivery company stays the same either way, so a supplier changes only the price of the energy.

How retail choice works Texas electricity guideFind help in your state

Homes served by a competitive provider

Share of residential customers, 2025. States with no measurable competitive supply are left out.

  1. Massachusetts62%
  2. Texas55%
  3. Ohio50%
  4. Rhode Island25%
  5. Pennsylvania22%
  6. Illinois21%
  7. New Hampshire18%
  8. Connecticut15%
  9. District of Columbia9%
  10. Maine7%
  11. New York7%
  12. New Jersey6%
  13. Delaware6%
  14. Maryland6%

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About Kilowatt Atlas

Short answers about who we are, where the numbers come from and how current they are.

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What is Kilowatt Atlas?

Kilowatt Atlas is an independent website that explains US residential electricity rates, average bills and utilities. It turns official federal data into plain-language pages for every state and shows how each number is calculated.

Where does the data come from?

Most figures come from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, final 2025 data, released October 7, 2026. Home usage patterns come from the EIA Residential Energy Consumption Survey. The data sources page lists everything.

Is Kilowatt Atlas connected to a utility or an energy company?

No. We are not a utility, a regulator or an energy supplier, and we do not take payment to change a rating, a number or a recommendation. The affiliate disclosure explains how the site earns money.

How current are the numbers?

State and utility figures reflect calendar year 2025, the newest final data EIA has published. Utility bills change during the year, so use these numbers to judge your bill, not to predict it.

How do I know if my bill is normal?

Compare your monthly kWh and your all-in price per kWh with your state and your type of home. The bill checker does that for you in about a minute.

How do I find out which company serves my address?

Check the top of your latest bill. You can also pick your state and county in the find my electric company tool, which uses EIA service territory data. Confirm the result with the utility, because a county can have more than one.

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Data: EIA Form EIA-861, final 2025 data, released October 7, 2026. Page reviewed October 9, 2026. See the corrections log for changes.