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 17.57 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.

National rate in context

US average and median within state range.

Lowest stateHighest state17.57 ¢/kWh
Lowest stateHighest state15.34 ¢/kWh (median)

Key Metrics

Avg rate (¢/kWh)
?Average residential electricity price in cents per kilowatt-hour for the state.
17.57¢/kWh
Median rate (¢/kWh)
15.34¢/kWh
Highest rate
41.3¢/kWh

Hawaii

Lowest rate
11.74¢/kWh

Idaho

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

Shareable summary
US average residential rate: 17.57 ¢/kWh
Highest: Hawaii 41.3 ¢/kWh | Lowest: Idaho 11.74 ¢/kWh
More: https://www.priceofelectricity.com/knowledge/national

Leaderboards

Lowest average rate

  1. Idaho — 11.74 ¢/kWh
  2. North Dakota — 11.92 ¢/kWh
  3. Nebraska — 12.19 ¢/kWh
  4. Louisiana — 12.34 ¢/kWh
  5. Arkansas — 12.83 ¢/kWh

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Highest average rate

  1. Hawaii — 41.30 ¢/kWh
  2. California — 31.14 ¢/kWh
  3. Connecticut — 30.35 ¢/kWh
  4. Rhode Island — 28.42 ¢/kWh
  5. Maine — 27.24 ¢/kWh

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Best value score

  1. Idaho — 100.0
  2. North Dakota — 99.0
  3. Louisiana — 98.0
  4. Nebraska — 98.0
  5. Arkansas — 96.0

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Best affordability

  1. Idaho — 100.0
  2. North Dakota — 99.0
  3. Louisiana — 98.0
  4. Nebraska — 98.0
  5. Arkansas — 96.0

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Field-level stats and dispersion.

Avg rate (¢/kWh)
?Average residential electricity price in cents per kilowatt-hour for the state.
17.57
Median rate (¢/kWh)
15.34
Dispersion (min–max)
11.74 – 41.3 (spread: 29.56)

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