Commercial electricity rates in Michigan

What businesses in Michigan actually paid per kilowatt-hour, from EIA's monthly utility filings. Updated monthly.

The last 36 months

Range over the period shown: 13.23¢ to 16.62¢ per kWh. Each point is a monthly state average, not an offered rate.

Michigan by the numbers

How commercial compares with other sectors

All figures are August 2026 averages for Michigan.

Commercial customers in Michigan pay 29% less per kWh than households there. Nationally the commercial price sits 20% below residential, so the gap here is wider than usual.

What this costs a typical account

The average commercial account in Michigan used 6,328 kWh in August 2026. At 16.21¢ per kWh that is about $1,026 for the month — computed from EIA totals, so it is the average account, mixing a large facility with a corner shop.

How the price has moved

Over the 36 months to August 2026, Michigan's commercial price rose 22.5%, from 13.23¢ in September 2023 to 16.21¢. The high point was 16.62¢ in June 2026 and the low 13.23¢ in September 2023 — a spread of 26% between the cheapest and dearest month, which is unusually volatile for a state-level average.

Across the same period the dearest month on average was June (15.39¢) and the cheapest November (13.77¢), a seasonal swing of 12%.

Michigan against its region

Michigan is in EIA's East North Central division, where the commercial average was 13.95¢ in August 2026. Michigan is 16% above that, and 5 of 5 on price within the region.

Others in the region: Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois.

States priced near Michigan

Source

EIA Electric Power Monthly, retrieved 2026-11-02 · methodology · all 51 states