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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: 18.09 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 Colorado	16.09	15.69	0.40	$184	$103	5	13
Alabama vs Florida	16.09	15.21	0.88	$184	$168	5	14
Alabama vs Georgia	16.09	14.74	1.35	$184	$159	6	13
Alabama vs Indiana	16.09	15.96	0.13	$184	$150	12	7
Alabama vs Mississippi	16.09	14.03	2.06	$184	$166	10	9
Alabama vs Tennessee	16.09	13.22	2.87	$184	$156	7	12
Alaska vs Hawaii	26.11	40.40	14.29	$147	$208	11	7
Arizona vs California	15.26	31.35	16.09	$157	$155	10	9
Arizona vs Colorado	15.26	15.69	0.43	$157	$103	13	5
Arizona vs New Mexico	15.26	14.85	0.41	$157	$95	9	9
Arizona vs Nevada	15.26	13.26	2.00	$157	$115	8	11
Arizona vs Oregon	15.26	15.46	0.20	$157	$134	11	8
Arizona vs Utah	15.26	13.02	2.24	$157	$99	11	8
Arizona vs Virginia	15.26	15.28	0.02	$157	$163	15	4
Arkansas vs Louisiana	12.87	12.52	0.35	$138	$153	11	8
Arkansas vs Missouri	12.87	13.30	0.43	$138	$138	8	11
Arkansas vs Mississippi	12.87	14.03	1.16	$138	$166	15	4
Arkansas vs Montana	12.87	12.99	0.12	$138	$111	9	10
Arkansas vs Oklahoma	12.87	13.21	0.34	$138	$141	6	13
Arkansas vs Tennessee	12.87	13.22	0.35	$138	$156	8	11
Arkansas vs Texas	12.87	15.40	2.53	$138	$171	6	13
California vs Florida	31.35	15.21	16.14	$155	$168	11	8
California vs Nevada	31.35	13.26	18.09	$155	$115	6	13
California vs New York	31.35	26.39	4.96	$155	$155	14	5
California vs Oregon	31.35	15.46	15.89	$155	$134	7	12
California vs Texas	31.35	15.40	15.95	$155	$171	12	7
Colorado vs Kansas	15.69	14.44	1.25	$103	$126	7	11
Colorado vs Minnesota	15.69	15.83	0.14	$103	$118	12	6
Colorado vs Nebraska	15.69	12.05	3.64	$103	$117	8	10
Colorado vs New Mexico	15.69	14.85	0.84	$103	$95	6	12
Colorado vs Oklahoma	15.69	13.21	2.48	$103	$141	10	8
Colorado vs Utah	15.69	13.02	2.67	$103	$99	7	11
Colorado vs Wyoming	15.69	13.37	2.32	$103	$112	10	8
Connecticut vs Massachusetts	29.31	30.41	1.10	$207	$181	11	6
Connecticut vs New York	29.31	26.39	2.92	$207	$155	9	8
Connecticut vs Rhode Island	29.31	29.48	0.17	$207	$166	10	6
Delaware vs Illinois	17.15	17.67	0.52	$158	$127	13	6
Delaware vs Maryland	17.15	19.53	2.38	$158	$184	8	9
Delaware vs New Jersey	17.15	22.48	5.33	$158	$151	12	7
Delaware vs Ohio	17.15	16.90	0.25	$158	$148	13	6
Delaware vs Pennsylvania	17.15	19.29	2.14	$158	$162	14	5
District of Columbia vs Maryland	21.92	19.53	2.39	$140	$184	7	7
District of Columbia vs Michigan	21.92	20.03	1.89	$140	$127	9	7
District of Columbia vs Virginia	21.92	15.28	6.64	$140	$163	8	8
Florida vs Georgia	15.21	14.74	0.47	$168	$159	7	12
Florida vs New Mexico	15.21	14.85	0.36	$168	$95	4	14
Florida vs New York	15.21	26.39	11.18	$168	$155	10	9
Florida vs Texas	15.21	15.40	0.19	$168	$171	10	9
Florida vs Virginia	15.21	15.28	0.07	$168	$163	10	9
Georgia vs Kansas	14.74	14.44	0.30	$159	$126	6	13
