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Electricity Rate Report

Residential electricity rates in 50 states and DC for August 2025, compared with August 2024.

Washington DC had the largest one-year increase in average residential electricity rates in August 2025, up 33.3% to 23.2¢ per kWh from 17.4¢ in August 2024. Nevada had the largest decline, down 8.7% to 12.5¢ from 13.7¢.

  • The U.S. average residential rate in August 2025 was 17.6¢ per kWh, up 6.1% from August 2024.
  • 48 of 50 states and DC had a higher rate than in August 2024; 3 had a lower one.
  • Hawaii had the highest rate at 38.9¢ per kWh and Idaho the lowest at 12.1¢.
  • 17 states were above the U.S. average and 34 below it.

Data refreshed October 18, 2026.

U.S. average residential electricity rate

17.6¢per kWh, August 2025+6.1% in a year
A year earlier
16.6¢ Aug 2024
Two-year high
17.6¢ Aug 2025
Two-year low
15.4¢ Jan 2024
Data: EIA Electric Power MonthlyElectricRates.org
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States up vs. down

48 / 3

higher / lower than Aug 2024, of 51

Biggest rise: Washington DC

+33.3%

17.4¢ to 23.2¢ per kWh

Biggest fall: Nevada

−8.7%

13.7¢ to 12.5¢ per kWh

Gap between highest and lowest

26.8¢

Hawaii 38.9¢, Idaho 12.1¢

One-year change

Biggest one-year changes in residential electricity rates by state, August 2025

Average residential rate in August 2025 compared with August 2024. 48 states rose, 3 fell.

One-year change in residential rates by state

Alaska: +4.8%Alabama: +8.6%Arkansas: +6.2%Arizona: +2.4%California: +1.4%Colorado: +6.1%Connecticut: +0.9%Washington DC: +33.3%Delaware: +6.5%Florida: +13.0%Georgia: +4.0%Hawaii: −8.0%Iowa: +5.4%Idaho: +0.3%Illinois: +15.6%Indiana: +11.4%Kansas: +2.4%Kentucky: +4.0%Louisiana: +7.4%Massachusetts: +3.6%Maryland: +11.2%Maine: +18.8%Michigan: +4.9%Minnesota: +2.8%Missouri: +5.0%Mississippi: +5.3%Montana: +7.5%North Carolina: +5.0%North Dakota: +1.9%Nebraska: +7.1%New Hampshire: +6.7%New Jersey: +20.9%New Mexico: +8.6%Nevada: −8.7%New York: +5.8%Ohio: +11.8%Oklahoma: +12.3%Oregon: +5.5%Pennsylvania: +13.4%Rhode Island: −1.2%South Carolina: +4.7%South Dakota: +2.5%Tennessee: +6.3%Texas: +3.9%Utah: +5.1%Virginia: +11.7%Vermont: +4.8%Washington: +12.2%Wisconsin: +5.4%West Virginia: +1.6%Wyoming: +4.4%

Change in average residential rate, August 2024 to August 2025

−8.7%0+33.3%
Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly, average retail price to residential customers, August 2025 against August 2024. 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, Aug 2024 to Aug 2025

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

StateAug 2024Aug 2025Change
Washington DC17.4¢23.2¢+33.3%
New Jersey20.6¢24.9¢+20.9%
Maine23.8¢28.3¢+18.8%

Largest decreases

StateAug 2024Aug 2025Change
Nevada13.7¢12.5¢−8.7%
Hawaii42.3¢38.9¢−8.0%
Rhode Island26.8¢26.5¢−1.2%
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, August 2025

The U.S. average residential rate in August 2025 was 17.6¢ per kWh, up 6.1% from 16.6¢ in August 2024. 17 of 50 states and DC were above it and 34 below.

