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Electricity price report, May 2025

17.37 ¢Maine moved most: +33.3% against May 2024.

Maine paid 27.91 cents in May 2025, up from 20.94. The national average is 17.37 cents, +5.9% on May 2024. Highest: Hawaii at 41.03 cents. Lowest: Idaho at 11.88. Source: EIA data for May 2025, retrieved 2 Oct 2026.

Where prices changed, May 2025 against May 2024

Home electricity price change, May 2025 against May 2024New Mexico: +6.4%Texas: +4.7%Kentucky: +7.1%Ohio: +3.2%Georgia: +0.8%Arkansas: +7.1%Oregon: +5.2%Pennsylvania: +3.9%Missouri: +4.4%North Carolina: +2.9%Utah: +9.7%Virginia: +3.0%Wyoming: +8.1%West Virginia: +1.4%New York: +12.7%Indiana: +10.7%Kansas: +5.2%Idaho: +3.5%Nevada: -17.9%Illinois: +12.5%Vermont: +7.2%New Jersey: +10.3%Minnesota: -0.1%Maryland: +7.8%Iowa: +0.1%Hawaii: -7.3%New Hampshire: +3.9%Rhode Island: +2.5%Connecticut: +18.1%Montana: -2.7%Arizona: +1.7%Nebraska: +9.9%Washington: +12.4%South Dakota: +6.7%California: -3.6%Alabama: +9.0%Wisconsin: +6.0%Mississippi: +7.5%Colorado: +7.3%Oklahoma: +12.6%Tennessee: +11.9%Louisiana: +14.2%Michigan: +3.4%Massachusetts: +3.9%Florida: +10.0%Alaska: +3.7%North Dakota: +0.0%South Carolina: +11.8%Maine: +33.3%Delaware: +4.3%District of Columbia: +14.5%
  • -17.9% to +2.5%
  • +2.5% to +4.3%
  • +4.3% to +7.3%
  • +7.3% to +11.8%
  • +11.8% to +33.3%

May 2025: darker = bigger rise.

Biggest movers in May 2025

Maine rose most (+33.3%) and Nevada moved least or fell most (-17.9%). 45 of 51 states are above May 2024, and 12 are up more than 10%.

May 2025: Biggest rises, May 2025
StateChange vs May 2024May 2025 ¢/kWhMay 2024 ¢/kWh
Maine+33.3%27.9120.94
Connecticut+18.1%31.5926.75
District of Columbia+14.5%20.4317.84
Louisiana+14.2%13.2611.61
New York+12.7%26.6923.68
May 2025: Smallest rises or falls, May 2025
StateChange vs May 2024May 2025 ¢/kWhMay 2024 ¢/kWh
Nevada-17.9%13.2916.18
Hawaii-7.3%41.0344.28
California-3.6%33.2934.55
Montana-2.7%12.8813.24
Minnesota-0.1%15.8415.86

The year so far: 2025 against 2024

U.S. average 17.37 cents, -1.0% on April 2025. At 731 kWh the energy bill is $127.

12 rows from EIA retail sales, monthly, residential.

CSV

Nine regions in May 2025

New England paid the most at 29.21 cents and West North Central the least at 14.12, sales-weighted from the state series.

May 2025: Census divisions, sales-weighted home price
Census divisionMay 2025 ¢/kWhvs April 2025vs May 2024
New England29.21-1.3%+10.3%
Pacific25.91+2.2%+1.2%
Middle Atlantic22.43+2.8%+9.7%
East North Central18.23+2.4%+7.1%
South Atlantic15.27-1.4%+6.4%
West South Central14.85-0.5%+6.6%
East South Central14.64-1.3%+9.3%
Mountain14.49+1.0%+0.6%
West North Central14.12+3.3%+3.5%

What May 2025 prices mean for your bill

  • May 2025: choose a state and kWh.

May 2025: energy only (price times kWh), no fixed charges or taxes.

