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Component · 37.7% of the index

Electricity, residential

Average residential price of one kilowatt-hour of electricity, US city average, including taxes and fuel adjustments. BLS Average Price Data series APU000072610.

May 2026
$0.196
$/kWh · US city average
Year over year
+7.7%
month over month: +1.0%
Weight in the index
37.7%
$1,833/yr per household (CE 2024)
Electricity, 1978–2026 · monthly · $/kWh · not seasonally adjusted
$0.000$0.020$0.040$0.060$0.080$0.100$0.120$0.140$0.160$0.180$0.20019801990200020102020 $0.196 Electricity ($/kWh)

571 months · series APU000072610 · source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average Price Data (US city average), redistributed by FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (redistribution) · ↓ full history (CSV)

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