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The commercial and residential electricity rates vary throughout the United States. It varies from state to state, supplier to supplier (in deregulated states), and can even vary depending on the type of consumer you are, and your consumption requirement.
As per the latest available data, in November 2017, the citizens of Hawaii paid the highest residential electricity rates in the US (30.58 cents per kilowatt-hour). In comparison, those residing in Oklahoma paid only 10.76 cents per kilowatt-hour.
In the commercial sector, businesses settled in Oklahoma and Nevada paid 7.66 and 8.11 cents per kilowatt-hour respectively, those in Alaska and Hawaii pay 19.13 and 28.32 cents per kilowatt-hour respectively.
Here are a few tables to help you gain a perspective on how much you will spend on your energy bills in the different states and regions of the United States of America.
Commercial Electricity Rates In 2017
The table below includes the region-by-region and state-by-state commercial electricity rates in the United States in 2017.
(Last available data: Nov 2017)
State/Region
Units
Jan-17
Feb-17
Mar-17
Apr-17
May-17
Jun-17
Jul-17
Aug-17
Sep-17
Oct-17
Nov-17
United States
cents per kilowatthour
10.23
10.48
10.47
10.4
10.59
10.99
11
11.04
11.06
10.82
10.55
New England
cents per kilowatthour
15
15.3
15.04
14.92
14.92
15.3
15.7
15.74
15.73
15.4
15.03
Connecticut
cents per kilowatthour
15.63
15.95
16.03
15.81
16.13
16.03
16.35
16.12
16.41
16.83
16.12
Maine
cents per kilowatthour
12.36
12.59
12.49
11.83
12.09
11.97
12.19
12.29
11.73
12.25
12.22
Massachusetts
cents per kilowatthour
15.27
15.41
15.12
14.98
14.98
15.73
16.24
16.44
16.3
15.29
14.92
New Hampshire
cents per kilowatthour
14.33
14.9
14.7
14.48
14.79
14.72
14.64
14.64
14.93
15.17
14.76
Rhode Island
cents per kilowatthour
15.44
16.02
15.08
15.44
13.8
14.52
15.14
15.52
15.4
15.51
15.83
Vermont
cents per kilowatthour
14.34
14.54
14.34
14.73
14.83
14.8
14.71
14.27
14.72
14.7
14.91
Middle Atlantic
cents per kilowatthour
12.04
11.99
12.2
12.11
12.64
13.42
13.38
13.38
13.28
12.52
12
New Jersey
cents per kilowatthour
11.94
12.01
12.08
12.22
12.97
13.33
12.91
13.02
12.39
11.37
11.58
New York
cents per kilowatthour
13.89
13.43
14.22
13.79
14.56
15.98
16.12
15.98
16.14
15.03
13.9
Pennsylvania
cents per kilowatthour
8.98
9.3
9.02
9.13
9.14
8.96
8.9
8.93
8.85
8.95
8.92
East North Central
cents per kilowatthour
9.73
10.02
10.31
10.16
10.36
10.2
9.97
10.12
10.08
10.06
10.08
Illinois
cents per kilowatthour
8.29
8.5
9.66
9.04
9.21
9.05
8.82
8.85
8.77
8.97
8.71
Indiana
cents per kilowatthour
10.1
10.38
10.26
10.41
10.3
10.37
10.17
10.29
10.36
10.32
10.49
Michigan
cents per kilowatthour
10.84
11.24
11.08
10.81
11.54
11.09
10.91
11.07
10.87
10.82
11.11
Ohio
cents per kilowatthour
9.69
9.99
10.06
10.26
10.1
9.88
9.72
10.03
10.07
10.19
10.02
Wisconsin
cents per kilowatthour
10.74
11.04
10.94
10.85
11.45
11.52
11.2
11.3
11.31
10.67
11.06
West North Central
cents per kilowatthour
8.86
9.39
9.13
9.46
10.04
10.73
10.78
10.81
10.11
9.54
9.24
Iowa
cents per kilowatthour
8.67
8.7
8.48
8.96
9.39
10.84
11.58
11.61
10.46
8.73
8.99
Kansas
cents per kilowatthour
9.73
10.22
10.28
10.53
10.57
10.99
10.74
11.04
10.74
10.59
10.13
Minnesota
cents per kilowatthour
9.58
11.06
9.78
10.59
10.72
11.21
11.43
11.01
11.2
10.73
10.03
Missouri
cents per kilowatthour
8.1
8.38
8.4
8.55
10.01
10.81
10.77
11.01
9.14
8.77
8.59
Nebraska
cents per kilowatthour
8.4
8.52
8.88
8.72
8.97
9.68
9.57
9.44
9.47
8.61
8.49
North Dakota
cents per kilowatthour
8.76
8.98
8.84
9.12
9.37
9.78
9.55
