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 19.04 cents per kWh.
  • The national median electricity rate is 16.34 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, Maryland, California.

National rate in context

US average and median within state range.

Lowest stateHighest state19.04 ¢/kWh
Lowest stateHighest state16.34 ¢/kWh (median)

Key Metrics

Avg rate (¢/kWh)
?Average residential electricity price in cents per kilowatt-hour for the state.
19.04¢/kWh
Median rate (¢/kWh)
16.34¢/kWh
Highest rate
42.23¢/kWh

Hawaii

Lowest rate
11.95¢/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: 19.04 ¢/kWh
Highest: Hawaii 42.23 ¢/kWh | Lowest: North Dakota 11.95 ¢/kWh
More: https://priceofelectricity.com/knowledge/national

Leaderboards

Lowest average rate

  1. North Dakota — 11.95 ¢/kWh
  2. Idaho — 13.01 ¢/kWh
  3. Nebraska — 13.10 ¢/kWh
  4. Utah — 13.17 ¢/kWh
  5. Iowa — 13.42 ¢/kWh

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Highest average rate

  1. Hawaii — 42.23 ¢/kWh
  2. Maryland — 35.85 ¢/kWh
  3. California — 33.35 ¢/kWh
  4. Connecticut — 30.47 ¢/kWh
  5. Massachusetts — 30.21 ¢/kWh

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Best value score

  1. North Dakota — 100.0
  2. Idaho — 96.0
  3. Nebraska — 96.0
  4. Utah — 96.0
  5. Iowa — 95.0

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Best affordability

  1. North Dakota — 100.0
  2. Idaho — 96.0
  3. Nebraska — 96.0
  4. Utah — 96.0
  5. Iowa — 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.
19.04
Median rate (¢/kWh)
16.34
Dispersion (min–max)
11.95 – 42.23 (spread: 30.28)

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