# Average price of electricity per kWh in United States

Average price of electricity per kWh in United States was 0.196 USD per kWh in September 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

- Indicator id: `average_price_electricity_usd`
- Place id: `us`
- Unit: USD per kWh
- Definition: Average retail price of electricity, per kilowatt hour, in US dollars, for the U.S. city average (all urban consumers), monthly, from the Average Price Data of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (series APU000072610).
- Note: BLS computes average prices from the prices it collects for the Consumer Price Index in 75 urban areas, not seasonally adjusted. BLS advises using them for the price level in a month and the CPI for price change over time. October 2025 was not collected during the federal government shutdown. Electricity prices are collected each month for BLS by the Department of Energy in the same urban areas, and include taxes and fuel adjustments. This is a monthly urban consumer price in dollars; electricity_price_residential is the annual EIA average revenue per kWh from residential customers, by state, in cents.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average Price Data: electricity, per kilowatt hour, U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU000072610) (https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.1.HouseholdFuels)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/bureau-of-labor-statistics
- Retrieved: 2026-10-18
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Average Price Data: electricity, per kilowatt hour, U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU000072610). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.1.HouseholdFuels. Retrieved 2026-10-18.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/average-price-of-electricity/united-states
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=average_price_electricity_usd&place=us

| Period | USD per kWh |
|---|---:|
| 2026-09 | 0.196 |
| 2026-08 | 0.196 |
| 2026-07 | 0.197 |
| 2026-06 | 0.198 |
| 2026-05 | 0.196 |
| 2026-04 | 0.194 |
| 2026-03 | 0.19 |
| 2026-02 | 0.189 |
| 2026-01 | 0.192 |
| 2025-12 | 0.189 |
| 2025-11 | 0.189 |
| 2025-09 | 0.188 |
| 2025-08 | 0.19 |
| 2025-07 | 0.189 |
| 2025-06 | 0.19 |
| 2025-05 | 0.182 |
| 2025-04 | 0.181 |
| 2025-03 | 0.181 |
| 2025-02 | 0.179 |
| 2025-01 | 0.179 |
| 2024-12 | 0.176 |
| 2024-11 | 0.176 |
| 2024-10 | 0.177 |
| 2024-09 | 0.178 |
| 2024-08 | 0.177 |
| 2024-07 | 0.178 |
| 2024-06 | 0.178 |
| 2024-05 | 0.175 |
| 2024-04 | 0.173 |
| 2024-03 | 0.174 |
| 2024-02 | 0.173 |
| 2024-01 | 0.173 |
| 2023-12 | 0.169 |
| 2023-11 | 0.168 |
