Compare Electricity Rates by State

Side-by-side comparisons of electricity rates between neighboring states. See how residential rates, monthly bills, and energy usage differ across state lines.

110 state comparisons · Data from November 2025 · Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

110

State Comparisons

States Covered

17.2¢

National Avg Rate

Regions

South

29 comparisons

Southeast, Gulf Coast & Mid-Atlantic states

Kentucky vs Ohio

13.7¢ vs 17.7¢/kWh4.0¢ diff

Louisiana vs Texas

12.7¢ vs 16.0¢/kWh3.3¢ diff

Arkansas vs Texas

13.2¢ vs 16.0¢/kWh2.8¢ diff

Oklahoma vs Texas

13.3¢ vs 16.0¢/kWh2.7¢ diff

Alabama vs Tennessee

16.1¢ vs 13.5¢/kWh2.6¢ diff

Louisiana vs Mississippi

12.7¢ vs 15.3¢/kWh2.6¢ diff

Tennessee vs Virginia

13.5¢ vs 15.9¢/kWh2.5¢ diff

Kentucky vs Virginia

13.7¢ vs 15.9¢/kWh2.2¢ diff

Arkansas vs Mississippi

13.2¢ vs 15.3¢/kWh2.1¢ diff

Kentucky vs West Virginia

13.7¢ vs 15.7¢/kWh

Mississippi vs Tennessee

North Carolina vs Virginia

14.6¢ vs 15.9¢/kWh

North Carolina vs Tennessee

14.6¢ vs 13.5¢/kWh

Georgia vs South Carolina

14.4¢ vs 15.5¢/kWh

Georgia vs Tennessee

14.4¢ vs 13.5¢/kWh

North Carolina vs South Carolina

14.6¢ vs 15.5¢/kWh

Alabama vs Mississippi

16.1¢ vs 15.3¢/kWh

Kentucky vs Missouri

13.7¢ vs 13.1¢/kWh

Arkansas vs Louisiana

13.2¢ vs 12.7¢/kWh

Alabama vs Florida

16.1¢ vs 15.8¢/kWh

Virginia vs West Virginia

15.9¢ vs 15.7¢/kWh

Arkansas vs Tennessee

13.2¢ vs 13.5¢/kWh

Kentucky vs Tennessee

13.7¢ vs 13.5¢/kWh

Georgia vs North Carolina

South Dakota vs Wyoming

13.8¢ vs 13.9¢/kWh

West

30 comparisons

Pacific Coast, Mountain & Southwest states

California vs Nevada

31.9¢ vs 14.2¢/kWh17.7¢ diff

California vs Oregon

31.9¢ vs 15.6¢/kWh16.3¢ diff

Arizona vs California

15.7¢ vs 31.9¢/kWh16.3¢ diff

Alaska vs Washington

26.2¢ vs 13.8¢/kWh12.3¢ diff

California vs Hawaii

31.9¢ vs 40.2¢/kWh8.3¢ diff

Colorado vs Nebraska

16.4¢ vs 12.5¢/kWh3.8¢ diff

Idaho vs Oregon

12.3¢ vs 15.6¢/kWh3.3¢ diff

Colorado vs Utah

16.4¢ vs 13.1¢/kWh3.3¢ diff

Colorado vs Oklahoma

16.4¢ vs 13.3¢/kWh3.0¢ diff

Arizona vs Utah

15.7¢ vs 13.1¢/kWh2.6¢ diff

Colorado vs Wyoming

16.4¢ vs 13.9¢/kWh2.4¢ diff

New Mexico vs Oklahoma

15.6¢ vs 13.3¢/kWh2.3¢ diff

Montana vs South Dakota

12.8¢ vs 13.8¢/kWh

Montana vs North Dakota

Colorado vs New Mexico

Arizona vs New Mexico

15.7¢ vs 15.6¢/kWh

Midwest

29 comparisons

Great Lakes, Plains & Central states