Georgia vs North Carolina	14.74	14.00	0.74	$159	$146	6	11
Georgia vs South Carolina	14.74	15.12	0.38	$159	$161	8	9
Georgia vs Tennessee	14.74	13.22	1.52	$159	$156	11	8
Idaho vs Montana	11.83	12.99	1.16	$110	$111	12	7
Idaho vs North Dakota	11.83	11.82	0.01	$110	$126	10	9
Idaho vs Nebraska	11.83	12.05	0.22	$110	$117	10	9
Idaho vs Nevada	11.83	13.26	1.43	$110	$115	8	11
Idaho vs Oregon	11.83	15.46	3.63	$110	$134	13	6
Idaho vs Utah	11.83	13.02	1.19	$110	$99	8	11
Idaho vs Washington	11.83	13.17	1.34	$110	$124	10	9
Idaho vs Wyoming	11.83	13.37	1.54	$110	$112	11	8
Illinois vs Iowa	17.67	13.62	4.05	$127	$117	8	11
Illinois vs Indiana	17.67	15.96	1.71	$127	$150	11	8
Illinois vs Kentucky	17.67	13.13	4.54	$127	$144	10	9
Illinois vs Missouri	17.67	13.30	4.37	$127	$138	10	9
Illinois vs Texas	17.67	15.40	2.27	$127	$171	9	10
Illinois vs Wisconsin	17.67	18.08	0.41	$127	$121	11	8
Indiana vs Kentucky	15.96	13.13	2.83	$150	$144	10	9
Indiana vs Michigan	15.96	20.03	4.07	$150	$127	10	9
Indiana vs Ohio	15.96	16.90	0.94	$150	$148	8	11
Iowa vs Minnesota	13.62	15.83	2.21	$117	$118	15	4
Iowa vs Missouri	13.62	13.30	0.32	$117	$138	13	6
Iowa vs North Carolina	13.62	14.00	0.38	$117	$146	12	5
Iowa vs Nebraska	13.62	12.05	1.57	$117	$117	9	10
Iowa vs South Dakota	13.62	13.32	0.30	$117	$131	12	7
Iowa vs Wisconsin	13.62	18.08	4.46	$117	$121	15	4
Kansas vs Missouri	14.44	13.30	1.14	$126	$138	12	7
Kansas vs Mississippi	14.44	14.03	0.41	$126	$166	15	4
Kansas vs Nebraska	14.44	12.05	2.39	$126	$117	12	7
Kansas vs Oklahoma	14.44	13.21	1.23	$126	$141	10	9
Kentucky vs Missouri	13.13	13.30	0.17	$144	$138	3	16
Kentucky vs Ohio	13.13	16.90	3.77	$144	$148	11	8
Kentucky vs South Dakota	13.13	13.32	0.19	$144	$131	7	12
Kentucky vs Tennessee	13.13	13.22	0.09	$144	$156	10	9
Kentucky vs Virginia	13.13	15.28	2.15	$144	$163	8	11
Kentucky vs West Virginia	13.13	15.39	2.26	$144	$165	15	4
Louisiana vs Mississippi	12.52	14.03	1.51	$153	$166	13	6
Louisiana vs Nebraska	12.52	12.05	0.47	$153	$117	9	10
Louisiana vs Texas	12.52	15.40	2.88	$153	$171	7	12
Maine vs New Hampshire	27.69	24.53	3.16	$148	$157	6	11
Maryland vs Michigan	19.53	20.03	0.50	$184	$127	9	8
Maryland vs Pennsylvania	19.53	19.29	0.24	$184	$162	11	6
Maryland vs Virginia	19.53	15.28	4.25	$184	$163	9	8
Maryland vs West Virginia	19.53	15.39	4.14	$184	$165	11	6
Massachusetts vs New Hampshire	30.41	24.53	5.88	$181	$157	11	8
Massachusetts vs New York	30.41	26.39	4.02	$181	$155	11	8
Massachusetts vs Rhode Island	30.41	29.48	0.93	$181	$166	9	7
Massachusetts vs Vermont	30.41	22.79	7.62	$181	$135	9	9
Michigan vs Ohio	20.03	16.90	3.13	$127	$148	12	7
Michigan vs Wisconsin	20.03	18.08	1.95	$127	$121	5	14
Minnesota vs North Dakota	15.83	11.82	4.01	$118	$126	10	9
Minnesota vs South Dakota	15.83	13.32	2.51	$118	$131	8	11
Minnesota vs Texas	15.83	15.40	0.43	$118	$171	11	8