| 2023-10 | 0.169 |
| 2023-09 | 0.171 |
| 2023-08 | 0.17 |
| 2023-07 | 0.169 |
| 2023-06 | 0.17 |
| 2023-05 | 0.165 |
| 2023-04 | 0.165 |
| 2023-03 | 0.166 |
| 2023-02 | 0.168 |
| 2023-01 | 0.168 |
| 2022-12 | 0.165 |
| 2022-11 | 0.163 |
| 2022-10 | 0.166 |
| 2022-09 | 0.167 |
| 2022-08 | 0.167 |
| 2022-07 | 0.164 |
| 2022-06 | 0.16 |
| 2022-05 | 0.154 |
| 2022-04 | 0.151 |
| 2022-03 | 0.15 |
| 2022-02 | 0.148 |
| 2022-01 | 0.147 |
| 2021-12 | 0.142 |
| 2021-11 | 0.142 |
| 2021-10 | 0.142 |
| 2021-09 | 0.144 |
| 2021-08 | 0.144 |
| 2021-07 | 0.143 |
| 2021-06 | 0.142 |
| 2021-05 | 0.14 |
| 2021-04 | 0.139 |
| 2021-03 | 0.138 |
| 2021-02 | 0.137 |
| 2021-01 | 0.136 |
| 2020-12 | 0.136 |
| 2020-11 | 0.136 |
| 2020-10 | 0.135 |
| 2020-09 | 0.137 |
| 2020-08 | 0.137 |
| 2020-07 | 0.137 |
| 2020-06 | 0.137 |
| 2020-05 | 0.134 |
| 2020-04 | 0.133 |
| 2020-03 | 0.134 |
| 2020-02 | 0.134 |
| 2020-01 | 0.134 |
| 2019-12 | 0.133 |
| 2019-11 | 0.133 |
| 2019-10 | 0.136 |
| 2019-09 | 0.139 |
| 2019-08 | 0.139 |
| 2019-07 | 0.14 |
| 2019-06 | 0.139 |
| 2019-05 | 0.136 |
| 2019-04 | 0.135 |
| 2019-03 | 0.135 |
| 2019-02 | 0.136 |
| 2019-01 | 0.135 |
| 2018-12 | 0.135 |
| 2018-11 | 0.134 |
| 2018-10 | 0.136 |
| 2018-09 | 0.138 |
| 2018-08 | 0.139 |
| 2018-07 | 0.139 |
| 2018-06 | 0.139 |
| 2018-05 | 0.136 |
| 2018-04 | 0.134 |
| 2018-03 | 0.135 |
| 2018-02 | 0.135 |
| 2018-01 | 0.135 |
| 2017-12 | 0.136 |
| 2017-11 | 0.136 |
| 2017-10 | 0.137 |
| 2017-09 | 0.142 |
| 2017-08 | 0.142 |
| 2017-07 | 0.143 |
| 2017-06 | 0.142 |
| 2017-05 | 0.137 |
| 2017-04 | 0.135 |
| 2017-03 | 0.134 |
| 2017-02 | 0.135 |
| 2017-01 | 0.134 |
| 2016-12 | 0.133 |
| 2016-11 | 0.131 |
| 2016-10 | 0.134 |
| 2016-09 | 0.139 |
| 2016-08 | 0.139 |
| 2016-07 | 0.139 |
| 2016-06 | 0.138 |
| 2016-05 | 0.133 |
| 2016-04 | 0.134 |
| 2016-03 | 0.134 |
| 2016-02 | 0.134 |
| 2016-01 | 0.134 |
| 2015-12 | 0.133 |
| 2015-11 | 0.134 |
| 2015-10 | 0.136 |
| 2015-09 | 0.141 |
| 2015-08 | 0.142 |
| 2015-07 | 0.142 |
| 2015-06 | 0.143 |
| 2015-05 | 0.137 |
| 2015-04 | 0.137 |
| 2015-03 | 0.136 |
| 2015-02 | 0.138 |
| 2015-01 | 0.138 |
| 2014-12 | 0.135 |
| 2014-11 | 0.134 |
| 2014-10 | 0.136 |
| 2014-09 | 0.141 |
| 2014-08 | 0.143 |
| 2014-07 | 0.143 |
| 2014-06 | 0.143 |
| 2014-05 | 0.136 |
| 2014-04 | 0.131 |
| 2014-03 | 0.135 |
| 2014-02 | 0.134 |
| 2014-01 | 0.134 |
| 2013-12 | 0.131 |
| 2013-11 | 0.13 |
| 2013-10 | 0.132 |
| 2013-09 | 0.137 |
| 2013-08 | 0.137 |
| 2013-07 | 0.137 |
| 2013-06 | 0.137 |
| 2013-05 | 0.131 |
| 2013-04 | 0.128 |
| 2013-03 | 0.128 |
| 2013-02 | 0.129 |
| 2013-01 | 0.129 |
| 2012-12 | 0.127 |
| 2012-11 | 0.127 |
| 2012-10 | 0.128 |
| 2012-09 | 0.133 |
| 2012-08 | 0.133 |
