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Electricity prices by state: where they rose most in the past year, and the past five

By Evin Anderson · Published September 16, 2026
Data through June 2026 · Source release August 26, 2026 release (June 2026 data) · Retrieved September 16, 2026 · Dataset eia861m-2026-08-26-e43e8601b730ec7e

Residential electricity prices rose in 48 jurisdictions and fell in 3 over the twelve months ending June 2026. The national average rose 6.6%. Over five years, 5 jurisdictions rose by half or more.

Why now: EIA publishes state electricity sales at the end of each month. This page carries the latest month and updates in place.

Monthly electricity prices: state versus US

Monthly residential prices through June 2026. These show seasonal variation; the rankings below use trailing 12-month averages. Recent observations may be preliminary. The latest data year is incomplete.

MassachusettsUS average
Monthly electricity prices: state versus USZero-based vertical axis. Missing observations are gaps, not zeroes.Nominal cents per kWh010203040Jan 2010Feb 2014Apr 2018May 2022Jun 2026
Monthly electricity prices: state versus USZero-based vertical axis. Missing observations are gaps, not zeroes.Nominal cents per kWh010203040Jan 2010Apr 2018Jun 2026

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Monthly electricity prices: state versus US — Nominal cents per kWh
PeriodMassachusettsUS average
Jan 201015.0510.49
Feb 201014.4110.89
Mar 201015.1211.11
Apr 201015.2011.71
May 201014.4811.91
Jun 201014.0811.91
Jul 201014.2212.04
Aug 201014.8812.03
Sep 201014.6411.95
Oct 201014.5511.86
Nov 201014.1711.62
Dec 201014.4211.06
Jan 201114.4810.87
Feb 201114.3611.06
Mar 201114.5511.52
Apr 201114.0911.67
May 201115.0011.93
Jun 201115.1211.97
Jul 201114.1312.09
Aug 201115.0912.09
Sep 201115.5812.17
Oct 201113.9812.08
Nov 201114.4911.78
Dec 201115.2011.40
Jan 201215.1011.41
Feb 201215.4111.51
Mar 201215.7211.70
Apr 201214.8011.92
May 201215.3911.90
Jun 201215.4812.09
Jul 201214.5812.00
Aug 201214.1612.17
Sep 201215.2012.30
Oct 201214.3812.03
Nov 201213.7711.75
Dec 201215.1911.62
Jan 201314.3511.46
Feb 201314.9311.63
Mar 201314.8411.61
Apr 201315.0611.93
May 201315.8212.40
Jun 201315.9212.54
Jul 201315.2012.65
Aug 201316.0312.53
Sep 201315.9412.51
Oct 201315.7412.36
Nov 201316.1412.10
Dec 201320.0011.72
Jan 201416.7711.65
Feb 201417.4711.94
Mar 201417.2712.25
Apr 201418.1512.31
May 201417.5712.85
Jun 201416.5612.99
Jul 201416.2713.09
Aug 201417.7513.04
Sep 201416.7512.95
Oct 201416.9012.60
Nov 201417.6112.48
Dec 201419.8912.17
Jan 201520.8112.10
Feb 201521.7012.29
Mar 201522.1012.33
Apr 201521.6612.62
May 201520.7012.93
Jun 201519.5412.92
Jul 201518.0612.94
Aug 201518.0212.91
Sep 201518.8713.03
Oct 201518.4212.72
Nov 201518.3512.71
Dec 201519.6312.32
Jan 201619.4111.99
Feb 201619.7512.14
Mar 201619.6212.56
Apr 201619.8912.43
May 201618.9712.79
Jun 201618.4512.73
Jul 201618.0212.68
Aug 201618.0212.88
Sep 201619.6912.87
Oct 201618.8212.46
Nov 201619.1412.75
Dec 201618.8112.23
Jan 201719.7612.21
Feb 201720.3312.79
Mar 201719.5312.89
Apr 201720.9912.72
May 201719.7613.07
Jun 201719.6213.20
Jul 201719.7213.08
Aug 201719.6613.15
Sep 201720.8313.28
Oct 201720.4512.80
Nov 201720.4412.94
Dec 201720.0512.45
Jan 201822.7312.22
Feb 201822.1912.63
Mar 201822.4512.97
Apr 201822.2512.88
May 201821.5713.12
Jun 201820.9313.03
Jul 201820.5713.13
Aug 201820.8013.26
Sep 201822.1213.01
Oct 201821.2512.85
Nov 201821.2512.90
Dec 201821.4612.43
Jan 201921.9612.47
Feb 201922.4012.72
Mar 201922.6712.84
Apr 201922.6713.25
May 201922.2813.31
Jun 201921.3313.32
Jul 201920.9313.26
Aug 201921.6213.30
Sep 201922.0313.16
Oct 201921.2512.81
Nov 201921.7813.03
Dec 201922.3912.68
Jan 202022.8812.76
Feb 202023.0212.82
Mar 202022.7313.04
Apr 202023.1513.24
May 202022.1613.10
Jun 202020.9113.22
Jul 202021.2613.21
Aug 202021.6213.26
Sep 202021.4513.49
Oct 202021.5013.66
Nov 202022.0413.31
Dec 202021.4912.78
Jan 202122.3012.62
Feb 202122.6713.01
Mar 202123.0813.24
Apr 202123.4513.73
May 202122.6913.86
Jun 202122.2013.83
Jul 202122.8813.83
Aug 202122.1913.92
Sep 202123.4414.14
Oct 202122.4814.06
Nov 202123.3314.07
Dec 202124.3213.72
Jan 202225.2713.64
Feb 202225.5713.76
Mar 202225.2914.41
Apr 202224.2114.57
May 202223.7214.89
Jun 202225.0215.30
Jul 202223.7615.31
Aug 202226.4615.82
Sep 202227.5616.19
Oct 202226.1515.99
Nov 202228.0715.55
Dec 202230.6414.94
Jan 202332.1915.47
Feb 202332.5615.98
Mar 202332.7216.04
Apr 202332.3616.10
May 202329.3916.14
Jun 202327.5216.09
Jul 202327.4315.86
Aug 202328.0215.91
Sep 202328.1816.27
Oct 202328.1916.48
Nov 202328.4116.19
Dec 202328.9415.69
Jan 202428.3515.41
Feb 202429.3216.10
Mar 202429.7016.67
Apr 202429.5116.86
May 202428.7716.40
Jun 202428.2716.38
Jul 202428.9216.62
Aug 202429.5616.60
Sep 202429.2616.82
Oct 202429.2517.09
Nov 202430.2216.85
Dec 202431.1716.27
Jan 202530.0715.94
Feb 202530.4216.43
Mar 202530.1817.09
Apr 202530.6317.55
May 202529.9017.37
Jun 202530.3317.47
Jul 202530.0717.45
Aug 202530.6117.61
Sep 202530.4118.08
Oct 202531.3717.97
Nov 202531.2217.78
Dec 202530.8817.24
Jan 202631.1617.45
Feb 202630.4617.65
Mar 202630.2118.56
Apr 202629.4518.83
May 202628.8218.44
Jun 202629.6118.34