9.86
9.69
9.19
8.67
South Dakota
cents per kilowatthour
8.93
9.14
9.46
9.63
9.68
9.99
9.86
9.64
9.85
9.73
9.63
South Atlantic
cents per kilowatthour
9.38
9.51
9.44
9.42
9.33
9.39
9.49
9.53
9.64
9.63
9.53
Delaware
cents per kilowatthour
9.77
10.55
10.9
9.93
10.47
9.79
9.42
9.8
9.55
9.94
9.99
District Of Columbia
cents per kilowatthour
11.3
11.73
11.89
11.92
11.57
11.66
11.15
11.09
12.07
12.04
12.18
Florida
cents per kilowatthour
9.45
9.76
9.61
9.55
9.29
9.6
9.49
9.52
9.81
9.87
9.97
Georgia
cents per kilowatthour
9.79
9.99
10.18
10.03
9.79
9.92
10.09
10.06
10.15
9.9
9.89
Maryland
cents per kilowatthour
11.08
11.45
10.79
11.07
10.98
10.62
10.32
10.59
10.25
10.65
10.67
North Carolina
cents per kilowatthour
8.4
8.65
8.55
8.2
8.64
8.32
8.82
8.75
8.89
8.77
8.3
South Carolina
cents per kilowatthour
10.14
10.7
10.23
10.48
10.21
10.66
10.71
10.67
10.91
10.08
10.41
Virginia
cents per kilowatthour
8.02
7.4
7.74
7.86
7.81
7.87
8.32
8.41
8.33
8.43
8.16
West Virginia
cents per kilowatthour
9.57
9.87
9.79
9.94
9.68
9.37
9.21
9.34
9.5
9.67
9.82
East South Central
cents per kilowatthour
10.48
10.67
10.58
10.5
10.47
10.69
10.59
10.57
10.7
10.48
10.69
Alabama
cents per kilowatthour
11.48
11.94
11.73
11.44
11.5
11.66
11.54
11.6
11.8
11.64
11.69
Kentucky
cents per kilowatthour
9.51
9.78
9.59
9.76
9.6
9.67
9.66
9.68
10
9.66
9.93
Mississippi
cents per kilowatthour
10.11
10.41
10.47
10.47
10.29
10.27
10.12
10.06
10.3
10.27
10.52
Tennessee
cents per kilowatthour
10.54
10.47
10.43
10.27
10.33
10.77
10.67
10.56
10.52
10.26
10.52
West South Central
cents per kilowatthour
8.22
8.56
8.36
8.41
8.33
8.46
8.43
8.35
8.36
8.29
8.39
Arkansas
cents per kilowatthour
8
8.25
7.98
8.5
8.56
8.77
8.7
8.65
8.67
8.31
8.4
Louisiana
cents per kilowatthour
7.64
9.23
9.09
8.87
8.98
9.39
9.16
8.91
8.97
8.91
8.91
Oklahoma
cents per kilowatthour
7.81
7.91
7.5
8.04
7.88
8.15
8.27
8.29
8.37
8.11
7.66
Texas
cents per kilowatthour
8.4
8.55
8.39
8.37
8.27
8.32
8.3
8.23
8.22
8.2
8.4
Mountain
cents per kilowatthour
8.96
9.21
9.25
9.48
9.96
10.26
10.21
9.99
9.9
9.96
9.34
Arizona
cents per kilowatthour
9.66
9.75
9.78
10.23
11.3
11.23
11.54
10.92
10.65
10.97
9.94
Colorado
cents per kilowatthour
9.17
9.47
9.55
9.64
9.84
10.72
10.36
10.41
10.45
10.22
9.78
Idaho
cents per kilowatthour
7.43
7.64
7.73
7.99
7.79
9.35
8.21
8.25
7.97
8.2
7.91
Montana
cents per kilowatthour
9.89
9.96
10.04
10.22
10.46
10.49
10.26
10.1
10.3
10.49
10.25
Nevada
cents per kilowatthour
7.8
7.95
7.83
8.02
7.85
7.59
7.92
8.08
7.96
8.59
8.11
New Mexico
cents per kilowatthour
9.39
10.13
9.99
9.97
10.26
10.93
11.24
10.82
10.54
10.1
9.89
Utah
cents per kilowatthour
8.07
8.33
8.52
8.47
9.36
9.48
9.26
9.05
9.13
8.76
8.14
Wyoming
cents per kilowatthour
9.19
9.63
9.55
9.97
10.01
10.22
9.77
9.72
9.88
10
9.64
Pacific Contiguous
cents per kilowatthour
12.23
12.56
12.8
12.33
13.18
14.98
15.19
15.28
15.61
14.79
13.33
California
cents per kilowatthour
13.98
14.45
14.51
13.94
14.95
17.32
17.69
17.73
18.05
16.98
15.16
Oregon
cents per kilowatthour
8.72
8.75
9.02
8.91
8.96
8.89
8.9
8.94
8.74
9.07
8.96
Washington
cents per kilowatthour
8.37
8.41
8.55
8.37
8.4
8.54
8.47
8.43
8.55
8.74
8.68
Pacific Noncontiguous
cents per kilowatthour
22.15
22.5
23.24
23.57
23.79
24.18
23.4
23.11
23.11
23.36
23.86
Alaska
cents per kilowatthour
18.34
18.73
19.9
20.36
20.64
20.77
19.51
19.16
19.08
19.2
19.13
Hawaii
cents per kilowatthour
26.35
26.6
26.41
26.46
26.36
26.95
26.5
26.22
26.34
26.71
28.32
Residential Electricity Rates In 2017
The table below includes the region-by-region and state-by-state residential electricity rates in the United States in 2017.
