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150state-against-state comparisons, each with price, bill, outages, CO2, solar and heat pumps

Neighbours and the biggest states. The widest price gap among them is California against Nevada: 19.39 cents per kWh. Pick any two states below; if the pair is not here, the general tool still compares them.

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Alabama vs Georgia	16.10	14.73	1.37	$185	$161	6	13
Alabama vs Tennessee	16.10	13.18	2.92	$185	$160	7	12
Alabama vs Florida	16.10	15.24	0.86	$185	$167	5	14
Alabama vs Mississippi	16.10	14.03	2.07	$185	$166	10	9
Alabama vs Colorado	16.10	15.85	0.25	$185	$107	6	12
Alabama vs Indiana	16.10	16.23	0.13	$185	$155	13	6
Alaska vs Hawaii	26.09	40.59	14.50	$147	$207	11	7
Arizona vs New Mexico	15.32	15.08	0.24	$158	$99	8	10
Arizona vs Colorado	15.32	15.85	0.53	$158	$107	13	5
Arizona vs Utah	15.32	13.07	2.25	$158	$102	11	8
Arizona vs Nevada	15.32	13.15	2.17	$158	$114	7	12
Arizona vs California	15.32	32.54	17.22	$158	$156	10	9
Arizona vs Virginia	15.32	15.28	0.04	$158	$163	14	5
Arizona vs Oregon	15.32	15.37	0.05	$158	$134	12	7
Arkansas vs Oklahoma	12.84	13.12	0.28	$138	$140	6	13
Arkansas vs Texas	12.84	15.47	2.63	$138	$173	6	13
Arkansas vs Louisiana	12.84	12.57	0.27	$138	$154	11	8
Arkansas vs Missouri	12.84	13.49	0.65	$138	$143	10	9
Arkansas vs Tennessee	12.84	13.18	0.34	$138	$160	10	9
Arkansas vs Mississippi	12.84	14.03	1.19	$138	$166	15	4
Arkansas vs Montana	12.84	12.98	0.14	$138	$111	9	10
California vs Nevada	32.54	13.15	19.39	$156	$114	7	12
California vs Oregon	32.54	15.37	17.17	$156	$134	7	12
California vs Texas	32.54	15.47	17.07	$156	$173	12	7
California vs New York	32.54	26.39	6.15	$156	$155	13	6
California vs Florida	32.54	15.24	17.30	$156	$167	11	8
Colorado vs New Mexico	15.85	15.08	0.77	$107	$99	6	12
Colorado vs Utah	15.85	13.07	2.78	$107	$102	7	11
Colorado vs Oklahoma	15.85	13.12	2.73	$107	$140	9	9
Colorado vs Wyoming	15.85	13.38	2.47	$107	$114	10	8
Colorado vs Nebraska	15.85	12.34	3.51	$107	$120	9	9
Colorado vs Kansas	15.85	14.56	1.29	$107	$128	7	11
Colorado vs Minnesota	15.85	15.82	0.03	$107	$117	10	8
Connecticut vs New York	29.38	26.39	2.99	$207	$155	9	8
Connecticut vs Rhode Island	29.38	29.46	0.08	$207	$166	10	6
Connecticut vs Massachusetts	29.38	30.48	1.10	$207	$183	10	7
Delaware vs New Jersey	17.13	22.63	5.50	$160	$150	12	7
Delaware vs Pennsylvania	17.13	19.30	2.17	$160	$163	14	5
Delaware vs Maryland	17.13	19.48	2.35	$160	$185	8	9
Delaware vs Ohio	17.13	16.96	0.17	$160	$150	13	6
Delaware vs Illinois	17.13	17.69	0.56	$160	$128	13	6
District of Columbia vs Maryland	21.94	19.48	2.46	$140	$185	8	6
District of Columbia vs Virginia	21.94	15.28	6.66	$140	$163	8	8
District of Columbia vs Michigan	21.94	20.01	1.93	$140	$127	9	7
Florida vs Georgia	15.24	14.73	0.51	$167	$161	8	11
Florida vs Texas	15.24	15.47	0.23	$167	$173	10	9
Florida vs New York	15.24	26.39	11.15	$167	$155	10	9
Florida vs New Mexico	15.24	15.08	0.16	$167	$99	4	14
Florida vs Virginia	15.24	15.28	0.04	$167	$163	10	9
Georgia vs Tennessee	14.73	13.18	1.55	$161	$160	11	8
Georgia vs North Carolina	14.73	14.02	0.71	$161	$146	6	11
Georgia vs South Carolina	14.73	14.96	0.23	$161	$161	8	9
Georgia vs Kansas	14.73	14.56	0.17	$161	$128	6	13
Idaho vs Oregon	11.82	15.37	3.55	$110	$134	13	6
