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 18.44 cents per kWh.
  • The national median electricity rate is 16.27 cents per kWh.
  • Electricity prices in Hawaii are more than 4 times higher than in Idaho.
  • States with the highest electricity rates include Hawaii, California, New York.

National rate in context

US average and median within state range.

Lowest stateHighest state18.44 ¢/kWh
Lowest stateHighest state16.27 ¢/kWh (median)

Key Metrics

Avg rate (¢/kWh)
?Average residential electricity price in cents per kilowatt-hour for the state.
18.44¢/kWh
Median rate (¢/kWh)
16.27¢/kWh
Highest rate
52¢/kWh

Hawaii

Lowest rate
12.35¢/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: 18.44 ¢/kWh
Highest: Hawaii 52 ¢/kWh | Lowest: Idaho 12.35 ¢/kWh
More: https://www.priceofelectricity.com/knowledge/national

Leaderboards

Lowest average rate

  1. Idaho — 12.35 ¢/kWh
  2. Utah — 12.96 ¢/kWh
  3. Oklahoma — 13.38 ¢/kWh
  4. Nebraska — 13.59 ¢/kWh
  5. Nevada — 13.60 ¢/kWh

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Highest average rate

  1. Hawaii — 52.00 ¢/kWh
  2. California — 33.25 ¢/kWh
  3. New York — 29.93 ¢/kWh
  4. Rhode Island — 29.46 ¢/kWh
  5. Massachusetts — 28.82 ¢/kWh

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Best value score

  1. Idaho — 100.0
  2. Utah — 98.0
  3. Missouri — 97.0
  4. Nebraska — 97.0
  5. Nevada — 97.0

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Best affordability

  1. Idaho — 100.0
  2. Utah — 98.0
  3. Missouri — 97.0
  4. Nebraska — 97.0
  5. Nevada — 97.0

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Field-level stats and dispersion.

Avg rate (¢/kWh)
?Average residential electricity price in cents per kilowatt-hour for the state.
18.44
Median rate (¢/kWh)
16.27
Dispersion (min–max)
12.35 – 52 (spread: 39.65)

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