(Last available data: Nov 2017)
State/Region
Units
Jan-17
Feb-17
Mar-17
Apr-17
May-17
Jun-17
Jul-17
Aug-17
Sep-17
Oct-17
Nov-17
United States
cents per kilowatthour
12.22
12.78
12.9
12.69
13.02
13.22
13.12
13.19
13.3
12.84
13.01
New England
cents per kilowatthour
18.83
19.26
19.12
19.66
19.48
19.35
19.29
19.45
19.84
19.54
19.44
Connecticut
cents per kilowatthour
19.28
19.91
20.06
20.12
20.94
20.47
20.23
20.55
21.28
21.3
20.7
Maine
cents per kilowatthour
15.95
16.02
15.92
16.05
16.18
16.17
15.96
15.96
15.98
16.2
16.05
Massachusetts
cents per kilowatthour
19.58
19.85
19.82
20.69
20.01
19.95
19.86
19.94
20.43
19.35
19.36
New Hampshire
cents per kilowatthour
18.43
18.87
18.93
18.97
19.55
19.3
18.98
19.19
19.67
19.9
19.88
Rhode Island
cents per kilowatthour
18.91
19.77
17.96
19.57
16.89
16.65
17.19
17.79
17.91
19.53
20.48
Vermont
cents per kilowatthour
17.05
17.51
17.39
17.72
18.04
18.02
17.74
17.72
17.9
17.95
17.87
Middle Atlantic
cents per kilowatthour
15.46
15.75
15.46
15.81
16.48
16.49
16.45
16.39
16.44
16.32
15.97
New Jersey
cents per kilowatthour
15.83
15.69
15.57
15.75
16.22
15.96
16.02
15.86
15.34
14.7
15.34
New York
cents per kilowatthour
17.3
17.48
17.01
17.3
18.49
18.76
18.81
18.59
18.83
18.76
17.81
Pennsylvania
cents per kilowatthour
13.79
14.28
14.07
14.42
14.64
14.52
14.31
14.41
14.55
14.69
14.5
East North Central
cents per kilowatthour
12.4
12.97
13.45
13.53
13.75
13.49
13.12
13.31
13.4
13.43
13.47
Illinois
cents per kilowatthour
11.28
12.21
13.76
13.2
13.71
12.95
12.07
12.58
12.71
12.88
13.47
Indiana
cents per kilowatthour
11.28
11.78
11.99
12.57
12.3
12.05
11.85
11.97
12.28
12.4
12.38
Michigan
cents per kilowatthour
15.23
15.41
15.38
15.4
15.85
15.86
15.69
15.7
15.45
15.2
15.24
Ohio
cents per kilowatthour
11.55
12.14
12.35
12.52
12.51
12.67
12.59
12.62
12.64
12.58
12.49
Wisconsin
cents per kilowatthour
14
14.33
14.51
14.75
15.35
15.05
14.65
14.98
15.14
15.09
14.47
West North Central
cents per kilowatthour
10.47
11.09
11.41
11.88
12.52
13.36
13.39
13.31
12.7
12
11.59
Iowa
cents per kilowatthour
10.79
11.16
11.65
12.19
13.11
13.92
14.59
14.69
13.61
12.08
12.03
Kansas
cents per kilowatthour
11.94
12.93
13.29
13.58
13.77
13.56
13.61
13.62
13.51
13.32
13.37
Minnesota
cents per kilowatthour
12.14
12.83
12.58
13.03
13.37
13.96
14.01
13.89
13.84
13.53
12.92
Missouri
cents per kilowatthour
9.37
9.96
10.43
10.9
11.85
13.25
13.16
12.86
11.39
10.79
10.46
Nebraska
cents per kilowatthour
9.28
9.96
10.52
10.69
11.25
12.06
12
12.14
12.58
10.95
10.53
North Dakota
cents per kilowatthour
8.98
9.46
9.56
10.39
11.4
12.34
11.7
12.22
12.17
11.07
9.69
South Dakota
cents per kilowatthour
10.33
10.68
11.13
11.67
12.26
12.57
12.48
12.46
12.79
12.43
11.6
South Atlantic
cents per kilowatthour
11.38
11.88
11.89
11.9
11.87
12.2
12.18
12.25
12.37
12.16
11.99
Delaware
cents per kilowatthour
12.83
13.37
13.86
13.62
14.77
13.4
12.71
13.13
13.45
14.3
13.81
District Of Columbia
cents per kilowatthour
12.36
12.83
13.04
13.09
13.54
12.59
12.23
12.62
13.08
13.44
14
Florida
cents per kilowatthour
11.5
11.81
11.74
11.58
11.38
12.02
11.93
11.86
12.14
12.12
12.47
Georgia
cents per kilowatthour
10.83
11.54
11.71
11.49
11.7
12.53
12.59
12.74
12.45
11.42
10.99
Maryland
cents per kilowatthour
14.25
14.36
14.16
14.33
14.53
14.22
13.59
13.93
13.93
14.4
13.35
North Carolina
cents per kilowatthour
10.47
11.14
10.99
11.43
11.27
11.07
11.2
11.37
11.75
11.69
11.02
South Carolina
cents per kilowatthour
12.12
12.86
12.62
13.13
12.99
13.07
12.79
13
13.17
12.73
12.7
Virginia
cents per kilowatthour
10.58
11.07
11.45
11.5
11.88
11.91
12.41
12.42
12.28
12.02
11.67
West Virginia
cents per kilowatthour
11.31
11.58
11.52
11.87
12.02
11.69
11.6
11.67
11.91
11.96
11.67
East South Central
cents per kilowatthour
10.82
11.21
11.29
11.4
11.43
11.47
11.31
11.26
11.41
11.33
11.43
Alabama
cents per kilowatthour
12.09
12.9
12.81
12.71
12.73
12.79
12.53
12.78
13.04
12.73
12.54
Kentucky
cents per kilowatthour
10.26
10.59
10.48
10.76
10.66
10.68
10.64
10.61
10.97
10.94
10.97
Mississippi
cents per kilowatthour
10.55
11.19
11.52
11.64
11.68
11.4
11.1
10.98
11.09
11.2
11.44
Tennessee
cents per kilowatthour
10.42
10.52
10.63
10.68
10.74
10.93
10.83
10.58
10.54
10.53
10.87
West South Central
cents per kilowatthour
10.08
10.9
10.82
