US states by average industrial electricity price

Hawaii had the highest average industrial electricity price of 51 states in 2019, at 25.76 US cents per kWh. Washington had the lowest, at 4.8 US cents per kWh. The median was 6.73 US cents per kWh and the figure for the United States was 6.81 US cents per kWh. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Highest25.76Hawaii
Lowest4.8Washington
Median6.7351 states
United States6.81History

All states, 2019

Hawaii: 25.76 US cents per kWhHawaii25.76Alaska: 16.94 US cents per kWhAlaska16.94Rhode Island: 15.59 US cents per kWhRhode Island15.59Massachusetts: 14.76 US cents per kWhMassachusetts14.76Connecticut: 13.44 US cents per kWhConnecticut13.44California: 13.4 US cents per kWhCalifornia13.4New Hampshire: 13.09 US cents per kWhNew Hampshire13.09Vermont: 11.05 US cents per kWhVermont11.05New Jersey: 10.16 US cents per kWhNew Jersey10.16Maine: 9.22 US cents per kWhMaine9.22District of Columbia: 8.22 US cents per kWhDistrict of Columbia8.22North Dakota: 7.94 US cents per kWhNorth Dakota7.94South Dakota: 7.81 US cents per kWhSouth Dakota7.81Maryland: 7.8 US cents per kWhMaryland7.8Delaware: 7.7 US cents per kWhDelaware7.7Florida: 7.65 US cents per kWhFlorida7.65Nebraska: 7.65 US cents per kWhNebraska7.65Minnesota: 7.53 US cents per kWhMinnesota7.53Colorado: 7.4 US cents per kWhColorado7.4Indiana: 7.36 US cents per kWhIndiana7.36Kansas: 7.35 US cents per kWhKansas7.35Wisconsin: 7.31 US cents per kWhWisconsin7.31Missouri: 7.11 US cents per kWhMissouri7.11Michigan: 7.07 US cents per kWhMichigan7.07Virginia: 6.85 US cents per kWhVirginia6.85Wyoming: 6.73 US cents per kWhWyoming6.73Iowa: 6.6 US cents per kWhIowa6.6Ohio: 6.55 US cents per kWhOhio6.55Illinois: 6.52 US cents per kWhIllinois6.52Pennsylvania: 6.41 US cents per kWhPennsylvania6.41North Carolina: 6.3 US cents per kWhNorth Carolina6.3Arizona: 6.28 US cents per kWhArizona6.28Georgia: 6.17 US cents per kWhGeorgia6.17Nevada: 6.14 US cents per kWhNevada6.14Arkansas: 6.13 US cents per kWhArkansas6.13South Carolina: 6.11 US cents per kWhSouth Carolina6.11Idaho: 6.08 US cents per kWhIdaho6.08West Virginia: 6.02 US cents per kWhWest Virginia6.02Utah: 5.98 US cents per kWhUtah5.98Alabama: 5.95 US cents per kWhAlabama5.95Oregon: 5.86 US cents per kWhOregon5.86Mississippi: 5.85 US cents per kWhMississippi5.85Tennessee: 5.68 US cents per kWhTennessee5.68New York: 5.61 US cents per kWhNew York5.61Kentucky: 5.57 US cents per kWhKentucky5.57New Mexico: 5.48 US cents per kWhNew Mexico5.48Montana: 5.45 US cents per kWhMontana5.45Texas: 5.45 US cents per kWhTexas5.45Louisiana: 5.23 US cents per kWhLouisiana5.23Oklahoma: 5.07 US cents per kWhOklahoma5.07Washington: 4.8 US cents per kWhWashington4.8
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

RankStates2019
US cents per kWh
Change on 2018
1Hawaii25.76-1.3%
2Alaska16.94-0.9%
3Rhode Island15.59+1.3%
4Massachusetts14.76-0.9%
5Connecticut13.44-2.4%
6California13.4+1.5%
7New Hampshire13.09-2.5%
8Vermont11.05+3.7%
9New Jersey10.16+0.9%
10Maine9.22-1.1%
11District of Columbia8.22-1%
12North Dakota7.94-0.5%
13South Dakota7.81+0.5%
14Maryland7.8-5.2%
15Delaware7.7-3.1%
16Florida7.650%
16Nebraska7.65+0.7%
18Minnesota7.53+0.1%
19Colorado7.4-0.9%
20Indiana7.36-0.3%
21Kansas7.35-3.3%
22Wisconsin7.31-0.3%
23Missouri7.11-1.5%
24Michigan7.07-0.4%
25Virginia6.85-0.1%
26Wyoming6.73+0.3%
27Iowa6.6+2.3%
28Ohio6.55-6.6%
29Illinois6.52-4.1%
30Pennsylvania6.41-6.3%
31North Carolina6.3-0.5%
32Arizona6.28-4.1%
33Georgia6.17+2.8%
34Nevada6.14+0.7%
35Arkansas6.13+8.7%
36South Carolina6.11+0.2%
37Idaho6.08-6%
38West Virginia6.02-5.9%
39Utah5.98+1.4%
40Alabama5.95-1%
41Oregon5.860%
42Mississippi5.85-2.5%
43Tennessee5.680%
44New York5.61-6.8%
45Kentucky5.57-1.9%
46New Mexico5.48-6.2%
47Montana5.45+5%
47Texas5.45+1.1%
49Louisiana5.23-2.2%
50Oklahoma5.07-5.1%
51Washington4.8+1.9%

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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 25.76 US cents per kWh in 2019, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Which state has the lowest average industrial electricity price?

Washington, with 4.8 US cents per kWh in 2019.

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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