Electricity rates by state
Residential rates vary by nearly 3× across the US. Pick your state to see what common appliances actually cost to run where you live.
| State | Rate (¢/kWh) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 41.2 | #1 |
| California | 31.4 | #2 |
| Massachusetts | 30.8 | #3 |
| Connecticut | 28.7 | #4 |
| Rhode Island | 27.9 | #5 |
| New Hampshire | 24.6 | #6 |
| Alaska | 24.3 | #7 |
| New York | 22.3 | #8 |
| Maine | 22.1 | #9 |
| Vermont | 21.5 | #10 |
| Michigan | 19.3 | #11 |
| New Jersey | 19.1 | #12 |
| Maryland | 18.4 | #13 |
| Pennsylvania | 18.1 | #14 |
| District of Columbia | 17.8 | #15 |
| Wisconsin | 17.4 | #16 |
| Delaware | 17.2 | #17 |
| Illinois | 16.9 | #18 |
| Ohio | 16.6 | #19 |
| Nevada | 16.3 | #20 |
| Indiana | 15.8 | #21 |
| Virginia | 15.7 | #22 |
| Minnesota | 15.6 | #23 |
| Colorado | 15.4 | #24 |
| Alabama | 15.2 | #25 |
| West Virginia | 15.2 | #26 |
| Florida | 15.1 | #27 |
| New Mexico | 14.8 | #28 |
| Texas | 14.8 | #29 |
| Arizona | 14.7 | #30 |
| South Carolina | 14.7 | #31 |
| Kansas | 14.6 | #32 |
| Georgia | 14.2 | #33 |
| Iowa | 14.1 | #34 |
| North Carolina | 13.9 | #35 |
| Missouri | 13.6 | #36 |
| Oregon | 13.4 | #37 |
| Tennessee | 13.3 | #38 |
| Kentucky | 13.2 | #39 |
| Mississippi | 13.1 | #40 |
| Oklahoma | 13.1 | #41 |
| South Dakota | 12.7 | #42 |
| Montana | 12.4 | #43 |
| Nebraska | 12.2 | #44 |
| Arkansas | 12.1 | #45 |
| Washington | 12.1 | #46 |
| Louisiana | 11.9 | #47 |
| Wyoming | 11.6 | #48 |
| North Dakota | 11.5 | #49 |
| Utah | 11.4 | #50 |
| Idaho | 11.3 | #51 |