10.97
10.9
10.93
10.79
10.85
11
10.91
10.92
Arkansas
cents per kilowatthour
9.17
9.8
9.84
10.4
10.49
10.73
10.67
10.61
10.73
10.11
10.28
Louisiana
cents per kilowatthour
7.65
9.52
9.45
9.35
9.88
10.19
9.99
9.82
9.87
9.72
9.29
Oklahoma
cents per kilowatthour
9.08
11.01
10.53
11.83
10.74
10.53
10.29
10.59
10.91
11.01
10.76
Texas
cents per kilowatthour
10.91
11.34
11.3
11.26
11.17
11.15
11.04
11.11
11.27
11.24
11.4
Mountain
cents per kilowatthour
11.03
11.37
11.51
11.82
12.19
12.34
12.29
12.26
12.4
12.16
11.76
Arizona
cents per kilowatthour
11.31
11.66
11.73
12.49
13.04
12.65
12.74
12.72
13.04
12.85
12.26
Colorado
cents per kilowatthour
11.53
11.88
11.9
11.95
11.91
12.75
12.45
12.46
12.67
12.03
12.02
Idaho
cents per kilowatthour
9.26
9.66
9.92
9.77
10.19
11.42
10.58
10.63
10.07
10.34
10.08
Montana
cents per kilowatthour
10.61
10.61
10.74
10.93
11.29
11.73
11.59
11.46
11.72
11.42
11.05
Nevada
cents per kilowatthour
11.55
11.91
12.17
12.32
12.15
11.64
11.64
11.77
12.03
12.81
12.89
New Mexico
cents per kilowatthour
11.98
12.84
12.77
12.63
12.83
13.41
13.57
13.38
13.19
13.01
12.48
Utah
cents per kilowatthour
10.71
10.7
10.74
10.78
11.09
11.48
11.91
11.62
10.94
10.6
10.52
Wyoming
cents per kilowatthour
10.57
10.77
10.91
11.53
11.71
12.21
12.15
12.09
12.25
11.61
11.16
Pacific Contiguous
cents per kilowatthour
14.26
14.54
14.79
12.25
15.16
16.45
16.32
16.55
16.64
13.56
15.06
California
cents per kilowatthour
18.44
18.68
18.87
14.08
18.29
19.39
18.85
19.02
18.98
15.37
18.77
Oregon
cents per kilowatthour
10.4
10.53
10.51
10.68
10.82
10.97
10.94
10.93
10.97
10.97
10.7
Washington
cents per kilowatthour
9.24
9.27
9.28
9.44
9.69
9.95
9.86
9.86
10.13
9.84
9.73
Pacific Noncontiguous
cents per kilowatthour
24.33
24.89
25.46
26.27
26.24
27.18
26.63
26.19
26.19
26.37
26.59
Alaska
cents per kilowatthour
20.58
20.62
21.59
21.43
22.04
22.15
22.3
21.8
21.61
22.07
21.9
Hawaii
cents per kilowatthour
28.32
29.39
29.04
30.33
29.07
30.45
29.25
28.76
29.03
29.29
30.58
Commercial Electricity Rates In 2016
The table below includes the region-by-region and state-by-state commercial electricity rates in the United States in 2016.
State/Region
Units
Jan-16
Feb-16
Mar-16
Apr-16
May-16
Jun-16
Jul-16
Aug-16
Sep-16
Oct-16
Nov-16
Dec-16
United States
cents per kilowatthour
10.08
10.25
10.23
10.19
10.31
10.66
10.68
10.76
10.77
10.55
10.32
10.17
New England
cents per kilowatthour
15.11
15.6
15.33
15.18
14.95
15.16
15.16
15.18
15.47
15.39
14.91
14.7
Connecticut
cents per kilowatthour
15.4
16.15
16.11
15.72
15.87
16.02
15.57
15.47
15.63
15.95
15.9
15.35
Maine
cents per kilowatthour
12.22
12.2
12.28
11.91
12.08
11.56
11.82
12.22
12.02
12.37
12.39
11.97
Massachusetts
cents per kilowatthour
15.46
16.05
15.61
15.59
15.11
15.56
15.81
15.8
16.28
15.87
14.91
14.94
New Hampshire
cents per kilowatthour
14.58
14.75
14.55
14.48
14.42
14.03
13.99
14.3
14.41
14.56
14.67
14.57
Rhode Island
cents per kilowatthour
15.77
16.08
15.66
15.13
14.47
14.56
14.27
14.69
14.79
14.48
14.59
14.29
Vermont
cents per kilowatthour
14.29
14.38
14.43
14.53
14.86
14.63
14.66
14.03
14.73
14.86
14.82
14.37
Middle Atlantic
cents per kilowatthour
11.89
11.97
12.02
12.13
12.06
13.01
13.26
13.2
13.25
12.54
12.08
11.9
New Jersey
cents per kilowatthour
11.85
11.7
11.91
11.85
12.26
13.23
13.07
13.04
12.74
11.7
11.62
11.58
New York
cents per kilowatthour
13.41
13.57
13.54
13.77
13.57
15.1
15.66
15.56
15.76
14.85
13.99
13.75
Pennsylvania
cents per kilowatthour
9.41
9.53
9.42
9.48
9.31
9.09
9.02
9.06
9.03
9.22
9.15
9.01
East North Central
cents per kilowatthour
9.61
9.81
9.84
9.88
10.04
9.98
9.99
10.01
10.08
10.14
10.14
9.96
Illinois
cents per kilowatthour
8.69
8.75
8.92
8.95
9.3
8.99
9.28
9.13
9.12
9.17
9.08
8.82
Indiana
cents per kilowatthour
9.53
9.71
9.83
9.99
9.8
9.84
9.84
10.03
10.25
10.32
10.63
10.37
Michigan
cents per kilowatthour
10.19
10.55
10.35
10.37
10.67
10.64
10.61
10.71
10.8
10.86
10.96
10.89
Ohio
cents per kilowatthour
9.74
9.98
9.96
10.03
10
9.93
9.74
9.91
10.12
10.22
10.14
9.99
Wisconsin
cents per kilowatthour
10.53
10.62
10.64
10.66
10.9
11.3
11.16
10.91
10.72
10.63
10.59
10.46
West North Central
cents per kilowatthour
8.8
8.98
9.02
9.16
9.69
10.32
10.31
10.39
9.91
9.28
9.27
8.92
Iowa
cents per kilowatthour
8.05
8.36
8.27
8.44
9.26
