Most Expensive States for Residential Electricity

Ranked by average residential price per kWh, highest first.

1. 1Hawaii40.59¢/kWh
2. 2California32.54¢/kWh
3. 3Massachusetts30.48¢/kWh
4. 4Rhode Island29.46¢/kWh
5. 5Connecticut29.38¢/kWh
6. 6Maine27.78¢/kWh
7. 7New York26.39¢/kWh
8. 8Alaska26.09¢/kWh
9. 9New Hampshire24.56¢/kWh
10. 10Vermont22.92¢/kWh
11. 11New Jersey22.63¢/kWh
12. 12District of Columbia21.94¢/kWh
13. 13Michigan20.01¢/kWh
14. 14Maryland19.48¢/kWh
15. 15Pennsylvania19.3¢/kWh
16. 16Wisconsin18.16¢/kWh
17. 17Illinois17.69¢/kWh
18. 18Delaware17.13¢/kWh
19. 19Ohio16.96¢/kWh
20. 20Indiana16.23¢/kWh
21. 21Alabama16.1¢/kWh
22. 22Colorado15.85¢/kWh
23. 23Minnesota15.82¢/kWh
24. 24Texas15.47¢/kWh
25. 25West Virginia15.41¢/kWh
26. 26Oregon15.37¢/kWh
27. 27Arizona15.32¢/kWh
28. 28Virginia15.28¢/kWh
29. 29Florida15.24¢/kWh
30. 30New Mexico15.08¢/kWh
31. 31South Carolina14.96¢/kWh
32. 32Georgia14.73¢/kWh
33. 33Kansas14.56¢/kWh
34. 34Mississippi14.03¢/kWh
35. 35North Carolina14.02¢/kWh
36. 36Iowa13.72¢/kWh
37. 37Missouri13.49¢/kWh
38. 38Wyoming13.38¢/kWh
39. 39South Dakota13.38¢/kWh
40. 40Kentucky13.24¢/kWh
41. 41Tennessee13.18¢/kWh
42. 42Nevada13.15¢/kWh
43. 43Oklahoma13.12¢/kWh
44. 44Washington13.11¢/kWh
45. 45Utah13.07¢/kWh
46. 46Montana12.98¢/kWh
47. 47Arkansas12.84¢/kWh
48. 48Louisiana12.57¢/kWh
49. 49Nebraska12.34¢/kWh
50. 50Idaho11.82¢/kWh
51. 51North Dakota11.81¢/kWh

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. See also cheapest states.