All state data (JSON) · US data (JSON) ·

Source: EIA Form EIA-861M. Dataset and checksums.

This report updates in place after each reviewed EIA release; the history at the end lists every edition. Every figure below can be traced to its archived snapshot.

The one-year movers

Largest increases, twelve months ending June 2026
State¢/kWh1-year
District of Columbia23.96+25.0%
New Jersey23.81+16.0%
Pennsylvania20.47+12.9%
Washington14.02+12.9%
Maryland20.75+12.8%
New Hampshire26.27+12.0%
Declines
State¢/kWh1-year
Connecticut28.36−6.1%
Nevada13.32−3.7%
Rhode Island29.01−0.2%

Washington shows why the price level and its rate of change are different questions: its average price is 14.02 cents per kWh, ranking 39th from highest, while its one-year change is +12.9%.

The five-year movers

Largest five-year increases, ending June 2026
State¢/kWh5-year
District of Columbia23.96+88.4%
Maine28.99+74.4%
Maryland20.75+62.4%
California32.89+52.9%
Pennsylvania20.47+52.4%
Smallest five-year changes
State¢/kWh5-year
Iowa14.04+12.6%
North Dakota12.30+15.4%
New Mexico15.28+15.9%
Kansas14.99+16.7%
South Dakota14.11+16.7%

Four of the five fastest-rising jurisdictions are on the East Coast; California is the fifth.

Price is not the bill

The cheapest electricity does not necessarily produce the lowest bills, because usage also varies. Alabama's price ranks 22nd but its average bill of $185 ranks 4th highest. Its average use is 1,127 kWh per month. New Mexico has the lowest average bill at $98 a month; its price ranks 31st.

