Average retail price of electricity to residential customers in April 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 · April 2026 vs April 2025 · US average 18.83¢
| # | State | April 2026 | April 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | 46.62 | 42.44 | +9.8% |
| 2 | California | 35.25 | 33.82 | +4.2% |
| 3 | Connecticut | 32.24 | 32.23 | +0.0% |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 29.45 | 30.63 | −3.9% |
| 5 | New York | 29.45 | 25.69 | +14.6% |
| 6 | Maine | 28.42 | 28.11 | +1.1% |
| 7 | Rhode Island | 28.30 | 28.89 | −2.0% |
| 8 | Alaska | 27.35 | 25.96 | +5.4% |
| 9 | New Hampshire | 27.24 | 23.66 | +15.1% |
| 10 | District of Columbia | 25.41 | 21.32 | +19.2% |
| 11 | Vermont | 24.56 | 22.97 | +6.9% |
| 12 | New Jersey | 23.53 | 20.15 | +16.8% |
| 13 | Maryland | 22.07 | 19.05 | +15.9% |
| 14 | Pennsylvania | 21.47 | 18.96 | +13.2% |
| 15 | Michigan | 21.39 | 19.93 | +7.3% |
| 16 | Illinois | 20.47 | 18.28 | +12.0% |
| 17 | Ohio | 19.49 | 16.32 | +19.4% |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 19.21 | 18.21 | +5.5% |
| 19 | Delaware | 18.79 | 17.97 | +4.6% |
| 20 | Indiana | 17.90 | 16.89 | +6.0% |
| 21 | Alabama | 17.41 | 16.81 | +3.6% |
| 22 | Virginia | 17.38 | 15.28 | +13.7% |
| 23 | South Carolina | 17.06 | 15.86 | +7.6% |
| 24 | Texas | 16.99 | 15.52 | +9.5% |
| 25 | Mississippi | 16.76 | 15.18 | +10.4% |
| 26 | Colorado | 16.54 | 15.50 | +6.7% |
| 27 | Minnesota | 16.39 | 15.08 | +8.7% |
| 28 | North Carolina | 16.25 | 14.53 | +11.8% |
| 29 | West Virginia | 16.06 | 16.05 | +0.1% |
| 30 | Kansas | 15.78 | 14.82 | +6.5% |
| 31 | Oregon | 15.78 | 15.41 | +2.4% |
| 32 | Arizona | 15.48 | 15.67 | −1.2% |
| 33 | Florida | 15.38 | 15.26 | +0.8% |
| 34 | Georgia | 15.37 | 14.82 | +3.7% |
| 35 | New Mexico | 15.15 | 14.35 | +5.6% |
| 36 | Kentucky | 15.02 | 13.69 | +9.7% |
| 37 | Tennessee | 14.94 | 13.91 | +7.4% |
| 38 | Wyoming | 14.68 | 13.05 | +12.5% |
| 39 | South Dakota | 14.52 | 13.37 | +8.6% |
| 40 | Louisiana | 14.44 | 13.57 | +6.4% |
| 41 | Washington | 14.36 | 13.02 | +10.3% |
| 42 | Nevada | 14.29 | 13.66 | +4.6% |
| 43 | Arkansas | 14.16 | 13.65 | +3.7% |
| 44 | Missouri | 14.01 | 12.88 | +8.8% |
| 45 | Montana | 13.90 | 12.31 | +12.9% |
| 46 | Iowa | 13.86 | 13.34 | +3.9% |
| 47 | Oklahoma | 13.31 | 13.31 | +0.0% |
| 48 | Utah | 13.29 | 12.50 | +6.3% |
| 49 | Nebraska | 13.28 | 13.06 | +1.7% |
| 50 | Idaho | 12.70 | 11.89 | +6.8% |
| 51 | North Dakota | 12.35 | 11.72 | +5.4% |