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Average commercial electricity price in District of Columbia

Average commercial electricity price in District of Columbia was 20.41 US cents per kWh in 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is up 19.6% from 2024. That is the 9th highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, US cents per kWh20.41 Provisional
Change on 2024+19.6%
Rank9th of 51US states ranked
Series high20.412025
Series low7.322002

Average commercial electricity price in District of Columbia, 2001 to 2025

51015202520012005200920132017202120252001: 7.45 US cents per kWh2002: 7.32 US cents per kWh2003: 7.35 US cents per kWh2004: 7.45 US cents per kWh2005: 9.13 US cents per kWh2006: 11.17 US cents per kWh2007: 12.01 US cents per kWh2008: 13.3 US cents per kWh2009: 13.26 US cents per kWh2010: 13.42 US cents per kWh2011: 12.9 US cents per kWh2012: 12.02 US cents per kWh2013: 11.94 US cents per kWh2014: 12.19 US cents per kWh2015: 12.01 US cents per kWh2016: 11.72 US cents per kWh2017: 11.66 US cents per kWh2018: 11.97 US cents per kWh2019: 12.26 US cents per kWh2020: 11.85 US cents per kWh2021: 13 US cents per kWh2022: 15.6 US cents per kWh2023: 16.94 US cents per kWh2024: 17.07 US cents per kWh2025: 20.41 US cents per kWh
US cents per kWh. Source: EIA, Electricity data browser: average retail price of electricity, commercial sector, annual (EIA-861 and EIA-861M) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-11.
All 25 values
PeriodUS cents per kWh
202520.41 Provisional
202417.07
202316.94
202215.6
202113
202011.85
201912.26
201811.97
201711.66
201611.72
201512.01
201412.19
201311.94
201212.02
201112.9
201013.42
200913.26
200813.3
200712.01
200611.17
20059.13
20047.45
20037.35
20027.32
20017.45

Compared with United States

Place2025
District of Columbia20.41
United States13.41

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Definition

Average retail price of electricity sold to commercial customers (shops, offices, schools, hospitals and other service buildings) in the year, in US cents per kilowatt hour: utility revenue divided by kilowatt hours sold, as reported to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

United States and its states only. An average across all commercial customers, including taxes and delivery charges recovered through rates, not a tariff a given business pays.

How to cite

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Electricity data browser: average retail price of electricity, commercial sector, annual (EIA-861 and EIA-861M). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/browser/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the average commercial electricity price in District of Columbia?

Average commercial electricity price in District of Columbia was 20.41 US cents per kWh in 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is up 19.6% from 2024. That is the 9th highest of 51 states in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Energy Information Administration. Electricity data browser: average retail price of electricity, commercial sector, annual (EIA-861 and EIA-861M). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest average commercial electricity price in District of Columbia?

20.41 US cents per kWh in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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