Electricity Data
The high-level overview of site data sources. Explains the datasets used throughout the site—national metrics, state-level rates, rankings, and downloadable exports—and how they support cost pages, affordability analysis, and rankings.
Best for: Understanding data sources, seeing datasets and data structure, finding downloadable exports.
About this site
Data-driven electricity analysis. Methodology and datasets are published for verification.
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National Electricity Data
National electricity metrics include the U.S. average residential rate, median rate, dispersion metrics, and highest and lowest states. These figures are derived from EIA residential retail data and used across the site for context and comparison.
View datasets — Download JSON and CSV exports
State Electricity Data
State electricity rate datasets provide average residential rates (¢/kWh), estimated monthly and annual bills at 900 kWh, and comparison to the national average. Each state has its own data record used for cost pages, affordability analysis, and rankings.
- Electricity Cost by State — Rates and estimated costs
- Average Electricity Bill — Monthly and annual bill estimates by state
- Why electricity prices change — Factors that drive electricity price increases
- Explore power generation mix and electricity prices — How fuel mix and generation context can influence prices
- Explore electricity market structures — How market structure and regulation affect pricing
- Explore regional electricity markets — Why electricity prices differ across regions
- Explore electricity providers by state — State-level provider context and market structure
- Explore electricity generation cost drivers — Fuel costs, infrastructure, and cost drivers
- Explore business electricity options by state — State-level context for how businesses compare electricity options
- Explore business electricity cost decisions — How electricity prices influence business planning and location decisions
- See electricity price context for AI infrastructure — Data center electricity cost by state
- Explore solar vs grid electricity economics — Grid electricity price context for solar
- Explore battery recharge electricity costs — Grid electricity cost for charging home battery systems
Rankings and Metrics
The site generates rankings from the underlying data, including electricity price rankings (rate high-to-low, rate low-to-high), volatility rankings, inflation rankings (1-year and 5-year), affordability rankings, value score, and momentum. Each ranking applies the same rules every time we rebuild the dataset.
Dataset Downloads
Downloadable datasets are available in JSON and CSV format. Files are served from public/datasets and updated at build time.
- Electricity Prices by State — State-level rates, national comparison, momentum
- Electricity Rankings — All state rankings in one dataset
Methodology and Transparency
For detailed methodology, formulas, and data provenance, see our methodology pages and electricity data overview.
- Methodology — How rates, inflation, and affordability are calculated
- Datasets — Download JSON and CSV exports used across the site
How to verify this site
To evaluate our analysis: review the methodology, inspect downloadable datasets, browse topic hubs, explore the site map and electricity hubs, and compare state rankings.
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