U.S. National Electricity Pricing Overview

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National-level summary of U.S. residential electricity rates and extremes.

Key Insights

  • The national average electricity rate is 17.86 cents per kWh.
  • The national median electricity rate is 15.51 cents per kWh.
  • Electricity prices in Hawaii are more than 3 times higher than in North Dakota.
  • States with the highest electricity rates include Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maine.

National rate in context

US average and median within state range.

Lowest stateHighest state17.86 ¢/kWh
Lowest stateHighest state15.51 ¢/kWh (median)

Key Metrics

Avg rate (¢/kWh)
?Average residential electricity price in cents per kilowatt-hour for the state.
17.86¢/kWh
Median rate (¢/kWh)
15.51¢/kWh
Highest rate
39.79¢/kWh

Hawaii

Lowest rate
10.92¢/kWh

North Dakota

Freshness
?Indicates how recent the underlying dataset is relative to build time.
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Summary

Shareable summary
US average residential rate: 17.86 ¢/kWh
Highest: Hawaii 39.79 ¢/kWh | Lowest: North Dakota 10.92 ¢/kWh
More: https://priceofelectricity.com/knowledge/national

Leaderboards

Lowest average rate

  1. North Dakota — 10.92 ¢/kWh
  2. Nebraska — 11.76 ¢/kWh
  3. Missouri — 11.80 ¢/kWh
  4. Idaho — 12.07 ¢/kWh
  5. Arkansas — 12.35 ¢/kWh

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Highest average rate

  1. Hawaii — 39.79 ¢/kWh
  2. Massachusetts — 31.16 ¢/kWh
  3. Maine — 30.73 ¢/kWh
  4. California — 30.29 ¢/kWh
  5. Rhode Island — 30.14 ¢/kWh

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Best value score

  1. North Dakota — 95.0
  2. Missouri — 92.0
  3. Nebraska — 92.0
  4. Idaho — 91.0
  5. Arkansas — 90.0

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Best affordability

  1. North Dakota — 100.0
  2. Missouri — 97.0
  3. Nebraska — 97.0
  4. Idaho — 96.0
  5. Arkansas — 95.0

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Field-level stats and dispersion.

Avg rate (¢/kWh)
?Average residential electricity price in cents per kilowatt-hour for the state.
17.86
Median rate (¢/kWh)
15.51
Dispersion (min–max)
10.92 – 39.79 (spread: 28.87)

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