U.S. electric bills in July 2026
The average U.S. home paid $212 for electricity in July 2026, at an average price of 18.31¢/kWh and 1,160 kWh of use. A year earlier the average bill was $203, so bills were 4.4% higher.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, July 2026.
Lowest average bills
- Washington $126
- Wyoming $131
- Montana $133
- Oregon $137
- Alaska $141
- Maine $143
- North Dakota $144
- Vermont $147
- New Mexico $152
- Idaho $153
Highest average bills
- Arizona $263
- Hawaii $262
- New Jersey $261
- Maryland $253
- Texas $251
- Alabama $249
- Georgia $240
- New York $234
- South Carolina $232
- Oklahoma $229
Biggest changes from a year earlier
Largest increases
- Hawaii $212 → $262 (+23.6%)
- Colorado $146 → $174 (+19.2%)
- Idaho $130 → $153 (+17.7%)
- Nevada $177 → $207 (+16.9%)
- North Dakota $126 → $144 (+14.3%)
Largest decreases
- Connecticut $282 → $222 (-21.3%)
- New Jersey $287 → $261 (-9.1%)
- West Virginia $199 → $182 (-8.5%)
- Massachusetts $240 → $225 (-6.3%)
- Delaware $208 → $198 (-4.8%)
All states
| Rank | State | Avg. bill | ¢/kWh | kWh/month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $126 | 14.71 | 856 |
| 2 | Wyoming | $131 | 14.36 | 911 |
| 3 | Montana | $133 | 14.99 | 889 |
| 4 | Oregon | $137 | 15.97 | 859 |
| 5 | Alaska | $141 | 28.83 | 490 |
| 6 | Maine | $143 | 32.41 | 441 |
| 7 | North Dakota | $144 | 13.41 | 1,077 |
| 8 | Vermont | $147 | 23.75 | 617 |
| 9 | New Mexico | $152 | 16.09 | 942 |
| 10 | Idaho | $153 | 13.73 | 1,112 |
| 11 | Minnesota | $169 | 17.45 | 971 |
| 12 | Utah | $170 | 13.12 | 1,292 |
| 13 | Nebraska | $172 | 13.78 | 1,249 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | $173 | 19.06 | 906 |
| 15 | Colorado | $174 | 17.00 | 1,024 |
| 16 | South Dakota | $176 | 15.37 | 1,146 |
| 17 | West Virginia | $182 | 15.78 | 1,155 |
| 18 | California | $192 | 33.61 | 571 |
| 19 | Kentucky | $193 | 13.81 | 1,394 |
| 20 | Iowa | $193 | 15.99 | 1,209 |
| 21 | Illinois | $193 | 19.22 | 1,005 |
| 22 | Delaware | $198 | 18.48 | 1,070 |
| 23 | Arkansas | $201 | 14.33 | 1,406 |
| 24 | North Carolina | $203 | 15.16 | 1,338 |
| 25 | Tennessee | $205 | 13.71 | 1,494 |
| 26 | Indiana | $205 | 16.73 | 1,225 |
| 27 | Nevada | $207 | 12.77 | 1,622 |
| 28 | New Hampshire | $207 | 26.60 | 778 |
| 29 | Kansas | $208 | 15.27 | 1,364 |
| 30 | District of Columbia | $208 | 25.21 | 827 |
| 31 | Michigan | $211 | 23.05 | 914 |
| 32 | Louisiana | $212 | 12.72 | 1,669 |
| 33 | Rhode Island | $217 | 28.29 | 766 |
| 34 | Florida | $222 | 15.03 | 1,477 |
| 35 | Pennsylvania | $222 | 21.72 | 1,020 |
| 36 | Connecticut | $222 | 24.16 | 918 |
| 37 | Ohio | $224 | 19.45 | 1,151 |
| 38 | Massachusetts | $225 | 30.49 | 738 |
| 39 | Missouri | $226 | 16.09 | 1,405 |
| 40 | Mississippi | $228 | 14.54 | 1,569 |
| 41 | Virginia | $228 | 17.55 | 1,299 |
| 42 | Oklahoma | $229 | 14.35 | 1,598 |
| 43 | South Carolina | $232 | 15.47 | 1,499 |
| 44 | New York | $234 | 29.90 | 784 |
| 45 | Georgia | $240 | 16.27 | 1,478 |
| 46 | Alabama | $249 | 16.40 | 1,517 |
| 47 | Texas | $251 | 15.88 | 1,581 |
| 48 | Maryland | $253 | 21.41 | 1,184 |
| 49 | New Jersey | $261 | 25.19 | 1,036 |
| 50 | Hawaii | $262 | 48.00 | 546 |
| 51 | Arizona | $263 | 15.38 | 1,711 |
Methodology and sources
The average bill is the EIA's average residential price multiplied by average monthly use per customer (total residential sales divided by the number of residential customers reported to EIA). EIA's average price already includes the fixed customer charges utilities bill, spread across every kWh. Full methodology.
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Electricity retail sales to ultimate customers, residential sector (Forms EIA-861M, EIA-861), data period July 2026
- EIA Open Data API v2, electricity/retail-sales, data period July 2026