US states by average industrial electricity price

Hawaii had the highest average industrial electricity price of 51 states in 2014, at 30.22 US cents per kWh. Washington had the lowest, at 4.32 US cents per kWh. The median was 6.85 US cents per kWh and the figure for the United States was 7.1 US cents per kWh. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Highest30.22Hawaii
Lowest4.32Washington
Median6.8551 states
United States7.1History

All states, 2014

Hawaii: 30.22 US cents per kWhHawaii30.22Alaska: 15.66 US cents per kWhAlaska15.66Connecticut: 12.92 US cents per kWhConnecticut12.92Rhode Island: 12.86 US cents per kWhRhode Island12.86Massachusetts: 12.74 US cents per kWhMassachusetts12.74California: 12.34 US cents per kWhCalifornia12.34New Hampshire: 11.93 US cents per kWhNew Hampshire11.93New Jersey: 11.38 US cents per kWhNew Jersey11.38Vermont: 10.23 US cents per kWhVermont10.23Maryland: 9.04 US cents per kWhMaryland9.04Maine: 8.95 US cents per kWhMaine8.95Delaware: 8.58 US cents per kWhDelaware8.58District of Columbia: 8.41 US cents per kWhDistrict of Columbia8.41Florida: 7.9 US cents per kWhFlorida7.9Kansas: 7.8 US cents per kWhKansas7.8Michigan: 7.68 US cents per kWhMichigan7.68North Dakota: 7.62 US cents per kWhNorth Dakota7.62Wisconsin: 7.52 US cents per kWhWisconsin7.52Colorado: 7.47 US cents per kWhColorado7.47Nebraska: 7.47 US cents per kWhNebraska7.47Pennsylvania: 7.41 US cents per kWhPennsylvania7.41Nevada: 7.12 US cents per kWhNevada7.12South Dakota: 6.99 US cents per kWhSouth Dakota6.99Indiana: 6.97 US cents per kWhIndiana6.97Virginia: 6.89 US cents per kWhVirginia6.89Illinois: 6.85 US cents per kWhIllinois6.85Ohio: 6.77 US cents per kWhOhio6.77Minnesota: 6.72 US cents per kWhMinnesota6.72Georgia: 6.64 US cents per kWhGeorgia6.64New Mexico: 6.61 US cents per kWhNew Mexico6.61Wyoming: 6.61 US cents per kWhWyoming6.61Mississippi: 6.6 US cents per kWhMississippi6.6New York: 6.58 US cents per kWhNew York6.58North Carolina: 6.5 US cents per kWhNorth Carolina6.5Arizona: 6.46 US cents per kWhArizona6.46Idaho: 6.4 US cents per kWhIdaho6.4Tennessee: 6.4 US cents per kWhTennessee6.4Missouri: 6.36 US cents per kWhMissouri6.36South Carolina: 6.29 US cents per kWhSouth Carolina6.29Texas: 6.16 US cents per kWhTexas6.16Alabama: 6.15 US cents per kWhAlabama6.15Utah: 6.08 US cents per kWhUtah6.08Louisiana: 6.05 US cents per kWhLouisiana6.05Arkansas: 6.02 US cents per kWhArkansas6.02Oregon: 5.97 US cents per kWhOregon5.97West Virginia: 5.87 US cents per kWhWest Virginia5.87Oklahoma: 5.85 US cents per kWhOklahoma5.85Iowa: 5.71 US cents per kWhIowa5.71Kentucky: 5.68 US cents per kWhKentucky5.68Montana: 5.49 US cents per kWhMontana5.49Washington: 4.32 US cents per kWhWashington4.32
US cents per kWh. Source: EIA, Electricity data browser: average retail price of electricity, industrial sector, annual (EIA-861 and EIA-861M) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankStates2014
US cents per kWh
Change on 2013
1Hawaii30.22+1.2%
2Alaska15.66-1.1%
3Connecticut12.92+2.5%
4Rhode Island12.86+8.8%
5Massachusetts12.74-3.3%
6California12.34+7.9%
7New Hampshire11.93+4.6%
8New Jersey11.38+5.4%
9Vermont10.23-5.6%
10Maryland9.04+8.1%
11Maine8.95+7.3%
12Delaware8.58+1.8%
13District of Columbia8.41+51.8%
14Florida7.9+3.8%
15Kansas7.8+5.5%
16Michigan7.68-0.5%
17North Dakota7.62+6.9%
18Wisconsin7.52+1.6%
19Colorado7.47+1.8%
19Nebraska7.47+0.4%
21Pennsylvania7.41+6.3%
22Nevada7.12+9.2%
23South Dakota6.99+0.3%
24Indiana6.97+4%
25Virginia6.89+3.9%
26Illinois6.85+15.3%
27Ohio6.77+8.8%
28Minnesota6.72-3.7%
29Georgia6.64+5.9%
30New Mexico6.61+3.9%
30Wyoming6.61+3%
32Mississippi6.6+4.1%
33New York6.580%
34North Carolina6.5+0.8%
35Arizona6.46-3%
36Idaho6.4+5.1%
36Tennessee6.4+1.7%
38Missouri6.36+1.1%
39South Carolina6.29+4.7%
40Texas6.16+6%
41Alabama6.15+3.4%
42Utah6.08+3.6%
43Louisiana6.05+2.2%
44Arkansas6.02-0.3%
45Oregon5.97+2.9%
46West Virginia5.87-5.3%
47Oklahoma5.85+6.6%
48Iowa5.71+1.6%
49Kentucky5.68+0.4%
50Montana5.49+1.1%
51Washington4.32+2.1%

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About this ranking

Average retail price of electricity sold to industrial customers (manufacturing, mining and other large users) 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. Industrial customers buy large volumes, often at higher voltage, so they pay less per kilowatt hour than homes and businesses.

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

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Electricity data browser: average retail price of electricity, industrial 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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Questions

Which state has the highest average industrial electricity price?

Hawaii, with 30.22 US cents per kWh in 2014, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Which state has the lowest average industrial electricity price?

Washington, with 4.32 US cents per kWh in 2014.

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, Electricity data browser: average retail price of electricity, industrial sector, annual (EIA-861 and EIA-861M). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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