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Electricity Price Extremes

The states with the highest and lowest average residential electricity rates, plus the largest deviations from the national average as measured by the Electricity Price Index™ (base = 100).

Top 5 most expensive states

StateRate (¢/kWh)Affordability
Hawaii39.79Very Expensive
Massachusetts31.16Expensive
Maine30.73Expensive
California30.29Expensive
Rhode Island30.14Expensive

Top 5 least expensive states

StateRate (¢/kWh)Affordability
North Dakota10.92Very Affordable
Nebraska11.76Very Affordable
Missouri11.80Very Affordable
Idaho12.07Very Affordable
Arkansas12.35Very Affordable

Highest index values (furthest above average)

StateRate (¢/kWh)Index
Hawaii39.79223
Massachusetts31.16174
Maine30.73172
California30.29170
Rhode Island30.14169

Lowest index values (furthest below average)

StateRate (¢/kWh)Index
North Dakota10.9261
Missouri11.8066
Nebraska11.7666
Idaho12.0768
Arkansas12.3569

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