States with the Most Expensive Electricity
#1: Hawaii at 52.72¢/kWh — 4.0× the cheapest state. 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 Hawaii 52.72 52.72¢/kWh 2 California 34.74 34.74¢/kWh 3 Massachusetts 29.61 29.61¢/kWh 4 Maine 29.59 29.59¢/kWh 5 New York 29.49 29.49¢/kWh 6 Rhode Island 29.23 29.23¢/kWh 7 Alaska 28.21 28.21¢/kWh 8 New Hampshire 27.01 27.01¢/kWh 9 New Jersey 24.95 24.95¢/kWh 10 Vermont 24.44 24.44¢/kWh 11 District of Columbia 24.39 24.39¢/kWh 12 Connecticut 24.32 24.32¢/kWh 13 Michigan 22.99 22.99¢/kWh 14 Maryland 21.84 21.84¢/kWh 15 Pennsylvania 21.73 21.73¢/kWh 16 Illinois 19.89 19.89¢/kWh 17 Wisconsin 19.56 19.56¢/kWh 18 Delaware 19.29 19.29¢/kWh 19 Ohio 19.19 19.19¢/kWh 20 Minnesota 17.52 17.52¢/kWh 21 Indiana 17.51 17.51¢/kWh 22 Virginia 17.22 17.22¢/kWh 23 Colorado 17.13 17.13¢/kWh 24 Alabama 16.40 16.40¢/kWh 25 Georgia 16.36 16.36¢/kWh 26 Oregon 16.32 16.32¢/kWh 27 Missouri 16.22 16.22¢/kWh 28 Texas 15.94 15.94¢/kWh 29 Iowa 15.93 15.93¢/kWh 30 Kansas 15.71 15.71¢/kWh 31 South Carolina 15.55 15.55¢/kWh 32 West Virginia 15.45 15.45¢/kWh 33 South Dakota 15.36 15.36¢/kWh 34 Wyoming 15.24 15.24¢/kWh 35 Arizona 15.18 15.18¢/kWh 36 Montana 15.14 15.14¢/kWh 37 Florida 15.10 15.10¢/kWh 38 New Mexico 15.06 15.06¢/kWh 39 Washington 14.91 14.91¢/kWh 40 Mississippi 14.88 14.88¢/kWh 41 North Carolina 14.74 14.74¢/kWh 42 Idaho 14.37 14.37¢/kWh 43 Oklahoma 14.33 14.33¢/kWh 44 Kentucky 14.26 14.26¢/kWh 45 North Dakota 14.12 14.12¢/kWh 46 Arkansas 14.12 14.12¢/kWh 47 Tennessee 14.07 14.07¢/kWh 48 Louisiana 13.49 13.49¢/kWh 49 Utah 13.37 13.37¢/kWh 50 Nebraska 13.25 13.25¢/kWh 51 Nevada 13.11 13.11¢/kWh How we calculated this