Which states pay the most for electricity?
In 2025 homes in Hawaii paid 40.6 cents per kilowatt-hour, more than three times the 11.8 cents in North Dakota. The US average was 17.3 cents; California and the New England states were also among the most expensive. Prices are the average residential price in each state and D.C.
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The data
| State | Cents per kilowatt-hour, residential |
|---|---|
| Hawaii | 40.59 |
| California | 32.54 |
| Massachusetts | 30.48 |
| Rhode Island | 29.46 |
| Connecticut | 29.38 |
| Maine | 27.78 |
| New York | 26.39 |
| Alaska | 26.09 |
| New Hampshire | 24.56 |
| Vermont | 22.92 |
| New Jersey | 22.63 |
| District of Columbia | 21.94 |
| Michigan | 20.01 |
| Maryland | 19.48 |
| Pennsylvania | 19.3 |
| Wisconsin | 18.16 |
| Illinois | 17.69 |
| U.S. average | 17.3 |
| Delaware | 17.13 |
| Ohio | 16.96 |
| Indiana | 16.23 |
| Alabama | 16.1 |
| Colorado | 15.85 |
| Minnesota | 15.82 |
| Texas | 15.47 |
| West Virginia | 15.41 |
| Oregon | 15.37 |
| Arizona | 15.32 |
| Virginia | 15.28 |
| Florida | 15.24 |
| New Mexico | 15.08 |
| South Carolina | 14.96 |
| Georgia | 14.73 |
| Kansas | 14.56 |
| Mississippi | 14.03 |
| North Carolina | 14.02 |
| Iowa | 13.72 |
| Missouri | 13.49 |
| South Dakota | 13.38 |
| Wyoming | 13.38 |
| Kentucky | 13.24 |
| Tennessee | 13.18 |
| Nevada | 13.15 |
| Oklahoma | 13.12 |
| Washington | 13.11 |
| Utah | 13.07 |
| Montana | 12.98 |
| Arkansas | 12.84 |
| Louisiana | 12.57 |
| Nebraska | 12.34 |
| Idaho | 11.82 |
| North Dakota | 11.81 |