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Alabama Bill per account

$254

dollars per account per month August 2026 · Preliminary

Data from U.S. Energy Information Administration

United States in August 2026

$209

Change, August 2025 to August 2026

+$33.23 (+15.06%)

Changes over time

Bill per account in Alabama rose 15.06% from August 2025

dollars per account per month · January 2007 to August 2026 · Preliminary

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration American Default Research · americandefault.org/affordability/electricity/
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Bill per account by state

August 2026 · dollars per account per month

$119–$148$149–$174$176–$206$206–$227$233–$269

Bill per account · August 2026

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration American Default Research · americandefault.org/affordability/electricity/
States, ranked, August 2026
Placedollars
Arizona269
Hawaii269
Texas266
Alabama254
Oklahoma251
Mississippi239
New Jersey236
Massachusetts236
California235
Georgia234
Maryland233
Louisiana227
South Carolina226
Virginia220
Florida217
Arkansas217
Missouri216
New York212
Delaware210
Nevada207
Tennessee206
District of Columbia206
Connecticut204
Kansas204
New Hampshire202
Ohio199
Pennsylvania198
North Carolina196
Indiana189
Kentucky188
Rhode Island176
West Virginia174
Michigan172
Illinois171
Colorado167
Utah164
New Mexico162
South Dakota160
Maine157
Nebraska155
Iowa149
Wisconsin148
Minnesota145
Vermont142
Alaska139
Idaho137
Oregon135
North Dakota130
Montana122
Washington120
Wyoming119

