Commercial electricity rates by state

What businesses actually paid per kilowatt-hour in August 2026, every state, from EIA's monthly utility filings. No quotes, no brokers, no sign-up.

14.47¢per kWh

US commercial average, August 2026

51states covered

All current to August 2026

State	Commercial cents/kWh	Rank
North Dakota	8.07¢	1
Texas	8.96¢	2
Nevada	9.80¢	3
Nebraska	10.00¢	4
Idaho	10.21¢	5
Wyoming	10.27¢	6
Utah	10.39¢	7
Oregon	10.72¢	8
North Carolina	10.73¢	9
Oklahoma	10.90¢	10
Louisiana	11.09¢	11
Virginia	11.14¢	12
Florida	11.35¢	13
West Virginia	11.65¢	14
South Dakota	11.71¢	15
Arkansas	11.73¢	16
South Carolina	11.76¢	17
Washington	11.81¢	18
Kentucky	12.09¢	19
New Mexico	12.14¢	20
Kansas	12.24¢	21
Ohio	12.31¢	22
Missouri	12.63¢	23
Arizona	13.05¢	24
Tennessee	13.13¢	25
Indiana	13.29¢	26
Minnesota	13.41¢	27
Mississippi	13.45¢	28
Montana	13.64¢	29
Georgia	13.81¢	30
Pennsylvania	13.93¢	31
Colorado	13.94¢	32
Iowa	14.15¢	33
Wisconsin	14.19¢	34
Delaware	14.50¢	35
Illinois	14.67¢	36
Alabama	14.98¢	37
Michigan	16.21¢	38
Maryland	17.00¢	39
New Jersey	18.71¢	40
Connecticut	19.29¢	41
Vermont	20.47¢	42
New Hampshire	20.99¢	43
Maine	21.33¢	44
New York	23.06¢	45
District of Columbia	23.31¢	46
Rhode Island	23.31¢	47
Alaska	23.90¢	48
Massachusetts	24.11¢	49
California	30.02¢	50
Hawaii	43.55¢	51

Each figure is a monthly state average: total commercial revenue divided by total commercial sales, so it folds in energy, delivery and fixed charges across all commercial accounts. It is not a rate on offer. See methodology.

Source

U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly (bulk ELEC dataset). Retrieved 2026-11-02. Public domain.