U.S. average, Aug 2025

17.6¢

+6.1% vs. Aug 2024

Above the U.S. average

17

of 51

Below the U.S. average

34

of 51

Every state's rate against the U.S. average, Aug 2025Below (34)Above (17)
Idaho: 12.1¢ per kWh, −31.4% vs. U.S.Nevada: 12.5¢ per kWh, −28.8% vs. U.S.Louisiana: 12.6¢ per kWh, −28.7% vs. U.S.North Dakota: 13.0¢ per kWh, −26.3% vs. U.S.Tennessee: 13.0¢ per kWh, −26.1% vs. U.S.Nebraska: 13.2¢ per kWh, −25.3% vs. U.S.Kentucky: 13.2¢ per kWh, −25.2% vs. U.S.Arkansas: 13.3¢ per kWh, −24.6% vs. U.S.Mississippi: 13.6¢ per kWh, −22.8% vs. U.S.Washington: 13.6¢ per kWh, −22.5% vs. U.S.Utah: 13.7¢ per kWh, −22.3% vs. U.S.South Dakota: 14.0¢ per kWh, −20.6% vs. U.S.Montana: 14.3¢ per kWh, −18.9% vs. U.S.Oklahoma: 14.3¢ per kWh, −18.7% vs. U.S.Wyoming: 14.4¢ per kWh, −18.4% vs. U.S.North Carolina: 14.6¢ per kWh, −17.1% vs. U.S.Kansas: 14.8¢ per kWh, −16.1% vs. U.S.South Carolina: 15.0¢ per kWh, −14.9% vs. U.S.Arizona: 15.2¢ per kWh, −13.9% vs. U.S.Florida: 15.4¢ per kWh, −12.7% vs. U.S.Georgia: 15.4¢ per kWh, −12.4% vs. U.S.Texas: 15.5¢ per kWh, −12.2% vs. U.S.Missouri: 15.5¢ per kWh, −12.2% vs. U.S.Iowa: 15.6¢ per kWh, −11.5% vs. U.S.West Virginia: 15.7¢ per kWh, −11.1% vs. U.S.Oregon: 15.8¢ per kWh, −10.4% vs. U.S.Virginia: 15.8¢ per kWh, −10.1% vs. U.S.New Mexico: 16.2¢ per kWh, −8.1% vs. U.S.Alabama: 16.2¢ per kWh, −7.8% vs. U.S.Colorado: 16.4¢ per kWh, −7.0% vs. U.S.Indiana: 16.5¢ per kWh, −6.5% vs. U.S.Delaware: 16.8¢ per kWh, −4.5% vs. U.S.Minnesota: 16.9¢ per kWh, −4.0% vs. U.S.Ohio: 17.6¢ per kWh, −0.1% vs. U.S.Illinois: 18.1¢ per kWh, +2.6% vs. U.S.Wisconsin: 18.5¢ per kWh, +5.2% vs. U.S.Maryland: 19.8¢ per kWh, +12.6% vs. U.S.Pennsylvania: 19.9¢ per kWh, +13.2% vs. U.S.Michigan: 20.7¢ per kWh, +17.7% vs. U.S.Vermont: 22.3¢ per kWh, +26.5% vs. U.S.Washington DC: 23.2¢ per kWh, +31.7% vs. U.S.New Hampshire: 24.5¢ per kWh, +39.0% vs. U.S.New Jersey: 24.9¢ per kWh, +41.7% vs. U.S.Rhode Island: 26.5¢ per kWh, +50.6% vs. U.S.New York: 26.7¢ per kWh, +51.4% vs. U.S.Alaska: 27.7¢ per kWh, +57.4% vs. U.S.Maine: 28.3¢ per kWh, +60.4% vs. U.S.Connecticut: 30.2¢ per kWh, +71.7% vs. U.S.Massachusetts: 30.6¢ per kWh, +73.8% vs. U.S.California: 31.6¢ per kWh, +79.7% vs. U.S.Hawaii: 38.9¢ per kWh, +120.9% vs. U.S.U.S. average 17.6¢

One column per state, cheapest to the left. Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly, average retail price to residential customers, August 2025.

Data: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)ElectricRates.org
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StateRatevs. U.S.1 yr
Idaho12.1¢−31.4%+0.3%
Nevada12.5¢−28.8%−8.7%
Louisiana12.6¢−28.7%+7.4%
North Dakota13.0¢−26.3%+1.9%
Tennessee13.0¢−26.1%+6.3%
Nebraska13.2¢−25.3%+7.1%
Kentucky13.2¢−25.2%+4.0%
Arkansas13.3¢−24.6%+6.2%
Mississippi13.6¢−22.8%+5.3%
Washington13.6¢−22.5%+12.2%
Utah13.7¢−22.3%+5.1%
South Dakota14.0¢−20.6%+2.5%
Montana14.3¢−18.9%+7.5%
Oklahoma14.3¢−18.7%+12.3%
Wyoming14.4¢−18.4%+4.4%
North Carolina14.6¢−17.1%+5.0%
Kansas14.8¢−16.1%+2.4%
South Carolina15.0¢−14.9%+4.7%
Arizona15.2¢−13.9%+2.4%
Florida15.4¢−12.7%+13.0%
Georgia15.4¢−12.4%+4.0%
Texas15.5¢−12.2%+3.9%
Missouri15.5¢−12.2%+5.0%
Iowa15.6¢−11.5%+5.4%
West Virginia15.7¢−11.1%+1.6%
Oregon15.8¢−10.4%+5.5%
Virginia15.8¢−10.1%+11.7%
New Mexico16.2¢−8.1%+8.6%
Alabama16.2¢−7.8%+8.6%
Colorado16.4¢−7.0%+6.1%
Indiana16.5¢−6.5%+11.4%
Delaware16.8¢−4.5%+6.5%
Minnesota16.9¢−4.0%+2.8%
Ohio17.6¢−0.1%+11.8%
Illinois18.1¢+2.6%+15.6%
Wisconsin18.5¢+5.2%+5.4%
Maryland19.8¢+12.6%+11.2%
Pennsylvania19.9¢+13.2%+13.4%
Michigan20.7¢+17.7%+4.9%
Vermont22.3¢+26.5%+4.8%
Washington DC23.2¢+31.7%+33.3%
New Hampshire24.5¢+39.0%+6.7%
New Jersey24.9¢+41.7%+20.9%
Rhode Island26.5¢+50.6%−1.2%
New York26.7¢+51.4%+5.8%
Alaska27.7¢+57.4%+4.8%
Maine28.3¢+60.4%+18.8%
Connecticut30.2¢+71.7%+0.9%
Massachusetts30.6¢+73.8%+3.6%
California31.6¢+79.7%+1.4%
Hawaii38.9¢+120.9%−8.0%
United States17.6¢+6.1%