10.48
10.75
11.05
9.71
8.59
8.6
8.03
Kansas
cents per kilowatthour
10.13
10.44
10.61
10.51
10.67
10.81
10.66
10.64
10.4
10.57
10.12
9.95
Minnesota
cents per kilowatthour
9.51
9.5
9.46
9.74
9.96
9.86
10.08
10.15
10.64
9.9
10.21
9.23
Missouri
cents per kilowatthour
8.09
8.27
8.31
8.4
9.53
10.87
10.6
10.75
9.41
8.57
8.63
8.66
Nebraska
cents per kilowatthour
8.26
8.32
8.57
8.56
8.74
9.44
9.42
9.3
9.3
8.54
8.41
8.44
North Dakota
cents per kilowatthour
8.47
8.97
8.94
9.31
9.15
9.27
9.34
9.59
9.79
9.29
9.1
8.78
South Dakota
cents per kilowatthour
9.09
9.2
9.36
9.44
9.71
9.72
9.93
9.71
10.02
9.77
9.64
9.4
South Atlantic
cents per kilowatthour
9.32
9.45
9.23
9.17
9.2
9.31
9.23
9.22
9.2
9.23
9.23
9.14
Delaware
cents per kilowatthour
10.07
10.64
10.47
10.1
10.58
9.95
9.4
9.83
9.6
10.78
10.02
9.63
District Of Columbia
cents per kilowatthour
11.64
12.44
11.59
11.98
11.73
11.59
11.3
11.54
11.46
12.05
11.77
11.68
Florida
cents per kilowatthour
9.28
9.41
9.01
8.82
8.72
8.72
8.66
8.77
8.85
8.94
9.03
8.87
Georgia
cents per kilowatthour
9.75
9.62
9.46
9.64
9.78
10.08
10.15
9.85
9.82
9.75
9.92
9.79
Maryland
cents per kilowatthour
10.95
10.97
10.96
11.05
11.16
11.05
10.75
10.76
10.85
11.22
11.04
11.27
North Carolina
cents per kilowatthour
8.53
8.67
8.5
8.46
8.53
8.6
8.95
8.85
8.72
8.78
8.34
8.3
South Carolina
cents per kilowatthour
10
10.23
10.04
9.92
9.99
10.72
10.59
10.49
10.47
9.94
10.24
10.4
Virginia
cents per kilowatthour
8.16
8.11
8.06
8.13
8.16
8.24
7.82
7.8
7.77
7.6
7.77
7.66
West Virginia
cents per kilowatthour
9.07
9.48
9.55
9.5
9.36
9.2
9.07
9.21
9.31
9.61
9.77
9.27
East South Central
cents per kilowatthour
9.97
10
10.01
9.99
9.93
10.26
10.23
10.21
10.3
10.39
10.45
10.54
Alabama
cents per kilowatthour
10.79
10.88
10.84
11.05
11.02
11.17
11.12
11.04
11.05
11.49
11.34
11.58
Kentucky
cents per kilowatthour
9.26
9.47
9.48
9.61
9.55
9.68
9.53
9.44
9.66
9.73
9.9
9.59
Mississippi
cents per kilowatthour
9.96
9.79
9.76
9.35
9.28
9.5
9.23
9.29
9.3
9.78
9.91
10.04
Tennessee
cents per kilowatthour
9.86
9.83
9.86
9.76
9.66
10.27
10.45
10.47
10.56
10.3
10.41
10.63
West South Central
cents per kilowatthour
8.18
8.27
8.28
8.15
8.2
8.27
8.17
8.22
8.33
8.34
8.16
8.22
Arkansas
cents per kilowatthour
7.92
8.07
8.06
8.09
8.3
8.57
8.34
8.38
8.43
8.19
8.12
8.12
Louisiana
cents per kilowatthour
8.45
8.51
9
8.71
8.53
8.22
8.25
8.62
8.67
8.55
8.71
9.05
Oklahoma
cents per kilowatthour
7.03
7.18
6.92
7.05
7.4
7.98
8.21
8.36
8.49
8.12
7.01
7.45
Texas
cents per kilowatthour
8.32
8.4
8.38
8.22
8.26
8.3
8.13
8.12
8.23
8.35
8.23
8.21
Mountain
cents per kilowatthour
8.8
9.04
9.03
9.21
9.7
10.06
9.91
9.93
10.01
9.61
9.2
8.97
Arizona
cents per kilowatthour
9.51
9.79
9.68
10.01
11
11.13
11.17
11.02
10.95
10.55
9.57
9.54
Colorado
cents per kilowatthour
8.54
8.87
8.94
9.41
9.49
10.17
9.94
10.12
10.33
9.92
9.81
9.36
Idaho
cents per kilowatthour
7.41
7.55
7.62
7.65
7.71
8.26
8.08
7.98
7.66
7.8
7.86
7.46
Montana
cents per kilowatthour
9.53
9.88
10.26
10.27
10.46
10.51
10.31
10.17
10.36
10.32
10.23
10.05
Nevada
cents per kilowatthour
8.17
8.57
8.23
8.06
8.08
7.85
7.62
7.89
8.02
7.87
7.62
7.51
New Mexico
cents per kilowatthour
9.44
9.27
9.26
8.89
9.15
10.02
10.34
10.53
10.45
9.89
9.44
9.75
Utah
cents per kilowatthour
8.12
8.22
8.18
8.41
9.23
9.69
9.04
9.09
9.45
8.85
8.45
8.04
Wyoming
cents per kilowatthour
8.9
9.18
9.35
9.36
9.7
9.72
9.44
9.41
9.68
9.37
9.74
9.11
Pacific Contiguous
cents per kilowatthour
12.07
12.23
12.35
12.26
12.87
13.97
14.57
14.75
14.68
13.87
12.74
12.24
California
cents per kilowatthour
13.66
13.75
13.78
13.7
14.54
15.96
16.84
16.92
16.72
15.78
14.29
13.82
Oregon
cents per kilowatthour
8.67
8.92
8.92
8.9
8.97
8.83
8.86
8.91
8.96
9.05
8.98
8.94
Washington
cents per kilowatthour
8.43
8.58
8.57
8.21
8.33
8.36
8.32
8.32
8.44
8.61
8.54
8.44
Pacific Noncontiguous
cents per kilowatthour
20.89
20.38
20.61
20.68
21
21.6
21.74
21.91
21.8
21.69
21.94
21.64
Alaska
cents per kilowatthour
17
17.01
17.05
17.7
17.76
17.93
17.9
18
17.6
17.68
17.69
17.51
Hawaii
cents per kilowatthour
24.73
23.68
23.99
23.3
23.58
24.69
24.8
25
25.25
24.9
25.94
25.73
Residential Electricity Rates In 2016
The table below includes the region-by-region and state-by-state residential electricity rates in the United States in 2016.
