Residential electricity prices by U.S. state 2022 | Statista (2024)

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U.S. residential retail price of electricity 2022, by state

Hawaii is the U.S. state with the highest household electricity price. In September 2022, the average retail price of electricity for Hawaiian residences amounted to roughly 45 U.S. cents per kilowatt-hour.

As of February 2023, the average residential electricity rate in the U.S. is about 23 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh). Importantly, electricity rates can vary widely based on where you live. Rates vary from a low of 10.35 ¢ / kWh in Idaho to a high of 28.38 ¢ / kWh in California.

Los Angeles area households paid an average of 26.9 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh) of electricity in May 2023, higher than the 25.4 cents price per kWh paid in May 2022.

San Francisco area households paid an average of 33.2 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh) of electricity in May 2023, higher than the 30.3 cents per kWh paid in May 2022. The average cost of utility (piped) gas at $1.700 per therm in May was lower than the $2.222 per therm spent last year.

Meanwhile, Louisiana electricity remains the least reliable in the nation. Between heat, hurricanes, and substandard systems, customers spend around 60 hours a year without power.

Higher natural gas prices are a main reason for higher electric bills, and Texas is more dependent on the fuel. Natural gas provided 44% of the state's power last year compared with 37% nationally, Thompson said, and higher fuel prices can be passed along more quickly in Texas' deregulated market.

California's size and diverse topography play a significant role in driving up electricity rates. The state's vast expanse necessitates an extensive infrastructure that includes generation, maintenance, distribution, wildfire mitigation, and public programs like the California Alternate Energy Rates for Energy (CARE).

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In fact, the top five energy-producing states overall (Texas, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, Louisiana and West Virginia) are also the top five fossil energy-producing states. The combined fossil energy produced by these five states combined accounts for more than 42 percent of the total energy produced in the U.S. each year.

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Forbes Home found that Alaska leads all other states for paying the highest monthly utility bill at $569.64. Right behind that state is Hawaii, Connecticut, West Virginia and Georgia, which all share the highest monthly utility costs compared to other states in 2022.

Idaho Quick Facts

Idaho has the third-lowest average electricity price among the states, in part because of the large amount of the state's generation that comes from relatively inexpensive hydropower, which accounted for 51% of the state's generation in 2022.

Electricity usage is calculated in kilowatt-hours. A kilowatt-hour is 1,000 watts used for one hour. As an example, a 100-watt light bulb operating for ten hours would use one kilowatt-hour.

Total U.S. electricity consumption in 2022 was about 4.05 trillion kWh, the highest amount recorded and 14 times greater than electricity use in 1950.

The average kWh per month was 886, while the average kWh per day was 29. (A kilowatt is the amount of electricity required to run a 1,000-watt appliance for one hour. A 10-watt light bulb can run for 100 hours on 1 kWh of electricity.) However, the average kWh per day varies considerably from state to state.