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Electricity Prices July 2026: US Average 18.31¢ and State Movers

EIA’s Electric Power Monthly puts the US residential average at 18.31¢/kWh for July 2026, -0.2% against June 2026 and +4.9% against July 2025. 17 states rose on the month, 31 fell and 2 were flat within 0.05%; the largest monthly rise was Maine (+9.5%, to 32.41¢) and the largest fall Hawaii (-9.0%, to 48.00¢). Year on year, 44 of 50 states are paying more, led by Hawaii (+22.0%); Louisiana is cheapest at 12.72¢ and Hawaii most expensive at 48.00¢. Each issue is a dated archive of one EIA table; the rate tracker is the living 24-month view.

· Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A (July 2026 data, released September 24, 2026) · next EIA update ~Oct 23

US average
18.31¢/kWh
Month on month
-0.2%
Year on year
+4.9%
States up / down (MoM)
17 / 31
Biggest monthly rise
Maine +9.5%
Biggest monthly fall
Hawaii -9.0%
Cheapest
Louisiana 12.72¢
Most expensive
Hawaii 48.00¢

July 2026’s table is a broad decrease: 17 states up, 31 down, and the national average moved -0.2% to 18.31¢. The monthly extremes are Maine (+9.5%) and Hawaii (-9.0%), and New Mexico and Nebraska round out the top three risers. The year-over-year picture is steadier and more useful for a household budget: 44 states cost more than in July 2025, the national average is +4.9%, and the widest annual moves are Hawaii at +22.0% and Connecticut at -12.5%. By Census division, East North Central shows the largest average annual increase (+8.7%) and Mountain the smallest (+3.0%), so the same appliance costs are drifting apart regionally rather than together. In money terms, the national change is worth about $8.60 per 1,000 kWh a year on, which for a typical 900-kWh month is roughly $7.74 a month more than a year earlier. The spread between the cheapest state (Louisiana, 12.72¢) and the most expensive (Hawaii, 48.00¢) is 3.8×, which is why every calculator on this site asks for your own rate rather than the national one.

Biggest monthly movers, July 2026

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Table 1: Electricity Prices July 2026: US Average 18.31¢ and State Movers
State ¢/kWh Change
Maine 32.41 +9.5%
New Mexico 16.09 +6.8%
Nebraska 13.78 +4.0%
Massachusetts 30.49 +3.0%
North Carolina 15.16 +2.8%

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Table 2: Electricity Prices July 2026: US Average 18.31¢ and State Movers
State ¢/kWh Change
Hawaii 48.00 -9.0%
Wyoming 14.36 -5.8%
Louisiana 12.72 -5.7%
North Dakota 13.41 -5.0%
Indiana 16.73 -4.5%

Biggest annual movers (July 2025 → July 2026)

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Table 3: Electricity Prices July 2026: US Average 18.31¢ and State Movers
State ¢/kWh Change
Hawaii 48.00 +22.0%
New Hampshire 26.60 +16.7%
Maine 32.41 +15.8%
New York 29.90 +14.0%
Maryland 21.41 +13.7%

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Table 4: Electricity Prices July 2026: US Average 18.31¢ and State Movers
State ¢/kWh Change
Connecticut 24.16 -12.5%
Louisiana 12.72 -3.0%
Utah 13.12 -2.5%
Wyoming 14.36 -1.9%
Florida 15.03 -0.5%

All 50 states, July 2026

Table 5: Electricity Prices July 2026: US Average 18.31¢ and State Movers
Rank State ¢/kWh vs June 2026 vs July 2025
1 Hawaii 48.00 -9.0% +22.0%
2 California 33.61 -3.3% +2.9%
3 Maine 32.41 +9.5% +15.8%
4 Massachusetts 30.49 +3.0% +1.4%
5 New York 29.90 +1.4% +14.0%
6 Alaska 28.83 +2.2% +5.6%
7 Rhode Island 28.29 -3.2% +8.1%
8 New Hampshire 26.60 -1.5% +16.7%
9 New Jersey 25.19 +1.0% -0.5%
10 Connecticut 24.16 -0.7% -12.5%
11 Vermont 23.75 -2.8% +7.3%
12 Michigan 23.05 +0.3% +12.2%
13 Pennsylvania 21.72 -0.0% +11.3%
14 Maryland 21.41 -2.0% +13.7%
15 Ohio 19.45 +1.4% +11.9%
16 Illinois 19.22 -3.4% +11.6%
17 Wisconsin 19.06 -2.6% +4.4%
18 Delaware 18.48 -4.2% +11.5%
19 Virginia 17.55 +1.9% +11.2%
20 Minnesota 17.45 -0.4% +3.1%
21 Colorado 17.00 -0.8% +6.3%
22 Indiana 16.73 -4.5% +3.4%
23 Alabama 16.40 +0.0% +3.0%
24 Georgia 16.27 -0.6% +4.6%
25 Missouri 16.09 -0.8% +3.4%
26 New Mexico 16.09 +6.8% +1.8%
27 Iowa 15.99 +0.4% +4.4%
28 Oregon 15.97 -2.1% +2.3%
29 Texas 15.88 -0.4% +3.4%
30 West Virginia 15.78 +2.1% +2.3%
31 South Carolina 15.47 -0.5% +5.2%
32 Arizona 15.38 +1.3% +0.3%
33 South Dakota 15.37 +0.1% +5.9%
34 Kansas 15.27 -2.8% +5.6%
35 North Carolina 15.16 +2.8% +13.4%
36 Florida 15.03 -0.5% -0.5%
37 Montana 14.99 -1.0% +5.0%
38 Washington 14.71 -1.3% +9.4%
39 Mississippi 14.54 -2.3% +7.1%
40 Wyoming 14.36 -5.8% -1.9%
41 Oklahoma 14.35 +0.1% +6.1%
42 Arkansas 14.33 +1.5% +8.1%
43 Kentucky 13.81 -3.2% +5.2%
44 Nebraska 13.78 +4.0% +7.3%
45 Idaho 13.73 -4.5% +11.8%
46 Tennessee 13.71 -2.6% +3.8%
47 North Dakota 13.41 -5.0% +0.8%
48 Utah 13.12 -1.9% -2.5%
49 Nevada 12.77 -2.6% +3.1%
50 Louisiana 12.72 -5.7% -3.0%

The US average is EIA’s national residential figure, not the mean of the 50 state averages. Each state name links to that state’s page, where the same rate drives solar payback, EV charging and appliance costs. Next EIA release: see the rate tracker , which carries the release calendar.

How we calculated this

Month-on-month % = (this month − previous month) ÷ previous month × 100; year-on-year % uses the same month a year earlier. Rates are the residential average revenue per kWh from EIA Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, taken from the edition in which each month was first published and revised where EIA restated it (see the rate tracker’s method note). Division averages are simple means of the member states’ YoY changes.

Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) electricity rates · DSIRE incentive records · public IRS/OBBBA guidance. Figures are modeled estimates, not quotes or tax advice. See our methodology.

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