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Washington Price per kilowatt-hour

14.63¢

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

+0.98¢ (+7.18%)

Changes over time

Price per kilowatt-hour in Washington rose 7.18% 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 periodWashington (cents per kWh)United States (cents per kWh)
Aug 202614.6318.165
Jul 202614.7118.313
Jun 202614.9118.345
May 202614.9518.443
Apr 202614.3618.859
Mar 202614.3918.603
Feb 202614.117.651
Jan 202613.817.446
Dec 202513.3517.108
Nov 202513.8617.767
Oct 202514.0717.951
Sep 202513.818.049
Aug 202513.6517.567
Jul 202513.4717.394
Jun 202513.6317.439
May 202513.6717.326
Apr 202513.0417.2
Mar 202512.6417.033
Feb 202512.516.396
Jan 202511.815.918
Dec 202411.8516.272
Nov 202412.3716.849
Oct 202412.4817.088
Sep 202412.3916.824
Aug 202412.1616.604
Jul 202412.0416.616
Jun 202412.3116.381
May 202412.1416.402
Apr 202411.8216.864
Mar 202411.716.669
Feb 202411.3816.103
Jan 202411.0715.414
Dec 202310.9815.691
Nov 202311.0716.192
Oct 202311.3316.476
Sep 202311.3816.265
Aug 202311.1415.913
Jul 202311.1515.863
Jun 202311.2116.085
May 202311.1616.139
Apr 202310.9516.104
Mar 202310.7916.045
Feb 202310.7115.976
Jan 202310.4915.475
Dec 202210.0414.944
Nov 202210.3415.551
Oct 202210.6215.995
Sep 202210.616.195
Aug 202210.4115.819
Jul 202210.4515.312
Jun 202210.5215.296
May 202210.3714.894
Apr 202210.1414.568
Mar 202210.1414.414
Feb 202210.0413.76
Jan 20229.9413.639
Dec 202110.0913.722
Nov 202110.2214.067
Oct 202110.3914.058
Sep 202110.4114.144
Aug 202110.2913.917
Jul 202110.2613.828
Jun 202110.1513.827
May 202110.2113.856
Apr 202110.1413.726
Mar 20219.9713.242
Feb 20219.8113.014
Jan 20219.7712.623
Dec 20209.8812.776
Nov 20209.9513.314
Oct 202010.0313.656
Sep 202010.1913.493
Aug 202010.0813.261
Jul 202010.0213.205
Jun 202010.0813.22
May 202010.0113.097
Apr 20209.813.239
Mar 20209.7213.041
Feb 20209.5412.817
Jan 20209.5512.758
Dec 20199.5712.681
Nov 20199.6513.027
Oct 20199.7812.812
Sep 20191013.162
Aug 20199.913.296
Jul 20199.8613.257
Jun 201910.0413.325
May 20199.9313.312
Apr 20199.8313.251
Mar 20199.5612.839
Feb 20199.512.719
Jan 20199.4112.466
Dec 20189.4312.43
Nov 20189.5212.9
Oct 20189.7212.846
Sep 201810.1113.013
Aug 20189.9313.258
Jul 20189.8213.125
Jun 20189.9313.026
May 20189.8513.12
Apr 20189.8912.876
Mar 20189.8312.969
Feb 20189.6712.628
Jan 20189.6412.217
Dec 20179.6412.449
Nov 20179.7612.939
Oct 20179.7612.804
Sep 201710.1513.278
Aug 20179.8713.154
Jul 20179.913.079
Jun 20179.9513.196
May 20179.7913.068
Apr 20179.7512.715
Mar 20179.3512.89
Feb 20179.3312.787
Jan 20179.2812.213
Dec 20169.2712.228
Nov 20169.612.748
Oct 20169.5212.46
Sep 20169.812.872
Aug 20169.7312.884
Jul 20169.7512.677
Jun 20169.6712.732
May 20169.6512.79
Apr 20169.5312.428
Mar 20169.312.564
Feb 20169.2412.139
Jan 20169.2411.99
Dec 20159.2212.321
Nov 20159.4112.706
