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Electricity Rate Report

Residential electricity rates in 50 states and DC for January 2026, compared with January 2025.

Washington DC had the largest one-year increase in average residential electricity rates in January 2026, up 26.0% to 23.7¢ per kWh from 18.8¢ in January 2025. Connecticut had the largest decline, down 5.7% to 28.3¢ from 30.0¢.

  • The U.S. average residential rate in January 2026 was 17.4¢ per kWh, up 9.5% from January 2025.
  • 48 of 50 states and DC had a higher rate than in January 2025; 3 had a lower one.
  • Hawaii had the highest rate at 39.8¢ per kWh and North Dakota the lowest at 10.9¢.
  • 17 states were above the U.S. average and 34 below it.

Data refreshed October 18, 2026.

U.S. average residential electricity rate

17.4¢per kWh, January 2026+9.5% in a year
A year earlier
15.9¢ Jan 2025
Two-year high
18.1¢ Sep 2025
Two-year low
15.9¢ Jan 2025
Data: EIA Electric Power MonthlyElectricRates.org
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States up vs. down

48 / 3

higher / lower than Jan 2025, of 51

Biggest rise: Washington DC

+26.0%

18.8¢ to 23.7¢ per kWh

Biggest fall: Connecticut

−5.7%

30.0¢ to 28.3¢ per kWh

Gap between highest and lowest

28.9¢

Hawaii 39.8¢, North Dakota 10.9¢

One-year change

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

Average residential rate in January 2026 compared with January 2025. 48 states rose, 3 fell.

One-year change in residential rates by state

Alaska: +3.2%Alabama: +6.4%Arkansas: +9.5%Arizona: +6.0%California: +0.0%Colorado: +10.1%Connecticut: −5.7%Washington DC: +26.0%Delaware: +6.3%Florida: +10.4%Georgia: +7.1%Hawaii: −1.8%Iowa: +7.0%Idaho: +11.6%Illinois: +3.7%Indiana: +11.3%Kansas: +7.0%Kentucky: +14.8%Louisiana: +12.3%Massachusetts: +3.6%Maryland: +13.0%Maine: +17.6%Michigan: +5.6%Minnesota: +3.2%Missouri: +5.3%Mississippi: +11.8%Montana: +13.0%North Carolina: +9.4%North Dakota: +9.7%Nebraska: +11.7%New Hampshire: +12.5%New Jersey: +17.5%New Mexico: +7.6%Nevada: +0.7%New York: +12.0%Ohio: +12.6%Oklahoma: +14.4%Oregon: +1.3%Pennsylvania: +15.0%Rhode Island: −4.8%South Carolina: +11.0%South Dakota: +12.6%Tennessee: +4.1%Texas: +7.0%Utah: +6.4%Virginia: +13.8%Vermont: +7.1%Washington: +17.2%Wisconsin: +4.8%West Virginia: +2.1%Wyoming: +9.9%

Change in average residential rate, January 2025 to January 2026

−5.7%0+26.0%
Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly, average retail price to residential customers, January 2026 against January 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, Jan 2025 to Jan 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

StateJan 2025Jan 2026Change
Washington DC18.8¢23.7¢+26.0%
Maine26.1¢30.7¢+17.6%
New Jersey19.7¢23.1¢+17.5%

Largest decreases

StateJan 2025Jan 2026Change
Connecticut30.0¢28.3¢−5.7%
Rhode Island31.7¢30.1¢−4.8%
Hawaii40.5¢39.8¢−1.8%
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, January 2026

The U.S. average residential rate in January 2026 was 17.4¢ per kWh, up 9.5% from 15.9¢ in January 2025. 17 of 50 states and DC were above it and 34 below.