Ten-year trend

Ten-year change in residential electricity rates by state

Compound annual change in the average residential rate from August 2015 to August 2025.

Average yearly change over ten years, Aug 2015 to Aug 2025

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

StateAug 2025 ratePer year
Maine28.3¢+6.2%
Washington DC23.2¢+5.9%
California31.6¢+5.7%
Massachusetts30.6¢+5.4%
Connecticut30.2¢+4.6%
New Jersey24.9¢+4.3%
Oregon15.8¢+4.0%
West Virginia15.7¢+3.9%
Washington13.6¢+3.8%
New York26.7¢+3.8%

Slowest rising

StateAug 2025 ratePer year
Nevada12.5¢+0.1%
Nebraska13.2¢+1.0%
Iowa15.6¢+1.3%
South Carolina15.0¢+1.6%
South Dakota14.0¢+1.6%
North Dakota13.0¢+1.7%
Idaho12.1¢+1.7%
Kansas14.8¢+1.7%
Arizona15.2¢+1.9%
Utah13.7¢+1.9%

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 August 2025 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, Aug 2025OriginDestinationDestination 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, August 2025.

Data: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)ElectricRates.org
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From → toMovers1,000 kWh
California → Texas77,161−$162
New York → New Jersey56,799−$17
California → Nevada53,289−$191
California → Arizona52,383−$165
Florida → Georgia52,371+$1
Florida → Texas52,219+$1
New York → Florida50,661−$113
Texas → California45,447+$162
Texas → Florida45,259−$1
California → Washington43,938−$180
New Jersey → Pennsylvania38,467−$50
California → Florida36,194−$163
New Jersey → New York36,002+$17
Georgia → Florida34,388−$1
Florida → North Carolina33,591−$8
Pennsylvania → Florida33,530−$46
North Carolina → South Carolina33,151+$4
Oregon → Washington32,341−$21
California → Oregon31,500−$159
California → New York31,367−$50

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 September 2024 through August 2025, 9 states paid an above-median rate yet had a below-median bill because homes there used less power, and 9 paid a below-median rate yet had an above-median bill because homes there used more. The median state rate was 15.2¢ per kWh and the median bill $144 a month.

Average rate against average monthly bill, Sep 2024 to Aug 2025High rate, low bill (9)Low rate, high bill (9)Other states

Average rate, cents per kWh

Dashed lines mark the median state: 15.2¢ per kWh and $144 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
Colorado15.5¢681$106
Wisconsin17.7¢662$117
Michigan19.7¢631$124
Vermont22.6¢584$132
Minnesota15.6¢738$115
Washington DC20.4¢642$131
Illinois17.1¢711$122
Alaska25.6¢564$144
New Jersey21.7¢650$141
Low rate, high bill
Louisiana12.4¢1,226$152
Tennessee13.1¢1,200$157
Mississippi13.8¢1,177$162
Florida14.8¢1,111$164
Georgia14.5¢1,086$158
South Carolina14.8¢1,073$159
Kentucky13.1¢1,106$145
Virginia14.9¢1,056$157
North Carolina14.0¢1,037$145

Twelve-month averages, September 2024 through August 2025. 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 August 2025: residential revenue divided by residential kilowatt-hour sales, in cents per kWh.
  • The one-year change compares August 2025 with the same month a year earlier, August 2024, so seasonal swings in rates do not distort the comparison.
  • The U.S. figure is EIA's national residential average for August 2025, and its one-year change compares it with August 2024 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 August 2015 and August 2025, 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 September 2024 through August 2025: 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.

Sources

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