Average electric bill in the U.S.
The average U.S. home pays $157 a month for electricity, using about 870 kWh at 18.01¢ per kWh over the 12 months to july 2026.
Updated · EIA data
- Price per kWh, Jul 2026
- 18.31¢
- Price vs. a year ago (May–Jul)
- Up 5.3%
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, residential sales, revenue and customers, August 2025 to July 2026. Bill and use per home are our calculation. How we calculate this
By home size
BillAverage estimate based on EIA data. A large house (2,500+ sq ft) runs about $212 a month.
Average electric bill by state
Average monthly bill in every state, highest first, with the use and price behind it.
| State | Avg. bill | Per kWh |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | $224 | 43.51¢ |
| Maryland | $209 | 22.08¢ |
| Connecticut | $196 | 27.99¢ |
| Alabama | $185 | 16.44¢ |
| Massachusetts | $182 | 30.43¢ |
| Texas | $176 | 15.96¢ |
| Pennsylvania | $174 | 20.70¢ |
| Virginia | $173 | 16.48¢ |
| Mississippi | $171 | 14.77¢ |
| New Hampshire | $171 | 26.67¢ |
| Florida | $169 | 15.39¢ |
| New York | $167 | 28.39¢ |
| South Carolina | $165 | 15.64¢ |
| Delaware | $165 | 17.79¢ |
| Rhode Island | $164 | 29.27¢ |
| West Virginia | $163 | 15.48¢ |
| Tennessee | $162 | 13.56¢ |
| Arizona | $162 | 15.40¢ |
| Georgia | $162 | 15.12¢ |
| California | $161 | 32.99¢ |
| Indiana | $158 | 16.94¢ |
| Ohio | $158 | 18.25¢ |
| New Jersey | $158 | 23.78¢ |
| Alaska | $158 | 26.85¢ |
| Maine | $156 | 29.31¢ |
| Louisiana | $156 | 12.99¢ |
| Kentucky | $154 | 13.92¢ |
| District of Columbia | $153 | 24.20¢ |
| North Carolina | $152 | 14.77¢ |
| Missouri | $145 | 13.95¢ |
| Oklahoma | $144 | 13.70¢ |
| Arkansas | $141 | 13.43¢ |
| Vermont | $141 | 23.80¢ |
| South Dakota | $140 | 14.20¢ |
| Michigan | $133 | 21.05¢ |
| North Dakota | $132 | 12.32¢ |
| Kansas | $132 | 15.09¢ |
| Oregon | $132 | 15.50¢ |
| Washington | $132 | 14.12¢ |
| Illinois | $132 | 18.79¢ |
| Wisconsin | $124 | 18.74¢ |
| Nebraska | $123 | 12.86¢ |
| Iowa | $121 | 14.13¢ |
| Minnesota | $120 | 16.22¢ |
| Nevada | $119 | 13.36¢ |
| Montana | $115 | 13.84¢ |
| Wyoming | $114 | 14.01¢ |
| Idaho | $114 | 12.65¢ |
| Colorado | $108 | 16.31¢ |
| Utah | $104 | 13.32¢ |
| New Mexico | $98 | 15.22¢ |
U.S. Energy Information Administration, residential sector, 12 months to July 2026 (earlier for a few states where EIA withheld a month; each state's page shows its months).
U.S. electricity price trend
Average residential price per kWh each month. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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Questions
- What is the average electric bill in the U.S.?
- $157 a month over the 12 months to July 2026. The average home used about 870 kWh a month at an average 18.01¢ per kWh. That's our calculation from U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) data on residential sales, revenue and customers.
- Which state has the highest electric bills?
- Hawaii, at $224 a month on average. The lowest is New Mexico, at $98.
- How much is electricity per kWh?
- 18.31¢ per kWh for U.S. homes in July 2026, the latest month EIA has published, and 18.01¢ on average over the 12 months to July 2026.
- Why do electric bills change from month to month?
- Most of it is weather. Air conditioning in summer and electric heat in winter raise use, and many utilities charge more per kWh in summer. Fuel costs passed through to customers also move prices over the year.