Oct 20159.4412.715
Sep 20159.4113.034
Aug 20159.412.911
Jul 20159.3812.944
Jun 20159.4312.915
May 20158.9412.926
Apr 20158.8612.616
Mar 20158.7212.333
Feb 20158.6812.286
Jan 20158.6412.097
Dec 20148.1912.174
Nov 20148.6112.482
Oct 20148.812.6
Sep 20148.9212.952
Aug 20148.913.037
Jul 20148.9313.094
Jun 20148.7512.992
May 20148.8912.849
Apr 20148.6912.315
Mar 20148.6412.253
Feb 20148.6111.938
Jan 20148.5211.654
Dec 20138.6611.724
Nov 20138.7312.097
Oct 20138.8412.362
Sep 2013912.512
Aug 20138.9612.526
Jul 20138.912.647
Jun 20138.8512.539
May 20138.6912.401
Apr 20138.5911.928
Mar 20138.5111.612
Feb 20138.5311.628
Jan 20138.511.458
Dec 20128.5311.622
Nov 20128.6111.752
Oct 20128.6812.034
Sep 20128.7912.298
Aug 20128.7212.173
Jul 20128.712.002
Jun 20128.712.09
May 20128.5211.904
Apr 20128.4611.922
Mar 20128.3511.695
Feb 20128.2811.506
Jan 20128.3711.407
Dec 20118.3811.399
Nov 20118.4411.78
Oct 20118.4512.081
Sep 20118.5212.169
Aug 20118.412.087
Jul 20118.4812.092
Jun 20118.4711.97
May 20118.2711.932
Apr 20118.1411.672
Mar 20118.0611.523
Feb 20118.0611.06
Jan 20118.0310.872
Dec 20108.1311.063
Nov 20108.2311.622
Oct 20108.3111.864
Sep 20108.3511.952
Aug 20108.2512.028
Jul 20108.2312.037
Jun 20108.2211.913
May 20108.1211.91
Apr 20107.9111.709
Mar 20107.7511.105
Feb 20107.7210.887
Jan 20107.6910.492
Dec 20097.7110.899
Nov 20097.7311.259
Oct 20097.7311.65
Sep 20097.8311.956
Aug 20097.8611.94
Jul 20097.7911.849
Jun 20097.8211.812
May 20097.6811.778
Apr 20097.611.497
Mar 20097.5311.28
Feb 20097.5511.183
Jan 20097.5410.977
Dec 20087.5210.858
Nov 20087.7111.416
Oct 20087.7311.805
Sep 20087.7711.924
Aug 20087.7112.087
Jul 20087.712.07
Jun 20087.6511.771
May 20087.1111.401
Apr 20087.4610.932
Mar 20087.4810.45
Feb 20087.5110.16
Jan 20087.4310.14
Dec 20077.5510.332
Nov 20077.5210.702
Oct 20077.610.819
Sep 20077.6210.956
Aug 20077.4111.073
Jul 20077.6511.074
Jun 20077.2911.088
May 20077.0310.774
Apr 2007710.628
Mar 20076.9210.269
Feb 20076.939.893
Jan 20077.0210.056
Dec 20067.189.837
Nov 20067.2110.18
Oct 20067.1310.584
Sep 20067.1110.943
Aug 20067.0710.936
Jul 20066.9810.96
Jun 20066.9110.848
May 20066.8610.61
Apr 20066.7710.316
Mar 20066.759.869
Feb 20066.739.801
Jan 20065.749.547
Dec 20056.689.271
Nov 20056.599.76
Oct 20056.589.756
Sep 20056.599.935
Aug 20056.619.929
Jul 20056.589.767
Jun 20056.69.789
May 20056.559.556
Apr 20056.539.224
Mar 20056.428.875
Feb 20056.438.757
Jan 20056.468.518
Dec 20046.48.578
Nov 20046.328.965
Oct 20046.519.055
Sep 20046.359.387
Aug 20046.379.502
Jul 20046.349.358
Jun 20046.349.294
May 20046.289.067
Apr 20046.278.935
Mar 20046.318.615
Feb 20046.628.325
Jan 20046.348.239
Dec 20036.418.302
Nov 20036.268.722
Oct 20036.348.846
Sep 20036.378.918
Aug 20036.369.218
Jul 20036.379.208
Jun 20036.369.252
May 20036.348.994
Apr 20036.38.817
Mar 20036.248.349
Feb 20036.238.019
Jan 20036.218.003
