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Electricity prices against inflation, by state

11 of 51places where the home electricity price rose less than inflation from 2001 to 2025

Prices as printed rose 102% across the U.S. while consumer prices rose 82%, so the U.S. real change is +11%. Nevada fell most after inflation (−20%); District of Columbia rose most (+55%). Source: EIA price data and BLS CPI-U; 2025 is preliminary.

Real price change since 2001, by state

Home electricity price change since 2001 after inflation, by stateNew Mexico: −5%Texas: −4%Kentucky: +31%Ohio: +11%Georgia: +5%Arkansas: −8%Oregon: +34%Pennsylvania: +10%Missouri: +6%North Carolina: −5%Utah: +7%Virginia: +8%Wyoming: +9%West Virginia: +35%New York: +3%Indiana: +29%Kansas: +5%Idaho: +8%Nevada: −20%Illinois: +12%Vermont: −0%New Jersey: +22%Minnesota: +14%Maryland: +40%Iowa: −10%Hawaii: +37%New Hampshire: +8%Rhode Island: +34%Connecticut: +48%Montana: +4%Arizona: +2%Nebraska: +4%Washington: +26%South Dakota: −1%California: +48%Alabama: +26%Wisconsin: +26%Mississippi: +5%Colorado: +17%Oklahoma: −1%Tennessee: +15%Louisiana: −13%Michigan: +33%Massachusetts: +34%Florida: −2%Alaska: +18%North Dakota: +0%South Carolina: +7%Maine: +16%Delaware: +10%District of Columbia: +55%
  • −20% to −0%
  • −0% to +7%
  • +7% to +15%
  • +15% to +33%
  • +33% to +55%

Darker means a bigger real rise. Click a state for its page.

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Fell most and rose most

Ten places with the lowest and highest real change since 2001.

%

  • Nevada-20.4
  • Louisiana-12.7
  • Iowa-10.3
  • Arkansas-8.5
  • New Mexico-5.1
  • North Carolina-5.0
  • Texas-4.0
  • Florida-2.4
  • South Dakota-0.8
  • Oklahoma-0.8

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

CSV

%

  • District of Columbia54.9
  • Connecticut48.3
  • California48.0
  • Maryland39.7
  • Hawaii36.7
  • West Virginia35.4
  • Oregon34.5
  • Massachusetts34.5
  • Rhode Island33.6
  • Michigan33.2

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

CSV

All states in one table

States ranked by real price change since 2001
Nevada−20.4%1st16.51 ¢13.15 ¢+45%
Louisiana−12.7%2nd14.40 ¢12.57 ¢+59%
Iowa−10.3%3rd15.29 ¢13.72 ¢+63%
Arkansas−8.5%4th14.03 ¢12.84 ¢+66%
New Mexico−5.1%5th15.89 ¢15.08 ¢+73%
North Carolina−5.0%6th14.76 ¢14.02 ¢+73%
Texas−4.0%7th16.11 ¢15.47 ¢+75%
Florida−2.4%8th15.62 ¢15.24 ¢+77%
South Dakota−0.8%9th13.49 ¢13.38 ¢+80%
Oklahoma−0.8%10th13.22 ¢13.12 ¢+80%
Vermont−0.5%11th23.03 ¢22.92 ¢+81%
North Dakota+0.4%12th11.76 ¢11.81 ¢+83%
Arizona+1.5%13th15.09 ¢15.32 ¢+85%
New York+3.4%14th25.52 ¢26.39 ¢+88%
Montana+3.8%15th12.51 ¢12.98 ¢+89%
Nebraska+4.4%16th11.82 ¢12.34 ¢+90%
Kansas+4.6%17th13.92 ¢14.56 ¢+90%
Mississippi+4.7%18th13.40 ¢14.03 ¢+90%
Georgia+5.0%19th14.03 ¢14.73 ¢+91%
Missouri+6.0%20th12.73 ¢13.49 ¢+93%
Utah+7.0%21st12.22 ¢13.07 ¢+94%
South Carolina+7.0%22nd13.98 ¢14.96 ¢+95%
Virginia+7.9%23rd14.16 ¢15.28 ¢+96%
Idaho+8.1%24th10.93 ¢11.82 ¢+97%
New Hampshire+8.1%25th22.71 ¢24.56 ¢+97%
Wyoming+8.7%26th12.31 ¢13.38 ¢+98%
Delaware+9.5%27th15.65 ¢17.13 ¢+99%
Pennsylvania+9.7%28th17.60 ¢19.30 ¢+99%
Ohio+11.4%29th15.22 ¢16.96 ¢+103%
Illinois+11.7%30th15.83 ¢17.69 ¢+103%
Minnesota+14.4%31st13.83 ¢15.82 ¢+108%
Tennessee+14.7%32nd11.49 ¢13.18 ¢+109%
Maine+16.4%33rd23.87 ¢27.78 ¢+112%
Colorado+16.7%34th13.58 ¢15.85 ¢+112%
Alaska+18.4%35th22.03 ¢26.09 ¢+115%
New Jersey+21.9%36th18.56 ¢22.63 ¢+122%
Alabama+26.4%37th12.74 ¢16.10 ¢+130%
Wisconsin+26.5%38th14.36 ¢18.16 ¢+130%
Washington+26.5%39th10.36 ¢13.11 ¢+130%
Indiana+29.0%40th12.58 ¢16.23 ¢+135%
Kentucky+30.6%41st10.14 ¢13.24 ¢+137%
Michigan+33.2%42nd15.02 ¢20.01 ¢+142%
Rhode Island+33.6%43rd22.05 ¢29.46 ¢+143%
Massachusetts+34.5%44th22.67 ¢30.48 ¢+144%
Oregon+34.5%45th11.43 ¢15.37 ¢+144%
West Virginia+35.4%46th11.38 ¢15.41 ¢+146%
Hawaii+36.7%47th29.70 ¢40.59 ¢+148%
Maryland+39.7%48th13.94 ¢19.48 ¢+154%
California+48.0%49th21.98 ¢32.54 ¢+169%
Connecticut+48.3%50th19.81 ¢29.38 ¢+170%
District of Columbia+54.9%51st14.16 ¢21.94 ¢+182%

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Sources

EIA average residential price by state, 2001 to 2025 (2025 preliminary), restated with the BLS CPI-U annual average; retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Method and full source table.

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Questions

Which state beat inflation by the widest margin on electricity?

Nevada: 9.08 ¢ in 2001 and 13.15 ¢ in 2025, −20% in 2025 dollars.

Which state saw the biggest real increase?

District of Columbia: 7.79 ¢ to 21.94 ¢, +55% after inflation and +182% as printed.

Did the U.S. home electricity price rise faster than inflation?

Yes: +102% as printed against general prices up 82%, a real change of +11%.

How many states paid less in real terms in 2025 than in 2001?

11 of 51 including DC.

What does after inflation mean here?

Each year's price is restated in 2025 dollars with the CPI-U, so a cent in 2001 and a cent in 2025 buy the same amount of other goods.

Will these rankings move?

Possibly. 2025 is preliminary in EIA's data, and a final survey file can shift a state by a rank or two.

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  author = "Electric Consumer",
  title = {Electricity prices vs inflation by state, 2001 to 2025},
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