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Alabama Price per kilowatt-hour

16.33¢

per kWh August 2026 · Preliminary

Data from U.S. Energy Information Administration

United States in August 2026

18.16¢

Change, August 2025 to August 2026

+0.07¢ (+0.43%)

Changes over time

Price per kilowatt-hour in Alabama rose 0.43% from August 2025

cents per kWh · January 1990 to August 2026 · Preliminary

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration American Default Research · americandefault.org/affordability/electricity/
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Price per kilowatt-hour by state

August 2026 · cents per kWh

12.72¢–14.43¢14.43¢–15.76¢15.9¢–17.17¢17.2¢–23.84¢24.51¢–47.18¢

Price per kilowatt-hour · August 2026

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration American Default Research · americandefault.org/affordability/electricity/
States, ranked, August 2026
Placecents per kWh
Hawaii47.18
Maine32.11
Massachusetts30.48
California29.75
Alaska29.41
New York28.65
Rhode Island28.18
New Hampshire27.64
District of Columbia25.98
New Jersey24.61
Connecticut24.51
Vermont23.84
Michigan22.99
Pennsylvania21.77
Maryland21.4
Wisconsin19.41
Ohio19.38
Illinois19.32
Delaware18.7
Virginia17.64
Minnesota17.2
Colorado17.17
Iowa17.06
Indiana17.02
New Mexico16.51
Alabama16.33
West Virginia16.31
Missouri16.02
Oregon15.92
Texas15.91
Georgia15.9
South Carolina15.76
Montana15.57
Kansas15.47
South Dakota15.15
Arizona15.05
Florida14.99
North Carolina14.95
Oklahoma14.82
Washington14.63
Mississippi14.43
Wyoming14.43
Arkansas14.37
Kentucky13.8
Nebraska13.54
Tennessee13.42
Idaho13.37
North Dakota13.31
Utah13.31
Louisiana12.87
Nevada12.72