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration

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Available history

Bill per account
Data periodAlabama (dollars)United States (dollars)
Aug 2026253.96209.23
Jul 2026248.69212.45
Jun 2026201.98170.66
May 2026160.33135.72
Apr 2026146.61127.89
Mar 2026150.74139.39
Feb 2026188.32156.70
Jan 2026216.79175.05
Dec 2025184.44152.79
Nov 2025143.00124.46
Oct 2025156.65131.92
Sep 2025196.34157.29
Aug 2025220.73188.34
Jul 2025243.94202.14
Jun 2025199.41164.43
May 2025158.62126.45
Apr 2025144.97116.35
Mar 2025153.26129.23
Feb 2025175.94146.06
Jan 2025234.27168.47
Dec 2024173.42141.54
Nov 2024133.81116.22
Oct 2024144.50125.74
Sep 2024184.47149.62
Aug 2024225.39183.94
Jul 2024224.92190.77
Jun 2024202.11159.36
May 2024155.63123.36
Apr 2024128.84111.83
Mar 2024136.47119.51
Feb 2024161.96130.91
Jan 2024210.43154.02
Dec 2023160.09131.46
Nov 2023134.61116.50
Oct 2023134.84119.98
Sep 2023189.87152.78
Aug 2023222.88180.82
Jul 2023218.80179.43
Jun 2023176.28137.97
May 2023135.75114.49
Apr 2023120.42110.39
Mar 2023134.76125.25
Feb 2023150.99127.85
Jan 2023172.30144.84
Dec 2022160.43139.51
Nov 2022138.40114.39
Oct 2022131.45113.74
Sep 2022184.24149.27
Aug 2022221.91180.39
Jul 2022235.68180.15
Jun 2022203.86148.88
May 2022151.60117.34
Apr 2022120.53102.02
Mar 2022131.50114.52
Feb 2022154.55124.37
Jan 2022179.12138.16
Dec 202199.04115.59
Nov 2021127.53102.37
Oct 2021131.56105.56
Sep 2021163.79133.50
Aug 2021196.00158.16
Jul 2021186.81154.02
Jun 2021160.56131.74
May 2021126.77101.66
Apr 2021116.2493.33
Mar 2021132.54109.20
Feb 2021165.12120.96
Jan 2021167.62125.70
Dec 2020145.50120.15
Nov 2020114.0697.01
Oct 2020120.65104.94
Sep 2020161.39125.78
Aug 2020194.07154.04
Jul 2020194.27160.56
Jun 2020161.18127.17
May 2020125.63101.64
Apr 2020109.4494.93
Mar 2020121.1999.69
Feb 2020134.35106.29
Jan 2020145.05116.84
Dec 2019128.36112.69
Nov 2019126.5398.61
Oct 2019137.28101.55
Sep 2019186.56128.00
Aug 2019196.41147.12
Jul 2019194.20150.46
Jun 2019165.81118.49
May 2019140.2898.64
Apr 2019113.9988.77
Mar 2019127.21106.95
Feb 2019130.79111.23
Jan 2019157.68123.25
Dec 2018145.23113.82
Nov 2018126.0399.80
Oct 2018130.91102.33
Sep 2018174.49125.38
Aug 2018183.93151.38
Jul 2018188.16150.55
Jun 2018171.47126.34
May 2018133.72101.59
Apr 2018109.0392.12
Mar 2018119.84103.88
Feb 2018129.19108.06
Jan 2018194.39136.48
Dec 2017146.80113.92
Nov 2017116.4695.58
Oct 2017129.8398.88
Sep 2017154.89119.07
Aug 2017186.20140.43
Jul 2017190.69148.14
Jun 2017155.09121.71
May 2017128.3596.89
Apr 2017116.1187.46
Mar 2017121.56100.03
Feb 2017118.8498.23
Jan 2017145.51119.57
Dec 2016139.65112.47
Nov 2016108.9190.51
Oct 2016128.4596.31
Sep 2016175.75126.75
Aug 2016196.79153.46
Jul 2016199.58149.33
Jun 2016165.08121.43
May 2016120.6291.97
Apr 2016104.0384.07
Mar 2016114.7195.88
Feb 2016137.88108.18
Jan 2016154.90120.50
Dec 2015115.96105.15
Nov 2015102.1890.77
Oct 2015111.2296.97
Sep 2015152.59125.74
Aug 2015186.91143.86
Jul 2015193.15145.06
Jun 2015163.23119.67
May 2015124.4594.95
Apr 2015104.6987.80
Mar 2015133.17111.27
Feb 2015159.22118.09
Jan 2015163.20129.01
Dec 2014135.45113.43
Nov 2014121.0396.53
Oct 2014115.0295.37
Sep 2014161.28121.43
Aug 2014179.32137.35
Jul 2014175.45139.03
Jun 2014156.12119.29
May 2014120.7295.78
Apr 2014105.5688.55
Mar 2014130.64109.01
Feb 2014154.90120.05
Jan 2014187.46133.32
Dec 2013142.67117.55
Nov 2013110.3092.84
Oct 2013116.3195.05
Sep 2013155.88118.99
Aug 2013170.71134.96
Jul 2013167.01142.20
Jun 2013156.38115.88
May 2013113.1992.20
Apr 2013106.3289.83
Mar 2013129.08101.93
Feb 2013126.24103.64
Jan 2013142.17118.34
Dec 2012127.92104.71
Nov 2012111.1490.00
Oct 2012109.8591.49
Sep 2012148.73115.56
Aug 2012177.91141.23
Jul 2012192.64146.37
Jun 2012158.36117.03
May 2012126.4094.17
Apr 2012103.5882.92
Mar 2012108.9691.58
Feb 2012120.1698.49
Jan 2012137.38113.75
Dec 2011131.63104.76
Nov 2011107.3886.98
Oct 2011110.2390.60
Sep 2011148.64118.16
Aug 2011200.22146.63
Jul 2011192.40148.31
Jun 2011174.52119.29
May 2011125.0692.46
Apr 2011103.4386.94
Mar 2011107.9595.54
Feb 2011138.07106.00
Jan 2011168.99125.83
Dec 2010156.98113.79
Nov 2010104.3886.04
Oct 2010114.2191.00
Sep 2010166.02118.16
Aug 2010204.22147.07
Jul 2010193.02147.76
Jun 2010167.38120.81
May 2010119.2690.11
Apr 2010100.0681.99
Mar 2010128.7898.74
Feb 2010143.92107.13
Jan 2010173.40123.89
Dec 2009129.78107.36
Nov 200996.3683.79
Oct 2009103.6991.48
Sep 2009138.61110.03
Aug 2009168.40131.83
Jul 2009183.80129.86
Jun 2009153.47107.78
May 2009112.0788.97
Apr 200996.5884.04
Mar 2009112.3795.97
Feb 2009133.27103.32
Jan 2009148.68119.77
Dec 2008135.43108.14
Nov 2008107.3087.76
Oct 2008115.7690.43
Sep 2008152.84111.61
Aug 2008178.88133.65
Jul 2008186.17138.07
Jun 2008161.02114.29
May 2008103.9284.24
Apr 200889.2780.71
Mar 2008100.5189.67
Feb 2008118.5696.67
Jan 2008135.87108.12
Dec 2007155.21117.67
Nov 2007128.1799.66
Oct 2007157.33108.54
Sep 2007217.93138.02
Aug 2007268.50161.02
Jul 2007228.23149.73
Jun 2007204.53126.78
May 2007154.09100.86
Apr 2007128.4493.63
Mar 2007144.58105.44
Feb 2007177.57117.89
Jan 2007165.91122.81
Dec 2006Not reportedNot reported
Nov 2006Not reportedNot reported
Oct 2006Not reportedNot reported
Sep 2006Not reportedNot reported
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Source: U.S. Energy Information AdministrationDownload data (CSV)

Sources and method

U.S. Energy Information Administration supplies the figures shown.

EIA reports residential electricity prices per kilowatt-hour. Average bills also reflect electricity use. Customer accounts are not necessarily unique households.

About these figures

Electricity prices vary by state; utility accounts are not a count of unique households.

Place comparisons use the same data period. An older common period is named beside the comparison. A missing or withheld value is never changed to zero.

The CSV includes the original source notes, annotations and estimate margins where supplied. Original source data remain subject to their publishers’ terms.

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