Illinois vs Missouri

18.3¢ vs 13.1¢/kWh5.2¢ diff

Iowa vs Wisconsin

13.6¢ vs 18.4¢/kWh4.8¢ diff

Illinois vs Iowa

18.3¢ vs 13.6¢/kWh4.8¢ diff

Illinois vs Kentucky

18.3¢ vs 13.7¢/kWh4.6¢ diff

Minnesota vs North Dakota

15.7¢ vs 11.9¢/kWh3.7¢ diff

Indiana vs Kentucky

17.4¢ vs 13.7¢/kWh3.7¢ diff

Minnesota vs Wisconsin

15.7¢ vs 18.4¢/kWh2.7¢ diff

Kansas vs Nebraska

15.1¢ vs 12.5¢/kWh2.6¢ diff

Indiana vs Michigan

17.4¢ vs 19.9¢/kWh2.5¢ diff

Ohio vs Pennsylvania

17.7¢ vs 20.2¢/kWh2.5¢ diff

Michigan vs Ohio

19.9¢ vs 17.7¢/kWh2.3¢ diff

Iowa vs Minnesota

13.6¢ vs 15.7¢/kWh2.1¢ diff

Ohio vs West Virginia

17.7¢ vs 15.7¢/kWh2.0¢ diff

Kansas vs Missouri

15.1¢ vs 13.1¢/kWh

North Dakota vs South Dakota

11.9¢ vs 13.8¢/kWh

Minnesota vs South Dakota

15.7¢ vs 13.8¢/kWh

Kansas vs Oklahoma

15.1¢ vs 13.3¢/kWh

Michigan vs Wisconsin

19.9¢ vs 18.4¢/kWh

Nebraska vs Wyoming

12.5¢ vs 13.9¢/kWh

Nebraska vs South Dakota

Missouri vs Tennessee

Illinois vs Wisconsin

18.3¢ vs 18.4¢/kWh

Northeast

22 comparisons

New England & Mid-Atlantic states

Massachusetts vs Vermont

31.2¢ vs 24.2¢/kWh7.0¢ diff

Connecticut vs Pennsylvania

27.0¢ vs 20.2¢/kWh6.8¢ diff

New York vs Pennsylvania

26.5¢ vs 20.2¢/kWh6.3¢ diff

Maryland vs West Virginia

21.3¢ vs 15.7¢/kWh5.7¢ diff

Maryland vs Virginia

21.3¢ vs 15.9¢/kWh5.4¢ diff

Massachusetts vs New York

31.2¢ vs 26.5¢/kWh4.7¢ diff

Pennsylvania vs West Virginia

20.2¢ vs 15.7¢/kWh4.5¢ diff

Connecticut vs New Jersey

27.0¢ vs 22.7¢/kWh4.3¢ diff

Connecticut vs Massachusetts

27.0¢ vs 31.2¢/kWh4.2¢ diff

Delaware vs New Jersey

18.8¢ vs 22.7¢/kWh3.9¢ diff

Massachusetts vs New Hampshire

31.2¢ vs 27.4¢/kWh3.8¢ diff

Connecticut vs Rhode Island

27.0¢ vs 30.8¢/kWh3.8¢ diff

New Jersey vs New York

22.7¢ vs 26.5¢/kWh3.8¢ diff

New Hampshire vs Vermont

27.4¢ vs 24.2¢/kWh3.2¢ diff

New Jersey vs Pennsylvania

22.7¢ vs 20.2¢/kWh2.6¢ diff

Delaware vs Maryland

18.8¢ vs 21.3¢/kWh2.5¢ diff

New York vs Vermont

26.5¢ vs 24.2¢/kWh2.3¢ diff

Delaware vs Pennsylvania

18.8¢ vs 20.2¢/kWh

Maryland vs Pennsylvania

21.3¢ vs 20.2¢/kWh

Connecticut vs New York

27.0¢ vs 26.5¢/kWh

Maine vs New Hampshire

27.9¢ vs 27.4¢/kWh

Massachusetts vs Rhode Island

31.2¢ vs 30.8¢/kWh

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Compare electricity rates across 101 major U.S. utilities in all 50 states. Select a state to filter or view all utilities.