State/Region
Units
Jan-16
Feb-16
Mar-16
Apr-16
May-16
Jun-16
Jul-16
Aug-16
Sep-16
Oct-16
Nov-16
Dec-16
United States
cents per kilowatthour
11.99
12.14
12.56
12.43
12.79
12.73
12.68
12.88
12.87
12.46
12.75
12.23
New England
cents per kilowatthour
18.81
19.25
19.24
19.5
19.15
18.86
18.21
18.09
19.02
18.81
18.87
18.4
Connecticut
cents per kilowatthour
19.86
20.69
20.85
21.15
21.64
20.95
19.77
18.78
18.98
19.95
19.76
19.03
Maine
cents per kilowatthour
15.56
15.47
15.65
15.6
15.78
15.84
15.83
16
16.26
16.26
16.21
15.63
Massachusetts
cents per kilowatthour
19.41
19.75
19.62
19.89
18.97
18.45
18.02
18.02
19.69
18.82
19.14
18.81
New Hampshire
cents per kilowatthour
17.98
18.33
18.43
18.64
18.51
18.06
17.95
18.18
18.28
18.86
19.05
18.61
Rhode Island
cents per kilowatthour
18.41
18.79
19.07
19.43
18.02
18.69
17.1
18.56
20.47
18.87
18.14
18.35
Vermont
cents per kilowatthour
16.65
16.93
17.14
17.54
17.82
17.6
17.33
17.31
17.58
17.82
17.88
17.26
Middle Atlantic
cents per kilowatthour
15.09
15.21
15.28
15.63
15.81
15.88
15.87
15.95
16.2
16.12
15.77
15.26
New Jersey
cents per kilowatthour
15.48
15.46
15.55
15.49
15.37
16.02
16.1
16.22
16.14
15.26
15.26
15.29
New York
cents per kilowatthour
16.56
16.76
16.79
17.38
17.71
17.87
17.93
17.99
18.36
18.26
17.73
17.17
Pennsylvania
cents per kilowatthour
13.71
13.87
13.8
14.07
14.2
13.81
13.6
13.65
13.96
14.32
14.14
13.66
East North Central
cents per kilowatthour
12.39
12.59
13.07
13.38
13.7
13.16
13.03
13.06
13.14
13.52
13.43
12.76
Illinois
cents per kilowatthour
11.77
12.27
12.88
13.09
13.61
12.54
12.35
12.24
12.53
13.03
13.14
11.95
Indiana
cents per kilowatthour
10.8
10.9
11.6
12.21
12.18
11.7
11.68
11.77
12.26
12.69
12.83
11.75
Michigan
cents per kilowatthour
14.43
14.78
14.75
14.88
15.26
15.34
15.31
15.82
15.71
15.67
15.37
15.16
Ohio
cents per kilowatthour
12.22
12.23
12.66
12.93
13.19
12.66
12.45
12.4
12.13
12.52
12.42
12.28
Wisconsin
cents per kilowatthour
13.45
13.71
13.89
14.15
14.68
14.66
14.28
14.07
14.47
14.4
14.07
13.41
West North Central
cents per kilowatthour
10.34
10.58
11.21
11.59
12.52
12.81
12.84
12.9
12.45
11.82
11.86
10.65
Iowa
cents per kilowatthour
10.18
10.56
11.16
11.4
12.65
13.28
13.78
13.99
12.43
11.86
11.63
10.37
Kansas
cents per kilowatthour
12
12.65
13.3
13.58
13.91
13.39
13.17
13.29
13.05
13.25
13.29
12.23
Minnesota
cents per kilowatthour
11.95
12.05
12.17
12.61
13.01
12.76
13.16
13.07
13.69
13.11
13.07
11.91
Missouri
cents per kilowatthour
9.42
9.52
10.39
10.69
12.24
12.86
12.59
12.73
11.62
10.76
11.14
9.91
Nebraska
cents per kilowatthour
9.25
9.6
10.27
10.65
11.02
11.87
12.08
12
12.33
10.73
10.7
9.7
North Dakota
cents per kilowatthour
8.52
9.34
9.74
10.45
10.99
11.29
11.17
11.29
11.78
10.8
10.26
9.14
South Dakota
cents per kilowatthour
10.31
10.47
11.01
11.45
12.16
12.01
12.23
11.98
12.54
12.17
11.74
10.74
South Atlantic
cents per kilowatthour
11.16
11.24
11.63
11.66
11.56
11.83
11.71
11.84
11.76
11.6
11.57
11.1
Delaware
cents per kilowatthour
13.12
12.94
13.35
13.84
14.49
13.55
12.94
12.95
13.05
15.44
13.83
12.9
District Of Columbia
cents per kilowatthour
12.44
12.19
12.65
12.85
13.12
12.26
11.74
11.99
11.72
12.93
13.08
11.88
Florida
cents per kilowatthour
11.21
11.04
11
10.87
10.67
10.87
10.94
11.07
11.14
10.98
11.08
10.92
Georgia
cents per kilowatthour
10.46
10.58
11.2
11.22
11.57
12.3
12.35
12.58
11.99
11.14
11
10.43
Maryland
cents per kilowatthour
14.04
13.99
14.37
14.37
14.7
14.62
14.07
13.82
14.02
15.17
14.31
14
North Carolina
cents per kilowatthour
10.31
10.67
11.54
11.6
11.29
11.02
11.07
11.24
11.31
11.63
11.11
10.2
South Carolina
cents per kilowatthour
11.87
12.09
13.07
13
12.74
12.88
12.78
12.98
12.98
12.64
12.75
12.21
Virginia
cents per kilowatthour
10.59
10.84
11.12
11.93
11.96
12.16
11.63
11.66
11.64
11.17
11.45
10.67
West Virginia
cents per kilowatthour
10.69
10.69
11.01
11.3
11.42
14.21
11.2
11.58
11.6
11.9
11.73
11.22
East South Central
cents per kilowatthour
10.31
10.25
10.73
11
10.99
10.96
10.87
10.95
10.99
11.24
