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Rankings · Utilities
Electricity price per kWh.
What a kilowatt-hour costs. The state figure is EIA’s own state series. The county figure is derived: EIA publishes prices by utility and separately lists the counties each utility has distribution equipment in, so this is the median rate among the utilities serving that county — see how many that is under Utilities serving. Customer counts are reported per utility per state, not per county, so a customer-weighted average is not computable and is not attempted. Bundled service only: in a retail-choice state a delivery-only utility bills for part of the supply, and including it would print a rate no household pays. Because the two levels are derived differently, a county can sit above or below its state figure for reasons other than local prices.
North Dakota has the lowest published electricity rate in this comparison, at 12.5¢. The next states shown are Idaho (12.6¢) and Nebraska (12.8¢).
The table orders 51 states by electricity price per kwh. It describes one published measure, not an overall judgment about where to live.
Use the result as a starting point, then compare the underlying source, dates, and local county figures before making a decision. What a kilowatt-hour costs. The state figure is EIA’s own state series. The county figure is derived: EIA publishes prices by utility and separately lists the counties each utility has distribution equipment in, so this is the median rate among the utilities serving that county — see how many that is under Utilities serving. Customer counts are reported per utility per state, not per county, so a customer-weighted average is not computable and is not attempted. Bundled service only: in a retail-choice state a delivery-only utility bills for part of the supply, and including it would print a rate no household pays. Because the two levels are derived differently, a county can sit above or below its state figure for reasons other than local prices.
These guides combine this measure with other clearly named inputs; they are not overall state verdicts.
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<iframe src="https://movermath.com/embed/electricity-rate" width="100%" height="420" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Electricity price per kWh by state"></iframe>Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. · How this is built