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National Average: 16¢/kWh

Lowest: 10.8¢/kWh

Highest: 45.2¢/kWh

Utility	State	Avg. Rate	5-Year Trend	YoY Change	vs. National
IP Idaho PowerLowest	Idaho	10.8¢/kWh	9.9¢ → 10.8¢	+2.5% YoY	32% below
NP Nebraska Public Power District	Nebraska	10.8¢/kWh	9.9¢ → 10.8¢	+1.8% YoY	32% below
AW Avista Washington	Washington	10.8¢/kWh	10¢ → 10.8¢	+2.2% YoY	32% below
AI Avista Idaho	Idaho	11.2¢/kWh	10.2¢ → 11.2¢	+3.1% YoY	30% below
OG OG&E	Oklahoma	11.2¢/kWh	10.3¢ → 11.2¢	+2.5% YoY	30% below
ML Memphis Light, Gas & Water	Tennessee	11.2¢/kWh	10.7¢ → 11.2¢	+1.2% YoY	30% below
SCL Seattle City Light	Washington	11.2¢/kWh	9.9¢ → 11.2¢	+2.5% YoY	30% below
RM Rocky Mountain Power Wyoming	Wyoming	11.2¢/kWh	10.3¢ → 11.2¢	+2.5% YoY	30% below
LA LG&E and KU	Kentucky	11.5¢/kWh	10.4¢ → 11.5¢	+2.8% YoY	28% below
OP Omaha Public Power District	Nebraska	11.5¢/kWh	10.4¢ → 11.5¢	+2.2% YoY	28% below
KU Knoxville Utilities Board	Tennessee	11.5¢/kWh	11¢ → 11.5¢	+1.8% YoY	28% below
O( Oncor (TDU)	Texas	11.5¢/kWh*	9.9¢ → 11.5¢	+3.5% YoY	28% below
RM Rocky Mountain Power Utah	Utah	11.5¢/kWh	9.9¢ → 11.5¢	+3.2% YoY	28% below
EA Entergy Arkansas	Arkansas	11.8¢/kWh	10.8¢ → 11.8¢	+2.5% YoY	26% below
XE Xcel Energy North Dakota	North Dakota	11.8¢/kWh	10.6¢ → 11.8¢	+2.5% YoY	26% below
PS Public Service Company of Oklahoma	Oklahoma	11.8¢/kWh	10.5¢ → 11.8¢	+3.2% YoY	26% below
NE NorthWestern Energy South Dakota	South Dakota	11.8¢/kWh	10.8¢ → 11.8¢	+2.2% YoY	26% below
NE Nashville Electric Service	Tennessee	11.8¢/kWh	10.8¢ → 11.8¢	+1.5% YoY	26% below
AT AEP Texas (TDU)	Texas	11.8¢/kWh*	9.9¢ → 11.8¢	+3.8% YoY	26% below
CE CenterPoint Energy (TDU)	Texas	12.0¢/kWh*	10.4¢ → 12¢	+4.2% YoY	25% below
SA SWEPCO Arkansas	Arkansas	12.2¢/kWh	10.8¢ → 12.2¢	+3.1% YoY	24% below
NE NorthWestern Energy Montana	Montana	12.2¢/kWh	10.8¢ → 12.2¢	+2.8% YoY	24% below
MU Montana-Dakota Utilities	North Dakota	12.2¢/kWh	11¢ → 12.2¢	+2.8% YoY	24% below
EM Entergy Mississippi	Mississippi	12.4¢/kWh	11.3¢ → 12.4¢	+2.8% YoY	22% below
ME MidAmerican Energy Iowa	Iowa	12.5¢/kWh	11.7¢ → 12.5¢	+1.8% YoY	22% below
XE Xcel Energy South Dakota	South Dakota	12.5¢/kWh	11.3¢ → 12.5¢	+2.8% YoY	22% below
AP Appalachian Power Virginia	Virginia	12.5¢/kWh	11¢ → 12.5¢	+3.2% YoY	22% below
PSE Puget Sound Energy	Washington	12.5¢/kWh	10.6¢ → 12.5¢	+3.8% YoY	22% below
BH Black Hills Energy Wyoming	Wyoming	12.5¢/kWh	11.1¢ → 12.5¢	+3.2% YoY	22% below
SR Salt River Project	Arizona	12.8¢/kWh	10.4¢ → 12.8¢	+5.5% YoY	20% below
DE Duke Energy Kentucky	Kentucky	12.8¢/kWh	11.5¢ → 12.8¢	+3.2% YoY	20% below
