The State of US Electricity

The state of US electricity – in four tables

10 states with the lowest electricity bills

StateJuly Rate (Cents/kWh)Average Monthly Use (kWh)Average Bill ($)
Utah1172779.97
Colorado13.4464091.66
Maine16.3868292.06
New Mexico14.4970992.74
Illinois13.2356293.80
Nevada10.8694996.65
Wisconsin14.5697398.13
Idaho10.4185798.79
Montana11.5667499.07
Washington10.2489099.64

10 states with the highest energy bills

StateJuly Rate (Cents/kWh)Average Monthly Use (kWh)Average Bill ($)
Hawaii33.24525174.51
Alabama13.351201160.33
Georgia13.551121151.90
Connecticut22.041114151.86
South Carolina12.901206143.71
Virginia12.71689142.61
Mississippi11.651122140.50
Missouri13.211058139.76
Tennessee11.261232137.03
North Dakota12.231217135.63

10 states with the largest increase in electricity bills

StateAverage Bill – July 2021 ($)Average Bill – July 2020 ($)Change (%)
Louisiana134.41115.0716.8
Hawaii174.51151.5715.1
California119.43106.9311.7
Oklahoma125.33112.8311.1
Illinois93.8085.1510.2
Kentucky128.99117.3210.0
Indiana128.93117.419.8
Michigan113.32104.098.9
Ohio114.67105.678.5
Georgia151.90141.697.2

10 states with the largest decrease in electricity bills

StateAverage Bill – July 2021 ($)Average Bill – July 2020 ($)Change (%)
Montana99.07103.61-4.4
Idaho98.79102.59-3.7
Maine92.0694.64-2.7
Alaska129.98133.14-2.4
Iowa124.76127.80-2.4
Wyoming101.26102.73-1.4
Utah79.9780.62-0.8
Texas133.95134.63-0.5
Arizona128.17128.78-0.5
Nebraska116.77117.17-0.3
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