Electricity Usage Intelligence
This usage hub explains household electricity consumption patterns and connects usage levels to real cost outcomes. All usage and cost examples are deterministic and linked to canonical calculator and usage-cost routes.
National household benchmark usage is 899 kWh per month (10,788 kWh/year). State pages adjust this benchmark using deterministic rate-and-climate-informed modeling.
Common household usage tiers
Electricity usage by state
Browse every state usage page with modeled monthly kWh, national comparison, and linked cost pathways.
Home-size electricity usage scenarios
Appliance usage references
- Refrigerator electricity usage profile
- Space Heater electricity usage profile
- Window AC electricity usage profile
- Portable AC electricity usage profile
- Central AC electricity usage profile
- Clothes Dryer electricity usage profile
- Washing Machine electricity usage profile
- Dishwasher electricity usage profile
Highest and lowest modeled usage states
Higher usage profiles
- Louisiana — 1,070 kWh
- Oklahoma — 1,060 kWh
- Mississippi — 1,050 kWh
- Florida — 1,040 kWh
- Georgia — 1,040 kWh
- South Carolina — 1,040 kWh
- Arizona — 1,030 kWh
- Texas — 1,030 kWh
- Alabama — 1,020 kWh
- Idaho — 960 kWh
Lower usage profiles
- Hawaii — 580 kWh
- California — 690 kWh
- Connecticut — 690 kWh
- Rhode Island — 710 kWh
- Massachusetts — 740 kWh
- New York — 760 kWh
- New Jersey — 780 kWh
- Maine — 790 kWh
- Alaska — 820 kWh
- District of Columbia — 830 kWh
Connected consumer tools
Source & Method
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Retail Sales of Electricity. Last dataset period: February 2026. State usage values in this cluster use deterministic benchmark modeling and are designed for comparative consumer usage intelligence, not utility billing settlement.