Appliance running costs by state

Average residential rates, updated August 2026. National average: 16.9¢/kWh. Click your state for a full appliance cost table at local rates.

#1 North Dakota11.2¢/kWh #2 Idaho11.6¢/kWh #3 Utah11.7¢/kWh #4 Wyoming11.8¢/kWh #5 Louisiana12.1¢/kWh #6 Nebraska12.1¢/kWh #7 Oklahoma12.2¢/kWh #8 Washington12.3¢/kWh #9 Missouri12.6¢/kWh #10 South Dakota12.6¢/kWh #11 Arkansas12.7¢/kWh #12 Montana12.8¢/kWh #13 Kentucky13.1¢/kWh #14 Tennessee13.2¢/kWh #15 Mississippi13.6¢/kWh #16 Iowa13.7¢/kWh #17 North Carolina14.1¢/kWh #18 Georgia14.2¢/kWh #19 Kansas14.3¢/kWh #20 New Mexico14.6¢/kWh #21 Virginia14.6¢/kWh #22 South Carolina14.7¢/kWh #23 Oregon14.8¢/kWh #24 West Virginia14.8¢/kWh #25 Florida15.1¢/kWh #26 Minnesota15.1¢/kWh #27 Arizona15.2¢/kWh #28 Colorado15.3¢/kWh #29 Nevada15.4¢/kWh #30 Alabama15.6¢/kWh #31 Texas15.6¢/kWh #32 Indiana15.7¢/kWh #33 Ohio16.3¢/kWh #34 Illinois16.4¢/kWh #35 Delaware16.8¢/kWh #36 Wisconsin17.2¢/kWh #37 District of Columbia17.6¢/kWh #38 Maryland18.1¢/kWh #39 Pennsylvania18.4¢/kWh #40 Michigan19.4¢/kWh #41 New Jersey19.6¢/kWh #42 Vermont21.6¢/kWh #43 New York24.6¢/kWh #44 Alaska24.9¢/kWh #45 New Hampshire25.2¢/kWh #46 Maine25.6¢/kWh #47 Rhode Island30.4¢/kWh #48 Massachusetts31.2¢/kWh #49 California31.8¢/kWh #50 Connecticut32.3¢/kWh #51 Hawaii42.1¢/kWh