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Electricity Rate Report

Residential electricity rates in 50 states and DC for July 2026, the most recent month the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has published. EIA releases each month's figures about ten weeks after it ends, so a report refreshed in October 2026 covers July 2026.

Hawaii had the largest one-year increase in average residential electricity rates in July 2026, up 22.0% to 48.0¢ per kWh from 39.4¢ in July 2025. Connecticut had the largest decline, down 12.5% to 24.2¢ from 27.6¢.

  • The U.S. average residential rate in July 2026 was 18.3¢ per kWh, up 4.9% from July 2025.
  • 45 of 50 states and DC had a higher rate than in July 2025; 6 had a lower one.
  • Hawaii had the highest rate at 48.0¢ per kWh and Louisiana the lowest at 12.7¢.
  • 19 states were above the U.S. average and 32 below it.

Data refreshed October 18, 2026.

U.S. average residential electricity rate

18.3¢per kWh, July 2026+4.9% in a year
A year earlier
17.4¢ Jul 2025
Two-year high
18.8¢ Apr 2026
Two-year low
15.9¢ Jan 2025
Data: EIA Electric Power MonthlyElectricRates.org
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States up vs. down

45 / 6

higher / lower than Jul 2025, of 51

Biggest rise: Hawaii

+22.0%

39.4¢ to 48.0¢ per kWh

Biggest fall: Connecticut

−12.5%

27.6¢ to 24.2¢ per kWh

Gap between highest and lowest

35.3¢

Hawaii 48.0¢, Louisiana 12.7¢

One-year change

Biggest one-year changes in residential electricity rates by state, July 2026

Average residential rate in July 2026 compared with July 2025. 45 states rose, 6 fell.

One-year change in residential rates by state

Alaska: +5.6%Alabama: +3.0%Arkansas: +8.1%Arizona: +0.3%California: +2.9%Colorado: +6.3%Connecticut: −12.5%Washington DC: +9.4%Delaware: +11.5%Florida: −0.5%Georgia: +4.6%Hawaii: +22.0%Iowa: +4.4%Idaho: +11.8%Illinois: +11.6%Indiana: +3.4%Kansas: +5.6%Kentucky: +5.2%Louisiana: −3.0%Massachusetts: +1.4%Maryland: +13.7%Maine: +15.8%Michigan: +12.2%Minnesota: +3.1%Missouri: +3.4%Mississippi: +7.1%Montana: +5.0%North Carolina: +13.4%North Dakota: +0.8%Nebraska: +7.3%New Hampshire: +16.7%New Jersey: −0.5%New Mexico: +1.8%Nevada: +3.1%New York: +14.0%Ohio: +11.9%Oklahoma: +6.1%Oregon: +2.3%Pennsylvania: +11.3%Rhode Island: +8.1%South Carolina: +5.2%South Dakota: +5.9%Tennessee: +3.8%Texas: +3.4%Utah: −2.5%Virginia: +11.2%Vermont: +7.3%Washington: +9.4%Wisconsin: +4.4%West Virginia: +2.3%Wyoming: −1.9%

Change in average residential rate, July 2025 to July 2026

−12.5%0+22.0%
Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly, average retail price to residential customers, July 2026 against July 2025. Select a state for its profile.
Data: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)ElectricRates.org
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Largest one-year rises and falls, Jul 2025 to Jul 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly, average retail price to residential customers.
Data: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)ElectricRates.org
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Largest increases

StateJul 2025Jul 2026Change
Hawaii39.4¢48.0¢+22.0%
New Hampshire22.8¢26.6¢+16.7%
Maine28.0¢32.4¢+15.8%
New York26.2¢29.9¢+14.0%
Maryland18.8¢21.4¢+13.7%
North Carolina13.4¢15.2¢+13.4%

Largest decreases

StateJul 2025Jul 2026Change
Connecticut27.6¢24.2¢−12.5%
Louisiana13.1¢12.7¢−3.0%
Utah13.4¢13.1¢−2.5%
Wyoming14.6¢14.4¢−1.9%
Florida15.1¢15.0¢−0.5%
New Jersey25.3¢25.2¢−0.5%
Data: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)ElectricRates.org
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National comparison

Every state's electricity rate against the U.S. average, July 2026

The U.S. average residential rate in July 2026 was 18.3¢ per kWh, up 4.9% from 17.4¢ in July 2025. 19 of 50 states and DC were above it and 32 below.