| 2012-07 | 0.133 |
| 2012-06 | 0.135 |
| 2012-05 | 0.129 |
| 2012-04 | 0.127 |
| 2012-03 | 0.127 |
| 2012-02 | 0.128 |
| 2012-01 | 0.128 |
| 2011-12 | 0.127 |
| 2011-11 | 0.128 |
| 2011-10 | 0.13 |
| 2011-09 | 0.135 |
| 2011-08 | 0.135 |
| 2011-07 | 0.135 |
| 2011-06 | 0.134 |
| 2011-05 | 0.129 |
| 2011-04 | 0.127 |
| 2011-03 | 0.127 |
| 2011-02 | 0.125 |
| 2011-01 | 0.125 |
| 2010-12 | 0.125 |
| 2010-11 | 0.125 |
| 2010-10 | 0.127 |
| 2010-09 | 0.132 |
| 2010-08 | 0.133 |
| 2010-07 | 0.133 |
| 2010-06 | 0.132 |
| 2010-05 | 0.127 |
| 2010-04 | 0.126 |
| 2010-03 | 0.125 |
| 2010-02 | 0.123 |
| 2010-01 | 0.124 |
| 2009-12 | 0.124 |
| 2009-11 | 0.124 |
| 2009-10 | 0.126 |
| 2009-09 | 0.13 |
| 2009-08 | 0.13 |
| 2009-07 | 0.131 |
| 2009-06 | 0.132 |
| 2009-05 | 0.126 |
| 2009-04 | 0.125 |
| 2009-03 | 0.126 |
| 2009-02 | 0.126 |
| 2009-01 | 0.126 |
| 2008-12 | 0.124 |
| 2008-11 | 0.123 |
| 2008-10 | 0.126 |
| 2008-09 | 0.13 |
| 2008-08 | 0.132 |
| 2008-07 | 0.131 |
| 2008-06 | 0.128 |
| 2008-05 | 0.12 |
| 2008-04 | 0.118 |
| 2008-03 | 0.116 |
| 2008-02 | 0.116 |
| 2008-01 | 0.116 |
| 2007-12 | 0.115 |
| 2007-11 | 0.115 |
| 2007-10 | 0.117 |
| 2007-09 | 0.121 |
| 2007-08 | 0.121 |
| 2007-07 | 0.122 |
| 2007-06 | 0.122 |
| 2007-05 | 0.115 |
| 2007-04 | 0.113 |
| 2007-03 | 0.113 |
| 2007-02 | 0.113 |
| 2007-01 | 0.113 |
| 2006-12 | 0.11 |
| 2006-11 | 0.11 |
| 2006-10 | 0.112 |
| 2006-09 | 0.118 |
| 2006-08 | 0.118 |
| 2006-07 | 0.118 |
| 2006-06 | 0.118 |
| 2006-05 | 0.11 |
| 2006-04 | 0.109 |
| 2006-03 | 0.109 |
| 2006-02 | 0.108 |
| 2006-01 | 0.108 |
| 2005-12 | 0.102 |
| 2005-11 | 0.102 |
| 2005-10 | 0.102 |
| 2005-09 | 0.106 |
| 2005-08 | 0.105 |
| 2005-07 | 0.105 |
| 2005-06 | 0.104 |
| 2005-05 | 0.097 |
| 2005-04 | 0.095 |
| 2005-03 | 0.094 |
| 2005-02 | 0.094 |
| 2005-01 | 0.094 |
| 2004-12 | 0.092 |
| 2004-11 | 0.092 |
| 2004-10 | 0.094 |
| 2004-09 | 0.099 |
| 2004-08 | 0.1 |
| 2004-07 | 0.099 |
| 2004-06 | 0.099 |
| 2004-05 | 0.093 |
| 2004-04 | 0.091 |
| 2004-03 | 0.091 |
| 2004-02 | 0.091 |
| 2004-01 | 0.091 |
| 2003-12 | 0.09 |
| 2003-11 | 0.09 |
| 2003-10 | 0.093 |
| 2003-09 | 0.098 |
| 2003-08 | 0.098 |
| 2003-07 | 0.098 |
| 2003-06 | 0.097 |
| 2003-05 | 0.092 |
| 2003-04 | 0.091 |
| 2003-03 | 0.089 |
| 2003-02 | 0.089 |
| 2003-01 | 0.089 |
| 2002-12 | 0.089 |
| 2002-11 | 0.089 |
| 2002-10 | 0.091 |
| 2002-09 | 0.095 |
| 2002-08 | 0.095 |
| 2002-07 | 0.095 |
| 2002-06 | 0.095 |
| 2002-05 | 0.089 |
| 2002-04 | 0.088 |
| 2002-03 | 0.089 |
| 2002-02 | 0.089 |
| 2002-01 | 0.089 |
| 2001-12 | 0.09 |
| 2001-11 | 0.09 |
| 2001-10 | 0.093 |
| 2001-09 | 0.097 |
| 2001-08 | 0.098 |
| 2001-07 | 0.099 |
| 2001-06 | 0.097 |
| 2001-05 | 0.09 |