EL Entergy Louisiana	Louisiana	12.8¢/kWh	10.9¢ → 12.8¢	+4.5% YoY	20% below
AM Ameren Missouri	Missouri	12.8¢/kWh	11.2¢ → 12.8¢	+3.5% YoY	20% below
NVE NV Energy	Nevada	12.8¢/kWh	10.7¢ → 12.8¢	+4.5% YoY	20% below
DE Duke Energy Carolinas	North Carolina	12.8¢/kWh	10.7¢ → 12.8¢	+4.2% YoY	20% below
AP Appalachian Power West Virginia	West Virginia	12.8¢/kWh	11.2¢ → 12.8¢	+3.5% YoY	20% below
DE Duke Energy Ohio	Ohio	12.9¢/kWh	11¢ → 12.9¢	+3.2% YoY	19% below
PP Pacific Power Oregon	Oregon	12.9¢/kWh	11.1¢ → 12.9¢	+3.8% YoY	19% below
EK Evergy Kansas	Kansas	13.2¢/kWh	11.6¢ → 13.2¢	+3.5% YoY	18% below
MP Minnesota Power	Minnesota	13.2¢/kWh	11.9¢ → 13.2¢	+2.5% YoY	18% below
DE Duke Energy Progress	North Carolina	13.2¢/kWh	10.9¢ → 13.2¢	+4.8% YoY	18% below
AO AEP Ohio	Ohio	13.2¢/kWh	11.5¢ → 13.2¢	+3.8% YoY	18% below
APS Arizona Public Service	Arizona	13.5¢/kWh	10.6¢ → 13.5¢	+6.8% YoY	16% below
DE Duke Energy Indiana	Indiana	13.5¢/kWh	11.1¢ → 13.5¢	+4.8% YoY	16% below
CP Cleco Power	Louisiana	13.5¢/kWh	11.2¢ → 13.5¢	+3.8% YoY	16% below
MP Mississippi Power	Mississippi	13.5¢/kWh	11.9¢ → 13.5¢	+3.2% YoY	16% below
EM Evergy Missouri	Missouri	13.5¢/kWh	11.2¢ → 13.5¢	+4.2% YoY	16% below
EP El Paso Electric New Mexico	New Mexico	13.5¢/kWh	12.3¢ → 13.5¢	+2.8% YoY	16% below
DE Duke Energy South Carolina	South Carolina	13.5¢/kWh	11.3¢ → 13.5¢	+4.2% YoY	16% below
MP Mon Power	West Virginia	13.5¢/kWh	11.3¢ → 13.5¢	+4.2% YoY	16% below
BH Black Hills Energy Colorado	Colorado	13.8¢/kWh	12¢ → 13.8¢	+3.2% YoY	14% below
AE Alliant Energy Iowa	Iowa	13.8¢/kWh	13.1¢ → 13.8¢	+2.5% YoY	14% below
PGE Portland General Electric	Oregon	13.8¢/kWh	11.4¢ → 13.8¢	+4.5% YoY	14% below
PPL PPL Electric	Pennsylvania	13.8¢/kWh	12.3¢ → 13.8¢	+3.5% YoY	14% below
DE Dominion Energy Virginia	Virginia	13.8¢/kWh	11.7¢ → 13.8¢	+4.5% YoY	14% below
FPL Florida Power & Light	Florida	13.9¢/kWh	11.7¢ → 13.9¢	+4.2% YoY	13% below
GP Gulf Power (FPL Northwest)	Florida	14.1¢/kWh	11.9¢ → 14.1¢	+4.5% YoY	12% below
FO FirstEnergy Ohio	Ohio	14.1¢/kWh	11.9¢ → 14.1¢	+4.5% YoY	12% below
XE Xcel Energy Colorado	Colorado	14.2¢/kWh	11.9¢ → 14.2¢	+4.5% YoY	11% below
GP Georgia Power	Georgia	14.2¢/kWh	11.7¢ → 14.2¢	+3.8% YoY	11% below
AI AES Indiana	Indiana	14.2¢/kWh	11.5¢ → 14.2¢	+5.2% YoY	11% below
PN PNM	New Mexico	14.2¢/kWh	12.2¢ → 14.2¢	+3.8% YoY	11% below
DE Dominion Energy South Carolina	South Carolina	14.2¢/kWh	12.5¢ → 14.2¢	+3.8% YoY	11% below
AE Alliant Energy Wisconsin	Wisconsin	14.2¢/kWh	12.7¢ → 14.2¢	+3.2% YoY	11% below
AP Alabama Power	Alabama	14.5¢/kWh	13.1¢ → 14.5¢	+3.2% YoY	9% below
DP Delmarva Power Delaware	Delaware	14.5¢/kWh	12.6¢ → 14.5¢	+3.8% YoY	9% below
