Household electricity usage
This hub explains typical household electricity consumption and links usage levels to cost examples on the rest of the site—including calculators and fixed monthly kWh pages.
National household benchmark usage is 899 kWh per month (10,788 kWh/year). State pages adjust this benchmark using simple rate- and climate-informed modeling rules.
National usage benchmark
899 kWh
Representative U.S. rate
19.32 ¢/kWh
Estimated benchmark cost
$173.69
Common household usage tiers
Electricity usage by state
Browse every state usage page with modeled monthly kWh, national comparison, and linked cost pathways.
AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming
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
- Oklahoma — 1,080 kWh
- Louisiana — 1,060 kWh
- Arizona — 1,050 kWh
- Florida — 1,050 kWh
- Georgia — 1,050 kWh
- Mississippi — 1,040 kWh
- Alabama — 1,030 kWh
- South Carolina — 1,030 kWh
- Texas — 1,030 kWh
- Idaho — 970 kWh
Lower usage profiles
- Hawaii — 570 kWh
- California — 680 kWh
- Connecticut — 710 kWh
- Massachusetts — 730 kWh
- New York — 730 kWh
- Rhode Island — 740 kWh
- District of Columbia — 770 kWh
- New Jersey — 790 kWh
- Maine — 810 kWh
- Alaska — 820 kWh
Connected consumer tools
Source & Method
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Retail Sales of Electricity. Last dataset period: April 2026. State usage values use benchmark modeling for side-by-side comparisons—they are not meant to match your exact utility meter totals.