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 19.04¢/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	42.23	222	Above National Average
2	Maryland	35.85	188	Above National Average
3	California	33.35	175	Above National Average
4	Connecticut	30.47	160	Above National Average
5	Massachusetts	30.21	159	Above National Average
6	Rhode Island	29.91	157	Above National Average
7	New York	28.55	150	Above National Average
8	Maine	28.32	149	Above National Average
9	Alaska	27.17	143	Above National Average
10	New Hampshire	26.92	141	Above National Average
11	Vermont	24.11	127	Above National Average
12	New Jersey	23.49	123	Above National Average
13	Michigan	21.20	111	Above National Average
14	Pennsylvania	20.92	110	Above National Average
15	Illinois	18.86	99	Below National Average
16	Ohio	18.78	99	Below National Average
17	Wisconsin	18.80	99	Below National Average
18	Indiana	17.85	94	Below National Average
19	Delaware	17.64	93	Below National Average
20	Alabama	17.15	90	Below National Average
21	Virginia	17.05	90	Below National Average
22	Colorado	16.74	88	Below National Average
23	Mississippi	16.30	86	Below National Average
24	South Carolina	16.45	86	Below National Average
25	Texas	16.39	86	Below National Average
26	West Virginia	16.37	86	Below National Average
27	North Carolina	16.00	84	Below National Average
28	Arizona	15.59	82	Below National Average
29	Kansas	15.34	81	Below National Average
30	Georgia	15.01	79	Below National Average
31	Minnesota	15.08	79	Below National Average
32	Tennessee	15.08	79	Below National Average
33	Florida	14.86	78	Below National Average
34	Kentucky	14.88	78	Below National Average
35	New Mexico	14.81	78	Below National Average
36	Oregon	14.89	78	Below National Average
37	Washington	14.40	76	Below National Average
38	South Dakota	14.29	75	Below National Average
39	Louisiana	14.16	74	Below National Average
40	Nevada	14.17	74	Below National Average
41	Arkansas	13.63	72	Below National Average
42	Missouri	13.44	71	Below National Average
43	Montana	13.48	71	Below National Average
44	Oklahoma	13.56	71	Below National Average
45	Wyoming	13.59	71	Below National Average
46	Iowa	13.42	70	Below National Average
47	Nebraska	13.10	69	Below National Average
48	Utah	13.17	69	Below National Average
49	Idaho	13.01	68	Below National Average
50	North Dakota	11.95	63	Below National Average

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