AI Ameren Illinois	Illinois	14.5¢/kWh	12.7¢ → 14.5¢	+3.5% YoY	9% below
XE Xcel Energy Minnesota	Minnesota	14.5¢/kWh	12.3¢ → 14.5¢	+3.8% YoY	9% below
DL Duquesne Light	Pennsylvania	14.5¢/kWh	12.5¢ → 14.5¢	+4.2% YoY	9% below
DE Duke Energy Florida	Florida	14.8¢/kWh	12.9¢ → 14.8¢	+5.1% YoY	7% below
MG Madison Gas & Electric	Wisconsin	14.8¢/kWh	12.4¢ → 14.8¢	+3.8% YoY	7% below
TE Tampa Electric (TECO)	Florida	15.2¢/kWh	12.1¢ → 15.2¢	+5.8% YoY	5% below
PECO PECO Energy	Pennsylvania	15.2¢/kWh	12.7¢ → 15.2¢	+4.8% YoY	5% below
WE We Energies	Wisconsin	15.2¢/kWh	12.8¢ → 15.2¢	+4.5% YoY	5% below
CE ComEd	Illinois	15.8¢/kWh	13¢ → 15.8¢	+4.2% YoY	1% below
NI NIPSCO	Indiana	15.8¢/kWh	12.5¢ → 15.8¢	+6.1% YoY	1% below
PM Pepco Maryland	Maryland	15.8¢/kWh	13.3¢ → 15.8¢	+4.2% YoY	1% below
BG Baltimore Gas & Electric	Maryland	16.2¢/kWh	13.4¢ → 16.2¢	+4.8% YoY	1% above
JC JCP&L	New Jersey	16.5¢/kWh	14.2¢ → 16.5¢	+4.8% YoY	3% above
NY NYSEG	New York	17.2¢/kWh	15.3¢ → 17.2¢	+4.5% YoY	7% above
CE Consumers Energy	Michigan	17.5¢/kWh	13.8¢ → 17.5¢	+5.8% YoY	9% above
PSE PSE&G	New Jersey	17.8¢/kWh	14.7¢ → 17.8¢	+5.5% YoY	11% above
DTE DTE Energy	Michigan	18.2¢/kWh	14.1¢ → 18.2¢	+6.5% YoY	14% above
VP Versant Power	Maine	18.5¢/kWh	15.1¢ → 18.5¢	+5.2% YoY	16% above
NG National Grid New York	New York	18.5¢/kWh	15¢ → 18.5¢	+5.2% YoY	16% above
CM Central Maine Power	Maine	19.2¢/kWh	15.3¢ → 19.2¢	+6.1% YoY	20% above
GM Green Mountain Power	Vermont	20.5¢/kWh	16.8¢ → 20.5¢	+4.8% YoY	28% above
CHU Chugach Electric	Alaska	22.5¢/kWh	18.6¢ → 22.5¢	+4.1% YoY	41% above
EN Eversource New Hampshire	New Hampshire	22.5¢/kWh	17.3¢ → 22.5¢	+6.8% YoY	41% above
GVE Golden Valley Electric	Alaska	24.8¢/kWh	22.3¢ → 24.8¢	+2.8% YoY	55% above
CE Con Edison	New York	24.8¢/kWh	18.3¢ → 24.8¢	+7.5% YoY	55% above
RI Rhode Island Energy	Rhode Island	25.8¢/kWh	20.2¢ → 25.8¢	+7.2% YoY	61% above
NG National Grid Massachusetts	Massachusetts	26.5¢/kWh	18.8¢ → 26.5¢	+8.5% YoY	66% above
EM Eversource Massachusetts	Massachusetts	27.2¢/kWh	19.3¢ → 27.2¢	+9.2% YoY	70% above
SCE Southern California Edison	California	28.5¢/kWh	20¢ → 28.5¢	+9.8% YoY	78% above
UI United Illuminating	Connecticut	28.8¢/kWh	22¢ → 28.8¢	+7.5% YoY	80% above
EC Eversource Connecticut	Connecticut	29.5¢/kWh	21.9¢ → 29.5¢	+8.2% YoY	84% above
PG&E Pacific Gas & Electric	California	32.5¢/kWh	20.2¢ → 32.5¢	+12.5% YoY	103% above
SDG San Diego Gas & Electric	California	35.2¢/kWh	20.1¢ → 35.2¢	+15.2% YoY	120% above
HECO Hawaiian Electric	Hawaii	42.5¢/kWh	48.1¢ → 42.5¢	-2.5% YoY	166% above
ME Maui Electric	Hawaii	45.2¢/kWh	47.7¢ → 45.2¢	-1.8% YoY	183% above

