States with the Cheapest Electricity
#1: North Dakota at 12.35¢/kWh. The U.S. average is 18.83¢/kWh. Residential electricity prices vary 4× across the U.S. — from 12.35¢/kWh in North Dakota to 46.62¢/kWh in Hawaii. Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A. State electricity prices come from the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (April 2026). See our methodology for the full formula.Rank State Rate (¢/kWh) Avg residential rate 1 North Dakota 12.35 12.35¢/kWh 2 Idaho 12.70 12.70¢/kWh 3 Nebraska 13.28 13.28¢/kWh 4 Utah 13.29 13.29¢/kWh 5 Oklahoma 13.31 13.31¢/kWh 6 Iowa 13.86 13.86¢/kWh 7 Montana 13.90 13.90¢/kWh 8 Missouri 14.01 14.01¢/kWh 9 Arkansas 14.16 14.16¢/kWh 10 Nevada 14.29 14.29¢/kWh 11 Washington 14.36 14.36¢/kWh 12 Louisiana 14.44 14.44¢/kWh 13 South Dakota 14.52 14.52¢/kWh 14 Wyoming 14.68 14.68¢/kWh 15 Tennessee 14.94 14.94¢/kWh 16 Kentucky 15.02 15.02¢/kWh 17 New Mexico 15.15 15.15¢/kWh 18 Georgia 15.37 15.37¢/kWh 19 Florida 15.38 15.38¢/kWh 20 Arizona 15.48 15.48¢/kWh 21 Kansas 15.78 15.78¢/kWh 22 Oregon 15.78 15.78¢/kWh 23 West Virginia 16.06 16.06¢/kWh 24 North Carolina 16.25 16.25¢/kWh 25 Minnesota 16.39 16.39¢/kWh 26 Colorado 16.54 16.54¢/kWh 27 Mississippi 16.76 16.76¢/kWh 28 Texas 16.99 16.99¢/kWh 29 South Carolina 17.06 17.06¢/kWh 30 Virginia 17.38 17.38¢/kWh 31 Alabama 17.41 17.41¢/kWh 32 Indiana 17.90 17.90¢/kWh 33 Delaware 18.79 18.79¢/kWh 34 Wisconsin 19.21 19.21¢/kWh 35 Ohio 19.49 19.49¢/kWh 36 Illinois 20.47 20.47¢/kWh 37 Michigan 21.39 21.39¢/kWh 38 Pennsylvania 21.47 21.47¢/kWh 39 Maryland 22.07 22.07¢/kWh 40 New Jersey 23.53 23.53¢/kWh 41 Vermont 24.56 24.56¢/kWh 42 District of Columbia 25.41 25.41¢/kWh 43 New Hampshire 27.24 27.24¢/kWh 44 Alaska 27.35 27.35¢/kWh 45 Rhode Island 28.30 28.30¢/kWh 46 Maine 28.42 28.42¢/kWh 47 Massachusetts 29.45 29.45¢/kWh 48 New York 29.45 29.45¢/kWh 49 Connecticut 32.24 32.24¢/kWh 50 California 35.25 35.25¢/kWh 51 Hawaii 46.62 46.62¢/kWh How we calculated this