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration

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Available history

Price per kilowatt-hour
Data periodAlabama (cents per kWh)United States (cents per kWh)
Aug 202616.3318.165
Jul 202616.418.313
Jun 202616.418.345
May 202616.7718.443
Apr 202617.4118.859
Mar 202617.1518.603
Feb 202616.1817.651
Jan 202616.0617.446
Dec 202515.9917.108
Nov 202516.0617.767
Oct 202516.717.951
Sep 202516.418.049
Aug 202516.2617.567
Jul 202515.9217.394
Jun 202516.0517.439
May 202516.1517.326
Apr 202516.8417.2
Mar 202516.5717.033
Feb 202515.816.396
Jan 202515.0915.918
Dec 202414.9716.272
Nov 202415.5716.849
Oct 202415.6317.088
Sep 202415.4516.824
Aug 202414.9516.604
Jul 202415.0316.616
Jun 202415.1216.381
May 202414.8216.402
Apr 202415.9516.864
Mar 202415.9616.669
Feb 202415.0916.103
Jan 202414.4815.414
Dec 202314.1615.691
Nov 202314.9816.192
Oct 202315.0816.476
Sep 202314.8916.265
Aug 202314.1915.913
Jul 202314.4815.863
Jun 202314.6716.085
May 202314.5516.139
Apr 202314.5416.104
Mar 202314.6716.045
Feb 202315.3415.976
Jan 202314.4115.475
Dec 202213.114.944
Nov 202214.8315.551
Oct 202215.0215.995
Sep 202215.4816.195
Aug 202215.4315.819
Jul 202214.8315.312
Jun 202214.6415.296
May 202214.1314.894
Apr 202214.114.568
Mar 202213.5614.414
Feb 202213.0113.76
Jan 202212.7513.639
Dec 20219.6613.722
Nov 202113.314.067
Oct 202113.714.058
Sep 202113.4814.144
Aug 202113.3813.917
Jul 202113.2313.828
Jun 202113.413.827
May 202113.4213.856
Apr 202113.6113.726
Mar 202113.2313.242
Feb 202112.8813.014
Jan 202112.2112.623
Dec 202011.3212.776
Nov 202012.9113.314
Oct 202013.0813.656
Sep 202013.0913.493
Aug 202012.6613.261
Jul 202012.5913.205
Jun 202012.8413.22
May 202012.613.097
Apr 202012.7813.239
Mar 202012.6813.041
Feb 202012.3212.817
Jan 202012.3112.758
Dec 201911.1912.681
Nov 201912.4713.027
Oct 201912.8612.812
Sep 201912.6113.162
Aug 201912.8113.296
Jul 201912.8313.257
Jun 201912.6613.325
May 201912.8113.312
Apr 201913.2613.251
Mar 201912.5812.839
Feb 201912.6212.719
Jan 201911.7612.466
Dec 201811.5512.43
Nov 201812.0712.9
Oct 201812.3312.846
Sep 201812.3813.013
Aug 201812.3213.258
Jul 201812.1913.125
Jun 201812.3213.026
May 201812.4113.12
Apr 201812.712.876
Mar 201812.5612.969
Feb 201812.212.628
Jan 201811.5112.217
Dec 201711.7712.449
Nov 201712.4812.939
Oct 201712.6612.804
Sep 201712.9713.278
Aug 201712.7113.154
Jul 201712.4613.079
Jun 201712.7413.196
May 201712.6813.068
Apr 201712.6412.715
Mar 201712.7512.89
Feb 201712.8412.787
Jan 201712.0412.213
Dec 201611.9612.228
Nov 201612.2412.748
Oct 201612.5112.46
Sep 201612.2212.872
Aug 201612.1712.884
Jul 201612.0312.677
Jun 201612.1112.732
May 201612.0512.79
Apr 201612.3712.428
Mar 201612.0712.564
Feb 201611.4512.139
Jan 20161111.99
Dec 201511.1612.321
Nov 201511.3912.706
Oct 201511.9212.715
Sep 201512.2213.034
Aug 201511.9712.911
Jul 201511.8312.944
Jun 201511.9412.915
May 201512.1212.926
Apr 201512.2212.616
Mar 201511.712.333
Feb 201511.1612.286
Jan 201510.9212.097
Dec 201411.0412.174
Nov 201411.0912.482
Oct 201411.7412.6
Sep 201411.8412.952
Aug 201411.7513.037
Jul 201411.8413.094
Jun 201411.8212.992
May 201411.7912.849
Apr 201411.7512.315
Mar 201411.5812.253
Feb 201411.2111.938
Jan 201410.6911.654
Dec 201310.511.724
Nov 201310.7412.097
Oct 201311.7912.362
Sep 201311.7312.512
Aug 201311.612.526
Jul 201311.5612.647
Jun 201311.6512.539
May 201311.4212.401
Apr 201311.3911.928
Mar 201310.9611.612
Feb 201310.9111.628
Jan 201310.8111.458
Dec 201210.9611.622
Nov 201211.0411.752
Oct 201211.7112.034
Sep 201211.7612.298
Aug 201211.7112.173
Jul 201211.5812.002
Jun 201211.5612.09
May 201211.1411.904
Apr 201211.5611.922
Mar 201211.4811.695
Feb 201211.2111.506
Jan 201210.9111.407
Dec 201110.8711.399
Nov 201111.1511.78
Oct 201111.7312.081
Sep 201111.5612.169
Aug 201111.4112.087
Jul 201111.3412.092
Jun 201111.2911.97
May 201111.2511.932
Apr 201110.8711.672
Mar 201110.9211.523
Feb 201110.5611.06
Jan 201110.2810.872
Dec 201010.3411.063
Nov 201010.8911.622
Oct 201011.4411.864
Sep 201011.111.952
Aug 201011.1812.028
Jul 201010.7912.037
Jun 201010.8111.913
May 201010.9911.91
Apr 201011.1911.709
Mar 201010.2511.105
Feb 20109.7710.887
Jan 20109.8210.492
Dec 20099.8210.899
Nov 200910.211.259
Oct 200910.411.65
Sep 200910.8511.956
Aug 200910.9111.94
Jul 200910.8111.849
Jun 200911.2411.812
May 200910.5911.778