11.4
11
Alabama
cents per kilowatthour
11
11.45
12.07
12.37
12.05
12.11
12.03
12.17
12.22
12.51
12.24
11.96
Kentucky
cents per kilowatthour
9.97
9.91
10.25
10.56
10.7
10.51
10.48
10.51
10.69
11.06
11.23
10.56
Mississippi
cents per kilowatthour
10.37
10.25
10.83
10.93
10.8
10.56
10.13
10.23
10.1
10.58
10.96
10.61
Tennessee
cents per kilowatthour
9.98
9.69
10.1
10.3
10.33
10.45
10.52
10.61
10.64
10.71
11.05
10.74
West South Central
cents per kilowatthour
10.12
10.34
10.71
10.88
10.79
10.57
10.5
10.68
10.88
10.72
10.61
10.35
Arkansas
cents per kilowatthour
8.93
9.15
9.64
10.06
10.22
10.34
10.3
10.41
10.46
9.88
10.11
9.48
Louisiana
cents per kilowatthour
8.73
8.69
9.46
9.4
9.5
9.19
9.28
9.66
9.74
9.52
9.38
9.37
Oklahoma
cents per kilowatthour
8.4
9.79
10.39
11.08
10.87
10.11
10.11
10.65
11.27
11.18
9.54
9.37
Texas
cents per kilowatthour
10.88
10.99
11.19
11.26
11.1
10.95
10.83
10.91
11.11
11.02
11.1
10.85
Mountain
cents per kilowatthour
10.77
11.09
11.26
11.56
11.93
12.01
12.05
12.06
12.17
11.78
11.48
11.08
Arizona
cents per kilowatthour
10.84
11.39
11.68
12.28
12.87
12.48
12.64
12.5
12.71
12.1
11.6
11.23
Colorado
cents per kilowatthour
11.15
11.44
11.4
11.82
11.69
12.59
12.46
12.83
12.84
12.1
12.27
11.88
Idaho
cents per kilowatthour
9.51
9.61
9.75
9.83
10.09
10.07
10.76
10.46
10.24
10.24
10.02
9.44
Montana
cents per kilowatthour
10.11
10.39
10.81
10.95
11.31
11.47
11.48
11.39
11.51
11.21
10.95
10.54
Nevada
cents per kilowatthour
11.39
12.19
12.26
11.87
12.07
11.39
10.71
10.82
11.17
12.04
11.79
11.25
New Mexico
cents per kilowatthour
11.42
11.22
11.4
11.29
11.28
12.16
12.45
12.96
12.85
12.57
11.98
12.08
Utah
cents per kilowatthour
10.51
10.56
10.61
10.64
10.91
11.43
11.64
11.81
11.2
10.63
10.67
10.65
Wyoming
cents per kilowatthour
10.42
10.57
10.8
10.96
11.45
11.76
11.84
11.71
11.75
11.5
11.26
10.68
Pacific Contiguous
cents per kilowatthour
14.18
14.17
14.23
11.41
14.88
15.51
15.98
16.41
15.92
12.56
14.7
14.18
California
cents per kilowatthour
17.77
17.68
17.65
12.39
17.71
18.09
18.47
18.87
18.22
13.93
17.93
18.16
Oregon
cents per kilowatthour
10.23
10.39
10.47
10.57
10.84
10.82
10.82
10.9
10.96
10.98
10.76
10.62
Washington
cents per kilowatthour
9.24
9.24
9.3
9.53
9.65
9.67
9.75
9.73
9.8
9.52
9.6
9.27
Pacific Noncontiguous
cents per kilowatthour
23.09
23.21
23.83
24.1
24.3
24.91
25.38
24.95
25.07
24.7
24.97
23.99
Alaska
cents per kilowatthour
19.14
19.49
19.73
20.43
20.61
20.94
21.03
NM
NM
20.73
20.93
20.17
Hawaii
cents per kilowatthour
26.92
26.78
27.35
26.93
26.88
27.5
28.04
27.45
27.84
27.54
28.48
27.69
5 States with the cheapest Commercial Electricity Rates
The table below lists the 5 states with the lowest electricity rates in the United States as of Nov. 2017:
State
Units
Nov 2017
Oklahoma
cents per kilowatt-hour
7.66
Idaho
cents per kilowatt-hour
7.91
Nevada
cents per kilowatt-hour
8.11
Utah
cents per kilowatt-hour
8.14
Virginia
cents per kilowatt-hour
8.16
5 States with the most expensive Commercial Electricity Rates
The table below lists the 5 states with the lowest electricity rates in the United States as of Nov. 2017:
State
Units
Nov 2017
Hawaii
cents per kilowatt-hour
28.32
Alaska
cents per kilowatt-hour
19.13
Connecticut
cents per kilowatt-hour
16.12
Rhode Island
cents per kilowatt-hour
15.83
California
cents per kilowatt-hour
15.16
5 States with the cheapest Residential Electricity Rates
The table below lists the 5 states with the lowest electricity rates in the United States as of Nov. 2017:
State
Units
Nov 2017
Louisiana
cents per kilowatt-hour
9.29
North Dakota
cents per kilowatt-hour
9.69
Washington
cents per kilowatt-hour
9.73
Idaho
cents per kilowatt-hour
10.08
Arkansas
cents per kilowatt-hour
10.28
The residential and commercial electricity rates in the deregulated markets(link to article 1) of the United States aren’t the same for everyone as rates vary from supplier to supplier, unlike in the regulated states, where there’s a single utility monopoly in the energy market.
