Electricity Value Ranking by State

Updated monthly • Last reviewed 2026-02-22 • Methodology

The Electricity Value Score™ blends price, affordability index, and data freshness into a single 0–100 composite metric. Higher scores indicate better value.

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Rank	State	Value Score	Tier	Avg Rate (¢/kWh)
1	Idaho	100	Excellent	11.74
2	North Dakota	99	Excellent	11.92
3	Louisiana	98	Excellent	12.34
4	Nebraska	98	Excellent	12.19
5	Arkansas	96	Excellent	12.83
6	Oklahoma	96	Excellent	13.05
7	Utah	96	Excellent	12.97
8	Washington	96	Excellent	12.86
9	Iowa	95	Excellent	13.18
10	Kentucky	95	Excellent	13.20
11	Montana	95	Excellent	13.12
12	Nevada	95	Excellent	13.16
13	South Dakota	95	Excellent	13.14
14	Tennessee	95	Excellent	13.28
15	Missouri	94	Excellent	13.37
16	Mississippi	93	Excellent	13.91
17	Wyoming	93	Excellent	14.02
18	North Carolina	92	Excellent	14.08
19	Kansas	91	Excellent	14.48
20	South Carolina	91	Excellent	14.72
21	Oregon	90	Excellent	15.00
22	Florida	89	Excellent	15.27
23	Georgia	89	Excellent	15.22
24	New Mexico	89	Excellent	15.29
25	Virginia	89	Excellent	15.26
26	West Virginia	89	Excellent	15.39
27	Arizona	88	Excellent	15.70
28	Colorado	87	Excellent	15.79
29	Texas	87	Excellent	15.83
30	Indiana	86	Excellent	16.12
31	Minnesota	86	Excellent	16.04
32	Alabama	85	Excellent	16.55
33	Ohio	84	Excellent	16.90
34	Delaware	83	Excellent	17.18
35	Illinois	83	Excellent	16.96
36	Pennsylvania	81	Excellent	17.78
37	Wisconsin	80	Excellent	18.04
38	Maryland	76	Strong	19.29
39	Michigan	74	Strong	19.91
40	New Jersey	67	Strong	22.15
41	Vermont	65	Strong	22.58
42	New Hampshire	63	Strong	23.35
43	New York	61	Strong	23.87
44	Alaska	57	Moderate	25.01
45	Massachusetts	54	Moderate	26.01
46	Maine	51	Moderate	27.24
47	Rhode Island	47	Moderate	28.42
48	Connecticut	40	Moderate	30.35
49	California	38	Weak	31.14
50	Hawaii	5	Weak	41.30

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