Cheapest Electricity States
From the lowest to the highest average residential electric bill, with the cents-per-kWh rate behind it. June 2026 EIA retail-sales data · refreshed monthly.
Data through June 2026
EIA-826, verified Oct 11, 2026
The cheapest electricity in the US is in Montana — an average residential bill of $102.44/month at 15.14¢/kWh — versus $254.27 in Hawaii, the most expensive.
| # | State | Avg bill | Rate | vs US states median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montana | $102.44/mo | 15.14¢/kWh | $-61.61 |
| 2 | Wyoming | $105.65/mo | 15.24¢/kWh | $-58.40 |
| 3 | Washington | $113.59/mo | 14.91¢/kWh | $-50.46 |
| 4 | North Dakota | $113.65/mo | 14.12¢/kWh | $-50.40 |
| 5 | Idaho | $114.05/mo | 14.37¢/kWh | $-50.00 |
| 6 | Oregon | $119.91/mo | 16.32¢/kWh | $-44.14 |
| 7 | Utah | $120.25/mo | 13.37¢/kWh | $-43.80 |
| 8 | New Mexico | $121.22/mo | 15.06¢/kWh | $-42.83 |
| 9 | Minnesota | $124.46/mo | 17.52¢/kWh | $-39.59 |
| 10 | Vermont | $124.54/mo | 24.44¢/kWh | $-39.51 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | $125.92/mo | 19.56¢/kWh | $-38.13 |
| 12 | Colorado | $128.73/mo | 17.13¢/kWh | $-35.32 |
| 13 | Nebraska | $129.08/mo | 13.25¢/kWh | $-34.97 |
| 14 | Alaska | $129.10/mo | 28.21¢/kWh | $-34.95 |
| 15 | Maine | $131.41/mo | 29.59¢/kWh | $-32.64 |
| 16 | South Dakota | $133.30/mo | 15.36¢/kWh | $-30.75 |
| 17 | Iowa | $136.46/mo | 15.93¢/kWh | $-27.59 |
| 18 | Rhode Island | $141.64/mo | 29.23¢/kWh | $-22.41 |
| 19 | Illinois | $142.84/mo | 19.89¢/kWh | $-21.21 |
| 20 | District of Columbia | $144.98/mo | 24.39¢/kWh | $-19.07 |
| 21 | West Virginia | $149.26/mo | 15.45¢/kWh | $-14.79 |
| 22 | Michigan | $150.77/mo | 22.99¢/kWh | $-13.28 |
| 23 | Arkansas | $153.51/mo | 14.12¢/kWh | $-10.54 |
| 24 | Kentucky | $160.20/mo | 14.26¢/kWh | $-3.85 |
| 25 | Kansas | $163.54/mo | 15.71¢/kWh | $-0.51 |
| 26 | Indiana | $164.05/mo | 17.51¢/kWh | $0.00 |
| 27 | California | $164.72/mo | 34.74¢/kWh | +$0.67 |
| 28 | North Carolina | $165.83/mo | 14.74¢/kWh | +$1.78 |
| 29 | New Hampshire | $165.95/mo | 27.01¢/kWh | +$1.90 |
| 30 | Ohio | $166.81/mo | 19.19¢/kWh | +$2.76 |
| 31 | Nevada | $167.88/mo | 13.11¢/kWh | +$3.83 |
| 32 | Tennessee | $168.28/mo | 14.07¢/kWh | +$4.23 |
| 33 | New York | $169.26/mo | 29.49¢/kWh | +$5.21 |
| 34 | Massachusetts | $170.54/mo | 29.61¢/kWh | +$6.49 |
| 35 | Pennsylvania | $170.56/mo | 21.73¢/kWh | +$6.51 |
| 36 | Delaware | $171.43/mo | 19.29¢/kWh | +$7.38 |
| 37 | Connecticut | $174.25/mo | 24.32¢/kWh | +$10.20 |
| 38 | Oklahoma | $178.61/mo | 14.33¢/kWh | +$14.56 |
| 39 | Missouri | $179.64/mo | 16.22¢/kWh | +$15.59 |
| 40 | Louisiana | $184.21/mo | 13.49¢/kWh | +$20.16 |
| 41 | Virginia | $185.25/mo | 17.22¢/kWh | +$21.20 |
| 42 | South Carolina | $185.87/mo | 15.55¢/kWh | +$21.82 |
| 43 | Mississippi | $191.10/mo | 14.88¢/kWh | +$27.05 |
| 44 | Florida | $195.15/mo | 15.1¢/kWh | +$31.10 |
| 45 | Georgia | $196.53/mo | 16.36¢/kWh | +$32.48 |
| 46 | Maryland | $201.18/mo | 21.84¢/kWh | +$37.13 |
| 47 | Alabama | $201.98/mo | 16.4¢/kWh | +$37.93 |
| 48 | New Jersey | $207.33/mo | 24.95¢/kWh | +$43.28 |
| 49 | Texas | $208.75/mo | 15.94¢/kWh | +$44.70 |
| 50 | Arizona | $219.35/mo | 15.18¢/kWh | +$55.30 |
| 51 | Hawaii | $254.27/mo | 52.72¢/kWh | +$90.22 |
Bills = residential revenue ÷ residential customers per month (EIA-861M, through June 2026). Bills depend on usage as well as rates — cold or hot states use more. See the methodology.