Electricity Bill Calculator (kWh to Dollars)
Updated monthly • Last reviewed 2026-02-22 • Methodology
Enter your monthly kWh usage to estimate your electricity cost. This calculator uses average residential electricity rates and returns an energy-only estimate (no delivery fees, taxes, or fixed charges).
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National average example
National average rate used on this page: 17.57¢/kWh
- 500 kWh: $87.85
- 1000 kWh: $175.70
- 1500 kWh: $263.55
Using national average rate
Quick bill estimate
Est. energy charge: $158.13
Note: this is energy-only (doesn’t include delivery fees, taxes, etc.).
Check your state’s rate
Top 10 highest-rate states
- Hawaii — 41.30¢/kWh
- California — 31.14¢/kWh
- Connecticut — 30.35¢/kWh
- Rhode Island — 28.42¢/kWh
- Maine — 27.24¢/kWh
- Massachusetts — 26.01¢/kWh
- Alaska — 25.01¢/kWh
- New York — 23.87¢/kWh
- New Hampshire — 23.35¢/kWh
- Vermont — 22.58¢/kWh
Top 10 lowest-rate states
- Idaho — 11.74¢/kWh
- North Dakota — 11.92¢/kWh
- Nebraska — 12.19¢/kWh
- Louisiana — 12.34¢/kWh
- Arkansas — 12.83¢/kWh
- Washington — 12.86¢/kWh
- Utah — 12.97¢/kWh
- Oklahoma — 13.05¢/kWh
- Montana — 13.12¢/kWh
- South Dakota — 13.14¢/kWh
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