States with the Cheapest Electricity
#1: Nevada at 13.11¢/kWh. The U.S. average is 18.34¢/kWh. Residential electricity prices vary 4× across the U.S. — from 13.11¢/kWh in Nevada to 52.72¢/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 (June 2026). See our methodology for the full formula.Rank State Rate (¢/kWh) Avg residential rate 1 Nevada 13.11 13.11¢/kWh 2 Nebraska 13.25 13.25¢/kWh 3 Utah 13.37 13.37¢/kWh 4 Louisiana 13.49 13.49¢/kWh 5 Tennessee 14.07 14.07¢/kWh 6 Arkansas 14.12 14.12¢/kWh 7 North Dakota 14.12 14.12¢/kWh 8 Kentucky 14.26 14.26¢/kWh 9 Oklahoma 14.33 14.33¢/kWh 10 Idaho 14.37 14.37¢/kWh 11 North Carolina 14.74 14.74¢/kWh 12 Mississippi 14.88 14.88¢/kWh 13 Washington 14.91 14.91¢/kWh 14 New Mexico 15.06 15.06¢/kWh 15 Florida 15.10 15.10¢/kWh 16 Montana 15.14 15.14¢/kWh 17 Arizona 15.18 15.18¢/kWh 18 Wyoming 15.24 15.24¢/kWh 19 South Dakota 15.36 15.36¢/kWh 20 West Virginia 15.45 15.45¢/kWh 21 South Carolina 15.55 15.55¢/kWh 22 Kansas 15.71 15.71¢/kWh 23 Iowa 15.93 15.93¢/kWh 24 Texas 15.94 15.94¢/kWh 25 Missouri 16.22 16.22¢/kWh 26 Oregon 16.32 16.32¢/kWh 27 Georgia 16.36 16.36¢/kWh 28 Alabama 16.40 16.40¢/kWh 29 Colorado 17.13 17.13¢/kWh 30 Virginia 17.22 17.22¢/kWh 31 Indiana 17.51 17.51¢/kWh 32 Minnesota 17.52 17.52¢/kWh 33 Ohio 19.19 19.19¢/kWh 34 Delaware 19.29 19.29¢/kWh 35 Wisconsin 19.56 19.56¢/kWh 36 Illinois 19.89 19.89¢/kWh 37 Pennsylvania 21.73 21.73¢/kWh 38 Maryland 21.84 21.84¢/kWh 39 Michigan 22.99 22.99¢/kWh 40 Connecticut 24.32 24.32¢/kWh 41 District of Columbia 24.39 24.39¢/kWh 42 Vermont 24.44 24.44¢/kWh 43 New Jersey 24.95 24.95¢/kWh 44 New Hampshire 27.01 27.01¢/kWh 45 Alaska 28.21 28.21¢/kWh 46 Rhode Island 29.23 29.23¢/kWh 47 New York 29.49 29.49¢/kWh 48 Maine 29.59 29.59¢/kWh 49 Massachusetts 29.61 29.61¢/kWh 50 California 34.74 34.74¢/kWh 51 Hawaii 52.72 52.72¢/kWh How we calculated this