Indiana
Electricity costs 16.23¢/kWh residential, ranking #32 cheapest in the US. 14.4% renewable energy.
16.23¢
Residential Rate
#32
Price Rank (Cheapest)
14.4%
Renewable Energy
#29
Renewable Rank
Electricity Rates
| Residential | 16.23¢/kWh |
| Commercial | 13.88¢/kWh |
| Industrial | 8.89¢/kWh |
| National Average | 17.92¢/kWh |
Electricity Generation Mix
Coal
41.8%
Natural Gas
41.1%
Wind
10.6%
Solar
3.2%
Other
2.9%
Hydro
0.4%
Frequently Asked Questions
The residential electricity rate in Indiana is 16.23¢ per kilowatt-hour, ranking #32 cheapest out of 51 states. The national average is 17.92¢/kWh, making Indiana 9% below average.
14.4% of Indiana's electricity comes from renewable sources, ranking #29 among all states. The largest generation source is Coal at 41.8%.
Indiana's residential rate of 16.23¢/kWh is 9% below the national average of 17.92¢/kWh. Commercial rates are 13.88¢/kWh and industrial rates are 8.89¢/kWh.
Electricity rates from EIA retail sales data. Prices in cents per kilowatt-hour. Generation mix from EIA electric power operational data. Rankings based on residential rates.
The this entity record above pulls directly from the EIA Open Data API and State Electricity Profiles. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. state-level electricity rates and generation mix distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.
Every number on this page links back to the EIA Open Data API and State Electricity Profiles; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.
For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. states with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2026.