Electricity Value Ranking by State

Updated monthly • Last reviewed January 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	95	Excellent	10.92
2	Missouri	92	Excellent	11.80
3	Nebraska	92	Excellent	11.76
4	Idaho	91	Excellent	12.07
5	Arkansas	90	Excellent	12.35
6	Louisiana	90	Excellent	12.46
7	Oklahoma	89	Excellent	12.62
8	Iowa	88	Excellent	12.83
9	Montana	88	Excellent	12.86
10	Utah	88	Excellent	12.88
11	Wyoming	88	Excellent	12.85
12	Tennessee	87	Excellent	13.10
13	South Dakota	86	Excellent	13.60
14	North Carolina	85	Excellent	13.68
15	Washington	85	Excellent	13.81
16	Mississippi	84	Excellent	14.24
17	Nevada	84	Excellent	13.98
18	Georgia	83	Excellent	14.46
19	Kansas	83	Excellent	14.29
20	Kentucky	83	Excellent	14.27
21	New Mexico	82	Excellent	14.70
22	Oregon	82	Excellent	14.66
23	West Virginia	82	Excellent	14.77
24	Minnesota	81	Excellent	14.98
25	Arizona	80	Excellent	15.61
26	South Carolina	80	Excellent	15.41
27	Florida	79	Strong	15.92
28	Texas	79	Strong	15.69
29	Virginia	79	Strong	15.87
30	Alabama	78	Strong	16.06
31	Indiana	78	Strong	16.19
32	Colorado	77	Strong	16.44
33	Delaware	77	Strong	16.51
34	Illinois	77	Strong	16.36
35	Ohio	73	Strong	17.59
36	Wisconsin	71	Strong	18.20
37	Michigan	66	Strong	19.52
38	Pennsylvania	64	Strong	20.19
39	Maryland	63	Strong	20.61
40	New Jersey	55	Moderate	23.13
41	Vermont	54	Moderate	23.29
42	Alaska	47	Moderate	25.52
43	New Hampshire	44	Moderate	26.32
44	Connecticut	38	Weak	28.30
45	New York	38	Weak	28.37
46	California	31	Weak	30.29
47	Rhode Island	31	Weak	30.14
48	Maine	29	Weak	30.73
49	Massachusetts	28	Weak	31.16
50	Hawaii	0	Weak	39.79

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