Commercial Electricity Rates by State
Every state ranked by the commercial price per kWh, with the average bill per customer behind it. June 2026 EIA retail-sales data · refreshed monthly.
Commercial rates track what businesses pay — the median across tracked states is 13.33¢/kWh — from 48.05¢ in Hawaii to 8.02¢ in North Dakota. Sector bills are revenue ÷ customers per month; industrial customers vary far more in size than households.
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| # | State | Rate | Avg bill/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | 48.05¢/kWh | $1,802.34/mo |
| 2 | California | 27.33¢/kWh | $1,520.08/mo |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 24.52¢/kWh | $1,153.06/mo |
| 4 | New York | 23.56¢/kWh | $1,204.50/mo |
| 5 | Alaska | 23.42¢/kWh | $829.09/mo |
| 6 | District of Columbia | 23.38¢/kWh | $5,537.12/mo |
| 7 | Rhode Island | 22.7¢/kWh | $1,025.45/mo |
| 8 | Maine | 22.24¢/kWh | $624.43/mo |
| 9 | Vermont | 21.22¢/kWh | $537.91/mo |
| 10 | New Hampshire | 21.22¢/kWh | $673.43/mo |
| 11 | Connecticut | 19.62¢/kWh | $1,343.68/mo |
| 12 | New Jersey | 18.47¢/kWh | $1,080.94/mo |
| 13 | Maryland | 16.84¢/kWh | $1,630.76/mo |
| 14 | Michigan | 16.62¢/kWh | $942.08/mo |
| 15 | Alabama | 14.67¢/kWh | $769.29/mo |
| 16 | Illinois | 14.53¢/kWh | $881.80/mo |
| 17 | Delaware | 14.4¢/kWh | $896.59/mo |
| 18 | Colorado | 14.19¢/kWh | $649.84/mo |
| 19 | Indiana | 14.15¢/kWh | $921.28/mo |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 14.05¢/kWh | $766.68/mo |
| 21 | Tennessee | 13.94¢/kWh | $808.54/mo |
| 22 | Mississippi | 13.83¢/kWh | $716.20/mo |
| 23 | Ohio | 13.77¢/kWh | $1,231.93/mo |
| 24 | Minnesota | 13.68¢/kWh | $871.72/mo |
| 25 | Montana | 13.48¢/kWh | $387.19/mo |
| 26 | Pennsylvania | 13.33¢/kWh | $611.04/mo |
| 27 | Iowa | 12.79¢/kWh | $568.89/mo |
| 28 | Missouri | 12.71¢/kWh | $862.13/mo |
| 29 | Arizona | 12.47¢/kWh | $1,404.01/mo |
| 30 | Kentucky | 12.4¢/kWh | $707.09/mo |
| 31 | Kansas | 12.27¢/kWh | $743.23/mo |
| 32 | Georgia | 11.91¢/kWh | $1,044.54/mo |
| 33 | Washington | 11.77¢/kWh | $811.61/mo |
| 34 | Louisiana | 11.64¢/kWh | $822.80/mo |
| 35 | South Carolina | 11.62¢/kWh | $702.10/mo |
| 36 | Arkansas | 11.54¢/kWh | $580.72/mo |
| 37 | Florida | 11.47¢/kWh | $804.23/mo |
| 38 | South Dakota | 11.35¢/kWh | $636.69/mo |
| 39 | West Virginia | 11.09¢/kWh | $530.96/mo |
| 40 | Utah | 10.99¢/kWh | $1,025.90/mo |
| 41 | Virginia | 10.99¢/kWh | $1,893.07/mo |
| 42 | New Mexico | 10.82¢/kWh | $611.01/mo |
| 43 | Oregon | 10.59¢/kWh | $936.94/mo |
| 44 | North Carolina | 10.51¢/kWh | $645.79/mo |
| 45 | Wyoming | 10.01¢/kWh | $806.56/mo |
| 46 | Idaho | 9.92¢/kWh | $471.99/mo |
| 47 | Oklahoma | 9.9¢/kWh | $808.95/mo |
| 48 | Nevada | 9.83¢/kWh | $770.69/mo |
| 49 | Nebraska | 8.82¢/kWh | $781.67/mo |
| 50 | Texas | 8.66¢/kWh | $889.35/mo |
| 51 | North Dakota | 8.02¢/kWh | $919.38/mo |
Rates = revenue ÷ sales; bills = revenue ÷ customers, per month (EIA-861M, through June 2026). Residential rankings live on average electric bill by state; the other sector is industrial electricity rates by state. See the methodology for units and revision lag.