Average retail price of electricity to residential customers in June 2026, cents per kilowatt-hour, with the same month a year earlier beside it. From the EIA's monthly census of utilities (Form EIA-861M). The spread is the story: the most expensive state pays roughly three times the least.
51 states + DC · source: US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A · June 2026 vs June 2025 · US average 18.34¢
| # | State | June 2026 | June 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | 52.72 | 40.96 | +28.7% |
| 2 | California | 34.74 | 33.59 | +3.4% |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 29.61 | 30.33 | −2.4% |
| 4 | Maine | 29.59 | 28.14 | +5.2% |
| 5 | New York | 29.49 | 26.55 | +11.1% |
| 6 | Rhode Island | 29.23 | 26.84 | +8.9% |
| 7 | Alaska | 28.21 | 26.87 | +5.0% |
| 8 | New Hampshire | 27.01 | 23.51 | +14.9% |
| 9 | New Jersey | 24.95 | 24.88 | +0.3% |
| 10 | Vermont | 24.44 | 23.00 | +6.3% |
| 11 | District of Columbia | 24.39 | 22.70 | +7.4% |
| 12 | Connecticut | 24.32 | 27.19 | −10.6% |
| 13 | Michigan | 22.99 | 20.82 | +10.4% |
| 14 | Maryland | 21.84 | 19.29 | +13.2% |
| 15 | Pennsylvania | 21.73 | 19.69 | +10.4% |
| 16 | Illinois | 19.89 | 18.29 | +8.7% |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 19.56 | 18.52 | +5.6% |
| 18 | Delaware | 19.29 | 18.16 | +6.2% |
| 19 | Ohio | 19.19 | 17.50 | +9.7% |
| 20 | Minnesota | 17.52 | 17.12 | +2.3% |
| 21 | Indiana | 17.51 | 16.48 | +6.3% |
| 22 | Virginia | 17.22 | 15.23 | +13.1% |
| 23 | Colorado | 17.13 | 16.04 | +6.8% |
| 24 | Alabama | 16.40 | 16.06 | +2.1% |
| 25 | Georgia | 16.36 | 15.96 | +2.5% |
| 26 | Oregon | 16.32 | 15.80 | +3.3% |
| 27 | Missouri | 16.22 | 15.91 | +1.9% |
| 28 | Texas | 15.94 | 15.26 | +4.5% |
| 29 | Iowa | 15.93 | 15.33 | +3.9% |
| 30 | Kansas | 15.71 | 15.04 | +4.5% |
| 31 | South Carolina | 15.55 | 14.79 | +5.1% |
| 32 | West Virginia | 15.45 | 15.82 | −2.3% |
| 33 | South Dakota | 15.36 | 14.22 | +8.0% |
| 34 | Wyoming | 15.24 | 14.89 | +2.4% |
| 35 | Arizona | 15.18 | 15.23 | −0.3% |
| 36 | Montana | 15.14 | 14.81 | +2.2% |
| 37 | Florida | 15.10 | 15.35 | −1.6% |
| 38 | New Mexico | 15.06 | 14.68 | +2.6% |
| 39 | Washington | 14.91 | 12.96 | +15.0% |
| 40 | Mississippi | 14.88 | 14.07 | +5.8% |
| 41 | North Carolina | 14.74 | 13.38 | +10.2% |
| 42 | Idaho | 14.37 | 12.07 | +19.1% |
| 43 | Oklahoma | 14.33 | 13.63 | +5.1% |
| 44 | Kentucky | 14.26 | 13.40 | +6.4% |
| 45 | North Dakota | 14.12 | 13.71 | +3.0% |
| 46 | Arkansas | 14.12 | 13.37 | +5.6% |
| 47 | Tennessee | 14.07 | 13.82 | +1.8% |
| 48 | Louisiana | 13.49 | 12.74 | +5.9% |
| 49 | Utah | 13.37 | 13.10 | +2.1% |
| 50 | Nebraska | 13.25 | 13.14 | +0.8% |
| 51 | Nevada | 13.11 | 12.26 | +6.9% |