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Electricity Rates by State (Updated September 2020) - Electric Choice
Electricity Rates by State (Updated September 2020) - Electric Choice
The average electricity rate is 13.19 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh).
The average price a residential customer in the United States pays for electricity is 13.31 cents per kWh.
What’s my current electric rate?
The price you pay for electricity depends on numerous factors including (but not limited to) your location, time of
year, consumption, and market changes/disruptions. Whether you’re in a regulated or deregulated market, your
bill should clearly state the rate you pay per kWh.
Figures in the state map and tables below are displayed in cents per kilowatt hour (kWh). This information is up-
to-date and was last updated in September 2018 using data extracted from the Energy Information Agency (EIA)’s
monthly reports.
States
Map of Average Electricity Rates by State
This map provides a good representation of how electricity costs in different areas of the country:
States in green have some of the lowest electric rates in the nation. States colored in red have rates that are
considered to be high (or very high in some cases), while blue states have prices that fall somewhere in the middle.
Table of Average Electricity Rates by State
Here is the average electric rate for each state. This is the most current information available, though we are
able to show current (today’s rates) for states that have deregulated energy markets.
The state that saw the great increase in prices for electricity is Rhode Island. Rhode Island customers are paying
nearly 20% more for electricity in 2018.
Source
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