For journalists and researchers
Everything on this site rests on public data and shows where it came from. This page collects what a reporter or researcher needs: how to cite, numbers to quote, charts to embed, and the data files.
Quote-ready findings
Each line is computed from public data at build time. The linked page shows the arithmetic and the limits.
| Fact | Finding | Data |
|---|---|---|
| Home price gap | In 2025 a home in Hawaii paid 40.59 cents for each kilowatt-hour. A home in North Dakota paid 11.81 cents. The U.S. average was 17.30 cents. | CSV |
| Prices after inflation | 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. | CSV |
| One year price jump | The U.S. home average went from 16.48 to 17.30 cents, +5.0%. District of Columbia rose 23.9%. Nevada moved -12.3%. | CSV |
| Cheap rates big bills | Tennessee charges 13.18 cents per kWh, the #11 lowest. Homes there use 1,217 kWh a month, so the typical bill is $160, the #15 highest. | CSV |
| Bill share of income | A typical household in Mississippi spends about $1,992 a year on electricity, 3.6% of the median income of $54,915. In Utah it is $1,218, or 1.3% of $91,750. | CSV |
| Outage minutes | Weighted by home accounts, the utilities in Mississippi reported 280 minutes without power per customer in 2024. In Illinois it was 57 minutes. Major event days are left out. | CSV |
| Homes pay more than industry | Across the U.S. in 2025, homes paid 17.30 cents per kWh and industry paid 8.62. In New York the ratio was 2.8 to one. In Hawaii it was 1.3. | CSV |
| Clean power and price | Vermont makes 100% of its power from renewables and nuclear. Delaware makes 4%. Plotted against home price, the 51 points give a correlation of -0.07. | CSV |
| Rooftop solar by state | Utilities reported net-metered systems to EIA for 2024. Divided by their home accounts, Hawaii has 220.5 per 1,000. The middle state has 15.4. Tennessee has 0.0. | CSV |
| Buying from a retail supplier | In 2024, 58.0% of home accounts in Ohio were served by a retail supplier. In 36 places none were. | CSV |
More headline numbers: press kit with a CSV of headline numbers. Monthly price reports: latest prices and the report archive.
How to cite
Copy the page title and address from the page you use, then name the source shown under the chart. One pattern per page type:
| Page type | Suggested citation |
|---|---|
| State page | Electric Consumer. "[page title]." [page URL]. Data: EIA retail sales and EIA-861; Census ACS where income is used. Accessed [date]. |
| County or city page | Electric Consumer. "[page title]." [page URL]. Data: EIA-861 service territories; Census ACS; other sources named in the page's source box. Accessed [date]. |
| Company (utility) page | Electric Consumer. "[page title]." [page URL]. Data: EIA-861 annual survey. Accessed [date]. |
| Ranking | Electric Consumer. "[page title]." [page URL]. Data: the source named under the ranking. Accessed [date]. |
| Monthly report | Electric Consumer. "[page title]." [page URL]. Data: EIA Electricity Monthly. Accessed [date]. |
| Surprising fact | Electric Consumer. "[page title]." [page URL]. Data: the sources listed on the fact page. Accessed [date]. |
| Chart, map or table | Electric Consumer. "[page title]." [page URL]. Data: the source line under the chart. Accessed [date]. |
| Dataset (CSV) | Electric Consumer. "[page title]." [page URL]. Data: the source column in the data dictionary. Accessed [date]. |
Example for the Texas state page:
Electric Consumer. "Texas electricity rates 2025: price per kWh, utilities and outages." https://electricconsumer.org/states/texas.html. Data: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Accessed [date].
Short credit line for a chart caption: Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration; chart by Electric Consumer.
Our compiled tables are CC BY 4.0 (credit Electric Consumer and link the page). Source data from U.S. government agencies is public domain; credit the agency too.
Embed a chart
Copy the code under a chart into your page. The charts are plain HTML in an iframe: no scripts, no cookies, no tracking. They carry their source line and a link back; please leave both in place. State price and bill widgets for every state are on the widget page.
Home electricity price by state, 2025
Ten highest home electricity prices, 2025
Ten lowest home electricity prices, 2025
Home electricity price change, 2015 to 2025
Minutes without power per customer, 2024
Ten highest typical monthly home electric bills, 2025
Fact of the week feed
New findings appear in an RSS feed and in a JSON file. Each JSON item has the finding, the headline number, the formula, the row count, a link to the CSV and the list of sources. Only facts computed from the data files of this site are listed.
The site-wide update log is feed.xml; data changes are written to the data changelog.
Data and method
Every CSV with its columns, source, licence and update rhythm: data dictionary. How sources are joined: data sources and methodology. Downloads and JSON: data.
Contact and corrections
Press and data questions to Electric Consumer: editor@electricconsumer.org.
Wrong numbers are logged on the corrections page with the date and what changed.
Questions
Can I use your charts?
Yes, with credit. Embed them with the code above or cite the page.
Can I use the data?
Our tables are CC BY 4.0: credit Electric Consumer, link the page or file you used and name the source agency. The underlying agency data is public domain.
How do I check a number?
Each fact page shows the formula and a worked example, and links the CSV.
Do you take requests?
Corrections are logged publicly. A press address has not been published yet.
How current is it?
Pages state their data year and retrieval date. The monthly prices page follows EIA's monthly release.
Who is behind the numbers?
The about page and the editorial policy describe who edits the site and how.