Electricity Value Ranking by State

Updated monthly • Last reviewed July 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	Louisiana	100	Excellent	12.72
2	Nevada	100	Excellent	12.77
3	Utah	99	Excellent	13.12
4	North Dakota	98	Excellent	13.41
5	Idaho	97	Excellent	13.73
6	Kentucky	97	Excellent	13.81
7	Nebraska	97	Excellent	13.78
8	Tennessee	97	Excellent	13.71
9	Arkansas	95	Excellent	14.33
10	Mississippi	95	Excellent	14.54
11	Oklahoma	95	Excellent	14.35
12	Wyoming	95	Excellent	14.36
13	Florida	94	Excellent	15.03
14	Montana	94	Excellent	14.99
15	Washington	94	Excellent	14.71
16	Arizona	93	Excellent	15.38
17	Kansas	93	Excellent	15.27
18	North Carolina	93	Excellent	15.16
19	South Dakota	93	Excellent	15.37
20	South Carolina	92	Excellent	15.47
21	West Virginia	92	Excellent	15.78
22	Georgia	91	Excellent	16.27
23	Iowa	91	Excellent	15.99
24	Missouri	91	Excellent	16.09
25	New Mexico	91	Excellent	16.09
26	Oregon	91	Excellent	15.97
27	Texas	91	Excellent	15.88
28	Alabama	90	Excellent	16.40
29	Colorado	89	Excellent	17.00
30	Indiana	89	Excellent	16.73
31	Minnesota	88	Excellent	17.45
32	Virginia	87	Excellent	17.55
33	Delaware	85	Excellent	18.48
34	Illinois	83	Excellent	19.22
35	Wisconsin	83	Excellent	19.06
36	Ohio	82	Excellent	19.45
37	Maryland	76	Strong	21.41
38	Pennsylvania	76	Strong	21.72
39	Michigan	72	Strong	23.05
40	Vermont	71	Strong	23.75
41	Connecticut	70	Strong	24.16
42	District of Columbia	67	Strong	25.21
43	New Jersey	67	Strong	25.19
44	New Hampshire	63	Strong	26.60
45	Rhode Island	58	Moderate	28.29
46	Alaska	57	Moderate	28.83
47	New York	54	Moderate	29.90
48	Massachusetts	53	Moderate	30.49
49	Maine	47	Moderate	32.41
50	California	44	Moderate	33.61
51	Hawaii	5	Weak	48.00

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