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Electricity prices by state - June 2026

Ranked by residential price; every number from EIA Form 861M

#StateRes. ¢/kWh1-yrAvg billAvg kWh/moData-center activity
1Hawaii52.72¢+28.7%$254482-
2California34.74¢+3.4%$165474-
3Massachusetts29.61¢−2.4%$171576-
4Maine29.59¢+5.2%$131444-
5New York29.49¢+11.1%$169574Statewide 50 MW+ permit moratorium
6Rhode Island29.23¢+8.9%$142485-
7Alaska28.21¢+5.0%$129458-
8New Hampshire27.01¢+14.9%$166614-
9New Jersey24.95¢+0.3%$207831Fair Share Act signed Jul 2026
10Vermont24.44¢+6.3%$125510-
11District of Columbia24.39¢+7.4%$145594-
12Connecticut24.32¢−10.6%$174716-
13Michigan22.99¢+10.4%$1516561.4 GW Stargate OK'd - with conditions
14Maryland21.84¢+13.2%$201921-
15Pennsylvania21.73¢+10.4%$171785PJM capacity cleared at the $325 cap
16Illinois19.89¢+8.7%$143718CUB warns up to +$70/mo by 2028
17Wisconsin19.56¢+5.6%$126644Data centers must pay 100% of new plants
18Delaware19.29¢+6.2%$171889-
19Ohio19.19¢+9.7%$167869+$7.90/mo transmission rider (Apr 2026)
20Minnesota17.52¢+2.3%$124711-
21Indiana17.51¢+6.3%$1649372025 bills +17%; $216M shift contested
22Virginia17.22¢+13.1%$1851,076+$11.24/mo approved for 2026
23Colorado17.13¢+6.8%$129751-
24Alabama16.40¢+2.1%$2021,231-
25Georgia16.36¢+2.5%$1971,2019,885 MW approved, rates frozen to 2028
26Oregon16.32¢+3.3%$120735Large users +29.7%; homes −1.3%
27Missouri16.22¢+1.9%$1801,108+$13/mo sought for mid-2027
28Texas15.94¢+4.5%$2091,309233 GW queued - 70%+ data centers
29Iowa15.93¢+3.9%$136856-
30Kansas15.71¢+4.5%$1641,041-
31South Carolina15.55¢+5.1%$1861,195-
32West Virginia15.45¢−2.3%$149966-
33South Dakota15.36¢+8.0%$133868-
34Wyoming15.24¢+2.4%$106693-
35Arizona15.18¢−0.3%$2191,445APS asks 14% (+$20/mo); decision late 2026
36Montana15.14¢+2.2%$102677-
37Florida15.10¢−1.6%$1951,293-
38New Mexico15.06¢+2.6%$121805-
39Washington14.91¢+15.0%$114762-
40Mississippi14.88¢+5.8%$1911,284-
41North Carolina14.74¢+10.2%$1661,125-
42Idaho14.37¢+19.1%$114794-
43Oklahoma14.33¢+5.1%$1791,246-
44Kentucky14.26¢+6.4%$1601,123-
45Arkansas14.12¢+5.6%$1541,087-
46North Dakota14.12¢+3.0%$114805-
47Tennessee14.07¢+1.8%$1681,196-
48Louisiana13.49¢+5.9%$1841,365-
49Utah13.37¢+2.1%$120900Settled at 4.2% after a 30.5% ask
50Nebraska13.25¢+0.8%$129974-
51Nevada13.11¢+6.9%$1681,281-

Prices are EIA Form 861M monthly averages (~2-month lag; latest months preliminary). Average bill = residential revenue ÷ customers; usage = sales ÷ customers. Download this table (CSV).