Home Solar Atlas
Electricity price database

Residential Electricity Rates by State

Search and compare the state-average residential electricity inputs used throughout Home Solar Atlas. Higher retail electricity prices can increase the potential value of solar self-consumption, but utility tariff structure still matters.

Highest state average45.95¢/kWhHawaii
50-state unweighted average18.69¢/kWhComparison metric across this dataset
Lowest state average12.19¢/kWhNorth Dakota
RankStateResidential ratePlanning solar yieldState solar hub
#1Hawaii (HI)45.95¢/kWh1,600 kWh/kW/yrView Hawaii →
#2California (CA)33.17¢/kWh1,580 kWh/kW/yrView California →
#3Massachusetts (MA)30.06¢/kWh1,210 kWh/kW/yrView Massachusetts →
#4Maine (ME)29.67¢/kWh1,170 kWh/kW/yrView Maine →
#5Rhode Island (RI)29.45¢/kWh1,220 kWh/kW/yrView Rhode Island →
#6New York (NY)29.26¢/kWh1,210 kWh/kW/yrView New York →
#7Connecticut (CT)28.82¢/kWh1,210 kWh/kW/yrView Connecticut →
#8Alaska (AK)26.86¢/kWh1,000 kWh/kW/yrView Alaska →
#9New Hampshire (NH)26.83¢/kWh1,190 kWh/kW/yrView New Hampshire →
#10Vermont (VT)23.98¢/kWh1,180 kWh/kW/yrView Vermont →
#11New Jersey (NJ)23.65¢/kWh1,280 kWh/kW/yrView New Jersey →
#12Maryland (MD)21.27¢/kWh1,320 kWh/kW/yrView Maryland →
#13Michigan (MI)21.14¢/kWh1,200 kWh/kW/yrView Michigan →
#14Pennsylvania (PA)20.90¢/kWh1,240 kWh/kW/yrView Pennsylvania →
#15Illinois (IL)19.22¢/kWh1,300 kWh/kW/yrView Illinois →
#16Wisconsin (WI)18.99¢/kWh1,210 kWh/kW/yrView Wisconsin →
#17Ohio (OH)18.53¢/kWh1,230 kWh/kW/yrView Ohio →
#18Delaware (DE)17.74¢/kWh1,320 kWh/kW/yrView Delaware →
#19Indiana (IN)17.11¢/kWh1,260 kWh/kW/yrView Indiana →
#20Virginia (VA)16.69¢/kWh1,340 kWh/kW/yrView Virginia →
#21Colorado (CO)16.65¢/kWh1,490 kWh/kW/yrView Colorado →
#22Alabama (AL)16.58¢/kWh1,380 kWh/kW/yrView Alabama →
#23Texas (TX)16.11¢/kWh1,480 kWh/kW/yrView Texas →
#24South Carolina (SC)16.04¢/kWh1,410 kWh/kW/yrView South Carolina →
#25Minnesota (MN)15.98¢/kWh1,250 kWh/kW/yrView Minnesota →
#26Arizona (AZ)15.45¢/kWh1,710 kWh/kW/yrView Arizona →
#27West Virginia (WV)15.42¢/kWh1,220 kWh/kW/yrView West Virginia →
#28Florida (FL)15.36¢/kWh1,450 kWh/kW/yrView Florida →
#29Mississippi (MS)15.35¢/kWh1,400 kWh/kW/yrView Mississippi →
#30Oregon (OR)15.31¢/kWh1,210 kWh/kW/yrView Oregon →
#31Georgia (GA)15.19¢/kWh1,400 kWh/kW/yrView Georgia →
#32Kansas (KS)15.19¢/kWh1,450 kWh/kW/yrView Kansas →
#33North Carolina (NC)14.90¢/kWh1,390 kWh/kW/yrView North Carolina →
#34New Mexico (NM)14.82¢/kWh1,710 kWh/kW/yrView New Mexico →
#35Kentucky (KY)14.37¢/kWh1,320 kWh/kW/yrView Kentucky →
#36Washington (WA)14.35¢/kWh1,120 kWh/kW/yrView Washington →
#37South Dakota (SD)14.33¢/kWh1,390 kWh/kW/yrView South Dakota →
#38Tennessee (TN)13.90¢/kWh1,360 kWh/kW/yrView Tennessee →
#39Wyoming (WY)13.88¢/kWh1,480 kWh/kW/yrView Wyoming →
#40Nevada (NV)13.79¢/kWh1,700 kWh/kW/yrView Nevada →
#41Iowa (IA)13.77¢/kWh1,320 kWh/kW/yrView Iowa →
#42Montana (MT)13.77¢/kWh1,340 kWh/kW/yrView Montana →
#43Louisiana (LA)13.51¢/kWh1,390 kWh/kW/yrView Louisiana →
#44Missouri (MO)13.45¢/kWh1,360 kWh/kW/yrView Missouri →
#45Arkansas (AR)13.43¢/kWh1,370 kWh/kW/yrView Arkansas →
#46Oklahoma (OK)13.37¢/kWh1,490 kWh/kW/yrView Oklahoma →
#47Utah (UT)13.17¢/kWh1,530 kWh/kW/yrView Utah →
#48Idaho (ID)12.80¢/kWh1,360 kWh/kW/yrView Idaho →
#49Nebraska (NE)12.70¢/kWh1,410 kWh/kW/yrView Nebraska →
#50North Dakota (ND)12.19¢/kWh1,300 kWh/kW/yrView North Dakota →

Source and interpretation

Rates come from U.S. EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.B, Year-to-date through June 2026. These are statewide residential averages, not a quote from a specific utility or rate plan.

Solar payback can depend on time-of-use schedules, tiered pricing, fixed charges and export compensation. Use the utility lookup and each state solar hub before treating a statewide average as your personal electricity price.