Since 2015, home electricity prices rose in 51 places. After inflation, 18 did
Consumer prices in general rose 35.8% between 2015 and 2025. Home electricity rose 92% in California as printed and +41% after removing inflation. In Nevada the price rose 3% as printed and -24% after inflation.
What we found
Of 51 places, 51 paid more per kilowatt-hour in 2025 than in 2015 as the numbers were printed. After adjusting with the consumer price index, 18 still paid more and 33 paid less.
The biggest real decline was in Nevada, at -24.1%.
Map
- -24% to -11%
- -11% to -5%
- -5% to -1%
- -1% to +5%
- +5% to +41%
Highest and lowest
Ten biggest real increases
Ten smallest increases or biggest falls
How we computed it
- Take each state's average home price for 2015 and 2025 (cents per kWh).
- Scale the 2015 price by the CPI-U annual average: 2025 index 321.943 ÷ 2015 index 237.017 = 1.3583.
- Example, California: 16.99 × 1.3583 = 23.08 cents in 2025 dollars. The 2025 price is 32.54, so the real change is +41.0%.
- Repeat for every state and sort by the real change.
Formula: real change = price2025 / (price2015 x CPI2025 / CPI2015) - 1
All 51 places
| California | 1 | 16.99 | 23.08 | 32.54 | +91.5% | +41.0% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | 2 | 15.61 | 21.20 | 27.78 | +78.0% | +31.0% |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 12.99 | 17.64 | 21.94 | +68.9% | +24.4% |
| Massachusetts | 4 | 19.83 | 26.94 | 30.48 | +53.7% | +13.1% |
| West Virginia | 5 | 10.08 | 13.69 | 15.41 | +52.9% | +12.6% |
| Rhode Island | 6 | 19.29 | 26.20 | 29.46 | +52.7% | +12.4% |
| Washington | 7 | 9.09 | 12.35 | 13.11 | +44.2% | +6.2% |
| Oregon | 8 | 10.66 | 14.48 | 15.37 | +44.2% | +6.1% |
| New Jersey | 9 | 15.81 | 21.47 | 22.63 | +43.1% | +5.4% |
| New York | 10 | 18.54 | 25.18 | 26.39 | +42.3% | +4.8% |
| Illinois | 11 | 12.50 | 16.98 | 17.69 | +41.5% | +4.2% |
| Pennsylvania | 12 | 13.64 | 18.53 | 19.30 | +41.5% | +4.2% |
| Maryland | 13 | 13.82 | 18.77 | 19.48 | +41.0% | +3.8% |
| Connecticut | 14 | 20.94 | 28.44 | 29.38 | +40.3% | +3.3% |
| Indiana | 15 | 11.57 | 15.72 | 16.23 | +40.3% | +3.2% |
| Michigan | 16 | 14.42 | 19.59 | 20.01 | +38.8% | +2.1% |
| Alabama | 17 | 11.70 | 15.89 | 16.10 | +37.6% | +1.3% |
| Hawaii | 18 | 29.60 | 40.21 | 40.59 | +37.1% | +0.9% |
| Louisiana | 19 | 9.33 | 12.67 | 12.57 | +34.7% | -0.8% |
| Virginia | 20 | 11.37 | 15.44 | 15.28 | +34.4% | -1.0% |
| Vermont | 21 | 17.09 | 23.21 | 22.92 | +34.1% | -1.2% |
| Texas | 22 | 11.56 | 15.70 | 15.47 | +33.8% | -1.5% |
| New Hampshire | 23 | 18.50 | 25.13 | 24.56 | +32.8% | -2.3% |
| Ohio | 24 | 12.80 | 17.39 | 16.96 | +32.5% | -2.5% |
| Florida | 25 | 11.58 | 15.73 | 15.24 | +31.6% | -3.1% |
| Alaska | 26 | 19.83 | 26.94 | 26.09 | +31.6% | -3.2% |
| Colorado | 27 | 12.12 | 16.46 | 15.85 | +30.8% | -3.7% |
| Arkansas | 28 | 9.82 | 13.34 | 12.84 | +30.8% | -3.7% |