U.S. average, Jan 2026

17.4¢

+9.5% vs. Jan 2025

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, Jan 2026Below (34)Above (17)
North Dakota: 10.9¢ per kWh, −37.4% vs. U.S.Nebraska: 11.8¢ per kWh, −32.6% vs. U.S.Missouri: 11.8¢ per kWh, −32.4% vs. U.S.Idaho: 12.1¢ per kWh, −30.8% vs. U.S.Arkansas: 12.3¢ per kWh, −29.2% vs. U.S.Louisiana: 12.5¢ per kWh, −28.6% vs. U.S.Oklahoma: 12.6¢ per kWh, −27.7% vs. U.S.Iowa: 12.8¢ per kWh, −26.5% vs. U.S.Wyoming: 12.8¢ per kWh, −26.4% vs. U.S.Montana: 12.9¢ per kWh, −26.3% vs. U.S.Utah: 12.9¢ per kWh, −26.2% vs. U.S.Tennessee: 13.1¢ per kWh, −24.9% vs. U.S.South Dakota: 13.6¢ per kWh, −22.1% vs. U.S.North Carolina: 13.7¢ per kWh, −21.6% vs. U.S.Washington: 13.8¢ per kWh, −20.9% vs. U.S.Nevada: 14.0¢ per kWh, −19.9% vs. U.S.Mississippi: 14.2¢ per kWh, −18.4% vs. U.S.Kentucky: 14.3¢ per kWh, −18.2% vs. U.S.Kansas: 14.3¢ per kWh, −18.1% vs. U.S.Georgia: 14.5¢ per kWh, −17.1% vs. U.S.Oregon: 14.7¢ per kWh, −16.0% vs. U.S.New Mexico: 14.7¢ per kWh, −15.8% vs. U.S.West Virginia: 14.8¢ per kWh, −15.4% vs. U.S.Minnesota: 15.0¢ per kWh, −14.2% vs. U.S.South Carolina: 15.4¢ per kWh, −11.7% vs. U.S.Arizona: 15.6¢ per kWh, −10.5% vs. U.S.Texas: 15.7¢ per kWh, −10.1% vs. U.S.Virginia: 15.9¢ per kWh, −9.1% vs. U.S.Florida: 15.9¢ per kWh, −8.8% vs. U.S.Alabama: 16.1¢ per kWh, −8.0% vs. U.S.Indiana: 16.2¢ per kWh, −7.2% vs. U.S.Illinois: 16.4¢ per kWh, −6.2% vs. U.S.Colorado: 16.4¢ per kWh, −5.8% vs. U.S.Delaware: 16.5¢ per kWh, −5.4% vs. U.S.Ohio: 17.6¢ per kWh, +0.8% vs. U.S.Wisconsin: 18.2¢ per kWh, +4.3% vs. U.S.Michigan: 19.5¢ per kWh, +11.9% vs. U.S.Pennsylvania: 20.2¢ per kWh, +15.7% vs. U.S.Maryland: 20.6¢ per kWh, +18.1% vs. U.S.New Jersey: 23.1¢ per kWh, +32.6% vs. U.S.Vermont: 23.3¢ per kWh, +33.5% vs. U.S.Washington DC: 23.7¢ per kWh, +35.9% vs. U.S.Alaska: 25.5¢ per kWh, +46.2% vs. U.S.New Hampshire: 26.3¢ per kWh, +50.8% vs. U.S.Connecticut: 28.3¢ per kWh, +62.2% vs. U.S.New York: 28.4¢ per kWh, +62.6% vs. U.S.Rhode Island: 30.1¢ per kWh, +72.7% vs. U.S.California: 30.3¢ per kWh, +73.6% vs. U.S.Maine: 30.7¢ per kWh, +76.1% vs. U.S.Massachusetts: 31.2¢ per kWh, +78.6% vs. U.S.Hawaii: 39.8¢ per kWh, +128.0% vs. U.S.U.S. average 17.4¢

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

Data: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)ElectricRates.org
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StateRatevs. U.S.1 yr
North Dakota10.9¢−37.4%+9.7%
Nebraska11.8¢−32.6%+11.7%
Missouri11.8¢−32.4%+5.3%
Idaho12.1¢−30.8%+11.6%
Arkansas12.3¢−29.2%+9.5%
Louisiana12.5¢−28.6%+12.3%
Oklahoma12.6¢−27.7%+14.4%
Iowa12.8¢−26.5%+7.0%
Wyoming12.8¢−26.4%+9.9%
Montana12.9¢−26.3%+13.0%
Utah12.9¢−26.2%+6.4%
Tennessee13.1¢−24.9%+4.1%
South Dakota13.6¢−22.1%+12.6%
North Carolina13.7¢−21.6%+9.4%
Washington13.8¢−20.9%+17.2%
Nevada14.0¢−19.9%+0.7%
Mississippi14.2¢−18.4%+11.8%
Kentucky14.3¢−18.2%+14.8%
Kansas14.3¢−18.1%+7.0%
Georgia14.5¢−17.1%+7.1%
Oregon14.7¢−16.0%+1.3%
New Mexico14.7¢−15.8%+7.6%
West Virginia14.8¢−15.4%+2.1%
Minnesota15.0¢−14.2%+3.2%
South Carolina15.4¢−11.7%+11.0%
Arizona15.6¢−10.5%+6.0%
Texas15.7¢−10.1%+7.0%
Virginia15.9¢−9.1%+13.8%
Florida15.9¢−8.8%+10.4%
Alabama16.1¢−8.0%+6.4%
Indiana16.2¢−7.2%+11.3%
Illinois16.4¢−6.2%+3.7%
Colorado16.4¢−5.8%+10.1%
Delaware16.5¢−5.4%+6.3%
Ohio17.6¢+0.8%+12.6%
Wisconsin18.2¢+4.3%+4.8%
Michigan19.5¢+11.9%+5.6%
Pennsylvania20.2¢+15.7%+15.0%
Maryland20.6¢+18.1%+13.0%
New Jersey23.1¢+32.6%+17.5%
Vermont23.3¢+33.5%+7.1%
Washington DC23.7¢+35.9%+26.0%
Alaska25.5¢+46.2%+3.2%
New Hampshire26.3¢+50.8%+12.5%
Connecticut28.3¢+62.2%−5.7%
New York28.4¢+62.6%+12.0%
Rhode Island30.1¢+72.7%−4.8%
California30.3¢+73.6%+0.0%
Maine30.7¢+76.1%+17.6%
Massachusetts31.2¢+78.6%+3.6%
Hawaii39.8¢+128.0%−1.8%
United States17.4¢+9.5%

