US states by electricity expenditure
California had the highest electricity expenditure of 51 states in 2018, at $41.97 billion. Vermont had the lowest, at $837 million. The median was $5.63 billion and the figure for the United States was $403.35 billion. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Map of states, 2018
- Under 1,700
- 1,700 to 3,200
- 3,200 to 5,600
- 5,600 to 8,300
- 8,300 to 13K
- 13K and over
All states, 2018
Full ranking
| Rank | States | 2018 | Change on 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 41,972.2 | +2.5% |
| 2 | Texas | 35,240.1 | +7% |
| 3 | Florida | 24,613.6 | +1.3% |
| 4 | New York | 22,233.1 | +4.1% |
| 5 | Ohio | 15,073.6 | +5.4% |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 14,937.3 | +3.9% |
| 7 | Illinois | 13,472.6 | +5.1% |
| 8 | Georgia | 13,452.9 | +2.6% |
| 9 | North Carolina | 12,796.9 | +7.7% |
| 10 | Michigan | 11,921.5 | +4% |
| 11 | Virginia | 11,204.5 | +9.5% |
| 12 | Indiana | 10,050.4 | +5.1% |
| 13 | New Jersey | 9,990.7 | +2.9% |
| 14 | Massachusetts | 9,859.9 | +9.7% |
| 15 | Tennessee | 9,827.7 | +7.4% |
| 16 | Alabama | 8,672 | +2.6% |
| 17 | Arizona | 8,500.6 | +2.9% |
| 18 | Missouri | 8,148.1 | +6.2% |
| 19 | South Carolina | 7,891.2 | +1.4% |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 7,505.1 | +1.1% |
| 21 | Maryland | 7,182 | +1.1% |
| 22 | Washington | 7,123.2 | -1.4% |
| 23 | Minnesota | 7,018.7 | +3.3% |
| 24 | Louisiana | 6,741.5 | +2.7% |
| 25 | Kentucky | 6,473.2 | +4.9% |
| 26 | Colorado | 5,628.5 | +3.3% |
| 27 | Connecticut | 5,309.4 | +7.5% |
| 28 | Oklahoma | 5,140.6 | +5.4% |
| 29 | Mississippi | 4,593.3 | +7.1% |
| 30 | Iowa | 4,565.7 | +6.8% |
| 31 | Kansas | 4,412.4 | +5.8% |
| 32 | Oregon | 4,363.6 | -1% |
| 33 | Arkansas | 3,845.6 | +1.4% |
| 34 | Nevada | 3,277.1 | +2% |
| 35 | West Virginia | 2,930.4 | +2.7% |
| 36 | Nebraska | 2,791.7 | +1.3% |
| 37 | Hawaii | 2,710.1 | +12.2% |
| 38 | Utah | 2,539.4 | -2.5% |
| 39 | New Mexico | 2,228.8 | +1.9% |
| 40 | Idaho | 1,940.9 | -1.2% |
| 41 | New Hampshire | 1,879.5 | +7.8% |
| 42 | North Dakota | 1,818.8 | +4.3% |
| 43 | Maine | 1,659.9 | +13.7% |
| 44 | Rhode Island | 1,372.8 | +13.2% |
| 45 | District of Columbia | 1,366.7 | +6.1% |
| 46 | Wyoming | 1,325.3 | -1.6% |
| 47 | South Dakota | 1,281.5 | +3.5% |
| 48 | Montana | 1,262.9 | +0.1% |
| 49 | Delaware | 1,219.3 | +2.4% |
| 50 | Alaska | 1,145.1 | -2.3% |
| 51 | Vermont | 837 | +5.7% |
Other periods
About this ranking
Spending on electricity sold to ultimate customers in all sectors, valued at retail prices, in millions of current US dollars. U.S. Energy Information Administration, State Energy Data System (series ESTCV).
Built from Form EIA-861 retail sales and prices; close to electricity_retail_revenue_usd, but SEDS may adjust it and revises it on its own schedule. Millions of current US dollars, not adjusted for inflation. An EIA State Energy Data System estimate: consumption of each fuel times its estimated price. Hydro, wind and solar power have no fuel cost and count only through the electricity they produce. The latest year is about 18 months old, and EIA revises earlier years with each release.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
U.S. Energy Information Administration. State Energy Data System: electricity expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.ESTCV.<state>.A). https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/sep_sum/html/sum_ex_tot.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
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U.S. Energy Information Administration. (2025). State Energy Data System: electricity expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.ESTCV.<state>.A) (US states by electricity expenditure, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/sep_sum/html/sum_ex_tot.html
MLA 9
State Energy Data System: electricity expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.ESTCV.<state>.A), US states by electricity expenditure, 2018. U.S. Energy Information Administration, 19 Dec. 2025, https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/sep_sum/html/sum_ex_tot.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/electricity-expenditure/us-states?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Energy Information Administration. 2025. State Energy Data System: electricity expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.ESTCV.<state>.A). US states by electricity expenditure, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/sep_sum/html/sum_ex_tot.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/electricity-expenditure/us-states?period=2018.
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U.S. Energy Information Administration (2025) State Energy Data System: electricity expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.ESTCV.<state>.A), US states by electricity expenditure, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/sep_sum/html/sum_ex_tot.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/electricity-expenditure/us-states?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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Which state has the highest electricity expenditure?
California, with $41.97 billion in 2018, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Which state has the lowest electricity expenditure?
Vermont, with $837 million in 2018.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Energy Information Administration, State Energy Data System: electricity expenditure, million dollars (SEDS.ESTCV.<state>.A). Retrieved 2026-10-12.