U.S. average, Jul 2026

18.3¢

+4.9% vs. Jul 2025

Above the U.S. average

19

of 51

Below the U.S. average

32

of 51

Every state's rate against the U.S. average, Jul 2026Below (32)Above (19)
Louisiana: 12.7¢ per kWh, −30.5% vs. U.S.Nevada: 12.8¢ per kWh, −30.3% vs. U.S.Utah: 13.1¢ per kWh, −28.3% vs. U.S.North Dakota: 13.4¢ per kWh, −26.8% vs. U.S.Tennessee: 13.7¢ per kWh, −25.1% vs. U.S.Idaho: 13.7¢ per kWh, −25.0% vs. U.S.Nebraska: 13.8¢ per kWh, −24.7% vs. U.S.Kentucky: 13.8¢ per kWh, −24.6% vs. U.S.Arkansas: 14.3¢ per kWh, −21.7% vs. U.S.Oklahoma: 14.3¢ per kWh, −21.6% vs. U.S.Wyoming: 14.4¢ per kWh, −21.6% vs. U.S.Mississippi: 14.5¢ per kWh, −20.6% vs. U.S.Washington: 14.7¢ per kWh, −19.7% vs. U.S.Montana: 15.0¢ per kWh, −18.1% vs. U.S.Florida: 15.0¢ per kWh, −17.9% vs. U.S.North Carolina: 15.2¢ per kWh, −17.2% vs. U.S.Kansas: 15.3¢ per kWh, −16.6% vs. U.S.South Dakota: 15.4¢ per kWh, −16.1% vs. U.S.Arizona: 15.4¢ per kWh, −16.0% vs. U.S.South Carolina: 15.5¢ per kWh, −15.5% vs. U.S.West Virginia: 15.8¢ per kWh, −13.8% vs. U.S.Texas: 15.9¢ per kWh, −13.3% vs. U.S.Oregon: 16.0¢ per kWh, −12.8% vs. U.S.Iowa: 16.0¢ per kWh, −12.7% vs. U.S.New Mexico: 16.1¢ per kWh, −12.1% vs. U.S.Missouri: 16.1¢ per kWh, −12.1% vs. U.S.Georgia: 16.3¢ per kWh, −11.1% vs. U.S.Alabama: 16.4¢ per kWh, −10.4% vs. U.S.Indiana: 16.7¢ per kWh, −8.6% vs. U.S.Colorado: 17.0¢ per kWh, −7.2% vs. U.S.Minnesota: 17.4¢ per kWh, −4.7% vs. U.S.Virginia: 17.6¢ per kWh, −4.2% vs. U.S.Delaware: 18.5¢ per kWh, +0.9% vs. U.S.Wisconsin: 19.1¢ per kWh, +4.1% vs. U.S.Illinois: 19.2¢ per kWh, +5.0% vs. U.S.Ohio: 19.4¢ per kWh, +6.2% vs. U.S.Maryland: 21.4¢ per kWh, +16.9% vs. U.S.Pennsylvania: 21.7¢ per kWh, +18.6% vs. U.S.Michigan: 23.1¢ per kWh, +25.9% vs. U.S.Vermont: 23.8¢ per kWh, +29.7% vs. U.S.Connecticut: 24.2¢ per kWh, +31.9% vs. U.S.New Jersey: 25.2¢ per kWh, +37.6% vs. U.S.Washington DC: 25.2¢ per kWh, +37.7% vs. U.S.New Hampshire: 26.6¢ per kWh, +45.3% vs. U.S.Rhode Island: 28.3¢ per kWh, +54.5% vs. U.S.Alaska: 28.8¢ per kWh, +57.5% vs. U.S.New York: 29.9¢ per kWh, +63.3% vs. U.S.Massachusetts: 30.5¢ per kWh, +66.5% vs. U.S.Maine: 32.4¢ per kWh, +77.0% vs. U.S.California: 33.6¢ per kWh, +83.6% vs. U.S.Hawaii: 48.0¢ per kWh, +162.2% vs. U.S.U.S. average 18.3¢

One column per state, cheapest to the left. Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly, average retail price to residential customers, July 2026.