| Minnesota | 29 | 12.12 | 16.46 | 15.82 | +30.5% | -3.9% |
| Oklahoma | 30 | 10.14 | 13.77 | 13.12 | +29.4% | -4.7% |
| Kentucky | 31 | 10.24 | 13.91 | 13.24 | +29.3% | -4.8% |
| Wisconsin | 32 | 14.11 | 19.17 | 18.16 | +28.7% | -5.3% |
| Tennessee | 33 | 10.30 | 13.99 | 13.18 | +28.0% | -5.8% |
| Georgia | 34 | 11.54 | 15.67 | 14.73 | +27.6% | -6.0% |
| Delaware | 35 | 13.42 | 18.23 | 17.13 | +27.6% | -6.0% |
| Arizona | 36 | 12.13 | 16.48 | 15.32 | +26.3% | -7.0% |
| Mississippi | 37 | 11.27 | 15.31 | 14.03 | +24.5% | -8.4% |
| North Carolina | 38 | 11.28 | 15.32 | 14.02 | +24.3% | -8.5% |
| North Dakota | 39 | 9.62 | 13.07 | 11.81 | +22.8% | -9.6% |
| Wyoming | 40 | 10.97 | 14.90 | 13.38 | +22.0% | -10.2% |
| New Mexico | 41 | 12.47 | 16.94 | 15.08 | +20.9% | -11.0% |
| South Dakota | 42 | 11.08 | 15.05 | 13.38 | +20.8% | -11.1% |
| Missouri | 43 | 11.21 | 15.23 | 13.49 | +20.3% | -11.4% |
| Utah | 44 | 10.88 | 14.78 | 13.07 | +20.1% | -11.6% |
| Montana | 45 | 10.88 | 14.78 | 12.98 | +19.3% | -12.2% |
| South Carolina | 46 | 12.57 | 17.07 | 14.96 | +19.0% | -12.4% |
| Idaho | 47 | 9.93 | 13.49 | 11.82 | +19.0% | -12.4% |
| Kansas | 48 | 12.34 | 16.76 | 14.56 | +18.0% | -13.1% |
| Iowa | 49 | 11.63 | 15.80 | 13.72 | +18.0% | -13.2% |
| Nebraska | 50 | 10.60 | 14.40 | 12.34 | +16.4% | -14.3% |
| Nevada | 51 | 12.76 | 17.33 | 13.15 | +3.1% | -24.1% |
51 rows. Also as a plain file: facts/data/prices-after-inflation.csv.
CSVWhat this does not show
CPI-U measures the price of a basket of goods, not what any one household buys. The 2025 price may be revised by EIA. Years in the file are annual averages.
Sources, dates and licences
| Source | Data period | Retrieved | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|
| EIA electricity retail sales, annual and monthly (API v2) | annual 2010 to 2025, monthly to Jul 2026 | 1 Oct 2026 | U.S. government data, public domain; cite EIA |
Inflation index: BLS, CPI-U U.S. city average, all items (CUUR0000SA0), retrieved 2026-10-05.
All source data are U.S. government publications. The tables and charts on this page are our own computations from them; how the sources are joined.
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Questions
What does 'after inflation' mean here?
Both years are expressed in 2025 dollars using the CPI-U annual average: the 2015 price is scaled by 1.358.
How much did consumer prices rise from 2015 to 2025?
35.8% by the CPI-U annual average used here (237.017 to 321.943).
Where did electricity rise most after inflation?
California: +41.0%.
Which source is the inflation index?
Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U U.S. city average, all items (series CUUR0000SA0).
Where is the full price history?
The real prices page shows every state from 2001, and the CSV on this page has the 2015 and 2025 values.