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Electricity price report, July 2025

17.45 ¢District of Columbia moved most: +35.0% against July 2024.

District of Columbia paid 23.04 cents in July 2025, up from 17.07. The national average is 17.45 cents, +5.0% on July 2024. Highest: Hawaii at 39.36 cents. Lowest: Idaho at 12.28. Source: EIA data for July 2025, retrieved 2 Oct 2026.

Where prices changed, July 2025 against July 2024

Home electricity price change, July 2025 against July 2024New Mexico: +6.1%Texas: +4.5%Kentucky: +5.5%Ohio: +10.1%Georgia: +2.6%Arkansas: +6.5%Oregon: +4.5%Pennsylvania: +11.9%Missouri: +6.5%North Carolina: -2.2%Utah: +7.4%Virginia: +11.4%Wyoming: +9.1%West Virginia: +2.1%New York: +4.5%Indiana: +10.0%Kansas: -2.6%Idaho: +0.9%Nevada: -8.6%Illinois: +13.4%Vermont: +4.9%New Jersey: +22.3%Minnesota: +2.5%Maryland: +9.2%Iowa: +2.9%Hawaii: -8.3%New Hampshire: +4.6%Rhode Island: +1.6%Connecticut: -1.4%Montana: +6.3%Arizona: +3.5%Nebraska: +6.3%Washington: +11.7%South Dakota: +7.3%California: -0.2%Alabama: +6.0%Wisconsin: +4.5%Mississippi: +4.9%Colorado: +5.1%Oklahoma: +6.0%Tennessee: +8.6%Louisiana: +13.0%Michigan: +3.7%Massachusetts: +4.0%Florida: +10.2%Alaska: +5.8%North Dakota: +2.9%South Carolina: +6.4%Maine: +20.9%Delaware: +6.2%District of Columbia: +35.0%
  • -8.6% to +2.6%
  • +2.6% to +4.6%
  • +4.6% to +6.3%
  • +6.3% to +10.1%
  • +10.1% to +35.0%

July 2025: darker = bigger rise.

Biggest movers in July 2025

District of Columbia rose most (+35.0%) and Nevada moved least or fell most (-8.6%). 45 of 51 states are above July 2024, and 10 are up more than 10%.

July 2025: Biggest rises, July 2025
StateChange vs July 2024July 2025 ¢/kWhJuly 2024 ¢/kWh
District of Columbia+35.0%23.0417.07
New Jersey+22.3%25.3220.70
Maine+20.9%27.9823.15
Illinois+13.4%17.2215.19
Louisiana+13.0%13.1211.61
July 2025: Smallest rises or falls, July 2025
StateChange vs July 2024July 2025 ¢/kWhJuly 2024 ¢/kWh
Nevada-8.6%12.3913.56
Hawaii-8.3%39.3642.93
Kansas-2.6%14.4614.85
North Carolina-2.2%13.3713.67
Connecticut-1.4%27.6028.00

The year so far: 2025 against 2024

U.S. average 17.45 cents, -0.1% on June 2025. At 1,166 kWh the energy bill is $204.

12 rows from EIA retail sales, monthly, residential.

CSV

Nine regions in July 2025

New England paid the most at 27.89 cents and East South Central the least at 13.99, sales-weighted from the state series.

July 2025: Census divisions, sales-weighted home price
Census divisionJuly 2025 ¢/kWhvs June 2025vs July 2024
New England27.89-0.4%+3.9%
Pacific26.25-0.9%-1.4%
Middle Atlantic23.54+0.0%+11.4%
East North Central17.80-2.6%+8.7%
South Atlantic15.28-0.8%+6.6%
West North Central15.26-1.8%+3.8%
West South Central14.72+0.5%+5.7%
Mountain14.59+1.2%+2.7%
East South Central13.99-2.9%+6.6%

What July 2025 prices mean for your bill

  • July 2025: choose a state and kWh.