Idaho vs Washington	11.82	13.11	1.29	$110	$125	11	8
Idaho vs Nevada	11.82	13.15	1.33	$110	$114	9	10
Idaho vs Utah	11.82	13.07	1.25	$110	$102	8	11
Idaho vs Wyoming	11.82	13.38	1.56	$110	$114	11	8
Idaho vs Montana	11.82	12.98	1.16	$110	$111	12	7
Idaho vs North Dakota	11.82	11.81	0.01	$110	$127	10	9
Idaho vs Nebraska	11.82	12.34	0.52	$110	$120	10	9
Illinois vs Kentucky	17.69	13.24	4.45	$128	$150	10	9
Illinois vs Missouri	17.69	13.49	4.20	$128	$143	10	9
Illinois vs Indiana	17.69	16.23	1.46	$128	$155	11	8
Illinois vs Iowa	17.69	13.72	3.97	$128	$118	8	11
Illinois vs Wisconsin	17.69	18.16	0.47	$128	$121	11	8
Illinois vs Texas	17.69	15.47	2.22	$128	$173	8	11
Indiana vs Kentucky	16.23	13.24	2.99	$155	$150	10	9
Indiana vs Ohio	16.23	16.96	0.73	$155	$150	8	11
Indiana vs Michigan	16.23	20.01	3.78	$155	$127	9	10
Iowa vs Missouri	13.72	13.49	0.23	$118	$143	13	6
Iowa vs Nebraska	13.72	12.34	1.38	$118	$120	10	9
Iowa vs Wisconsin	13.72	18.16	4.44	$118	$121	16	3
Iowa vs Minnesota	13.72	15.82	2.10	$118	$117	14	5
Iowa vs South Dakota	13.72	13.38	0.34	$118	$134	12	7
Iowa vs North Carolina	13.72	14.02	0.30	$118	$146	12	5
Kansas vs Missouri	14.56	13.49	1.07	$128	$143	11	8
Kansas vs Oklahoma	14.56	13.12	1.44	$128	$140	11	8
Kansas vs Nebraska	14.56	12.34	2.22	$128	$120	11	8
Kansas vs Mississippi	14.56	14.03	0.53	$128	$166	15	4
Kentucky vs Missouri	13.24	13.49	0.25	$150	$143	3	16
Kentucky vs Tennessee	13.24	13.18	0.06	$150	$160	7	12
Kentucky vs Ohio	13.24	16.96	3.72	$150	$150	10	9
Kentucky vs West Virginia	13.24	15.41	2.17	$150	$165	15	4
Kentucky vs Virginia	13.24	15.28	2.04	$150	$163	8	11
Kentucky vs South Dakota	13.24	13.38	0.14	$150	$134	7	12
Louisiana vs Texas	12.57	15.47	2.90	$154	$173	7	12
Louisiana vs Mississippi	12.57	14.03	1.46	$154	$166	13	6
Louisiana vs Nebraska	12.57	12.34	0.23	$154	$120	9	10
Maine vs New Hampshire	27.78	24.56	3.22	$148	$157	6	11
Maryland vs Pennsylvania	19.48	19.30	0.18	$185	$163	11	6
Maryland vs West Virginia	19.48	15.41	4.07	$185	$165	11	6
Maryland vs Virginia	19.48	15.28	4.20	$185	$163	8	9
Maryland vs Michigan	19.48	20.01	0.53	$185	$127	9	8
Massachusetts vs New York	30.48	26.39	4.09	$183	$155	11	8
Massachusetts vs Vermont	30.48	22.92	7.56	$183	$136	9	9
Massachusetts vs New Hampshire	30.48	24.56	5.92	$183	$157	11	8
Massachusetts vs Rhode Island	30.48	29.46	1.02	$183	$166	9	7
Michigan vs Ohio	20.01	16.96	3.05	$127	$150	12	7
Michigan vs Wisconsin	20.01	18.16	1.85	$127	$121	5	14
Minnesota vs North Dakota	15.82	11.81	4.01	$117	$127	10	9
Minnesota vs Wisconsin	15.82	18.16	2.34	$117	$121	16	3
Minnesota vs South Dakota	15.82	13.38	2.44	$117	$134	8	11
Minnesota vs Texas	15.82	15.47	0.35	$117	$173	11	8
Mississippi vs Tennessee	14.03	13.18	0.85	$166	$160	6	13
Mississippi vs North Carolina	14.03	14.02	0.01	$166	$146	2	15
Missouri vs Tennessee	13.49	13.18	0.31	$143	$160	13	6
Missouri vs Oklahoma	13.49	13.12	0.37	$143	$140	9	10
Missouri vs Nebraska	13.49	12.34	1.15	$143	$120	7	12
Missouri vs Wyoming	13.49	13.38	0.11	$143	$114	9	10
Montana vs Wyoming	12.98	13.38	0.40	$111	$114	9	10
Montana vs South Dakota	12.98	13.38	0.40	$111	$134	7	12
Montana vs North Dakota	12.98	11.81	1.17	$111	$127	10	9
Montana vs Utah	12.98	13.07	0.09	$111	$102	7	12
Nebraska vs South Dakota	12.34	13.38	1.04	$120	$134	12	7
Nebraska vs Wyoming	12.34	13.38	1.04	$120	$114	13	6