Ten-year trend

Ten-year change in residential electricity rates by state

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

Average yearly change over ten years, Jan 2016 to Jan 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

StateJan 2026 ratePer year
Maine30.7¢+7.0%
Washington DC23.7¢+6.7%
New York28.4¢+5.5%
California30.3¢+5.5%
Rhode Island30.1¢+5.1%
Massachusetts31.2¢+4.8%
Oklahoma12.6¢+4.2%
Indiana16.2¢+4.1%
Virginia15.9¢+4.1%
Washington13.8¢+4.1%

Slowest rising

StateJan 2026 ratePer year
Kansas14.3¢+1.8%
Utah12.9¢+2.1%
Nevada14.0¢+2.1%
Wyoming12.8¢+2.1%
Missouri11.8¢+2.3%
Minnesota15.0¢+2.3%
Delaware16.5¢+2.3%
Iowa12.8¢+2.3%
Idaho12.1¢+2.4%
Nebraska11.8¢+2.4%

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 January 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, Jan 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, January 2026.

Data: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)ElectricRates.org
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From → toMovers1,000 kWh
California → Texas77,161−$146
New York → New Jersey56,799−$52
California → Nevada53,289−$163
California → Arizona52,383−$147
Florida → Georgia52,371−$15
Florida → Texas52,219−$2
New York → Florida50,661−$125
Texas → California45,447+$146
Texas → Florida45,259+$2
California → Washington43,938−$165
New Jersey → Pennsylvania38,467−$29
California → Florida36,194−$144
New Jersey → New York36,002+$52
Georgia → Florida34,388+$15
Florida → North Carolina33,591−$22
Pennsylvania → Florida33,530−$43
North Carolina → South Carolina33,151+$17
Oregon → Washington32,341−$8
California → Oregon31,500−$156
California → New York31,367−$19

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 February 2025 through January 2026, 8 states paid an above-median rate yet had a below-median bill because homes there used less power, and 8 paid a below-median rate yet had an above-median bill because homes there used more. The median state rate was 15.5¢ per kWh and the median bill $150 a month.

Average rate against average monthly bill, Feb 2025 to Jan 2026High rate, low bill (8)Low rate, high bill (8)Other states

Average rate, cents per kWh

Dashed lines mark the median state: 15.5¢ per kWh and $150 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
Colorado16.0¢672$107
Michigan20.1¢634$128
Wisconsin18.2¢666$121
Vermont23.1¢595$137
Maine28.2¢530$150
Minnesota15.9¢741$118
Illinois17.7¢720$128
Washington DC22.5¢635$143
Low rate, high bill
Tennessee13.2¢1,204$159
Louisiana12.7¢1,213$154
Mississippi14.2¢1,171$166
Florida15.4¢1,092$168
South Carolina15.1¢1,060$160
Georgia14.8¢1,075$160
Kentucky13.4¢1,121$151
Arizona15.4¢1,021$157

Twelve-month averages, February 2025 through January 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 January 2026: residential revenue divided by residential kilowatt-hour sales, in cents per kWh.
  • The one-year change compares January 2026 with the same month a year earlier, January 2025, so seasonal swings in rates do not distort the comparison.
  • The U.S. figure is EIA's national residential average for January 2026, and its one-year change compares it with January 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 January 2016 and January 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 February 2025 through January 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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