Minnesota vs Wisconsin	15.83	18.08	2.25	$118	$121	16	3
Mississippi vs North Carolina	14.03	14.00	0.03	$166	$146	2	15
Mississippi vs Tennessee	14.03	13.22	0.81	$166	$156	6	13
Missouri vs Nebraska	13.30	12.05	1.25	$138	$117	7	12
Missouri vs Oklahoma	13.30	13.21	0.09	$138	$141	9	10
Missouri vs Tennessee	13.30	13.22	0.08	$138	$156	13	6
Missouri vs Wyoming	13.30	13.37	0.07	$138	$112	9	10
Montana vs North Dakota	12.99	11.82	1.17	$111	$126	10	9
Montana vs South Dakota	12.99	13.32	0.33	$111	$131	7	12
Montana vs Utah	12.99	13.02	0.03	$111	$99	7	12
Montana vs Wyoming	12.99	13.37	0.38	$111	$112	9	10
Nebraska vs South Dakota	12.05	13.32	1.27	$117	$131	12	7
Nebraska vs Wyoming	12.05	13.37	1.32	$117	$112	12	7
Nevada vs Oklahoma	13.26	13.21	0.05	$115	$141	12	7
Nevada vs Oregon	13.26	15.46	2.20	$115	$134	12	7
Nevada vs Tennessee	13.26	13.22	0.04	$115	$156	16	3
Nevada vs Utah	13.26	13.02	0.24	$115	$99	14	5
New Hampshire vs Vermont	24.53	22.79	1.74	$157	$135	7	11
New Jersey vs New York	22.48	26.39	3.91	$151	$155	11	8
New Jersey vs Pennsylvania	22.48	19.29	3.19	$151	$162	11	8
New Mexico vs Oklahoma	14.85	13.21	1.64	$95	$141	11	7
New Mexico vs South Carolina	14.85	15.12	0.27	$95	$161	12	4
New Mexico vs Texas	14.85	15.40	0.55	$95	$171	11	7
New Mexico vs Utah	14.85	13.02	1.83	$95	$99	9	9
New York vs Pennsylvania	26.39	19.29	7.10	$155	$162	10	9
New York vs Texas	26.39	15.40	10.99	$155	$171	8	11
New York vs Vermont	26.39	22.79	3.60	$155	$135	6	12
North Carolina vs South Carolina	14.00	15.12	1.12	$146	$161	9	8
North Carolina vs Tennessee	14.00	13.22	0.78	$146	$156	11	6
North Carolina vs Virginia	14.00	15.28	1.28	$146	$163	10	7
North Dakota vs South Dakota	11.82	13.32	1.50	$126	$131	11	8
Ohio vs Pennsylvania	16.90	19.29	2.39	$148	$162	11	8
Ohio vs Texas	16.90	15.40	1.50	$148	$171	4	15
Ohio vs West Virginia	16.90	15.39	1.51	$148	$165	13	6
Oklahoma vs Texas	13.21	15.40	2.19	$141	$171	10	9
Oklahoma vs Washington	13.21	13.17	0.04	$141	$124	9	10
Oregon vs Washington	15.46	13.17	2.29	$134	$124	8	11
Oregon vs West Virginia	15.46	15.39	0.07	$134	$165	14	5
Pennsylvania vs Texas	19.29	15.40	3.89	$162	$171	7	12
Pennsylvania vs Wisconsin	19.29	18.08	1.21	$162	$121	7	12
Pennsylvania vs West Virginia	19.29	15.39	3.90	$162	$165	11	8
South Dakota vs Wyoming	13.32	13.37	0.05	$131	$112	7	12
Tennessee vs Virginia	13.22	15.28	2.06	$156	$163	10	9
Texas vs West Virginia	15.40	15.39	0.01	$171	$165	15	4
Utah vs Washington	13.02	13.17	0.15	$99	$124	12	7
Utah vs Wyoming	13.02	13.37	0.35	$99	$112	11	8
Virginia vs West Virginia	15.28	15.39	0.11	$163	$165	15	4

150 pairs, home price and typical bill: EIA retail sales 2025, retrieved 26 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: 31.35 and 13.26 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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