Residential electricity rates by state, May 2026
Average price, the change from a year ago, and what it costs to run a typical electric car (35.48 kWh/100 mi) for 12,000 miles in each state.
13.11¢cheapest — Nevada
52.72¢dearest — Hawaii
19.42¢U.S. average
4.0×spread
Electricity got more expensive almost everywhere over the past year. The steepest increases were in Hawaii (+28.7%), Idaho (+19.1%), Washington (+15%), New Hampshire (+14.9%), Maryland (+13.2%).
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| State | ¢/kWh | A year ago | Change | vs. U.S. | Typical EV / year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 13.11 | 12.26 | +6.9% | -33% | $558 |
| Nebraska | 13.25 | 13.14 | +0.8% | -32% | $564 |
| Utah | 13.37 | 13.10 | +2.1% | -31% | $569 |
| Louisiana | 13.49 | 12.74 | +5.9% | -31% | $574 |
| Tennessee | 14.07 | 13.82 | +1.8% | -28% | $599 |
| Arkansas | 14.12 | 13.37 | +5.6% | -27% | $601 |
| North Dakota | 14.12 | 13.71 | +3% | -27% | $601 |
| Kentucky | 14.26 | 13.40 | +6.4% | -27% | $607 |
| Oklahoma | 14.33 | 13.63 | +5.1% | -26% | $610 |
| Idaho | 14.37 | 12.07 | +19.1% | -26% | $612 |
| North Carolina | 14.74 | 13.38 | +10.2% | -24% | $628 |
| Mississippi | 14.88 | 14.07 | +5.8% | -23% | $634 |
| Washington | 14.91 | 12.96 | +15% | -23% | $635 |
| New Mexico | 15.06 | 14.68 | +2.6% | -22% | $641 |
| Florida | 15.10 | 15.35 | -1.6% | -22% | $643 |
| Montana | 15.14 | 14.81 | +2.2% | -22% | $645 |
| Arizona | 15.18 | 15.23 | -0.3% | -22% | $646 |
| Wyoming | 15.24 | 14.89 | +2.4% | -22% | $649 |
| South Dakota | 15.36 | 14.22 | +8% | -21% | $654 |
| West Virginia | 15.45 | 15.82 | -2.3% | -20% | $658 |
| South Carolina | 15.55 | 14.79 | +5.1% | -20% | $662 |
| Kansas | 15.71 | 15.04 | +4.5% | -19% | $669 |
| Iowa | 15.93 | 15.33 | +3.9% | -18% | $678 |
| Texas | 15.94 | 15.26 | +4.5% | -18% | $679 |
| Missouri | 16.22 | 15.91 | +1.9% | -16% | $691 |
| Oregon | 16.32 | 15.80 | +3.3% | -16% | $695 |
| Georgia | 16.36 | 15.96 | +2.5% | -16% | $697 |
| Alabama | 16.40 | 16.06 | +2.1% | -16% | $698 |
| Colorado | 17.13 | 16.04 | +6.8% | -12% | $729 |
| Virginia | 17.22 | 15.23 | +13.1% | -11% | $733 |
| Indiana | 17.51 | 16.48 | +6.2% | -10% | $746 |
| Minnesota | 17.52 | 17.12 | +2.3% | -10% | $746 |
| Ohio | 19.19 | 17.50 | +9.7% | -1% | $817 |
| Delaware | 19.29 | 18.16 | +6.2% | -1% | $821 |
| Wisconsin | 19.56 | 18.52 | +5.6% | 1% | $833 |
| Illinois | 19.89 | 18.29 | +8.7% | 2% | $847 |
| Pennsylvania | 21.73 | 19.69 | +10.4% | 12% | $925 |
| Maryland | 21.84 | 19.29 | +13.2% | 12% | $930 |
| Michigan | 22.99 | 20.82 | +10.4% | 18% | $979 |
| Connecticut | 24.32 | 27.19 | -10.6% | 25% | $1,035 |
| District of Columbia | 24.39 | 22.70 | +7.4% | 26% | $1,038 |
| Vermont | 24.44 | 23.00 | +6.3% | 26% | $1,041 |
| New Jersey | 24.95 | 24.88 | +0.3% | 28% | $1,062 |
| New Hampshire | 27.01 | 23.51 | +14.9% | 39% | $1,150 |
| Alaska | 28.21 | 26.87 | +5% | 45% | $1,201 |
| Rhode Island | 29.23 | 26.84 | +8.9% | 50% | $1,244 |
| New York | 29.49 | 26.55 | +11.1% | 52% | $1,256 |
| Maine | 29.59 | 28.14 | +5.2% | 52% | $1,260 |
| Massachusetts | 29.61 | 30.33 | -2.4% | 52% | $1,261 |
| California | 34.74 | 33.59 | +3.4% | 79% | $1,479 |
| Hawaii | 52.72 | 40.96 | +28.7% | 171% | $2,245 |