Electricity and gas rates by state
What households actually pay, from the US Energy Information Administration. Sorted cheapest first.
National average
Electricity 19.26¢/kWh · Gas $2.51/therm
Mean of the 51 states reporting
| State | Electricity | Gas |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 12.72¢ | $2.43 |
| Nevada | 12.77¢ | $1.49 |
| Utah | 13.12¢ | $1.19 |
| North Dakota | 13.41¢ | $2.67 |
| Tennessee | 13.71¢ | $1.96 |
| Idaho | 13.73¢ | $1.28 |
| Nebraska | 13.78¢ | $2.38 |
| Kentucky | 13.81¢ | $3.54 |
| Arkansas | 14.33¢ | $2.92 |
| Oklahoma | 14.35¢ | $3.78 |
| Wyoming | 14.36¢ | $2.72 |
| Mississippi | 14.54¢ | $2.95 |
| Washington | 14.71¢ | $2.48 |
| Montana | 14.99¢ | $1.20 |
| Florida | 15.03¢ | $2.28 |
| North Carolina | 15.16¢ | $3.29 |
| Kansas | 15.27¢ | $2.42 |
| South Dakota | 15.37¢ | $1.71 |
| Arizona | 15.38¢ | $2.54 |
| South Carolina | 15.47¢ | $2.88 |
| West Virginia | 15.78¢ | $2.38 |
| Texas | 15.88¢ | $3.31 |
| Oregon | 15.97¢ | $2.24 |
| Iowa | 15.99¢ | $2.31 |
| Missouri | 16.09¢ | $3.09 |
| New Mexico | 16.09¢ | $1.27 |
| Georgia | 16.27¢ | $4.17 |
| Alabama | 16.40¢ | $2.43 |
| Indiana | 16.73¢ | $2.33 |
| Colorado | 17.00¢ | $1.69 |
| Minnesota | 17.45¢ | $1.67 |
| Virginia | 17.55¢ | $2.88 |
| Delaware | 18.48¢ | $3.22 |
| Wisconsin | 19.06¢ | $1.79 |
| Illinois | 19.22¢ | $2.03 |
| Ohio | 19.45¢ | $2.20 |
| Maryland | 21.41¢ | $2.34 |
| Pennsylvania | 21.72¢ | $2.77 |
| Michigan | 23.05¢ | $1.92 |
| Vermont | 23.75¢ | $3.16 |
| Connecticut | 24.16¢ | $2.25 |
| New Jersey | 25.19¢ | $1.81 |
| District of Columbia | 25.21¢ | $3.05 |
| New Hampshire | 26.60¢ | $2.09 |
| Rhode Island | 28.29¢ | $1.67 |
| Alaska | 28.83¢ | $1.69 |
| New York | 29.90¢ | $2.98 |
| Massachusetts | 30.49¢ | $2.95 |
| Maine | 32.41¢ | $3.94 |
| California | 33.61¢ | $2.06 |
| Hawaii | 48.00¢ | $6.34 |
Electricity in cents per kilowatt-hour, gas in dollars per therm, residential sector. Gas is converted from the dollars per thousand cubic feet the EIA publishes. A dash means that state has not reported recently — we would rather leave it blank than substitute an average.