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

All 51 states, July 2025

July 2025 state prices
Alabama15.9323-0.8%+6.0%1,541$245
Alaska27.306+1.6%+5.8%490$134
Arizona15.3431+0.7%+3.5%1,662$255
Arkansas13.2645-0.8%+6.5%1,410$187
California32.662-2.8%-0.2%572$187
Colorado15.9922-0.3%+5.1%914$146
Connecticut27.605+1.5%-1.4%1,020$282
Delaware16.5820-8.7%+6.2%1,252$208
District of Columbia23.0410+1.5%+35.0%866$199
Florida15.1133-1.6%+10.2%1,418$214
Georgia15.5627-2.5%+2.6%1,505$234
Hawaii39.361-3.9%-8.3%538$212
Idaho12.2851+1.7%+0.9%1,058$130
Illinois17.2218-5.9%+13.4%1,072$185
Indiana16.1821-1.8%+10.0%1,306$211
Iowa15.3132-0.1%+2.9%1,131$173
Kansas14.4637-3.9%-2.6%1,303$188
Kentucky13.1347-2.0%+5.5%1,504$197
Louisiana13.1248+3.0%+13.0%1,638$215
Maine27.984-0.6%+20.9%508$142
Maryland18.8315-2.4%+9.2%1,257$237
Massachusetts30.073-0.9%+4.0%799$240
Michigan20.5513-1.3%+3.7%902$185
Minnesota16.9219-1.2%+2.5%921$156
Mississippi13.5839-3.5%+4.9%1,562$212
Missouri15.5628-2.2%+6.5%1,452$226
Montana14.2738-3.6%+6.3%823$118
Nebraska12.8449-2.3%+6.3%1,280$164
Nevada12.3950+1.1%-8.6%1,425$176
New Hampshire22.7911-3.1%+4.6%823$188
New Jersey25.329+1.8%+22.3%1,133$287
New Mexico15.8024+7.6%+6.1%893$141
New York26.227-1.2%+4.5%835$219
North Carolina13.3743-0.1%-2.2%1,390$186
North Dakota13.3144-2.9%+2.9%947$126
Ohio17.3817-0.7%+10.1%1,231$214
Oklahoma13.5240-0.8%+6.0%1,525$206
Oregon15.6126-1.2%+4.5%909$142
Pennsylvania19.5114-0.9%+11.9%1,084$211
Rhode Island26.188-2.5%+1.6%814$213
South Carolina14.7034-0.6%+6.4%1,510$222
South Dakota14.5236+2.1%+7.3%1,083$157
Tennessee13.2146-4.4%+8.6%1,569$207
Texas15.3630+0.7%+4.5%1,490$229
Utah13.4541+2.7%+7.4%1,116$150
Vermont22.1412-3.7%+4.9%667$148
Virginia15.7825+3.6%+11.4%1,371$216
Washington13.4542+3.8%+11.7%872$117
West Virginia15.4329-2.5%+2.1%1,288$199
Wisconsin18.2516-1.5%+4.5%852$156
Wyoming14.6435-1.7%+9.1%824$121

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Sources

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

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

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Questions

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

17.45 cents per kWh for homes.

Which state had the highest electricity price in July 2025?

Hawaii at 39.36 cents per kWh; the lowest was Idaho at 12.28.

How did prices change from July 2024?

The U.S. average moved +5.0%, from 16.62 to 17.45 cents. 45 of 51 states were higher.

Which state's price rose most in July 2025?

District of Columbia: +35.0% against July 2024, to 23.04 cents.

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

Nevada: -8.6% against July 2024, at 12.39 cents.

What did a typical home pay in July 2025?

About $204 for 1,166 kWh at 17.45 cents, energy only.

What is the median state price in July 2025?

15.61 cents across 51 states, against 17.45 cents for the U.S.

Why does July 2025 differ from the annual price?

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

Are the July 2025 numbers final?

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

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