Which US state has the cheapest electricity?

States with the cheapest electricity rates typically have abundant domestic energy resources like hydropower, natural gas, or coal. Rates vary from under 10¢/kWh in the cheapest states to over 30¢/kWh in Hawaii.

Why do some states have cheaper electricity?

Electricity prices depend on generation fuel mix, transmission infrastructure, regulatory environment, and demand patterns. States with nearby fuel sources and modern grid infrastructure tend to have lower costs.

States With Cheapest Electricity

States with abundant natural gas, coal, or hydropower resources tend to have the lowest electricity rates. The cheapest states are often in the South and Mountain West, where fuel transportation costs are low and generation capacity is high.

#	State	Residential (¢/kWh)	Commercial	Industrial
1	Wyoming	13.4	9.5	8.7
2	Wisconsin	18.2	13.1	8.9
3	West Virginia	15.4	11.8	8.1
4	Washington	13.1	11	6.9
5	Virginia	15.3	9.6	9.5
6	Vermont	22.9	19.9	12.4
7	Utah	13.1	10	8.4
8	Texas	15.5	8.6	6.6
9	Tennessee	13.2	12.9	6.7
10	South Dakota	13.4	10.9	8.7
11	South Carolina	15	11.1	7.1
12	Rhode Island	29.5	23.5	21.7
13	Pennsylvania	19.3	12.4	9.4
14	Oregon	15.4	10.6	8.3
15	Oklahoma	13.1	9.1	6.2
16	Ohio	17	11.6	8.5
17	North Dakota	11.8	7.4	7.5
18	North Carolina	14	10.3	7.8
19	New York	26.4	21.1	9.6
20	New Mexico	15.1	11.2	5.9
21	New Jersey	22.6	16.6	13.9
22	New Hampshire	24.6	20.2	16.9
23	Nevada	13.2	9.4	8.1
24	Nebraska	12.3	8.8	8
25	Montana	13	11.9	7
26	Missouri	13.5	10.6	8.4
27	Mississippi	14	13	7.4
28	Minnesota	15.8	12.3	9.3
29	Michigan	20	14.5	8.6
30	Massachusetts	30.5	23.1	19.4
31	Maryland	19.5	14.7	12.5
32	Maine	27.8	21	15.5
33	Louisiana	12.6	11.2	6.2
34	Kentucky	13.2	11.9	7
35	Kansas	14.6	11.4	8
36	Iowa	13.7	11.1	7.2
37	Indiana	16.2	13.9	8.9
38	Illinois	17.7	13.1	10.1
39	Idaho	11.8	9.3	8
40	Hawaii	40.6	36.4	31.5
41	Georgia	14.7	11.5	7.8
42	Florida	15.2	11.5	8.8
43	District of Columbia	21.9	20.4	14.8
44	Delaware	17.1	12.6	9.6
45	Connecticut	29.4	23.1	18.4
46	Colorado	15.9	12.5	9.1
47	California	32.5	26.4	21.6
48	Arkansas	12.8	10.8	6.7
49	Arizona	15.3	12.5	8.1
50	Alaska	26.1	22.3	20
51	Alabama	16.1	14.5	7.7

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States With Most Expensive Electricity States With Most Renewable Energy

Sources: US Energy Information Administration (EIA)

Rankings based on EIA electricity retail sales data. Prices in cents per kilowatt-hour. Renewable percentages from EIA electric power operational data.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2026.