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This State's Electricity Price Is Nearly 3 Times the National Average
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Published: August 14, 2024 9:50 am
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The average retail price of electricity varies widely nationwide, from 10.97 cents per kilowatt hour to 42.36 cents per kilowatt hour.
Electricity consumption is also very different from state to state.
These two factors impact the average monthly electricity bill, with the range from $86.63 to $213.21.
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Once again, thousands were without power in different states along Debby’s path, including in states where electricity prices are some of the highest nationwide.
To find how much residents pay for electricity in each state and the District of Columbia, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s Electricity Data Browser . We ranked the states and D.C. by the average retail price of electricity in cents per kilowatt hour. All data came from the EIA. We used the data to calculate average monthly electricity consumption and average monthly electricity bill.
The retail price of electricity ranges from just 10.97 cents per kilowatt hour in North Dakota to 42.36 cents per kilowatt hour in Hawaii. Meanwhile, the average price nationwide is 15.98 cents per kilowatt hour.
Of course, the price of a monthly bill depends not only on the rate but also on how electricity is consumed, on average. So despite some states having among the highest average electricity rates, their monthly bills are not necessarily among the highest.
For example, California has the fourth highest average electricity rate (28.92 cents) but only the 18th highest average monthly bill ($142.97). Florida, meanwhile, despite having only the 21st highest rate (15.24 cents), has the fourth highest electricity monthly bill ($167.80). The national average monthly bill is $137.56. (Also see: The Most Expensive States To Live In .)
Part of the reason for these differences is consumption. While in California the average monthly consumption is 494 kilowatt hours, in Florida the average consumption is 1,101 kilowatt hours per month. Nationwide, the average monthly consumption is 861 kilowatt hours.
Why are we covering this
trekandshoot / iStock via Getty Images Following a period of inflation, a significant portion of a household’s cost of living are the monthly bills, including the electricity bill. Here we look at states in relation to their electricity rate, usage, and bill.
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Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 10.97 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 1,076 kilowatt hour — 7th highest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $118.01 — 18th lowest
Average retail price change from 2022: +0.5% — 3rd lowest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 394,934
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Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 10.98 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 975 kilowatt hour — 20th highest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $107.10 — 8th lowest
Average retail price change from 2022: +7.0% — 23rd highest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 3,313,670
Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 11.12 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 959 kilowatt hour — 21st highest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $106.66 — 7th lowest
Average retail price change from 2022: +7.2% — 22nd highest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 842,299
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Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 11.2 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 773 kilowatt hour — 19th lowest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $86.63 — the lowest
Average retail price change from 2022: +3.3% — 14th lowest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 1,200,498
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Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 11.29 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 988 kilowatt hour — 18th highest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $111.51 — 12th lowest
Average retail price change from 2022: +4.6% — 19th lowest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 900,624
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Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 11.45 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 870 kilowatt hour — 23rd lowest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $99.62 — 4th lowest
Average retail price change from 2022: +3.2% — 13th lowest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 284,761
Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 11.53 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 1,230 kilowatt hour — the highest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $141.79 — 19th highest
Average retail price change from 2022: +-10.8% — the highest decrease
Number of customers, 2023: 2,163,428
Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 12.23 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 1,061 kilowatt hour — 10th highest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $129.71 — 23rd lowest
Average retail price change from 2022: +1.5% — 8th lowest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 1,464,085
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Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 12.25 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 1,028 kilowatt hour — 14th highest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $125.90 — 20th lowest
Average retail price change from 2022: +1.3% — 7th lowest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 428,526
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Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 12.27 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 1,148 kilowatt hour — 3rd highest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $140.85 — 20th highest
Average retail price change from 2022: +0.2% — the lowest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 3,033,432
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Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 12.28 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 1,067 kilowatt hour — 8th highest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $131.07 — 26th highest
Average retail price change from 2022: +-1.3% — 2nd lowest decrease
Number of customers, 2023: 1,868,796
Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 12.43 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 873 kilowatt hour — 24th lowest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $108.54 — 9th lowest
Average retail price change from 2022: +9.7% — 15th highest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 549,586
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Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 12.49 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 1,041 kilowatt hour — 12th highest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $129.97 — 24th lowest
Average retail price change from 2022: +-3.3% — 2nd highest decrease
Number of customers, 2023: 2,018,082
Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 12.68 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 920 kilowatt hour — 22nd highest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $116.66 — 16th lowest
Average retail price change from 2022: +11.0% — 14th highest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 1,849,319
Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 12.77 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 1,025 kilowatt hour — 15th highest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $130.85 — 25th lowest
Average retail price change from 2022: +8.8% — 17th highest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 2,853,509
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Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 13.21 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 858 kilowatt hour — 22nd lowest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $113.33 — 14th lowest
Average retail price change from 2022: +0.5% — 2nd lowest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 1,450,990
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Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 13.24 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 999 kilowatt hour — 17th highest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $132.21 — 25th highest
Average retail price change from 2022: +13.9% — 8th highest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 4,966,544
Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 13.42 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 1,171 kilowatt hour — 2nd highest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $157.10 — 8th highest
Average retail price change from 2022: +8.1% — 18th highest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 1,357,539
Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 13.62 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 878 kilowatt hour — 26th highest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $119.59 — 19th lowest
Average retail price change from 2022: +-2.6% — 3rd highest decrease
Number of customers, 2023: 1,326,501
Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 13.73 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 1,056 kilowatt hour — 11th highest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $144.98 — 15th highest
Average retail price change from 2022: +-0.5% — the lowest decrease
Number of customers, 2023: 4,729,217
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Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 14.01 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 1,066 kilowatt hour — 9th highest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $149.28 — 11th highest
Average retail price change from 2022: +7.6% — 19th highest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 3,037,147
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Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 14.07 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 987 kilowatt hour — 19th highest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $138.83 — 22nd highest
