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All states · snapshot 2026-10

Electricity rates by state

Median effective rate at 1,000 kWh per month, including fixed charges, across the tariffs in each state filed since 2020. Select a state for its full ranking.

Median $/kWh by state — select a state for its tariffs
  1. AL15.8¢
  2. AK
  3. AZ14.8¢
  4. AR10.8¢
  5. CA39.4¢
  6. CO16.8¢
  7. CT30.2¢
  8. DE15.6¢
  9. DC19.0¢
  10. FL13.4¢
  11. GA13.9¢
  12. HI37.5¢
  13. ID14.0¢
  14. IL13.7¢
  15. IN16.1¢
  16. IA11.0¢
  17. KS12.9¢
  18. KY15.2¢
  19. LA11.6¢
  20. ME28.2¢
  21. MD18.5¢
  22. MA25.7¢
  23. MI21.2¢
  24. MN14.9¢
  25. MS13.2¢
  26. MO13.2¢
  27. MT14.0¢
  28. NE12.5¢
  29. NV12.5¢
  30. NH24.9¢
  31. NJ22.2¢
  32. NM13.1¢
  33. NY21.3¢
  34. NC15.4¢
  35. ND15.2¢
  36. OH18.4¢
  37. OK10.8¢
  38. OR16.8¢
  39. PA22.2¢
  40. RI25.4¢
  41. SC15.7¢
  42. SD15.2¢
  43. TN15.4¢
  44. TX12.8¢
  45. UT13.3¢
  46. VT24.5¢
  47. VA16.9¢
  48. WA14.7¢
  49. WV13.7¢
  50. WI18.4¢
  51. WY14.8¢
  • Under 13.2¢
  • 13.2–14.8¢
  • 14.8–16.1¢
  • 16.1–22.2¢
  • 22.2¢ and over
  • No recent filings

Cheapest

  1. Arkansas$0.1075
  2. Oklahoma$0.1075
  3. Iowa$0.1100

Dearest

  1. California$0.3943
  2. Hawaii$0.3752
  3. Connecticut$0.3018

US median $0.1658 per kWh. Medians leave out partial-bill, restricted and suspect filings, as the rankings do.

Every state

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StateUtilitiesRates Median $/kWhCheapestPriciest Time-of-use
Alabama 50 77 $0.1576 $0.1264 $0.1621 14%
Alaska 56 128 — — — 0%
Arizona 32 141 $0.1478 $0.1000 $0.1979 39%
Arkansas 30 51 $0.1075 $0.1057 $0.1093 8%
California 39 261 $0.3943 $0.1739 $0.7153 48%
Colorado 55 144 $0.1679 $0.1012 $0.1859 23%
Connecticut 9 24 $0.3018 $0.1630 $0.3479 17%
Delaware 10 20 $0.1560 $0.1531 $0.1622 20%
District of Columbia 1 13 $0.1900 $0.1856 $0.1944 8%
Florida 48 99 $0.1340 $0.0876 $0.1804 15%
Georgia 90 145 $0.1387 $0.1020 $0.1686 8%
Hawaii 4 25 $0.3752 $0.3532 $0.3991 56%
Idaho 26 63 $0.1402 $0.0976 $0.1906 8%
Illinois 54 152 $0.1369 $0.0964 $0.4680 4%
Indiana 101 193 $0.1609 $0.1373 $0.1737 10%
Iowa 156 333 $0.1100 $0.0964 $0.1749 5%
Kansas 115 247 $0.1286 $0.1057 $0.1676 2%
Kentucky 54 87 $0.1519 $0.1043 $0.2314 23%
Louisiana 36 78 $0.1160 $0.0925 $0.1517 5%
Maine 7 26 $0.2815 $0.1599 $0.3137 38%
Maryland 11 49 $0.1854 $0.1528 $0.2444 27%
Massachusetts 42 148 $0.2570 $0.1772 $0.4435 14%
Michigan 55 205 $0.2115 $0.1557 $0.2442 12%
Minnesota 150 378 $0.1487 $0.1230 $0.1734 8%
Mississippi 39 60 $0.1322 $0.1274 $0.1441 2%
Missouri 119 204 $0.1319 $0.1119 $0.1739 9%
Montana 32 86 $0.1402 $0.1207 $0.1444 12%
Nebraska 125 280 $0.1246 $0.0928 $0.1305 2%
Nevada 13 43 $0.1247 $0.1116 $0.2063 16%
New Hampshire 8 26 $0.2486 $0.2444 $0.2716 23%
New Jersey 14 42 $0.2219 $0.1677 $0.2933 24%
New Mexico 29 90 $0.1309 $0.0782 $0.2020 21%
New York 57 157 $0.2125 $0.1131 $0.4805 34%
North Carolina 100 347 $0.1540 $0.1161 $0.2603 18%
North Dakota 26 92 $0.1523 $0.1031 $0.1734 15%
Ohio 100 173 $0.1839 $0.1027 $0.2643 6%
Oklahoma 82 151 $0.1075 $0.1057 $0.1093 7%
Oregon 38 96 $0.1683 $0.0976 $0.2113 14%
Pennsylvania 50 102 $0.2220 $0.1955 $0.2373 10%
Rhode Island 3 7 $0.2540 $0.2540 $0.2540 0%
South Carolina 37 129 $0.1572 $0.1244 $0.1865 24%
South Dakota 61 168 $0.1523 $0.0964 $0.1776 11%
Tennessee 75 101 $0.1542 $0.1401 $0.1745 7%
Texas 133 254 $0.1283 $0.0816 $0.1423 5%
Utah 46 103 $0.1334 $0.1016 $0.1453 7%
Vermont 15 41 $0.2447 $0.2276 $0.2616 24%
Virginia 31 63 $0.1685 $0.1241 $0.2603 24%
Washington 53 164 $0.1472 $0.0752 $0.2459 4%
West Virginia 6 10 $0.1374 $0.1374 $0.1374 20%
Wisconsin 114 469 $0.1843 $0.1218 $0.2109 52%
Wyoming 32 105 $0.1479 $0.1207 $0.1570 15%