US states by average industrial electricity price

Hawaii had the highest average industrial electricity price of 51 states in 2020, at 24.45 US cents per kWh. Oklahoma had the lowest, at 4.61 US cents per kWh. The median was 6.7 US cents per kWh and the figure for the United States was 6.67 US cents per kWh. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Highest24.45Hawaii
Lowest4.61Oklahoma
Median6.751 states
United States6.67History

All states, 2020

Hawaii: 24.45 US cents per kWhHawaii24.45Alaska: 15.88 US cents per kWhAlaska15.88Rhode Island: 15.76 US cents per kWhRhode Island15.76Massachusetts: 14.51 US cents per kWhMassachusetts14.51California: 14.27 US cents per kWhCalifornia14.27New Hampshire: 13.11 US cents per kWhNew Hampshire13.11Connecticut: 13.07 US cents per kWhConnecticut13.07Vermont: 11.2 US cents per kWhVermont11.2New Jersey: 10.01 US cents per kWhNew Jersey10.01Maine: 8.86 US cents per kWhMaine8.86District of Columbia: 7.99 US cents per kWhDistrict of Columbia7.99Maryland: 7.81 US cents per kWhMaryland7.81South Dakota: 7.79 US cents per kWhSouth Dakota7.79Minnesota: 7.67 US cents per kWhMinnesota7.67Colorado: 7.48 US cents per kWhColorado7.48Nebraska: 7.38 US cents per kWhNebraska7.38Kansas: 7.3 US cents per kWhKansas7.3Wisconsin: 7.29 US cents per kWhWisconsin7.29North Dakota: 7.26 US cents per kWhNorth Dakota7.26Michigan: 7.24 US cents per kWhMichigan7.24Florida: 7.15 US cents per kWhFlorida7.15Indiana: 6.98 US cents per kWhIndiana6.98Wyoming: 6.88 US cents per kWhWyoming6.88Missouri: 6.84 US cents per kWhMissouri6.84Delaware: 6.7 US cents per kWhDelaware6.7Illinois: 6.7 US cents per kWhIllinois6.7Iowa: 6.43 US cents per kWhIowa6.43North Carolina: 6.31 US cents per kWhNorth Carolina6.31Virginia: 6.28 US cents per kWhVirginia6.28Idaho: 6.23 US cents per kWhIdaho6.23Ohio: 6.16 US cents per kWhOhio6.16Pennsylvania: 6.16 US cents per kWhPennsylvania6.16West Virginia: 6.09 US cents per kWhWest Virginia6.09Arizona: 6.07 US cents per kWhArizona6.07South Carolina: 5.98 US cents per kWhSouth Carolina5.98Utah: 5.9 US cents per kWhUtah5.9Arkansas: 5.89 US cents per kWhArkansas5.89Alabama: 5.87 US cents per kWhAlabama5.87Georgia: 5.77 US cents per kWhGeorgia5.77Oregon: 5.7 US cents per kWhOregon5.7Mississippi: 5.63 US cents per kWhMississippi5.63Nevada: 5.61 US cents per kWhNevada5.61New Mexico: 5.58 US cents per kWhNew Mexico5.58New York: 5.54 US cents per kWhNew York5.54Tennessee: 5.33 US cents per kWhTennessee5.33Kentucky: 5.31 US cents per kWhKentucky5.31Montana: 5.18 US cents per kWhMontana5.18Washington: 5.08 US cents per kWhWashington5.08Texas: 5.07 US cents per kWhTexas5.07Louisiana: 4.88 US cents per kWhLouisiana4.88Oklahoma: 4.61 US cents per kWhOklahoma4.61
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

RankStates2020
US cents per kWh
Change on 2019
1Hawaii24.45-5.1%
2Alaska15.88-6.3%
3Rhode Island15.76+1.1%
4Massachusetts14.51-1.7%
5California14.27+6.5%
6New Hampshire13.11+0.2%
7Connecticut13.07-2.8%
8Vermont11.2+1.4%
9New Jersey10.01-1.5%
10Maine8.86-3.9%
11District of Columbia7.99-2.8%
12Maryland7.81+0.1%
13South Dakota7.79-0.3%
14Minnesota7.67+1.9%
15Colorado7.48+1.1%
16Nebraska7.38-3.5%
17Kansas7.3-0.7%
18Wisconsin7.29-0.3%
19North Dakota7.26-8.6%
20Michigan7.24+2.4%
21Florida7.15-6.5%
22Indiana6.98-5.2%
23Wyoming6.88+2.2%
24Missouri6.84-3.8%
25Delaware6.7-13%
25Illinois6.7+2.8%
27Iowa6.43-2.6%
28North Carolina6.31+0.2%
29Virginia6.28-8.3%
30Idaho6.23+2.5%
31Ohio6.16-6%
31Pennsylvania6.16-3.9%
33West Virginia6.09+1.2%
34Arizona6.07-3.3%
35South Carolina5.98-2.1%
36Utah5.9-1.3%
37Arkansas5.89-3.9%
38Alabama5.87-1.3%
39Georgia5.77-6.5%
40Oregon5.7-2.7%
41Mississippi5.63-3.8%
42Nevada5.61-8.6%
43New Mexico5.58+1.8%
44New York5.54-1.2%
45Tennessee5.33-6.2%
46Kentucky5.31-4.7%
47Montana5.18-5%
48Washington5.08+5.8%
49Texas5.07-7%
50Louisiana4.88-6.7%
51Oklahoma4.61-9.1%

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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 24.45 US cents per kWh in 2020, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Which state has the lowest average industrial electricity price?

Oklahoma, with 4.61 US cents per kWh in 2020.

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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