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Electricity price change since 2019, by state

+5.6%U.S. home electricity price since 2019, after inflation (2025 dollars)

In 29 of 51 places the real price is higher in 2025 than in 2019. California rose most (+34.9%, 24.12 ¢ to 32.54 ¢ in 2025 dollars); Nevada fell most (−13.0%). Source: EIA and BLS; 2025 is preliminary.

Real price change since 2019, by state

Home electricity price change 2019 to 2025 after inflation, by stateNew Mexico: −4%Texas: +4%Kentucky: −3%Ohio: +9%Georgia: −0%Arkansas: +4%Oregon: +11%Pennsylvania: +11%Missouri: −4%North Carolina: −2%Utah: −0%Virginia: +0%Wyoming: −5%West Virginia: +9%New York: +17%Indiana: +2%Kansas: −9%Idaho: −5%Nevada: −13%Illinois: +8%Vermont: +3%New Jersey: +13%Minnesota: −4%Maryland: +18%Iowa: −13%Hawaii: +0%New Hampshire: −3%Rhode Island: +8%Connecticut: +7%Montana: −7%Arizona: −2%Nebraska: −9%Washington: +7%South Dakota: −8%California: +35%Alabama: +2%Wisconsin: +2%Mississippi: −1%Colorado: +3%Oklahoma: +2%Tennessee: −4%Louisiana: +2%Michigan: +1%Massachusetts: +10%Florida: +4%Alaska: −10%North Dakota: −9%South Carolina: −9%Maine: +23%Delaware: +8%District of Columbia: +34%
  • −13% to −5%
  • −5% to −0%
  • −0% to +3%
  • +3% to +9%
  • +9% to +35%

Darker means a bigger real rise from 2019 to 2025.

Where does your state stand?

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Biggest rises and biggest falls since 2019

%

  • California34.9
  • District of Columbia34.2
  • Maine23.3
  • Maryland17.9
  • New York16.8
  • New Jersey13.4
  • Pennsylvania11.0
  • Oregon10.9
  • Massachusetts10.4
  • Ohio8.8

{ENAME}, Ten states with the biggest real rise since 2019: EIA and BLS CPI-U.

CSV

%

  • Nevada-13.0
  • Iowa-12.6
  • Alaska-9.6
  • Kansas-9.1
  • Nebraska-9.0
  • North Dakota-8.9
  • South Carolina-8.6
  • South Dakota-8.0
  • Montana-7.4
  • Idaho-5.1

{ENAME}, Ten states with the biggest real fall or smallest rise since 2019: EIA and BLS CPI-U.

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All states in one table

States ranked by real price change since 2019
Nevada−13.0%1st15.11 ¢13.15 ¢+9.6%
Iowa−12.6%2nd15.69 ¢13.72 ¢+10.1%
Alaska−9.6%3rd28.86 ¢26.09 ¢+13.8%
Kansas−9.1%4th16.01 ¢14.56 ¢+14.6%
Nebraska−9.0%5th13.56 ¢12.34 ¢+14.6%
North Dakota−8.9%6th12.97 ¢11.81 ¢+14.7%
South Carolina−8.6%7th16.36 ¢14.96 ¢+15.2%
South Dakota−8.0%8th14.54 ¢13.38 ¢+15.8%
Montana−7.4%9th14.02 ¢12.98 ¢+16.6%
Idaho−5.1%10th12.45 ¢11.82 ¢+19.5%
Wyoming−5.0%11th14.08 ¢13.38 ¢+19.7%
New Mexico−4.3%12th15.75 ¢15.08 ¢+20.5%
Missouri−3.8%13th14.03 ¢13.49 ¢+21.1%
Tennessee−3.7%14th13.69 ¢13.18 ¢+21.3%
Minnesota−3.7%15th16.42 ¢15.82 ¢+21.3%
New Hampshire−2.7%16th25.25 ¢24.56 ¢+22.5%
Kentucky−2.6%17th13.60 ¢13.24 ¢+22.6%
North Carolina−2.5%18th14.38 ¢14.02 ¢+22.8%
Arizona−2.1%19th15.65 ¢15.32 ¢+23.3%
Mississippi−1.1%20th14.19 ¢14.03 ¢+24.5%
Georgia−0.5%21st14.81 ¢14.73 ¢+25.3%
Utah−0.2%22nd13.10 ¢13.07 ¢+25.7%
Virginia+0.5%23rd15.20 ¢15.28 ¢+26.6%
Hawaii+0.5%24th40.37 ¢40.59 ¢+26.6%
Michigan+1.0%25th19.82 ¢20.01 ¢+27.1%
Wisconsin+1.7%26th17.86 ¢18.16 ¢+28.1%
Louisiana+1.9%27th12.34 ¢12.57 ¢+28.3%
Oklahoma+2.0%28th12.86 ¢13.12 ¢+28.5%
Alabama+2.0%29th15.78 ¢16.10 ¢+28.5%
Indiana+2.5%30th15.84 ¢16.23 ¢+29.0%
Vermont+2.8%31st22.30 ¢22.92 ¢+29.4%
Colorado+3.3%32nd15.34 ¢15.85 ¢+30.1%
Florida+3.5%33rd14.73 ¢15.24 ¢+30.3%
Arkansas+4.1%34th12.34 ¢12.84 ¢+31.0%
Texas+4.5%35th14.81 ¢15.47 ¢+31.5%
Connecticut+6.7%36th27.54 ¢29.38 ¢+34.3%
Washington+7.2%37th12.23 ¢13.11 ¢+35.0%
Rhode Island+7.7%38th27.36 ¢29.46 ¢+35.6%
Illinois+7.8%39th16.41 ¢17.69 ¢+35.8%
Delaware+8.4%40th15.80 ¢17.13 ¢+36.5%
West Virginia+8.8%41st14.17 ¢15.41 ¢+37.0%
Ohio+8.8%42nd15.59 ¢16.96 ¢+37.0%
Massachusetts+10.4%43rd27.60 ¢30.48 ¢+39.1%
Oregon+10.9%44th13.86 ¢15.37 ¢+39.6%
Pennsylvania+11.0%45th17.38 ¢19.30 ¢+39.9%
New Jersey+13.4%46th19.96 ¢22.63 ¢+42.8%
New York+16.8%47th22.59 ¢26.39 ¢+47.1%
Maryland+17.9%48th16.52 ¢19.48 ¢+48.5%
Maine+23.3%49th22.53 ¢27.78 ¢+55.3%
District of Columbia+34.2%50th16.35 ¢21.94 ¢+69.0%
California+34.9%51st24.12 ¢32.54 ¢+69.9%

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Sources

Prices from EIA state data and CPI-U from the BLS, both pulled 5 Oct 2026, with 2019 prices carried into 2025 dollars. See the method page for every source and period.

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Questions

Which state had the biggest real electricity price rise since 2019?

California: +34.9% after inflation, from 24.12 ¢ (2025 dollars) to 32.54 ¢.

Which state's price fell most in real terms since 2019?

Nevada: −13.0%, from 15.11 ¢ to 13.15 ¢ in 2025 dollars.

How much did the U.S. home price rise since 2019?

+33.0% as printed (13.01 ¢ to 17.30 ¢) and +5.6% after inflation.

Why start in 2019?

It is the last full year before the 2020 shutdowns, so the change shows what happened to bills during the period most households remember.

How many states are higher in real terms than in 2019?

29 of 51 including DC.

Could the 2025 figures change?

Yes, EIA labels them preliminary until the final survey file arrives.

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  author = "Electric Consumer",
  title = {Electricity price change since 2019 by state, after inflation},
  year = {2026},
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