Electricity Rates & Bills in the South
Every south state ranked by 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
Across the 17 tracked south states, the median average bill is $184.21/month at a median rate of 15.45¢/kWh. Region medians describe the member states only — the national picture is on all states ranked.
| # | State | Avg bill | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | $208.75/mo | 15.94¢/kWh |
| 2 | Alabama | $201.98/mo | 16.4¢/kWh |
| 3 | Maryland | $201.18/mo | 21.84¢/kWh |
| 4 | Georgia | $196.53/mo | 16.36¢/kWh |
| 5 | Florida | $195.15/mo | 15.1¢/kWh |
| 6 | Mississippi | $191.10/mo | 14.88¢/kWh |
| 7 | South Carolina | $185.87/mo | 15.55¢/kWh |
| 8 | Virginia | $185.25/mo | 17.22¢/kWh |
| 9 | Louisiana | $184.21/mo | 13.49¢/kWh |
| 10 | Oklahoma | $178.61/mo | 14.33¢/kWh |
| 11 | Delaware | $171.43/mo | 19.29¢/kWh |
| 12 | Tennessee | $168.28/mo | 14.07¢/kWh |
| 13 | North Carolina | $165.83/mo | 14.74¢/kWh |
| 14 | Kentucky | $160.20/mo | 14.26¢/kWh |
| 15 | Arkansas | $153.51/mo | 14.12¢/kWh |
| 16 | West Virginia | $149.26/mo | 15.45¢/kWh |
| 17 | District of Columbia | $144.98/mo | 24.39¢/kWh |
Census region grouping; bills = residential revenue ÷ residential customers per month (EIA-861M, through June 2026). Neighbor-by-neighbor comparisons are on each state page. See the methodology.