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Average electric bill by state

What a typical household actually pays each month, averaged over twelve months so a single hot summer does not stand in for the year. Dearest first.

US average

$149 a month · $1791 a year

Mean of the 51 states reporting

StateA monthUses
Hawaii$215513 kWh
Maryland$206954 kWh
Connecticut$203710 kWh
Alabama$1851,129 kWh
Massachusetts$183602 kWh
Texas$1731,094 kWh
Pennsylvania$172846 kWh
Virginia$1711,063 kWh
Mississippi$1691,160 kWh
Florida$1691,095 kWh
New Hampshire$167643 kWh
Delaware$165942 kWh
Rhode Island$165572 kWh
West Virginia$1651,064 kWh
South Carolina$1641,062 kWh
New York$164590 kWh
Tennessee$1621,200 kWh
Georgia$1611,074 kWh
Arizona$1611,042 kWh
New Jersey$160673 kWh
California$160488 kWh
Indiana$159947 kWh
Ohio$157878 kWh
Alaska$157588 kWh
Louisiana$1561,201 kWh
Maine$155537 kWh
Kentucky$1541,120 kWh
District of Columbia$152637 kWh
North Carolina$1501,036 kWh
Missouri$1451,047 kWh
Oklahoma$1411,043 kWh
Vermont$140597 kWh
Arkansas$1381,045 kWh
South Dakota$138981 kWh
Illinois$132719 kWh
Oregon$132854 kWh
Michigan$131635 kWh
North Dakota$1301,062 kWh
Kansas$130873 kWh
Washington$130935 kWh
Wisconsin$123664 kWh
Nebraska$121952 kWh
Iowa$119850 kWh
Minnesota$119737 kWh
Nevada$115873 kWh
Wyoming$113810 kWh
Montana$113823 kWh
Idaho$111904 kWh
Colorado$109665 kWh
Utah$102767 kWh
New Mexico$98643 kWh

The two columns move independently, which is the point: the highest bills are not always in the states that use the most. Hawaii uses less electricity than almost anywhere and still pays the most, because its rate is roughly triple the mainland's.