Highest average bills
State¢/kWhRankkWh/monthMonthly bill
Hawaii42.751514$220
Connecticut28.366707$201
Maryland20.7513951$197
Alabama16.39221,127$185
Massachusetts30.383604$183
Lowest average bills
State¢/kWhRankkWh/monthMonthly bill
New Mexico15.2831644$98
Utah13.3645762$102
Colorado16.4521668$110
Idaho12.5050899$112
Montana13.7742823$113

Full table

Trailing 12 months ending June 2026. Rank 1 is the highest price. Bill is average monthly residential revenue per customer.

All 50 states, DC and the US average
State¢/kWhRankkWh/month1-year5-yearMonthly bill
Hawaii42.751514+3.0%+39.4%$220
California32.892487+2.9%+52.9%$160
Massachusetts30.383604+1.3%+37.6%$183
Rhode Island29.014564−0.2%+31.3%$164
Maine28.995538+10.5%+74.4%$156
Connecticut28.366707−6.1%+27.8%$201
New York27.967592+10.0%+48.8%$165
Alaska26.748587+5.2%+18.9%$157
New Hampshire26.279645+12.0%+38.0%$169
District of Columbia23.9610633+25.0%+88.4%$152
New Jersey23.8111672+16.0%+46.7%$160
Vermont23.6512595+5.4%+23.2%$141
Maryland20.7513951+12.8%+62.4%$197
Michigan20.7514629+6.4%+22.8%$131
Pennsylvania20.4715845+12.9%+52.4%$173
Wisconsin18.6516660+6.1%+29.6%$123
Illinois18.5417705+11.5%+43.5%$131
Ohio18.0218873+11.5%+45.2%$157
Delaware17.5919943+5.2%+42.5%$166
Indiana16.8820942+9.7%+29.1%$159
Colorado16.4521668+7.5%+31.2%$110
Alabama16.39221,127+5.2%+28.0%$185
Virginia16.29231,057+11.6%+38.1%$172
Minnesota16.1524737+4.1%+21.4%$119
Texas15.90251,095+4.9%+34.6%$174
South Carolina15.55261,057+6.1%+22.6%$164
Oregon15.4727853+3.1%+37.5%$132
West Virginia15.45281,064+0.6%+29.7%$164
Florida15.40291,093+6.6%+33.1%$168
Arizona15.40301,046+2.2%+25.0%$161
New Mexico15.2831644+5.4%+15.9%$98
Georgia15.04321,071+4.3%+23.5%$161
Kansas14.9933870+4.2%+16.7%$130
Mississippi14.66341,159+7.5%+30.6%$170
North Carolina14.57351,033+4.1%+29.5%$151
South Dakota14.1136981+7.7%+16.7%$138
Iowa14.0437849+4.4%+12.6%$119
Wyoming14.0338810+8.7%+25.5%$114
Washington14.0239933+12.9%+40.3%$131
Missouri13.89401,045+6.1%+25.7%$145
Kentucky13.85411,116+6.5%+26.1%$155
Montana13.7742823+9.6%+23.5%$113
Oklahoma13.60431,046+7.4%+31.7%$142
Tennessee13.51441,204+4.7%+25.6%$163
Utah13.3645762+5.6%+28.4%$102
Nevada13.3246877−3.7%+17.7%$117
Arkansas13.31471,048+6.8%+23.8%$139
Louisiana13.04481,198+7.4%+28.1%$156
Nebraska12.7649956+7.3%+18.9%$122
Idaho12.5050899+7.7%+24.8%$112
North Dakota12.30511,064+6.7%+15.4%$131
US average17.90870+6.6%+34.5%$156

What this data does not tell you

  • State averages, not tariffs. Individual utility charges and household bills differ.
  • Causes. Aggregate revenue and sales do not explain why a rate changed.
  • Revisions. Preliminary figures can be restated. Each edition retains its immutable snapshot.
  • Puerto Rico is in the dataset (28.99 ¢/kWh in June 2026, a single-month figure) but is not ranked with the states and DC.

Methodology and sources

Trailing 12-month price is residential revenue divided by sales over that window. Changes compare the same trailing windows one and five years earlier. Bill is revenue divided by average customers divided by 12. Dollars are nominal. Window ends 2026-06.

Dataset version eia861m-2026-08-26-e43e8601b730ec7e. Download the snapshot manifest and file checksums. The data month is separate from the release date and from the retrieval date. How we verify.

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