| 2001-04 | 0.089 |
| 2001-03 | 0.089 |
| 2001-02 | 0.088 |
| 2001-01 | 0.088 |
| 2000-12 | 0.086 |
| 2000-11 | 0.086 |
| 2000-10 | 0.088 |
| 2000-09 | 0.091 |
| 2000-08 | 0.091 |
| 2000-07 | 0.091 |
| 2000-06 | 0.09 |
| 2000-05 | 0.085 |
| 2000-04 | 0.085 |
| 2000-03 | 0.085 |
| 2000-02 | 0.085 |
| 2000-01 | 0.084 |
| 1999-12 | 0.085 |
| 1999-11 | 0.085 |
| 1999-10 | 0.087 |
| 1999-09 | 0.09 |
| 1999-08 | 0.089 |
| 1999-07 | 0.09 |
| 1999-06 | 0.089 |
| 1999-05 | 0.085 |
| 1999-04 | 0.084 |
| 1999-03 | 0.084 |
| 1999-02 | 0.084 |
| 1999-01 | 0.084 |
| 1998-12 | 0.084 |
| 1998-11 | 0.084 |
| 1998-10 | 0.086 |
| 1998-09 | 0.089 |
| 1998-08 | 0.09 |
| 1998-07 | 0.091 |
| 1998-06 | 0.091 |
| 1998-05 | 0.086 |
| 1998-04 | 0.085 |
| 1998-03 | 0.085 |
| 1998-02 | 0.085 |
| 1998-01 | 0.086 |
| 1997-12 | 0.09 |
| 1997-11 | 0.092 |
| 1997-10 | 0.093 |
| 1997-09 | 0.099 |
| 1997-08 | 0.098 |
| 1997-07 | 0.099 |
| 1997-06 | 0.099 |
| 1997-05 | 0.093 |
| 1997-04 | 0.092 |
| 1997-03 | 0.093 |
| 1997-02 | 0.092 |
| 1997-01 | 0.092 |
| 1996-12 | 0.092 |
| 1996-11 | 0.092 |
| 1996-10 | 0.095 |
| 1996-09 | 0.099 |
| 1996-08 | 0.099 |
| 1996-07 | 0.099 |
| 1996-06 | 0.096 |
| 1996-05 | 0.092 |
| 1996-04 | 0.092 |
| 1996-03 | 0.092 |
| 1996-02 | 0.091 |
| 1996-01 | 0.091 |
| 1995-12 | 0.091 |
| 1995-11 | 0.092 |
| 1995-10 | 0.094 |
| 1995-09 | 0.097 |
| 1995-08 | 0.098 |
| 1995-07 | 0.098 |
| 1995-06 | 0.098 |
| 1995-05 | 0.092 |
| 1995-04 | 0.09 |
| 1995-03 | 0.091 |
| 1995-02 | 0.091 |
| 1995-01 | 0.091 |
| 1994-12 | 0.091 |
| 1994-11 | 0.091 |
| 1994-10 | 0.093 |
| 1994-09 | 0.096 |
| 1994-08 | 0.096 |
| 1994-07 | 0.095 |
| 1994-06 | 0.095 |
| 1994-05 | 0.09 |
| 1994-04 | 0.088 |
| 1994-03 | 0.089 |
| 1994-02 | 0.09 |
| 1994-01 | 0.09 |
| 1993-12 | 0.09 |
| 1993-11 | 0.091 |
| 1993-10 | 0.093 |
| 1993-09 | 0.097 |
| 1993-08 | 0.097 |
| 1993-07 | 0.095 |
| 1993-06 | 0.094 |
| 1993-05 | 0.09 |
| 1993-04 | 0.088 |
| 1993-03 | 0.088 |
| 1993-02 | 0.087 |
| 1993-01 | 0.089 |
| 1992-12 | 0.088 |
| 1992-11 | 0.086 |
| 1992-10 | 0.088 |
| 1992-09 | 0.092 |
| 1992-08 | 0.091 |
| 1992-07 | 0.092 |
| 1992-06 | 0.092 |
| 1992-05 | 0.087 |
| 1992-04 | 0.086 |
| 1992-03 | 0.086 |
| 1992-02 | 0.084 |
| 1992-01 | 0.085 |
| 1991-12 | 0.085 |
| 1991-11 | 0.084 |
| 1991-10 | 0.087 |
| 1991-09 | 0.091 |
| 1991-08 | 0.09 |
| 1991-07 | 0.091 |
| 1991-06 | 0.09 |
| 1991-05 | 0.085 |
| 1991-04 | 0.084 |
| 1991-03 | 0.085 |
| 1991-02 | 0.084 |
| 1991-01 | 0.084 |
| 1990-12 | 0.082 |
| 1990-11 | 0.082 |
| 1990-10 | 0.083 |
| 1990-09 | 0.088 |
| 1990-08 | 0.087 |
| 1990-07 | 0.087 |
| 1990-06 | 0.088 |
| 1990-05 | 0.082 |
| 1990-04 | 0.082 |
| 1990-03 | 0.081 |
