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United States Price per kilowatt-hour

18.16¢

per kWh August 2026 · Preliminary

Calculated from U.S. Energy Information Administration state data.

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Change, August 2025 to August 2026

+0.6¢ (+3.4%)

Changes over time

Price per kilowatt-hour in the United States rose 3.4% 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 periodUnited States (cents per kWh)
Aug 202618.165
Jul 202618.313
Jun 202618.345
May 202618.443
Apr 202618.859
Mar 202618.603
Feb 202617.651
Jan 202617.446
Dec 202517.108
Nov 202517.767
Oct 202517.951
Sep 202518.049
Aug 202517.567
Jul 202517.394
Jun 202517.439
May 202517.326
Apr 202517.2
Mar 202517.033
Feb 202516.396
Jan 202515.918
Dec 202416.272
Nov 202416.849
Oct 202417.088
Sep 202416.824
Aug 202416.604
Jul 202416.616
Jun 202416.381
May 202416.402
Apr 202416.864
Mar 202416.669
Feb 202416.103
Jan 202415.414
Dec 202315.691
Nov 202316.192
Oct 202316.476
Sep 202316.265
Aug 202315.913
Jul 202315.863
Jun 202316.085
May 202316.139
Apr 202316.104
Mar 202316.045
Feb 202315.976
Jan 202315.475
Dec 202214.944
Nov 202215.551
Oct 202215.995
Sep 202216.195
Aug 202215.819
Jul 202215.312
Jun 202215.296
May 202214.894
Apr 202214.568
Mar 202214.414
Feb 202213.76
Jan 202213.639
Dec 202113.722
Nov 202114.067
Oct 202114.058
Sep 202114.144
Aug 202113.917
Jul 202113.828
Jun 202113.827
May 202113.856
Apr 202113.726
Mar 202113.242
Feb 202113.014
Jan 202112.623
Dec 202012.776
Nov 202013.314
Oct 202013.656
Sep 202013.493
Aug 202013.261
Jul 202013.205
Jun 202013.22
May 202013.097
Apr 202013.239
Mar 202013.041
Feb 202012.817
Jan 202012.758
Dec 201912.681
Nov 201913.027
Oct 201912.812
Sep 201913.162
Aug 201913.296
Jul 201913.257
Jun 201913.325
May 201913.312
Apr 201913.251
Mar 201912.839
Feb 201912.719
Jan 201912.466
Dec 201812.43
Nov 201812.9
Oct 201812.846
Sep 201813.013
Aug 201813.258
Jul 201813.125
Jun 201813.026
May 201813.12
Apr 201812.876
Mar 201812.969
Feb 201812.628
Jan 201812.217
Dec 201712.449
Nov 201712.939
Oct 201712.804
Sep 201713.278
Aug 201713.154
Jul 201713.079
Jun 201713.196
May 201713.068
Apr 201712.715
Mar 201712.89
Feb 201712.787
Jan 201712.213
Dec 201612.228
Nov 201612.748
Oct 201612.46
Sep 201612.872
Aug 201612.884
Jul 201612.677
Jun 201612.732
May 201612.79
Apr 201612.428
Mar 201612.564
Feb 201612.139
Jan 201611.99
Dec 201512.321
Nov 201512.706
Oct 201512.715
Sep 201513.034
Aug 201512.911
Jul 201512.944
Jun 201512.915
May 201512.926
Apr 201512.616
Mar 201512.333
Feb 201512.286
Jan 201512.097
Dec 201412.174
Nov 201412.482
Oct 201412.6
Sep 201412.952
Aug 201413.037
Jul 201413.094
Jun 201412.992
May 201412.849
Apr 201412.315
Mar 201412.253
Feb 201411.938
Jan 201411.654
Dec 201311.724
Nov 201312.097
Oct 201312.362
Sep 201312.512
Aug 201312.526
Jul 201312.647
Jun 201312.539
May 201312.401
Apr 201311.928
Mar 201311.612
Feb 201311.628
Jan 201311.458
Dec 201211.622
Nov 201211.752
Oct 201212.034
Sep 201212.298
Aug 201212.173
Jul 201212.002
Jun 201212.09
May 201211.904
Apr 201211.922
Mar 201211.695
Feb 201211.506
Jan 201211.407
Dec 201111.399
Nov 201111.78
Oct 201112.081
Sep 201112.169
Aug 201112.087
Jul 201112.092
Jun 201111.97
May 201111.932
Apr 201111.672
Mar 201111.523
Feb 201111.06
Jan 201110.872
Dec 201011.063
Nov 201011.622
Oct 201011.864
Sep 201011.952
Aug 201012.028
Jul 201012.037
Jun 201011.913
May 201011.91
Apr 201011.709
Mar 201011.105
Feb 201010.887
Jan 201010.492
Dec 200910.899
Nov 200911.259
Oct 200911.65
Sep 200911.956
Aug 200911.94
Jul 200911.849
Jun 200911.812
