US Residential Electricity Price
US households paid an average of 17.30 cents per kilowatt-hour for electricity in 2025, up 5% from 2024.
Updated July 12, 2026
US Residential Electricity Price
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How this statistic is built
DefinitionAverage retail price paid by US residential customers, in cents per kilowatt-hour: total residential revenue divided by total residential sales, across all utilities.
LimitationsA revenue-weighted national average — state averages range from under 12¢ to over 40¢/kWh. Nominal cents; the latest year may still incorporate preliminary utility filings.
Frequently Asked Questions
US households paid an average of 17.30 cents per kilowatt-hour for electricity in 2025, up 5% from 2024.
US Residential Electricity Price rose 5% compared with 2024, reaching 2025's reading.
U.S. Energy Information Administration — Electricity Retail Sales (average residential price, US total; annual). License: US public domain. StatsPanda charts the original series directly and cites it on every download.
The underlying series is released on a annual cadence. This page was last updated July 12, 2026, and refreshes with each source release.