Prices here are state averages across all utilities and rate plans, from the U.S. Energy Information Administration — not the rate on any one bill. Generation-mix figures are reported annually, not real time.

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Electricity Prices by State

Residential price, 2025, all 51 states — cheapest first.

#State¢/kWh

1North Dakota11.81¢2Idaho11.82¢3Nebraska12.34¢4Louisiana12.57¢5Arkansas12.84¢6Montana12.98¢7Utah13.07¢8Washington13.11¢9Oklahoma13.12¢10Nevada13.15¢11Tennessee13.18¢12Kentucky13.24¢13Wyoming13.38¢14South Dakota13.38¢15Missouri13.49¢16Iowa13.72¢17North Carolina14.02¢18Mississippi14.03¢19Kansas14.56¢20Georgia14.73¢21South Carolina14.96¢22New Mexico15.08¢23Florida15.24¢24Virginia15.28¢25Arizona15.32¢26Oregon15.37¢27West Virginia15.41¢28Texas15.47¢29Minnesota15.82¢30Colorado15.85¢31Alabama16.10¢32Indiana16.23¢33Ohio16.96¢34Delaware17.13¢35Illinois17.69¢36Wisconsin18.16¢37Pennsylvania19.30¢38Maryland19.48¢39Michigan20.01¢40District of Columbia21.94¢41New Jersey22.63¢42Vermont22.92¢43New Hampshire24.56¢44Alaska26.09¢45New York26.39¢46Maine27.78¢47Connecticut29.38¢48Rhode Island29.46¢49Massachusetts30.48¢50California32.54¢51Hawaii40.59¢

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, retail sales of electricity. State averages, not any one utility's rate.