May 200911.778
Apr 200911.497
Mar 200911.28
Feb 200911.183
Jan 200910.977
Dec 200810.858
Nov 200811.416
Oct 200811.805
Sep 200811.924
Aug 200812.087
Jul 200812.07
Jun 200811.771
May 200811.401
Apr 200810.932
Mar 200810.45
Feb 200810.16
Jan 200810.14
Dec 200710.332
Nov 200710.702
Oct 200710.819
Sep 200710.956
Aug 200711.073
Jul 200711.074
Jun 200711.088
May 200710.774
Apr 200710.628
Mar 200710.269
Feb 20079.893
Jan 200710.056
Dec 20069.837
Nov 200610.18
Oct 200610.584
Sep 200610.943
Aug 200610.936
Jul 200610.96
Jun 200610.848
May 200610.61
Apr 200610.316
Mar 20069.869
Feb 20069.801
Jan 20069.547
Dec 20059.271
Nov 20059.76
Oct 20059.756
Sep 20059.935
Aug 20059.929
Jul 20059.767
Jun 20059.789
May 20059.556
Apr 20059.224
Mar 20058.875
Feb 20058.757
Jan 20058.518
Dec 20048.578
Nov 20048.965
Oct 20049.055
Sep 20049.387
Aug 20049.502
Jul 20049.358
Jun 20049.294
May 20049.067
Apr 20048.935
Mar 20048.615
Feb 20048.325
Jan 20048.239
Dec 20038.302
Nov 20038.722
Oct 20038.846
Sep 20038.918
Aug 20039.218
Jul 20039.208
Jun 20039.252
May 20038.994
Apr 20038.817
Mar 20038.349
Feb 20038.019
Jan 20038.003
Dec 20028.079
Nov 20028.307
Oct 20028.466
Sep 20028.589
Aug 20028.717
Jul 20028.819
Jun 20028.733
May 20028.64
Apr 20028.373
Mar 20028.167
Feb 20028.186
Jan 20028.066
Dec 20018.29
Nov 20018.474
Oct 20018.843
Sep 20018.923
Aug 20019.013
Jul 20019.031
Jun 20019.068
May 20018.83
Apr 20018.458
Mar 20018.32
Feb 20018.039
Jan 20017.734
Dec 20007.825
Nov 20008.162
Oct 20008.492
Sep 20008.503
Aug 20008.623
Jul 20008.602
Jun 20008.556
May 20008.348
Apr 20008.161
Mar 20008.099
Feb 20007.711
Jan 20007.656
Dec 19997.941
Nov 19998.105
Oct 19998.36
Sep 19998.356
Aug 19998.421
Jul 19998.493
Jun 19998.426
May 19998.274
Apr 19998.089
Mar 19997.902
Feb 19997.924
Jan 19997.578
Dec 19987.921
Nov 19988.04
Oct 19988.25
Sep 19988.433
Aug 19988.569
Jul 19988.583
Jun 19988.526
May 19988.488
Apr 19988.232
Mar 19988.01
Feb 19987.974
Jan 19987.872
Dec 19978.032
Nov 19978.247
Oct 19978.589
Sep 19978.749
Aug 19978.798
Jul 19978.742
Jun 19978.914
May 19978.653
Apr 19978.379
Mar 19978.24
Feb 19977.979
Jan 19977.866
Dec 19967.99
Nov 19968.246
Oct 19968.673
Sep 19968.793
Aug 19968.867
Jul 19968.738
Jun 19968.652
May 19968.535
Apr 19968.239
Mar 19968.082
Feb 19967.805
Jan 19967.753
Dec 19958.015
Nov 19958.26
Oct 19958.649
Sep 19958.573
Aug 19958.782
Jul 19958.802
Jun 19958.723
May 19958.531
Apr 19958.412
Mar 19958.139
Feb 19958.009
Jan 19957.852
Dec 19948.062
Nov 19948.287
Oct 19948.563
Sep 19948.823
Aug 19948.845
Jul 19948.799
Jun 19948.77
May 19948.529
Apr 19948.298
Mar 19948.081
Feb 19947.847
Jan 19947.738
Dec 19937.901
Nov 19938.208
Oct 19938.757
Sep 19938.794
Aug 19938.734
Jul 19938.733
Jun 19938.741
May 19938.559
Apr 19938.127
Mar 19937.8
Feb 19937.794
Jan 19937.734
Dec 19927.856
Nov 19928.138
Oct 19928.44
Sep 19928.591
Aug 19928.562
Jul 19928.54
Jun 19928.612
May 19928.385
Apr 19928.03
Mar 19928.007
Feb 19927.775
Jan 19927.697
Dec 19917.805
Nov 19917.953
Oct 19918.317
Sep 19918.369
Aug 19918.414
Jul 19918.379
Jun 19918.319
May 19918.144
Apr 19917.977
Mar 19917.786
Feb 19917.605
Jan 19917.407
Dec 19907.607
Nov 19907.805
Oct 19908.042
Sep 19908.154
Aug 19908.239
Jul 19908.178
Jun 19908.1
May 19907.962
Apr 19907.693
Mar 19907.57
Feb 19907.479
Jan 19907.17

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. The U.S. price is calculated from summed residential revenue divided by summed sales, converted to cents per kWh. The U.S. bill uses summed revenue divided by summed customer accounts.

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