Residential electricity rates by state — 18.44¢/kWh US average (EIA, May 2026)

#State¢/kWh
1Hawaii52.00
2California33.25
3New York29.93
4Rhode Island29.46
5Massachusetts28.82
6Maine28.63
7Alaska28.23
8Connecticut27.37
9New Hampshire27.33
10District of Columbia25.40
11Vermont24.89
12Illinois23.85
13New Jersey23.27
14Michigan22.01
15Maryland21.77
16Pennsylvania21.55
17Wisconsin19.74
18Ohio19.52
19Delaware19.38
20Indiana18.15
21Virginia17.61
22Minnesota16.95
23West Virginia16.80
24Alabama16.77
25Texas16.44
26Oregon16.27
27South Carolina16.18
28Colorado16.16
29Mississippi16.16
30Georgia15.84
31South Dakota15.73
32Arizona15.23
33Florida15.17
34Kansas15.13
35North Carolina15.09
36Kentucky14.98
37Washington14.95
38Wyoming14.80
39Montana14.67
40Tennessee14.47
41Arkansas14.36
42Louisiana14.15
43Iowa14.14
44New Mexico14.12
45Missouri13.68
46North Dakota13.61
47Nevada13.60
48Nebraska13.59
49Oklahoma13.38
50Utah12.96
51Idaho12.35

Source: PriceOfElectricity.com · U.S. Energy Information Administration, May 2026