There are many energy consumers — mostly large-scale businesses — that operate in more than one state. Thus, many of them incidentally are part of both regulated and deregulated energy markets. In addition, there are also residents who migrate between states.
Now, for these multi-site organizations and residents moving between states, it is imperative that they understand the difference between the regulated and deregulated energy markets so as to make the best energy procurement decision.
What are Regulated and Deregulated Electricity Markets? How do they differ from each other?
Regulated Electricity Markets are characterized by the presence of vertically-integrated monopoly utilities who own, control and operate the entire electricity supply chain — right from electricity generation and transmission to distribution, operation, and maintenance. Examples include Florida, Georgia, Colorado, Idaho, and Kentucky.
Deregulated Electricity Markets, on the other hand, feature participants other than utilities who own and control electricity generation. They sell the generated electricity into a wholesale market, from where retail energy suppliers (also known as LSEs — Load Serving Entities) purchase the electricity and sell it to the end consumers. There are also numerous resellers some of whom are independent and other subsidiaries of the regulated utilities. Deregulated electricity markets include California (very limited), Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia (very limited) and Washington D.C.
So, in a nutshell, regulated electricity markets are those where you cannot choose who you buy your electricity from, and deregulated electricity markets are those where you can choose your energy supplier.
Currently, there are 17 deregulated states where you can opt for an energy supplier of your choice.
Here’s a site map of the regulated and the functioning deregulated energy markets in the US.
Advantages of Energy Deregulation: What you can look forward to in a deregulated electricity market?
You can compare between multiple suppliers and choose who you want to buy electricity from.
You can switch your electricity supplier without the fear of service interruption or any other hassle.
You will have access to different products and competitive pricing options from multiple energy suppliers.
Large commercial establishments can negotiate and get customized electricity plans to meet their specific and unique electricity consumption needs.
You can opt for environmentally-friendly energy.
To an extent, you retain control over your energy costs.
You will get a better customer service experience.
You can take additional advantage of suppliers’ loyalty and affinity programs.
Thus, a deregulated electricity market promotes healthy competition among suppliers, enhances quality, leads to competitive pricing options for consumers, encourages innovation, and eliminates unproductive statutory requirements.
Disadvantages of Energy Regulation — The possible downside
Unlike regulated markets, the prices in deregulated electricity markets are governed by the market mechanism, and hence may be subjected to manipulation like when Enron created artificial scarcity to drive electricity rates up.
Greater preference for bulk or large-scale consumers, though the largest users in most regulated states usually manage to secure favorable rates through the regulatory process.Like in any other market, private suppliers in deregulated electricity markets tend to favor bulk consumers as the profit margin for large orders is more.
Multiple players may also lead to unhealthy and unscrupulous market practices to grab greater customer (and hence revenue) share.Increased competition, thus, might harm the consumers, and by extension, the entire economy.
Energy deregulation has its own set of merits and demerits. While multiple players can lead to healthy competition that could bring the electricity rates down for both residential and commercial electricity consumers, lack of regulation could lead to unsavory business practices. Debates and discussions still rage around energy deregulation; several observers claim that with a proper model energy deregulation could be a success.
How can businesses and residents in deregulated electricity markets make the most of what’s on offer?
Residential and commercial energy consumers can compare the electricity rates provided by suppliers in their area, and then opt for the electricity supplier who offers the best options at the most reasonable rates through excellent websites like UtilityDiscount.com that provide quick and easy access to transparent pricing.
Factors That Influence Your Electricity Bill
While there are several factors that influence the cost of your electricity, primary among them are:
The type of consumer you are — residential, small business, large industry
Your energy supplier — rates vary from utility to utility
Your location — if the energy market in your location is regulated or deregulated
Your consumption — how much you consume
Your usage timing — depending on your utility, peak hours could incur more charges
The season — electricity prices tend to be higher in the summer than in the winter
Fuel cost, maintenance and operation cost of the power plants and the transmission and distribution system, and weather conditions in your area can also influence your electricity bill significantly.
7 Tips to Reduce Electricity Demand in Your Business & Home
● Get a professional energy audit company to assess your energy needs and help you optimize your energy consumption.
● Go for equipment and lighting solutions that consume less electricity.
● Educate employees/family members and encourage energy efficient practices at workplace/home.
● Switch off any equipment when not in use.
● Go for programmable thermostats that can automatically adjust workplace/home temperature.
● Reduce artificial light consumption and use as much daylight as possible.
● Opt for solar panels. It may not seem like a cost-efficient solution in the short-run, but in the long-term, it pays off. By going for solar panels, you can also take advantage of tax breaks, rebates, and other energy efficiency incentives.
What Is the Easiest and Fastest Way to Reduce your Electricity Cost?
Make sure you are paying the lowest possible rate by using a comparison shopping website like UtilityDiscount.com.