Nevada vs Oregon	13.15	15.37	2.22	$114	$134	12	7
Nevada vs Utah	13.15	13.07	0.08	$114	$102	14	5
Nevada vs Oklahoma	13.15	13.12	0.03	$114	$140	12	7
Nevada vs Tennessee	13.15	13.18	0.03	$114	$160	17	2
New Hampshire vs Vermont	24.56	22.92	1.64	$157	$136	7	11
New Jersey vs New York	22.63	26.39	3.76	$150	$155	10	9
New Jersey vs Pennsylvania	22.63	19.30	3.33	$150	$163	11	8
New Mexico vs Utah	15.08	13.07	2.01	$99	$102	8	10
New Mexico vs Oklahoma	15.08	13.12	1.96	$99	$140	11	7
New Mexico vs Texas	15.08	15.47	0.39	$99	$173	11	7
New Mexico vs South Carolina	15.08	14.96	0.12	$99	$161	8	8
New York vs Pennsylvania	26.39	19.30	7.09	$155	$163	10	9
New York vs Vermont	26.39	22.92	3.47	$155	$136	6	12
New York vs Texas	26.39	15.47	10.92	$155	$173	8	11
North Carolina vs Tennessee	14.02	13.18	0.84	$146	$160	11	6
North Carolina vs South Carolina	14.02	14.96	0.94	$146	$161	9	8
North Carolina vs Virginia	14.02	15.28	1.26	$146	$163	10	7
North Dakota vs South Dakota	11.81	13.38	1.57	$127	$134	11	8
Ohio vs West Virginia	16.96	15.41	1.55	$150	$165	13	6
Ohio vs Pennsylvania	16.96	19.30	2.34	$150	$163	10	9
Ohio vs Texas	16.96	15.47	1.49	$150	$173	4	15
Oklahoma vs Texas	13.12	15.47	2.35	$140	$173	10	9
Oklahoma vs Washington	13.12	13.11	0.01	$140	$125	9	10
Oregon vs Washington	15.37	13.11	2.26	$134	$125	9	10
Oregon vs West Virginia	15.37	15.41	0.04	$134	$165	14	5
Pennsylvania vs West Virginia	19.30	15.41	3.89	$163	$165	11	8
Pennsylvania vs Texas	19.30	15.47	3.83	$163	$173	7	12
Pennsylvania vs Wisconsin	19.30	18.16	1.14	$163	$121	7	12
South Dakota vs Wyoming	13.38	13.38	0.00	$134	$114	6	13
Tennessee vs Virginia	13.18	15.28	2.10	$160	$163	10	9
Texas vs West Virginia	15.47	15.41	0.06	$173	$165	15	4
Utah vs Wyoming	13.07	13.38	0.31	$102	$114	11	8
Utah vs Washington	13.07	13.11	0.04	$102	$125	12	7
Virginia vs West Virginia	15.28	15.41	0.13	$163	$165	15	4

150 pairs, home price and typical bill: EIA retail sales 2025, retrieved 1 Oct 2026.

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From EIA retail sales, EIA-861, EIA-923 and 860, EPA eGRID, NOAA degree-days, PVWatts, Census ACS.

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How were the pairs chosen?

Neighbours that share a grid or a border and the largest states by population, plus the cheapest against the most expensive state. Others can be compared with the pick-two tool and the general compare tool.

What does a comparison page contain?

A map, a table of only the widest gaps among 31 measures with national ranks, a price chart (plus a bill or generation chart when that is where the states differ most), a bill calculator and a CSV.

Where do the numbers come from?

EIA retail sales and EIA-861 for prices and outages, EIA-923 and EPA eGRID for generation and CO2, NOAA for degree-days, Census ACS for income, NLR PVWatts for solar output. Dates are on every page.

Which pair has the biggest price gap?

California and Nevada: 32.54 and 13.15 cents per kWh.

Is the cheaper state always cheaper to live in?

No. These pages compare electricity only. Bills depend on use, climate and home size; income and other costs differ too.

Can I compare utilities instead?

Yes, the compare tool covers two utilities or two states with your monthly use.

Can I download the table?

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