Electricity Price History & Increases by State
How much residential electricity rates have risen: the latest month vs the 2021 and 2016 calendar-year averages. June 2026 EIA data · refreshed monthly.
Rates have risen in 51 of 51 tracked states over the past decade. The median state is +42% above its 2016 average — from +102% in California down to 13% in Nevada. Latest prices are a single month; baselines are full-year averages, so seasonal swings don't skew the comparison.
Price change by state, fastest-rising first
Latest month's residential price vs the 2016 and 2021 calendar-year averages (¢/kWh).
| # | State | 2016 avg | 2021 avg | Latest | 10-yr | 5-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 17.24¢ | 22.82¢ | 34.74¢ | +102% | +52% |
| 2 | District of Columbia | 12.4¢ | 13.14¢ | 24.39¢ | +97% | +86% |
| 3 | Hawaii | 27.45¢ | 33.47¢ | 52.72¢ | +92% | +58% |
| 4 | Maine | 15.84¢ | 17.04¢ | 29.59¢ | +87% | +74% |
| 5 | New York | 17.54¢ | 19.47¢ | 29.49¢ | +68% | +51% |
| 6 | New Jersey | 15.64¢ | 16.29¢ | 24.95¢ | +60% | +53% |
| 7 | Illinois | 12.62¢ | 13.29¢ | 19.89¢ | +58% | +50% |
| 8 | Rhode Island | 18.66¢ | 22.46¢ | 29.23¢ | +57% | +30% |
| 9 | Washington | 9.53¢ | 10.14¢ | 14.91¢ | +57% | +47% |
| 10 | Pennsylvania | 13.9¢ | 13.79¢ | 21.73¢ | +56% | +58% |
| 11 | Massachusetts | 19.05¢ | 22.92¢ | 29.61¢ | +55% | +29% |
| 12 | Ohio | 12.51¢ | 12.8¢ | 19.19¢ | +53% | +50% |
| 13 | Maryland | 14.29¢ | 13.17¢ | 21.84¢ | +53% | +66% |
| 14 | Oregon | 10.7¢ | 11.41¢ | 16.32¢ | +53% | +43% |
| 15 | Michigan | 15.21¢ | 17.53¢ | 22.99¢ | +51% | +31% |
| 16 | Virginia | 11.4¢ | 12.02¢ | 17.22¢ | +51% | +43% |
| 17 | Indiana | 11.87¢ | 13.46¢ | 17.51¢ | +48% | +30% |
| 18 | New Hampshire | 18.41¢ | 19.91¢ | 27.01¢ | +47% | +36% |
| 19 | Missouri | 11.16¢ | 11.38¢ | 16.22¢ | +45% | +43% |
| 20 | Texas | 11.01¢ | 12.15¢ | 15.94¢ | +45% | +31% |
| 21 | Louisiana | 9.33¢ | 11.05¢ | 13.49¢ | +45% | +22% |
| 22 | Idaho | 10¢ | 10.17¢ | 14.37¢ | +44% | +41% |
| 23 | Georgia | 11.4¢ | 12.47¢ | 16.36¢ | +44% | +31% |
| 24 | Delaware | 13.53¢ | 12.62¢ | 19.29¢ | +43% | +53% |
| 25 | Arkansas | 9.92¢ | 11.28¢ | 14.12¢ | +42% | +25% |
| 26 | Colorado | 12.04¢ | 13.05¢ | 17.13¢ | +42% | +31% |
| 27 | Mississippi | 10.53¢ | 11.61¢ | 14.88¢ | +41% | +28% |
| 28 | Vermont | 17.41¢ | 19.31¢ | 24.44¢ | +40% | +27% |
| 29 | Oklahoma | 10.23¢ | 11.01¢ | 14.33¢ | +40% | +30% |
| 30 | Wisconsin | 14.1¢ | 14.55¢ | 19.56¢ | +39% | +34% |
| 31 | Alaska | 20.37¢ | 22.65¢ | 28.21¢ | +38% | +25% |
| 32 | Minnesota | 12.71¢ | 13.52¢ | 17.52¢ | +38% | +30% |
| 33 | Montana | 11.01¢ | 11.27¢ | 15.14¢ | +37% | +34% |
| 34 | Florida | 10.98¢ | 11.9¢ | 15.1¢ | +37% | +27% |
| 35 | Alabama | 12.02¢ | 12.96¢ | 16.4¢ | +37% | +27% |
| 36 | Wyoming | 11.23¢ | 11.25¢ | 15.24¢ | +36% | +35% |
| 37 | North Dakota | 10.4¢ | 11.09¢ | 14.12¢ | +36% | +27% |
| 38 | Kentucky | 10.54¢ | 11.59¢ | 14.26¢ | +35% | +23% |
| 39 | Tennessee | 10.43¢ | 11.13¢ | 14.07¢ | +35% | +26% |
| 40 | West Virginia | 11.55¢ | 12.28¢ | 15.45¢ | +34% | +26% |
| 41 | Iowa | 11.94¢ | 12.7¢ | 15.93¢ | +33% | +25% |
| 42 | North Carolina | 11.08¢ | 11.36¢ | 14.74¢ | +33% | +30% |
| 43 | South Dakota | 11.57¢ | 12.28¢ | 15.36¢ | +33% | +25% |
| 44 | Arizona | 12.03¢ | 12.49¢ | 15.18¢ | +26% | +22% |
| 45 | New Mexico | 11.97¢ | 13.45¢ | 15.06¢ | +26% | +12% |
| 46 | South Carolina | 12.67¢ | 12.91¢ | 15.55¢ | +23% | +20% |
| 47 | Utah | 10.94¢ | 10.36¢ | 13.37¢ | +22% | +29% |
| 48 | Nebraska | 10.85¢ | 10.81¢ | 13.25¢ | +22% | +23% |
| 49 | Connecticut | 20.12¢ | 22.01¢ | 24.32¢ | +21% | +11% |
| 50 | Kansas | 13.09¢ | 13.02¢ | 15.71¢ | +20% | +21% |
| 51 | Nevada | 11.58¢ | 11.69¢ | 13.11¢ | +13% | +12% |
Change = latest month ÷ calendar-year average − 1, in nominal terms (inflation not removed). Each state's full month-by-month series is on its state page.
Data: EIA residential retail-sales series (Forms EIA-826/861/861M), latest month June 2026; baselines are full calendar-year averages of the monthly series. See the methodology for revision lag.