*Texas Note: Texas has a deregulated electricity market. Oncor, CenterPoint, and AEP Texas are Transmission and Distribution Utilities (TDUs) that deliver power, but you choose your Retail Electric Provider (REP). Rates shown are estimates including typical TDU charges. Learn more about Texas deregulation →

California Note: California has some of the highest electricity rates in the nation due to infrastructure investments, wildfire mitigation, and renewable energy mandates. Low-income customers may qualify for CARE/FERA discounts of 30-35% off their bills.

Hawaii Note: Hawaii has the highest electricity rates in the nation due to its reliance on imported oil for power generation. However, rates are declining as the state transitions to renewable energy sources like solar and wind.

Tennessee Note: Tennessee utilities receive wholesale power from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), a federal corporation. This results in some of the lowest electricity rates in the nation.

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Understanding Electricity Rate Differences

Electricity rates vary significantly across the United States due to several factors:

Fuel Mix

Utilities that rely heavily on natural gas or coal may have more volatile rates, while those with significant nuclear or renewable capacity often have more stable pricing.

Regulatory Environment

States like Texas have deregulated markets where you can choose your electricity provider, while most states have regulated utilities with rates set by public utility commissions.

Infrastructure Costs

Utilities serving rural areas or regions prone to extreme weather may have higher rates to cover infrastructure maintenance and storm hardening investments.

State Policies

Clean energy mandates, like California's renewable portfolio standards, can affect rates. These policies support environmental goals but may increase costs in the short term.

Note: Rates shown are estimates based on publicly available data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and may not reflect your exact bill. Actual rates depend on your specific rate plan, usage level, and applicable fees. For accurate rate information, check your utility's website or your most recent bill.

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