All 51 states, May 2025

May 2025 state prices
Alabama16.1522-3.9%+9.0%989$160
Alaska26.088+0.5%+3.7%498$130
Arizona15.7125+0.3%+1.7%996$156
Arkansas13.1944-3.4%+7.1%816$108
California33.292-1.6%-3.6%391$130
Colorado15.5826+0.5%+7.3%584$91
Connecticut31.593-2.0%+18.1%536$169
Delaware18.1318+0.9%+4.3%663$120
District of Columbia20.4312-4.2%+14.5%507$104
Florida14.9731-1.9%+10.0%1,153$173
Georgia14.9830+1.1%+0.8%953$143
Hawaii41.031-3.3%-7.3%491$202
Idaho11.8851-0.1%+3.5%746$89
Illinois18.5817+1.6%+12.5%541$100
Indiana16.9020+0.1%+10.7%707$120
Iowa14.1637+6.1%+0.1%642$91
Kansas14.7333-0.6%+5.2%680$100
Kentucky13.8538+1.2%+7.1%823$114
Louisiana13.2643-2.3%+14.2%1,082$143
Maine27.916-0.7%+33.3%466$130
Maryland19.0015-0.3%+7.8%702$133
Massachusetts29.904-2.4%+3.9%489$146
Michigan20.2313+1.5%+3.4%495$100
Minnesota15.8424+5.0%-0.1%617$98
Mississippi14.8432-2.2%+7.5%997$148
Missouri13.0147+1.0%+4.4%763$99
Montana12.8849+4.6%-2.7%685$88
Nebraska13.1545+0.7%+9.9%735$97
Nevada13.2942-2.7%-17.9%836$111
New Hampshire24.029+1.5%+3.9%491$118
New Jersey20.4811+1.6%+10.3%507$104
New Mexico14.5034+1.0%+6.4%547$79
New York26.697+3.9%+12.7%451$120
North Carolina14.3236-1.4%+2.9%849$122
North Dakota13.1046+11.8%0.0%798$104
Ohio17.0919+4.7%+3.2%655$112
Oklahoma12.9448-2.8%+12.6%869$112
Oregon15.9123+3.2%+5.2%678$108
Pennsylvania19.2914+1.7%+3.9%612$118
Rhode Island29.005+0.4%+2.5%451$131
South Carolina15.4128-2.8%+11.8%918$141
South Dakota14.3335+7.2%+6.7%779$112
Tennessee13.7340-1.3%+11.9%923$127
Texas15.5327+0.1%+4.7%1,025$159
Utah12.6050+0.8%+9.7%680$86
Vermont23.7510+3.4%+7.2%470$112
Virginia15.2629-0.1%+3.0%808$123
Washington13.6541+4.8%+12.4%757$103
West Virginia16.1821+0.8%+1.4%709$115
Wisconsin18.9416+4.0%+6.0%530$100
Wyoming13.8239+5.9%+8.1%704$97

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Sources

May 2025 sources
SourceData periodRetrievedUsed for
EIA retail sales, May 2025May 20251 Oct 2026May 2025 prices, sales, accounts

May 2025 price = revenue over kWh for homes. Data sources.

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Questions

What was the average U.S. electricity price in May 2025?

17.37 cents per kWh for homes.

Which state had the highest electricity price in May 2025?

Hawaii at 41.03 cents per kWh; the lowest was Idaho at 11.88.

How did prices change from May 2024?

The U.S. average moved +5.9%, from 16.40 to 17.37 cents. 45 of 51 states were higher.

Which state's price rose most in May 2025?

Maine: +33.3% against May 2024, to 27.91 cents.

Which state's price fell most or rose least in May 2025?

Nevada: -17.9% against May 2024, at 13.29 cents.

What did a typical home pay in May 2025?

About $127 for 731 kWh at 17.37 cents, energy only.

What is the median state price in May 2025?

15.58 cents across 51 states, against 17.37 cents for the U.S.

Why does May 2025 differ from the annual price?

May 2025 follows the season; the 2025 annual average was 17.30 cents.

Are the May 2025 numbers final?

EIA can revise May 2025; we retrieved it on 2 Oct 2026.

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