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 19.32 cents per kWh.
  • The national median electricity rate is 16.54 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, California, Connecticut.

National rate in context

US average and median within state range.

Lowest stateHighest state19.32 ¢/kWh
Lowest stateHighest state16.54 ¢/kWh (median)

Key Metrics

Avg rate (¢/kWh)
?Average residential electricity price in cents per kilowatt-hour for the state.
19.32¢/kWh
Median rate (¢/kWh)
16.54¢/kWh
Highest rate
46.62¢/kWh

Hawaii

Lowest rate
12.35¢/kWh

North Dakota

Freshness
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Summary

Shareable summary
US average residential rate: 19.32 ¢/kWh
Highest: Hawaii 46.62 ¢/kWh | Lowest: North Dakota 12.35 ¢/kWh
More: https://www.priceofelectricity.com/knowledge/national

Leaderboards

Lowest average rate

  1. North Dakota — 12.35 ¢/kWh
  2. Idaho — 12.70 ¢/kWh
  3. Nebraska — 13.28 ¢/kWh
  4. Utah — 13.29 ¢/kWh
  5. Oklahoma — 13.31 ¢/kWh

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Highest average rate

  1. Hawaii — 46.62 ¢/kWh
  2. California — 35.25 ¢/kWh
  3. Connecticut — 32.24 ¢/kWh
  4. Massachusetts — 29.45 ¢/kWh
  5. New York — 29.45 ¢/kWh

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Best value score

  1. North Dakota — 100.0
  2. Idaho — 99.0
  3. Nebraska — 97.0
  4. Oklahoma — 97.0
  5. Utah — 97.0

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Best affordability

  1. North Dakota — 100.0
  2. Idaho — 99.0
  3. Nebraska — 97.0
  4. Oklahoma — 97.0
  5. Utah — 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.
19.32
Median rate (¢/kWh)
16.54
Dispersion (min–max)
12.35 – 46.62 (spread: 34.27)

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