Data: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)ElectricRates.org
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StateRatevs. U.S.1 yr
Louisiana12.7¢−30.5%−3.0%
Nevada12.8¢−30.3%+3.1%
Utah13.1¢−28.3%−2.5%
North Dakota13.4¢−26.8%+0.8%
Tennessee13.7¢−25.1%+3.8%
Idaho13.7¢−25.0%+11.8%
Nebraska13.8¢−24.7%+7.3%
Kentucky13.8¢−24.6%+5.2%
Arkansas14.3¢−21.7%+8.1%
Oklahoma14.3¢−21.6%+6.1%
Wyoming14.4¢−21.6%−1.9%
Mississippi14.5¢−20.6%+7.1%
Washington14.7¢−19.7%+9.4%
Montana15.0¢−18.1%+5.0%
Florida15.0¢−17.9%−0.5%
North Carolina15.2¢−17.2%+13.4%
Kansas15.3¢−16.6%+5.6%
South Dakota15.4¢−16.1%+5.9%
Arizona15.4¢−16.0%+0.3%
South Carolina15.5¢−15.5%+5.2%
West Virginia15.8¢−13.8%+2.3%
Texas15.9¢−13.3%+3.4%
Oregon16.0¢−12.8%+2.3%
Iowa16.0¢−12.7%+4.4%
New Mexico16.1¢−12.1%+1.8%
Missouri16.1¢−12.1%+3.4%
Georgia16.3¢−11.1%+4.6%
Alabama16.4¢−10.4%+3.0%
Indiana16.7¢−8.6%+3.4%
Colorado17.0¢−7.2%+6.3%
Minnesota17.4¢−4.7%+3.1%
Virginia17.6¢−4.2%+11.2%
Delaware18.5¢+0.9%+11.5%
Wisconsin19.1¢+4.1%+4.4%
Illinois19.2¢+5.0%+11.6%
Ohio19.4¢+6.2%+11.9%
Maryland21.4¢+16.9%+13.7%
Pennsylvania21.7¢+18.6%+11.3%
Michigan23.1¢+25.9%+12.2%
Vermont23.8¢+29.7%+7.3%
Connecticut24.2¢+31.9%−12.5%
New Jersey25.2¢+37.6%−0.5%
Washington DC25.2¢+37.7%+9.4%
New Hampshire26.6¢+45.3%+16.7%
Rhode Island28.3¢+54.5%+8.1%
Alaska28.8¢+57.5%+5.6%
New York29.9¢+63.3%+14.0%
Massachusetts30.5¢+66.5%+1.4%
Maine32.4¢+77.0%+15.8%
California33.6¢+83.6%+2.9%
Hawaii48.0¢+162.2%+22.0%
United States18.3¢+4.9%

Ten-year trend

Ten-year change in residential electricity rates by state

Compound annual change in the average residential rate from July 2016 to July 2026.

Average yearly change over ten years, Jul 2016 to Jul 2026

Bars run from the U.S. rate of change: red grew faster than the U.S., green slower. Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly, same calendar month ten years apart.
Data: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)ElectricRates.org
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Fastest rising

StateJul 2026 ratePer year
Washington DC25.2¢+7.9%
Maine32.4¢+7.4%
California33.6¢+6.2%
Hawaii48.0¢+5.5%
Massachusetts30.5¢+5.4%
New York29.9¢+5.2%
Rhode Island28.3¢+5.2%
Pennsylvania21.7¢+4.8%
New Jersey25.2¢+4.6%
Ohio19.4¢+4.6%

Slowest rising

StateJul 2026 ratePer year
Utah13.1¢+1.2%
Nebraska13.8¢+1.3%
Kansas15.3¢+1.5%
Iowa16.0¢+1.5%
Nevada12.8¢+1.8%
North Dakota13.4¢+1.8%
South Carolina15.5¢+1.9%
Wyoming14.4¢+1.9%
Arizona15.4¢+2.0%
Connecticut24.2¢+2.0%

Moving between states

What movers pay: electricity rates on the largest state-to-state moves

The 20 largest state-to-state moves in 2024, priced at July 2026 rates. The last column is the change in a 1,000 kWh monthly bill from the rate difference alone.

Rates on both ends of the 10 largest moves, Jul 2026OriginDestinationDestination where we compare plans

The dollar figure is the change in a 1,000 kWh monthly bill from the rate difference alone. Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey state-to-state migration, 2024; EIA Electric Power Monthly, July 2026.

