States with the Most Expensive Electricity
#1: Hawaii at 46.62¢/kWh — 3.8× the cheapest state. 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 Hawaii 46.62 46.62¢/kWh 2 California 35.25 35.25¢/kWh 3 Connecticut 32.24 32.24¢/kWh 4 New York 29.45 29.45¢/kWh 5 Massachusetts 29.45 29.45¢/kWh 6 Maine 28.42 28.42¢/kWh 7 Rhode Island 28.30 28.30¢/kWh 8 Alaska 27.35 27.35¢/kWh 9 New Hampshire 27.24 27.24¢/kWh 10 District of Columbia 25.41 25.41¢/kWh 11 Vermont 24.56 24.56¢/kWh 12 New Jersey 23.53 23.53¢/kWh 13 Maryland 22.07 22.07¢/kWh 14 Pennsylvania 21.47 21.47¢/kWh 15 Michigan 21.39 21.39¢/kWh 16 Illinois 20.47 20.47¢/kWh 17 Ohio 19.49 19.49¢/kWh 18 Wisconsin 19.21 19.21¢/kWh 19 Delaware 18.79 18.79¢/kWh 20 Indiana 17.90 17.90¢/kWh 21 Alabama 17.41 17.41¢/kWh 22 Virginia 17.38 17.38¢/kWh 23 South Carolina 17.06 17.06¢/kWh 24 Texas 16.99 16.99¢/kWh 25 Mississippi 16.76 16.76¢/kWh 26 Colorado 16.54 16.54¢/kWh 27 Minnesota 16.39 16.39¢/kWh 28 North Carolina 16.25 16.25¢/kWh 29 West Virginia 16.06 16.06¢/kWh 30 Oregon 15.78 15.78¢/kWh 31 Kansas 15.78 15.78¢/kWh 32 Arizona 15.48 15.48¢/kWh 33 Florida 15.38 15.38¢/kWh 34 Georgia 15.37 15.37¢/kWh 35 New Mexico 15.15 15.15¢/kWh 36 Kentucky 15.02 15.02¢/kWh 37 Tennessee 14.94 14.94¢/kWh 38 Wyoming 14.68 14.68¢/kWh 39 South Dakota 14.52 14.52¢/kWh 40 Louisiana 14.44 14.44¢/kWh 41 Washington 14.36 14.36¢/kWh 42 Nevada 14.29 14.29¢/kWh 43 Arkansas 14.16 14.16¢/kWh 44 Missouri 14.01 14.01¢/kWh 45 Montana 13.90 13.90¢/kWh 46 Iowa 13.86 13.86¢/kWh 47 Oklahoma 13.31 13.31¢/kWh 48 Utah 13.29 13.29¢/kWh 49 Nebraska 13.28 13.28¢/kWh 50 Idaho 12.70 12.70¢/kWh 51 North Dakota 12.35 12.35¢/kWh How we calculated this