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U.S. Electricity Price Data & Rankings
The main authority for U.S. electricity price data: national snapshot, state rankings, affordability, value scores, and price momentum.
Explore national snapshots, state-by-state rates and metrics, rankings, regional summaries, and state comparisons. All data is build-generated and deterministic.
National Snapshot
National electricity insights →View full national overview →Covering 50 states plus D.C.
Key Insights
- The national average electricity rate is 17.57 cents per kWh.
- The national median electricity rate is 15.34 cents per kWh.
- Electricity prices in Hawaii are more than 3 times higher than in Idaho.
- States with the highest electricity rates include Hawaii, California, Connecticut.
Featured Rankings
Deterministic ranking of average state rates from highest to lowest.
Deterministic ranking of average state rates from lowest to highest.
Deterministic affordability ranking across normalized states.
Compound annual growth rate of residential electricity rates over ~25 years. Higher = faster rate growth.
Coefficient of variation (stdev/mean) of monthly rates over the last 5 years. Higher = more volatile.
States where electricity prices are rising the fastest.
States where electricity prices are accelerating, rising, stable, or falling.
Explore by State
Browse electricity rates and metrics for all 50 states plus D.C.
Regions
View all regions →Electricity rates and metrics for Northeast U.S. states. Average 24.64 ¢/kWh.
MidwestElectricity rates and metrics for Midwest U.S. states. Average 15.19 ¢/kWh.
SouthElectricity rates and metrics for South U.S. states. Average 14.84 ¢/kWh.
WestElectricity rates and metrics for West U.S. states. Average 18.24 ¢/kWh.
Compare States
Compare electricity rates, value scores, and affordability across multiple states side by side.
Compare states →Methodology & Transparency
Rankings and insights are generated from build-time datasets. All methodologies are documented and deterministic.
- Knowledge directory — Browse states, rankings, methodologies (EPI, value score, freshness, CAGR, volatility, price trend, momentum signal)
- API docs — Ingestion guide and endpoints
- Methodology index (JSON) — All methodology definitions.
- Contract (JSON) — Schema and required fields.
- Search index (JSON) — Tokens, excerpts, quality.