Hawaii had the highest average residential electricity bill among the 50 US states in 2024, at $212.12 per month. Louisiana led average monthly residential electricity use at 1,202 kWh per customer account. Those different leaders show why a state comparison needs both the amount of electricity purchased and the price paid for each unit.
This collection uses the US Energy Information Administration's annual Electric Sales, Revenue, and Average Price tables for 2024. Each linked chart is a single-year ranking. Washington, DC, territories and regional totals are omitted from the bars so that every chart compares the same set of states. The values describe that historical year, rather than a current tariff available to a new customer.
| Measure | Highest state | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Average Monthly Residential Electricity Bill by State 2024 | Hawaii | 212.12 USD/month |
| Average Monthly Residential Electricity Use by State 2024 | Louisiana | 1,202 kWh/month |
| Commercial Electricity Prices by State 2024 | Hawaii | 38.18 US cents/kWh |
| Industrial Electricity Prices by State 2024 | Hawaii | 34.13 US cents/kWh |
| All-Sector Electricity Prices by State 2024 | Hawaii | 38.00 US cents/kWh |
Connecticut followed Hawaii on monthly bills at $199.66, a gap of $12.46. New Mexico had the lowest bill at $92.88. The national benchmark in the source is $142.26; 21 states exceeded it. A monthly bill combines electricity use and the retail price, so a ranking of cents per kilowatt-hour answers a different question from a ranking of dollars per month.
Louisiana's 1,202 kWh per month was followed by Mississippi at 1,156 kWh. Hawaii had the lowest average grid-delivered purchases at 495 kWh. The national consumption benchmark was 863 kWh per month, exceeded by 28 states. These figures are per residential customer account, not per resident, and they do not measure every form of energy used in a home.
For commercial customers, Hawaii's average electricity price was 38.18 US cents/kWh, followed by California at 25.54. North Dakota was lowest at 7.19. Industrial prices also had Hawaii at the top, 34.13 US cents/kWh, with California at 21.53; New Mexico was lowest at 5.43. These sector averages describe different customer groups and should be read separately.
Across all sectors, Hawaii recorded 38.00 US cents/kWh and North Dakota 7.93. The US benchmark was 12.94 US cents/kWh, with 14 states above it. The combined price weights residential, commercial, industrial and transportation sales by the electricity sold. It is not the simple average of the sector prices or of the states.
EIA derives prices from reported revenue and electricity sales, and estimates average monthly bills from annual residential revenue and customer counts. The bill and consumption figures use customer accounts as their denominator. The source tables draw on the EIA-861 family of utility reports. Sector classifications can depend on industry codes or usage thresholds, which limits comparisons across different customer mixes.
The price results were cross-checked against EIA's Electric Power Annual, and Hawaii's all-sector result against its state electricity profile. EIA's earlier monthly-based news article used preliminary bill estimates, so the linked charts retain the annual table values. Bills and prices are rounded to two decimals; consumption is rounded to whole kWh. National benchmarks include Washington, DC and use underlying totals. These averages cannot establish an individual household's bill or explain the causes of a state's position.
Source tables and methodology · Electric Power Annual · Hawaii