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What do households pay for electricity in the United States, month by month?

In Jul 2026 the residential electricity price in the United States was 18.31 (cents per kWh), +4.9 percent from a year earlier; 307 monthly values since Jan 2001.

LATEST: 18.31 cents per kWh

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What do households pay for electricity in the United States, month by month?

In Jul 2026 the residential electricity price in the United States was 18.31 (cents per kWh), +4.9 percent from a year earlier; 307 monthly values since Jan 2001. Latest record →

Year by year, with every month linked to its record

YearAverageMonthsMonthly records
202618.267Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
202517.3312Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
202416.5112Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
202316.0212Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
202215.0312Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
202113.6712Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
202013.1612Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
201913.0112Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
201812.8712Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
201712.8812Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
201612.5412Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
201512.6512Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
201412.5312Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
201312.1212Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
201211.8712Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
201111.7212Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
201011.5512Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
200911.5112Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
200811.2512Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
200710.6412Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
200610.3712Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
20059.4312Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
20048.9412Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
20038.7212Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
20028.4312Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
20018.5812Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Source: eia_retail. Values as published; monthly figures.

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