Dec 20026.198.079
Nov 20026.188.307
Oct 20026.248.466
Sep 20026.228.589
Aug 20026.338.717
Jul 20026.318.819
Jun 20026.398.733
May 20026.398.64
Apr 20026.38.373
Mar 20026.318.167
Feb 20026.318.186
Jan 20026.348.066
Dec 20016.238.29
Nov 20016.148.474
Oct 20015.828.843
Sep 20015.798.923
Aug 20015.879.013
Jul 20015.649.031
Jun 20015.679.068
May 20015.748.83
Apr 20015.728.458
Mar 20015.718.32
Feb 20015.518.039
Jan 20014.957.734
Dec 20004.767.825
Nov 20005.138.162
Oct 20005.218.492
Sep 20005.18.503
Aug 20005.158.623
Jul 20005.178.602
Jun 20005.148.556
May 20005.088.348
Apr 20005.168.161
Mar 20005.238.099
Feb 20005.267.711
Jan 20005.227.656
Dec 19995.37.941
Nov 19995.28.105
Oct 19995.18.36
Sep 199958.356
Aug 199958.421
Jul 199958.493
Jun 19994.98.426
May 19994.98.274
Apr 199958.089
Mar 19995.17.902
Feb 19995.27.924
Jan 19995.27.578
Dec 19985.157.921
Nov 19985.128.04
Oct 19985.028.25
Sep 19984.988.433
Aug 19984.918.569
Jul 19984.898.583
Jun 19984.878.526
May 19984.868.488
Apr 19984.948.232
Mar 19985.088.01
Feb 19985.147.974
Jan 19985.147.872
Dec 19975.088.032
Nov 19975.078.247
Oct 19974.938.589
Sep 19974.888.749
Aug 19974.838.798
Jul 19974.88.742
Jun 19974.78.914
May 19974.488.653
Apr 19974.728.379
Mar 19975.068.24
Feb 19975.197.979
Jan 19975.27.866
Dec 19965.257.99
Nov 19965.078.246
Oct 19964.958.673
Sep 19964.948.793
Aug 19964.958.867
Jul 19964.928.738
Jun 19964.98.652
May 19964.978.535
Apr 19964.928.239
Mar 19964.928.082
Feb 19965.127.805
Jan 19965.237.753
Dec 19955.38.015
Nov 19955.218.26
Oct 19954.968.649
Sep 19954.858.573
Aug 19954.838.782
Jul 19954.838.802
Jun 19954.548.723
May 19954.768.531
Apr 19954.818.412
Mar 19955.048.139
Feb 19954.978.009
Jan 19955.117.852
Dec 19945.348.062
Nov 19945.228.287
Oct 19944.988.563
Sep 19944.928.823
Aug 19944.858.845
Jul 19944.848.799
Jun 19944.78.77
May 19944.758.529
Apr 19944.748.298
Mar 19944.958.081
Feb 19945.047.847
Jan 19945.027.738
Dec 19935.037.901
Nov 19935.068.208
Oct 19934.538.757
Sep 19934.518.794
Aug 19934.438.734
Jul 19934.438.733
Jun 19934.348.741
May 19934.348.559
Apr 19934.358.127
Mar 19934.557.8
Feb 19934.617.794
Jan 19934.667.734
Dec 19924.797.856
Nov 19924.78.138
Oct 19924.618.44
Sep 19924.48.591
Aug 19924.268.562
Jul 19924.398.54
Jun 19924.278.612
May 19924.348.385
Apr 19924.368.03
Mar 19924.418.007
Feb 19924.297.775
Jan 19924.57.697
Dec 19914.457.805
Nov 19914.497.953
Oct 19914.528.317
Sep 19914.338.369
Aug 19914.288.414
Jul 19914.38.379
Jun 19914.258.319
May 19914.328.144
Apr 19914.297.977
Mar 19914.487.786
Feb 19914.187.605
Jan 19914.447.407
Dec 19904.587.607
Nov 19904.527.805
Oct 19904.568.042
Sep 19904.328.154
Aug 19904.248.239
Jul 19904.38.178
Jun 19904.228.1
May 19904.317.962
Apr 19904.317.693
Mar 19904.427.57
Feb 19904.397.479
Jan 19904.47.17

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

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