U.S. electric bills in August 2026
The average U.S. home paid $209 for electricity in August 2026, at an average price of 18.16¢/kWh and 1,152 kWh of use. A year earlier the average bill was $188, so bills were 11.2% higher.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, August 2026.
Lowest average bills
- Wyoming $118
- Washington $120
- Montana $122
- North Dakota $130
- Oregon $135
- Idaho $137
- Alaska $139
- Vermont $142
- Minnesota $145
- Wisconsin $148
Highest average bills
- Hawaii $269
- Arizona $269
- Texas $266
- Alabama $254
- Oklahoma $251
- Mississippi $239
- Massachusetts $236
- New Jersey $236
- California $235
- Georgia $234
Biggest changes from a year earlier
Largest increases
- Virginia $169 → $220 (+30.2%)
- Oklahoma $201 → $251 (+24.9%)
- Maryland $190 → $233 (+22.6%)
- California $194 → $235 (+21.1%)
- Hawaii $223 → $269 (+20.6%)
Largest decreases
- Connecticut $239 → $204 (-14.6%)
- Rhode Island $198 → $176 (-11.1%)
- Oregon $141 → $135 (-4.3%)
- Iowa $153 → $149 (-2.6%)
- Florida $222 → $217 (-2.3%)
All states
| Rank | State | Avg. bill | ¢/kWh | kWh/month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyoming | $118 | 14.43 | 821 |
| 2 | Washington | $120 | 14.63 | 819 |
| 3 | Montana | $122 | 15.57 | 784 |
| 4 | North Dakota | $130 | 13.31 | 979 |
| 5 | Oregon | $135 | 15.92 | 847 |
| 6 | Idaho | $137 | 13.37 | 1,026 |
| 7 | Alaska | $139 | 29.41 | 473 |
| 8 | Vermont | $142 | 23.84 | 596 |
| 9 | Minnesota | $145 | 17.20 | 844 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | $148 | 19.41 | 761 |
| 11 | Iowa | $149 | 17.06 | 872 |
| 12 | Nebraska | $155 | 13.54 | 1,144 |
| 13 | Maine | $157 | 32.11 | 489 |
| 14 | South Dakota | $160 | 15.15 | 1,057 |
| 15 | New Mexico | $162 | 16.51 | 983 |
| 16 | Utah | $164 | 13.31 | 1,230 |
| 17 | Colorado | $167 | 17.17 | 973 |
| 18 | Illinois | $171 | 19.32 | 886 |
| 19 | Michigan | $172 | 22.99 | 750 |
| 20 | West Virginia | $174 | 16.31 | 1,069 |
| 21 | Rhode Island | $176 | 28.18 | 625 |
| 22 | Kentucky | $188 | 13.80 | 1,364 |
| 23 | Indiana | $189 | 17.02 | 1,110 |
| 24 | North Carolina | $196 | 14.95 | 1,310 |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | $198 | 21.77 | 911 |
| 26 | Ohio | $199 | 19.38 | 1,029 |
| 27 | New Hampshire | $202 | 27.64 | 730 |
| 28 | Kansas | $204 | 15.47 | 1,316 |
| 29 | Connecticut | $204 | 24.51 | 834 |
| 30 | Tennessee | $206 | 13.42 | 1,532 |
| 31 | District of Columbia | $206 | 25.98 | 791 |
| 32 | Nevada | $207 | 12.72 | 1,631 |
| 33 | Delaware | $210 | 18.70 | 1,121 |
| 34 | New York | $213 | 28.65 | 742 |
| 35 | Missouri | $216 | 16.02 | 1,347 |
| 36 | Arkansas | $217 | 14.37 | 1,510 |
| 37 | Florida | $217 | 14.99 | 1,449 |
| 38 | Virginia | $220 | 17.64 | 1,246 |
| 39 | South Carolina | $226 | 15.76 | 1,436 |
| 40 | Louisiana | $227 | 12.87 | 1,763 |
| 41 | Maryland | $233 | 21.40 | 1,091 |
| 42 | Georgia | $234 | 15.90 | 1,471 |
| 43 | California | $235 | 29.75 | 789 |
| 44 | New Jersey | $236 | 24.61 | 960 |
| 45 | Massachusetts | $236 | 30.48 | 774 |
| 46 | Mississippi | $239 | 14.43 | 1,655 |
| 47 | Oklahoma | $251 | 14.82 | 1,696 |
| 48 | Alabama | $254 | 16.33 | 1,555 |
| 49 | Texas | $266 | 15.91 | 1,670 |
| 50 | Arizona | $269 | 15.05 | 1,789 |
| 51 | Hawaii | $269 | 47.18 | 570 |
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 August 2026
- EIA Open Data API v2, electricity/retail-sales, data period August 2026