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Electricity by State

Compare electricity prices, generation, capacity, and retail sales across all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Data year 2024Released Nov. 10, 2025Next release Nov. 2026Status Current annual profile

U.S. average retail price12.94¢/kWhAll end-use sectors

U.S. net generation4.31B MWh2024 electricity generation

U.S. summer capacity1.23M MWNet summer generating capacity

U.S. retail sales3.98B MWhElectricity sold to end users

State comparison

Highest average retail electricity prices

Hawaii has the highest 2024 all-sector average retail price; North Dakota has the lowest.

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Hawaii

38.00¢

California

27.04¢

Connecticut

24.37¢

Rhode Island

24.15¢

Massachusetts

23.94¢

Alaska

22.17¢

New Hampshire

20.61¢

Maine

19.66¢

New York

19.66¢

Vermont

18.41¢

Prices by customer type

National electricity prices vary substantially by sector

Residential16.48¢per kWh

Commercial12.75¢per kWh

Industrial8.13¢per kWh

Transportation12.75¢per kWh

These are national 2024 average prices to ultimate customers. They are calculated from retail electricity revenues and sales and are not the same as an individual utility tariff or rate plan.

All states + D.C.

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#	State	Avg. price ↕	Generation (MWh) ↕	Capacity (MW) ↕	Retail sales (MWh) ↕
1	Hawaii	38.00¢	9,160,979	3,369	8,952,134
2	California	27.04¢	214,191,383	96,773	245,717,145
3	Connecticut	24.37¢	44,761,412	9,994	27,351,355
4	Rhode Island	24.15¢	9,777,026	2,322	7,414,247
5	Massachusetts	23.94¢	20,914,890	11,505	49,418,575
6	Alaska	22.17¢	6,690,506	2,853	6,046,503
7	New Hampshire	20.61¢	16,942,479	4,470	10,913,961
8	Maine	19.66¢	14,655,178	5,586	11,341,591
9	New York	19.66¢	129,015,493	41,288	140,497,501
10	Vermont	18.41¢	2,258,891	864	5,458,947
11	District of Columbia	16.88¢	187,195	62	10,142,915
12	New Jersey	16.29¢	60,175,245	16,606	73,531,424
13	Maryland	15.04¢	35,424,816	11,718	59,018,688
14	Michigan	14.16¢	124,200,090	32,139	98,991,014
15	Delaware	13.56¢	4,799,212	3,303	11,373,916
16	Arizona	12.74¢	116,026,511	32,877	90,843,288
17	Wisconsin	12.72¢	65,276,344	17,430	68,291,424
18	Florida	12.53¢	266,119,236	72,012	255,095,458
19	Pennsylvania	12.51¢	241,498,648	48,856	142,146,514
20	Minnesota	12.35¢	58,595,222	18,213	64,562,108
21	Illinois	12.21¢	185,012,935	46,279	133,226,907
22	Colorado	12.07¢	58,798,395	19,817	56,842,904
23	Alabama	11.90¢	142,921,216	30,996	87,522,932
24	North Carolina	11.65¢	134,965,396	36,337	136,904,526
25	Nevada	11.47¢	45,528,427	16,725	40,664,639
26	Georgia	11.40¢	139,805,428	39,746	150,003,965
27	Indiana	11.38¢	97,012,880	27,837	99,219,607
28	Ohio	11.29¢	142,746,706	30,491	153,707,376
29	Kansas	11.21¢	57,696,155	19,356	41,258,210
30	Oregon	11.11¢	64,661,249	17,692	59,680,701
31	Missouri	11.06¢	66,875,710	20,419	77,776,034
32	West Virginia	11.05¢	50,594,818	15,128	32,990,570
33	Mississippi	10.93¢	77,336,712	15,961	48,684,612
34	South Carolina	10.90¢	100,485,416	24,706	83,961,428
35	Tennessee	10.90¢	76,166,766	20,605	102,962,435
36	South Dakota	10.87¢	20,871,994	7,226	13,637,204
37	Montana	10.83¢	26,872,883	7,183	15,567,013
38	Virginia	10.62¢	102,698,615	29,147	138,044,772
39	Washington	10.13¢	102,397,711	30,975	89,981,629
40	Kentucky	10.07¢	66,950,848	18,380	74,405,871
41	Utah	9.97¢	35,133,906	10,277	34,688,083
42	Texas	9.79¢	566,502,688	168,317	505,431,317
43	Arkansas	9.59¢	61,542,484	15,907	49,895,812
44	Idaho	9.51¢	20,035,438	5,548	26,369,555
45	Iowa	9.34¢	70,464,148	23,226	54,930,422
46	New Mexico	9.18¢	39,697,294	11,887	30,296,354
47	Wyoming	9.14¢	40,709,150	10,846	17,216,901
48	Oklahoma	9.09¢	94,069,145	31,907	72,083,773
49	Nebraska	9.07¢	37,228,950	10,868	35,191,045
50	Louisiana	8.80¢	99,622,835	24,707	95,356,829
51	North Dakota	7.93¢	42,557,243	9,684	29,769,698

What the data shows

A national market with very different state electricity profiles

38.00¢/kWhHawaii had the highest all-sector average retail price.

7.93¢/kWhNorth Dakota had the lowest all-sector average retail price.

566.5M MWhTexas generated more electricity than any other state.

168,317 MWTexas also had the largest net summer generating capacity.

About this data

This product uses the U.S. Energy Information Administration's 2024 State Electricity Profiles. CalculateMeasure preserves EIA's state values for average retail price, net summer capacity, net generation, and total retail sales, then adds ranking, filtering, and comparison views.

Price note: EIA's average retail electricity price includes delivered-electricity costs reflected in retail revenue and sales. It is an average price, not an individual utility rate or tariff.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration — State Electricity Profiles, 2024. Sector prices use EIA Electric Power Annual Table 2.10.

Maintenance: Reviewed quarterly, with monthly checks during the expected October–November annual release window. Target refresh is within 14 days of a new final annual profile.

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