Electricity Price Index™ by State

The Electricity Price Index™ (EPI) normalizes each state's average residential electricity rate to a national baseline of 100. The current national average is 17.86¢/kWh. An index value above 100 means the state's rate is higher than the national average; below 100 means it is lower.

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Rank	State	Rate (¢/kWh)	Index (Base 100)	Position
1	Hawaii	39.79	223	Above National Average
2	Massachusetts	31.16	174	Above National Average
3	Maine	30.73	172	Above National Average
4	California	30.29	170	Above National Average
5	Rhode Island	30.14	169	Above National Average
6	New York	28.37	159	Above National Average
7	Connecticut	28.30	158	Above National Average
8	New Hampshire	26.32	147	Above National Average
9	Alaska	25.52	143	Above National Average
10	Vermont	23.29	130	Above National Average
11	New Jersey	23.13	129	Above National Average
12	Maryland	20.61	115	Above National Average
13	Pennsylvania	20.19	113	Above National Average
14	Michigan	19.52	109	Above National Average
15	Wisconsin	18.20	102	Above National Average
16	Ohio	17.59	98	Below National Average
17	Colorado	16.44	92	Below National Average
18	Delaware	16.51	92	Below National Average
19	Illinois	16.36	92	Below National Average
20	Indiana	16.19	91	Below National Average
21	Alabama	16.06	90	Below National Average
22	Florida	15.92	89	Below National Average
23	Virginia	15.87	89	Below National Average
24	Texas	15.69	88	Below National Average
25	Arizona	15.61	87	Below National Average
26	South Carolina	15.41	86	Below National Average
27	Minnesota	14.98	84	Below National Average
28	West Virginia	14.77	83	Below National Average
29	New Mexico	14.70	82	Below National Average
30	Oregon	14.66	82	Below National Average
31	Georgia	14.46	81	Below National Average
32	Kansas	14.29	80	Below National Average
33	Kentucky	14.27	80	Below National Average
34	Mississippi	14.24	80	Below National Average
35	Nevada	13.98	78	Below National Average
36	North Carolina	13.68	77	Below National Average
37	Washington	13.81	77	Below National Average
38	South Dakota	13.60	76	Below National Average
39	Tennessee	13.10	73	Below National Average
40	Iowa	12.83	72	Below National Average
41	Montana	12.86	72	Below National Average
42	Utah	12.88	72	Below National Average
43	Wyoming	12.85	72	Below National Average
44	Oklahoma	12.62	71	Below National Average
45	Louisiana	12.46	70	Below National Average
46	Arkansas	12.35	69	Below National Average
47	Idaho	12.07	68	Below National Average
48	Missouri	11.80	66	Below National Average
49	Nebraska	11.76	66	Below National Average
50	North Dakota	10.92	61	Below National Average

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