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 19.32¢/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	46.62	241	Above National Average
2	California	35.25	182	Above National Average
3	Connecticut	32.24	167	Above National Average
4	Massachusetts	29.45	152	Above National Average
5	New York	29.45	152	Above National Average
6	Maine	28.42	147	Above National Average
7	Rhode Island	28.30	146	Above National Average
8	Alaska	27.35	142	Above National Average
9	New Hampshire	27.24	141	Above National Average
10	District of Columbia	25.41	131	Above National Average
11	Vermont	24.56	127	Above National Average
12	New Jersey	23.53	122	Above National Average
13	Maryland	22.07	114	Above National Average
14	Michigan	21.39	111	Above National Average
15	Pennsylvania	21.47	111	Above National Average
16	Illinois	20.47	106	Above National Average
17	Ohio	19.49	101	Above National Average
18	Wisconsin	19.21	99	Below National Average
19	Delaware	18.79	97	Below National Average
20	Indiana	17.90	93	Below National Average
21	Alabama	17.41	90	Below National Average
22	Virginia	17.38	90	Below National Average
23	South Carolina	17.06	88	Below National Average
24	Texas	16.99	88	Below National Average
25	Mississippi	16.76	87	Below National Average
26	Colorado	16.54	86	Below National Average
27	Minnesota	16.39	85	Below National Average
28	North Carolina	16.25	84	Below National Average
29	West Virginia	16.06	83	Below National Average
30	Kansas	15.78	82	Below National Average
31	Oregon	15.78	82	Below National Average
32	Arizona	15.48	80	Below National Average
33	Florida	15.38	80	Below National Average
34	Georgia	15.37	80	Below National Average
35	Kentucky	15.02	78	Below National Average
36	New Mexico	15.15	78	Below National Average
37	Tennessee	14.94	77	Below National Average
38	Wyoming	14.68	76	Below National Average
39	Louisiana	14.44	75	Below National Average
40	South Dakota	14.52	75	Below National Average
41	Nevada	14.29	74	Below National Average
42	Washington	14.36	74	Below National Average
43	Arkansas	14.16	73	Below National Average
44	Missouri	14.01	73	Below National Average
45	Iowa	13.86	72	Below National Average
46	Montana	13.90	72	Below National Average
47	Nebraska	13.28	69	Below National Average
48	Oklahoma	13.31	69	Below National Average
49	Utah	13.29	69	Below National Average
50	Idaho	12.70	66	Below National Average
51	North Dakota	12.35	64	Below National Average

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