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Rankings · Utilities
Average monthly electric bill.
The monthly residential bill. The state figure is EIA’s own state series; the county figure is residential revenue divided by customers for each utility serving the county, then the median across them. Reflects both the local rate and how much electricity households actually use, so a cheap rate in a hot state can still produce a high bill.
New Mexico has the lowest published electric bill in this comparison, at $98. The next states shown are Utah ($102) and Colorado ($110).
The table orders 51 states by average monthly electric bill. 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. The monthly residential bill. The state figure is EIA’s own state series; the county figure is residential revenue divided by customers for each utility serving the county, then the median across them. Reflects both the local rate and how much electricity households actually use, so a cheap rate in a hot state can still produce a high bill.
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/electric-bill" width="100%" height="420" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Average monthly electric bill by state"></iframe>Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. · How this is built