Average retail price change from 2022: +6.3% — 24th highest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 864,588
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Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 14.1 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 1,040 kilowatt hour — 13th highest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $146.60 — 13th highest
Average retail price change from 2022: +3.8% — 16th lowest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 2,522,799
Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 14.16 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 673 kilowatt hour — 14th lowest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $95.31 — 2nd lowest
Average retail price change from 2022: +2.3% — 10th lowest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 910,477
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Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 14.32 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 687 kilowatt hour — 17th lowest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $98.44 — 3rd lowest
Average retail price change from 2022: +0.9% — 5th lowest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 2,455,898
Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 14.32 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 1,141 kilowatt hour — 4th highest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $163.32 — 7th highest
Average retail price change from 2022: +4.1% — 17th lowest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 12,122,815
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Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 14.34 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 1,002 kilowatt hour — 16th highest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $143.65 — 16th highest
Average retail price change from 2022: +7.5% — 20th highest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 3,637,509
Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 14.57 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 762 kilowatt hour — 18th lowest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $111.07 — 11th lowest
Average retail price change from 2022: +2.2% — 9th lowest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 2,567,729
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Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 14.58 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 1,124 kilowatt hour — 5th highest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $163.82 — 6th highest
Average retail price change from 2022: +2.3% — 11th lowest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 2,367,459
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Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 14.94 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 898 kilowatt hour — 23rd highest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $134.11 — 24th highest
Average retail price change from 2022: +2.4% — 12th lowest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 2,962,176
Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 15.24 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 1,101 kilowatt hour — 6th highest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $167.80 — 4th highest
Average retail price change from 2022: +9.6% — 16th highest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 10,195,717
Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 15.46 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 819 kilowatt hour — 21st lowest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $126.59 — 22nd lowest
Average retail price change from 2022: +11.6% — 12th highest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 5,079,661
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Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 15.75 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 886 kilowatt hour — 25th highest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $139.48 — 21st highest
Average retail price change from 2022: +14.9% — 6th highest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 463,172
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Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 15.82 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 673 kilowatt hour — 15th lowest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $106.53 — 6th lowest
Average retail price change from 2022: +1.1% — 6th lowest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 5,393,120
Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 16.35 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 631 kilowatt hour — 11th lowest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $103.24 — 5th lowest
Average retail price change from 2022: +15.3% — 5th highest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 313,032
Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 16.59 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 897 kilowatt hour — 24th highest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $148.85 — 12th highest
Average retail price change from 2022: +14.7% — 7th highest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 2,429,070
Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 16.67 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 876 kilowatt hour — 25th lowest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $146.09 — 14th highest
Average retail price change from 2022: +21.0% — 3rd highest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 1,285,206
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Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 16.77 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 662 kilowatt hour — 13th lowest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $111.06 — 10th lowest
Average retail price change from 2022: +7.4% — 21st highest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 2,818,266
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Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 17.73 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 640 kilowatt hour — 12th lowest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $113.50 — 15th lowest
Average retail price change from 2022: +5.9% — 25th highest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 3,700,841
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Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 18.1 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 793 kilowatt hour — 20th lowest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $143.54 — 17th highest
Average retail price change from 2022: +13.6% — 9th highest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 5,510,211
Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 18.7 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 604 kilowatt hour — 10th lowest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $113.02 — 13th lowest
Average retail price change from 2022: +4.7% — 26th highest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 4,508,736
Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 20.81 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 565 kilowatt hour — 6th lowest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $117.49 — 17th lowest
Average retail price change from 2022: +4.4% — 18th lowest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 319,861
Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 22.25 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 568 kilowatt hour — 7th lowest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $126.35 — 21st lowest
Average retail price change from 2022: +0.8% — 4th lowest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 7,381,873
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Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 23.89 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 573 kilowatt hour — 8th lowest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $136.83 — 23rd highest
Average retail price change from 2022: +3.4% — 15th lowest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 297,697
Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 27.46 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 559 kilowatt hour — 4th lowest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $153.37 — 10th highest
Average retail price change from 2022: +22.4% — the highest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 732,153
Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 27.98 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 554 kilowatt hour — 3rd lowest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $155.12 — 9th highest
Average retail price change from 2022: +20.6% — 4th highest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 450,180
Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 28.31 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 597 kilowatt hour — 9th lowest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $169.15 — 3rd highest
Average retail price change from 2022: +11.2% — 13th highest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 644,235
Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 28.92 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 494 kilowatt hour — the lowest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $142.97 — 18th highest
Average retail price change from 2022: +11.9% — 11th highest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 13,990,704
Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 29.4 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 560 kilowatt hour — 5th lowest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $164.52 — 5th highest
Average retail price change from 2022: +13.2% — 10th highest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 2,877,663
Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 29.86 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 678 kilowatt hour — 16th lowest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $202.53 — 2nd highest
Average retail price change from 2022: +21.3% — 2nd highest increase
Number of customers, 2023: 1,540,117
Average retail price of electricity, 2023: 42.36 cents per kilowatt hour
Average monthly consumption, 2023: 503 kilowatt hour — 2nd lowest
Average monthly bill, 2023: $213.21 — the highest
Average retail price change from 2022: +-1.6% — 3rd lowest decrease
Number of customers, 2023: 446,202
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