Apr 200911.0911.497
Mar 200910.6111.28
Feb 200910.6411.183
Jan 200910.5710.977
Dec 200810.1910.858
Nov 200811.0111.416
Oct 200811.5711.805
Sep 200811.0711.924
Aug 200811.0612.087
Jul 200811.0812.07
Jun 200810.9611.771
May 200810.0111.401
Apr 20089.8910.932
Mar 20089.310.45
Feb 20089.1610.16
Jan 20089.210.14
Dec 20079.0310.332
Nov 20079.4110.702
Oct 20079.4410.819
Sep 20079.3310.956
Aug 20079.9411.073
Jul 20079.4611.074
Jun 20079.6611.088
May 20079.3910.774
Apr 20079.5810.628
Mar 20079.0610.269
Feb 20078.739.893
Jan 20078.6210.056
Dec 20068.099.837
Nov 20068.4510.18
Oct 20068.6410.584
Sep 20069.1310.943
Aug 20069.5610.936
Jul 20069.1810.96
Jun 20069.3510.848
May 20068.6910.61
Apr 20068.9610.316
Mar 20068.279.869
Feb 20068.149.801
Jan 20067.739.547
Dec 20058.039.271
Nov 20058.619.76
Oct 20058.149.756
Sep 20058.479.935
Aug 20058.189.929
Jul 20058.259.767
Jun 20058.319.789
May 20058.199.556
Apr 20057.879.224
Mar 20057.588.875
Feb 20057.238.757
Jan 200578.518
Dec 20047.168.578
Nov 20047.638.965
Oct 20047.759.055
Sep 20047.829.387
Aug 20047.879.502
Jul 20047.919.358
Jun 20047.769.294
May 20047.789.067
Apr 20048.148.935
Mar 20047.668.615
Feb 20047.28.325
Jan 20046.978.239
Dec 20037.268.302
Nov 20037.678.722
Oct 20037.468.846
Sep 20037.518.918
Aug 20037.679.218
Jul 20037.649.208
Jun 20037.729.252
May 20037.188.994
Apr 20037.818.817
Mar 20037.188.349
Feb 20036.868.019
Jan 20036.898.003
Dec 20026.648.079
Nov 20027.278.307
Oct 20027.148.466
Sep 20027.288.589
Aug 20027.348.717
Jul 20027.398.819
Jun 20027.328.733
May 20027.228.64
Apr 20027.388.373
Mar 20027.038.167
Feb 20026.968.186
Jan 20026.548.066
Dec 20016.978.29
Nov 20017.168.474
Oct 20017.298.843
Sep 20017.018.923
Aug 20017.089.013
Jul 20017.059.031
Jun 20017.149.068
May 20017.238.83
Apr 20017.348.458
Mar 20017.388.32
Feb 20016.668.039
Jan 20016.337.734
Dec 20006.627.825
Nov 20006.988.162
Oct 20007.098.492
Sep 20007.088.503
Aug 20007.498.623
Jul 20007.498.602
Jun 20007.158.556
May 20007.338.348
Apr 20007.218.161
Mar 20007.078.099
Feb 20006.457.711
Jan 20006.477.656
Dec 19997.297.941
Nov 19996.798.105
Oct 19996.798.36
Sep 19997.398.356
Aug 19997.698.421
Jul 19997.298.493
Jun 19997.098.426
May 19996.998.274
Apr 19997.198.089
Mar 19996.297.902
Feb 19996.697.924
Jan 19996.197.578
Dec 19986.87.921
Nov 19987.538.04
Oct 19986.948.25
Sep 19987.28.433
Aug 19987.258.569
Jul 19987.028.583
Jun 19987.188.526
May 19987.258.488
Apr 19986.828.232
Mar 19986.628.01
Feb 19986.297.974
Jan 19986.227.872
Dec 19976.438.032
Nov 19976.758.247
Oct 19977.038.589
Sep 19976.98.749
Aug 19976.858.798
Jul 19976.78.742
Jun 19976.868.914
May 19977.148.653
Apr 19976.988.379
Mar 19976.778.24
Feb 19976.577.979
Jan 19976.197.866
Dec 19966.377.99
Nov 19966.918.246
Oct 19967.058.673
Sep 19966.888.793
Aug 19966.98.867
Jul 19966.838.738
Jun 19966.748.652
May 19966.888.535
Apr 19966.468.239
Mar 19966.138.082
Feb 19966.267.805
Jan 19966.217.753
Dec 19956.198.015
Nov 19956.598.26
Oct 19957.18.649
Sep 19957.028.573
Aug 19956.928.782
Jul 19956.828.802
Jun 19956.888.723
May 19956.948.531
Apr 19957.18.412
Mar 19956.428.139
Feb 19956.268.009
Jan 19956.197.852
Dec 19946.458.062
Nov 19946.778.287
Oct 19946.938.563
Sep 19946.628.823
Aug 19946.788.845
Jul 19946.768.799
Jun 19946.918.77
May 19946.98.529
Apr 19946.718.298
Mar 19946.868.081
Feb 19946.447.847
Jan 19946.327.738
Dec 19936.77.901
Nov 19937.028.208
Oct 19937.228.757
Sep 19937.068.794
Aug 19937.058.734
Jul 19936.958.733
Jun 19936.938.741
May 19936.898.559
Apr 19936.888.127
Mar 19936.367.8
Feb 19936.597.794
Jan 19936.137.734
Dec 19926.177.856
Nov 19926.778.138
Oct 19927.038.44
Sep 19926.728.591
Aug 19926.788.562
Jul 19926.788.54
Jun 19926.868.612
May 19927.048.385
Apr 19926.788.03
Mar 19926.748.007
Feb 19926.47.775
Jan 19926.357.697
Dec 19916.487.805
Nov 19916.727.953
Oct 19916.748.317
Sep 19916.718.369
Aug 19916.818.414
Jul 19916.898.379
Jun 19916.778.319
May 19916.838.144
Apr 19916.787.977
Mar 19916.637.786
Feb 19916.437.605
Jan 19916.417.407
Dec 19906.637.607
Nov 19906.677.805
Oct 19906.668.042
Sep 19906.588.154
Aug 19906.948.239
Jul 19906.438.178
Jun 19906.88.1
May 19906.527.962
Apr 19906.937.693
Mar 19906.187.57
Feb 199077.479
Jan 19905.967.17

Source: U.S. Energy Information AdministrationDownload data (CSV)

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

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