| 1990-02 | 0.081 |
| 1990-01 | 0.081 |
| 1989-12 | 0.081 |
| 1989-11 | 0.08 |
| 1989-10 | 0.081 |
| 1989-09 | 0.086 |
| 1989-08 | 0.086 |
| 1989-07 | 0.086 |
| 1989-06 | 0.086 |
| 1989-05 | 0.08 |
| 1989-04 | 0.079 |
| 1989-03 | 0.079 |
| 1989-02 | 0.079 |
| 1989-01 | 0.079 |
| 1988-12 | 0.078 |
| 1988-11 | 0.078 |
| 1988-10 | 0.08 |
| 1988-09 | 0.084 |
| 1988-08 | 0.084 |
| 1988-07 | 0.084 |
| 1988-06 | 0.084 |
| 1988-05 | 0.077 |
| 1988-04 | 0.077 |
| 1988-03 | 0.078 |
| 1988-02 | 0.078 |
| 1988-01 | 0.078 |
| 1987-12 | 0.077 |
| 1987-11 | 0.077 |
| 1987-10 | 0.078 |
| 1987-09 | 0.084 |
| 1987-08 | 0.085 |
| 1987-07 | 0.084 |
| 1987-06 | 0.084 |
| 1987-05 | 0.076 |
| 1987-04 | 0.076 |
| 1987-03 | 0.076 |
| 1987-02 | 0.076 |
| 1987-01 | 0.075 |
| 1986-12 | 0.073 |
| 1986-11 | 0.073 |
| 1986-10 | 0.074 |
| 1986-09 | 0.08 |
| 1986-08 | 0.08 |
| 1986-07 | 0.08 |
| 1986-06 | 0.08 |
| 1986-05 | 0.074 |
| 1986-04 | 0.074 |
| 1986-03 | 0.075 |
| 1986-02 | 0.075 |
| 1986-01 | 0.081 |
| 1985-12 | 0.08 |
| 1985-11 | 0.08 |
| 1985-10 | 0.082 |
| 1985-08 | 0.085 |
| 1985-07 | 0.085 |
| 1985-06 | 0.085 |
| 1985-05 | 0.08 |
| 1985-04 | 0.08 |
| 1985-03 | 0.079 |
| 1985-02 | 0.079 |
| 1985-01 | 0.079 |
| 1984-12 | 0.078 |
| 1984-11 | 0.079 |
| 1984-10 | 0.081 |
| 1984-09 | 0.084 |
| 1984-08 | 0.089 |
| 1984-07 | 0.087 |
| 1984-06 | 0.086 |
| 1984-05 | 0.081 |
| 1984-04 | 0.08 |
| 1984-03 | 0.079 |
| 1984-02 | 0.079 |
| 1984-01 | 0.078 |
| 1983-12 | 0.077 |
| 1983-11 | 0.077 |
| 1983-10 | 0.08 |
| 1983-09 | 0.082 |
| 1983-08 | 0.082 |
| 1983-07 | 0.082 |
| 1983-06 | 0.081 |
| 1983-05 | 0.077 |
| 1983-04 | 0.075 |
| 1983-03 | 0.076 |
| 1983-02 | 0.075 |
| 1983-01 | 0.075 |
| 1982-12 | 0.075 |
| 1982-11 | 0.074 |
| 1982-10 | 0.077 |
| 1982-09 | 0.079 |
| 1982-08 | 0.079 |
| 1982-07 | 0.079 |
| 1982-06 | 0.079 |
| 1982-05 | 0.075 |
| 1982-04 | 0.075 |
| 1982-03 | 0.075 |
| 1982-02 | 0.073 |
| 1982-01 | 0.073 |
| 1981-12 | 0.071 |
| 1981-11 | 0.071 |
| 1981-10 | 0.072 |
| 1981-09 | 0.074 |
| 1981-08 | 0.075 |
| 1981-07 | 0.073 |
| 1981-06 | 0.071 |
| 1981-05 | 0.067 |
| 1981-04 | 0.066 |
| 1981-03 | 0.065 |
| 1981-02 | 0.064 |
| 1981-01 | 0.063 |
| 1980-12 | 0.062 |
| 1980-11 | 0.061 |
| 1980-10 | 0.063 |
| 1980-09 | 0.065 |
| 1980-08 | 0.064 |
| 1980-07 | 0.064 |
| 1980-06 | 0.063 |
| 1980-05 | 0.058 |
| 1980-04 | 0.056 |
| 1980-03 | 0.056 |
| 1980-02 | 0.055 |
| 1980-01 | 0.053 |
| 1979-12 | 0.052 |
| 1979-11 | 0.051 |
| 1979-10 | 0.053 |
| 1979-09 | 0.053 |
| 1979-08 | 0.053 |
| 1979-07 | 0.053 |
| 1979-06 | 0.052 |
| 1979-05 | 0.049 |
| 1979-04 | 0.048 |
| 1979-03 | 0.047 |
| 1979-02 | 0.047 |
| 1979-01 | 0.046 |
| 1978-12 | 0.046 |
| 1978-11 | 0.046 |