Data: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)ElectricRates.org
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From → toMovers1,000 kWh
California → Texas77,161−$177
New York → New Jersey56,799−$47
California → Nevada53,289−$208
California → Arizona52,383−$182
Florida → Georgia52,371+$12
Florida → Texas52,219+$9
New York → Florida50,661−$149
Texas → California45,447+$177
Texas → Florida45,259−$9
California → Washington43,938−$189
New Jersey → Pennsylvania38,467−$35
California → Florida36,194−$186
New Jersey → New York36,002+$47
Georgia → Florida34,388−$12
Florida → North Carolina33,591+$1
Pennsylvania → Florida33,530−$67
North Carolina → South Carolina33,151+$3
Oregon → Washington32,341−$13
California → Oregon31,500−$176
California → New York31,367−$37

Movers are Census Bureau survey estimates of people who moved between the two states during 2024. Dollar figures exclude fixed charges, taxes and fees.

Moving?

Your own move: compare any two states

Pick where you live now and where you are headed. The calculator prices the same monthly use at each state's average residential rate for July 2026, so you can see the change before you sign a lease.

Typical for the U.S.: 870 kWh

Bill in a U.S.-average state

$159a month

18.3¢ per kWh

Bill in Florida

$131a month

15.0¢ per kWh, 14th lowest of 51

Difference after the move

−$28a month

−18.0% on the rate, $336 a year less

Moving from a state at the U.S. average to Florida, a home using 870 kWh a month would pay about $131 instead of $159, $28 less, at July 2026 average rates.

See Florida electricity rates

Statewide average residential rates, EIA, July 2026; actual bills depend on your utility, rate plan, taxes and fees.

Data: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)ElectricRates.org
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Rate versus usage

Rate versus usage: where high rates meet low bills

The rate is only half of a bill. Over the twelve months from August 2025 through July 2026, 7 states paid an above-median rate yet had a below-median bill because homes there used less power, and 6 paid a below-median rate yet had an above-median bill because homes there used more. The median state rate was 15.6¢ per kWh and the median bill $156 a month.

Average rate against average monthly bill, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026High rate, low bill (7)Low rate, high bill (6)Other states

Average rate, cents per kWh

Dashed lines mark the median state: 15.6¢ per kWh and $156 a month. Labels are state postal codes; the table below names them. Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly, usage-weighted twelve-month averages.

Data: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)ElectricRates.org
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StateAvg ratekWhAvg bill
High rate, low bill
Colorado16.6¢677$112
Illinois18.8¢700$132
Wisconsin18.7¢664$124
Michigan21.0¢630$133
Vermont23.8¢591$141
Minnesota16.2¢742$120
Washington DC24.2¢630$153
Low rate, high bill
Tennessee13.6¢1,199$163
Mississippi14.8¢1,160$171
Florida15.4¢1,099$169
Georgia15.1¢1,069$162
West Virginia15.5¢1,053$163
Arizona15.4¢1,052$162

Twelve-month averages, August 2025 through July 2026. Rank 1 is the lowest of 51.

Method and sources

How this report is computed, and its sources

  • Residential rates are the U.S. Energy Information Administration's average retail price of electricity to residential customers for each state and DC in July 2026: residential revenue divided by residential kilowatt-hour sales, in cents per kWh.
  • The one-year change compares July 2026 with the same month a year earlier, July 2025, so seasonal swings in rates do not distort the comparison.
  • The U.S. figure is EIA's national residential average for July 2026, and its one-year change compares it with July 2025 the same way. A state is above the national average when its rate for the month is higher than the U.S. figure.
  • The ten-year change is the compound annual growth rate between July 2016 and July 2026, the same calendar month ten years apart.
  • Mover corridors use the Census Bureau's American Community Survey state-to-state migration flows for 2024: people who lived in the origin state a year earlier and the destination state at survey time. For each destination we use its five largest origin states and keep the 20 largest flows nationwide. Mover counts are survey estimates with margins of error.
  • Dollar figures assume 1,000 kWh of use in a month and multiply that by the difference in average rates. They ignore fixed monthly charges, taxes and fees, and the plan a household actually picks.
  • Rate versus usage uses the twelve months from August 2025 through July 2026: average monthly use per residential customer, the usage-weighted average rate, and their product as the average monthly bill. A state is "high rate, low bill" when its rate is above the median state and its bill is below the median state, and the reverse for "low rate, high bill". States missing EIA usage per customer for any month in the window are left out of this comparison.
  • A month is marked as a one-month jump or drop when its rate moves more than 35% from the prior month and the following month comes back within 15% of the prior month. Those rows stay in the tables as EIA published them, but the headline rise and fall skip any state whose one-year change rests on such a month.
  • Percentages are computed from unrounded EIA prices and then rounded to one decimal place, so a change computed from the rounded rates shown may differ slightly.

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