Electricity Value Ranking by State

Updated monthly • Last reviewed April 15, 2026 • 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	North Dakota	100	Excellent	12.35
2	Idaho	99	Excellent	12.70
3	Nebraska	97	Excellent	13.28
4	Oklahoma	97	Excellent	13.31
5	Utah	97	Excellent	13.29
6	Iowa	96	Excellent	13.86
7	Arkansas	95	Excellent	14.16
8	Missouri	95	Excellent	14.01
9	Montana	95	Excellent	13.90
10	Louisiana	94	Excellent	14.44
11	Nevada	94	Excellent	14.29
12	South Dakota	94	Excellent	14.52
13	Washington	94	Excellent	14.36
14	Tennessee	93	Excellent	14.94
15	Wyoming	93	Excellent	14.68
16	Florida	92	Excellent	15.38
17	Georgia	92	Excellent	15.37
18	Kentucky	92	Excellent	15.02
19	New Mexico	92	Excellent	15.15
20	Arizona	91	Excellent	15.48
21	Kansas	91	Excellent	15.78
22	Oregon	91	Excellent	15.78
23	West Virginia	90	Excellent	16.06
24	Colorado	89	Excellent	16.54
25	Minnesota	89	Excellent	16.39
26	North Carolina	89	Excellent	16.25
27	Mississippi	88	Excellent	16.76
28	South Carolina	87	Excellent	17.06
29	Texas	87	Excellent	16.99
30	Alabama	86	Excellent	17.41
31	Virginia	86	Excellent	17.38
32	Indiana	85	Excellent	17.90
33	Delaware	82	Excellent	18.79
34	Wisconsin	81	Excellent	19.21
35	Ohio	80	Excellent	19.49
36	Illinois	77	Strong	20.47
37	Michigan	75	Strong	21.39
38	Pennsylvania	75	Strong	21.47
39	Maryland	73	Strong	22.07
40	New Jersey	69	Strong	23.53
41	Vermont	66	Strong	24.56
42	District of Columbia	64	Strong	25.41
43	New Hampshire	59	Moderate	27.24
44	Alaska	58	Moderate	27.35
45	Maine	56	Moderate	28.42
46	Rhode Island	56	Moderate	28.30
47	Massachusetts	53	Moderate	29.45
48	New York	53	Moderate	29.45
49	Connecticut	45	Moderate	32.24
50	California	37	Weak	35.25
51	Hawaii	5	Weak	46.62

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