EIA, July 2026
Electricity rates by state
What households paid per kilowatt-hour in July 2026, in every state and DC, with July 2025 alongside. This is the price every solar saving on this site is valued at.
The spread
Hawaii pays 3.8 times what Louisiana pays
US average
17.45c/kWh
EIA, July 2026
Highest: Hawaii
48.00c/kWh
Lowest: Louisiana
12.72c/kWh
45 of the 51 states with a year-ago figure paid more in July than a year earlier.
All 50 states and DC
Ranked, dearest first
| State | July 2026 | July 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 48.00¢ | 39.36¢ | +22.0% |
| California | 33.61¢ | 32.66¢ | +2.9% |
| Maine | 32.41¢ | 27.98¢ | +15.8% |
| Massachusetts | 30.49¢ | 30.07¢ | +1.4% |
| New York | 29.90¢ | 26.22¢ | +14.0% |
| Alaska | 28.83¢ | 27.30¢ | +5.6% |
| Rhode Island | 28.29¢ | 26.18¢ | +8.1% |
| New Hampshire | 26.60¢ | 22.79¢ | +16.7% |
| District of Columbia | 25.21¢ | 23.04¢ | +9.4% |
| New Jersey | 25.19¢ | 25.32¢ | -0.5% |
| Connecticut | 24.16¢ | 27.60¢ | -12.5% |
| Vermont | 23.75¢ | 22.14¢ | +7.3% |
| Michigan | 23.05¢ | 20.55¢ | +12.2% |
| Pennsylvania | 21.72¢ | 19.51¢ | +11.3% |
| Maryland | 21.41¢ | 18.83¢ | +13.7% |
| Ohio | 19.45¢ | 17.38¢ | +11.9% |
| Illinois | 19.22¢ | 17.22¢ | +11.6% |
| Wisconsin | 19.06¢ | 18.25¢ | +4.4% |
| Delaware | 18.48¢ | 16.58¢ | +11.5% |
| Virginia | 17.55¢ | 15.78¢ | +11.2% |
| Minnesota | 17.45¢ | 16.92¢ | +3.1% |
| Colorado | 17.00¢ | 15.99¢ | +6.3% |
| Indiana | 16.73¢ | 16.18¢ | +3.4% |
| Alabama | 16.40¢ | 15.93¢ | +3.0% |
| Georgia | 16.27¢ | 15.56¢ | +4.6% |
| Missouri | 16.09¢ | 15.56¢ | +3.4% |
| New Mexico | 16.09¢ | 15.80¢ | +1.8% |
| Iowa | 15.99¢ | 15.31¢ | +4.4% |
| Oregon | 15.97¢ | 15.61¢ | +2.3% |
| Texas | 15.88¢ | 15.36¢ | +3.4% |
| West Virginia | 15.78¢ | 15.43¢ | +2.3% |
| South Carolina | 15.47¢ | 14.70¢ | +5.2% |
| Arizona | 15.38¢ | 15.34¢ | +0.3% |
| South Dakota | 15.37¢ | 14.52¢ | +5.9% |
| Kansas | 15.27¢ | 14.46¢ | +5.6% |
| North Carolina | 15.16¢ | 13.37¢ | +13.4% |
| Florida | 15.03¢ | 15.11¢ | -0.5% |
| Montana | 14.99¢ | 14.27¢ | +5.0% |
| Washington | 14.71¢ | 13.45¢ | +9.4% |
| Mississippi | 14.54¢ | 13.58¢ | +7.1% |
| Wyoming | 14.36¢ | 14.64¢ | -1.9% |
| Oklahoma | 14.35¢ | 13.52¢ | +6.1% |
| Arkansas | 14.33¢ | 13.26¢ | +8.1% |
| Kentucky | 13.81¢ | 13.13¢ | +5.2% |
| Nebraska | 13.78¢ | 12.84¢ | +7.3% |
| Idaho | 13.73¢ | 12.28¢ | +11.8% |
| Tennessee | 13.71¢ | 13.21¢ | +3.8% |
| North Dakota | 13.41¢ | 13.31¢ | +0.8% |
| Utah | 13.12¢ | 13.45¢ | -2.5% |
| Nevada | 12.77¢ | 12.39¢ | +3.1% |
| Louisiana | 12.72¢ | 13.12¢ | -3.0% |
Average residential price to ultimate customers, cents per kilowatt-hour: the EIA divides utility revenue by kilowatt-hours sold, so fixed and delivery charges are in it. A dash is a month the EIA withheld. Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A, fetched 2026-09-25. The EIA publishes it monthly, two months in arrears. What each state’s price means for a rooftop system is on its state page.