Energy Prices by State (2026)

Residential electricity, natural gas, and gasoline prices for every U.S. state — sourced directly from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Written by Jere SalmistoReviewed by CalcFi EditorialLast reviewed 2026-04-19Methodology

Residential retail electricity^[1] is published monthly in the EIA Electric Power Monthly; residential natural-gas prices^[2] come from the EIA Natural Gas series; regular-grade gasoline^[3] is published weekly at the PADD level (we map each state to its PADD); and heating oil^[4]is weekly via the EIA State Heating Oil & Propane Program for the Northeast SHOPP states. The annual bill estimate uses EIA Residential Energy Consumption Survey^[5]national household averages.

Cheapest Electricity

North Dakota

11.81¢/kWh

Priciest Electricity

Hawaii

40.59¢/kWh

State-Avg Electricity

17.92¢

State Energy Prices — Ranked

Rank	State	Electricity ¢/kWh ▼	Nat Gas $/Mcf	Gasoline $/gal	Heating Oil $/gal	Est. Annual Bill
1	Hawaii	40.59^[1]	$58.11^[2]	$5.38^[3]	—	$8,330^[5]
2	California	32.54^[1]	$23.66^[2]	$5.38^[3]	—	$5,073^[5]
3	Massachusetts	30.48^[1]	$22.45^[2]	$3.96^[3]	$4.77^[4]	$4,772^[5]
4	Rhode Island	29.46^[1]	$18.76^[2]	$3.96^[3]	$4.73^[4]	$4,407^[5]
5	Connecticut	29.38^[1]	$19.53^[2]	$3.96^[3]	$4.71^[4]	$4,452^[5]
6	Maine	27.78^[1]	$20.42^[2]	$3.96^[3]	$4.78^[4]	$4,346^[5]
7	New York	26.39^[1]	$17.21^[2]	$4.09^[3]	$4.78^[4]	$3,976^[5]
8	Alaska	26.09^[1]	$12.51^[2]	$5.38^[3]	—	$3,615^[5]
9	New Hampshire	24.56^[1]	$21.56^[2]	$3.96^[3]	$4.73^[4]	$4,088^[5]
10	Vermont	22.92^[1]	$20.62^[2]	$3.96^[3]	$5.15^[4]	$3,850^[5]
11	New Jersey	22.63^[1]	$14.22^[2]	$4.09^[3]	$4.57^[4]	$3,372^[5]
12	District of Columbia	21.94^[1]	$14.88^[2]	$4.09^[3]	—	$3,345^[5]
13	Michigan	20.01^[1]	$11.65^[2]	$3.89^[3]	—	$2,917^[5]
14	Maryland	19.48^[1]	$15.88^[2]	$4.09^[3]	$4.61^[4]	$3,157^[5]
15	Pennsylvania	19.30^[1]	$15.04^[2]	$4.09^[3]	$4.53^[4]	$3,079^[5]
16	Wisconsin	18.16^[1]	$11.42^[2]	$3.89^[3]	—	$2,706^[5]
17	Illinois	17.69^[1]	$11.25^[2]	$3.89^[3]	—	$2,645^[5]
18	Delaware	17.13^[1]	$17.54^[2]	$4.09^[3]	$4.95^[4]	$3,026^[5]
19	Ohio	16.96^[1]	$13.21^[2]	$3.89^[3]	—	$2,706^[5]
20	Indiana	16.23^[1]	$12.12^[2]	$3.89^[3]	—	$2,553^[5]
21	Alabama	16.10^[1]	$17.65^[2]	$3.74^[3]	—	$2,926^[5]
22	Colorado	15.85^[1]	$10.51^[2]	$3.90^[3]	—	$2,400^[5]
23	Minnesota	15.82^[1]	$11.29^[2]	$3.89^[3]	—	$2,451^[5]
24	Texas	15.47^[1]	$15.42^[2]	$3.74^[3]	—	$2,704^[5]
25	West Virginia	15.41^[1]	$14.33^[2]	$3.86^[3]	—	$2,621^[5]
26	Oregon	15.37^[1]	$14.87^[2]	$5.38^[3]	—	$2,655^[5]
27	Arizona	15.32^[1]	$20.43^[2]	$5.38^[3]	—	$3,039^[5]
28	Virginia	15.28^[1]	$15.11^[2]	$3.86^[3]	—	$2,662^[5]
29	Florida	15.24^[1]	$22.65^[2]	$3.86^[3]	—	$3,186^[5]
30	New Mexico	15.08^[1]	$13.05^[2]	$3.74^[3]	—	$2,497^[5]
31	South Carolina	14.96^[1]	$21.43^[2]	$3.86^[3]	—	$3,071^[5]
32	Georgia	14.73^[1]	$18.28^[2]	$3.86^[3]	—	$2,826^[5]
33	Kansas	14.56^[1]	$15.74^[2]	$3.89^[3]	—	$2,631^[5]
34	Mississippi	14.03^[1]	$13.87^[2]	$3.74^[3]	—	$2,444^[5]
35	North Carolina	14.02^[1]	$16.55^[2]	$3.86^[3]	—	$2,631^[5]
36	Iowa	13.72^[1]	$12.44^[2]	$3.89^[3]	—	$2,311^[5]
37	Missouri	13.49^[1]	$13.52^[2]	$3.89^[3]	—	$2,363^[5]
38	South Dakota	13.38^[1]	$11.16^[2]	$3.89^[3]	—	$2,186^[5]
39	Wyoming	13.38^[1]	$11.05^[2]	$3.90^[3]	—	$2,178^[5]
40	Kentucky	13.24^[1]	$14.05^[2]	$3.89^[3]	—	$2,374^[5]
41	Tennessee	13.18^[1]	$16.11^[2]	$3.89^[3]	—	$2,512^[5]
42	Nevada	13.15^[1]	$14.53^[2]	$5.38^[3]	—	$2,398^[5]
43	Oklahoma	13.12^[1]	$13.11^[2]	$3.89^[3]	—	$2,295^[5]
44	Washington	13.11^[1]	$14.68^[2]	$5.38^[3]	—	$2,404^[5]
45	Utah	13.07^[1]	$10.45^[2]	$3.90^[3]	—	$2,104^[5]
46	Montana	12.98^[1]	$10.46^[2]	$3.90^[3]	—	$2,095^[5]
47	Arkansas	12.84^[1]	$13.42^[2]	$3.74^[3]	—	$2,288^[5]
48	Louisiana	12.57^[1]	$13.98^[2]	$3.74^[3]	—	$2,298^[5]
49	Nebraska	12.34^[1]	$11.15^[2]	$3.89^[3]	—	$2,076^[5]
50	Idaho	11.82^[1]	$11.23^[2]	$3.90^[3]	—	$2,027^[5]
51	North Dakota	11.81^[1]	$10.88^[2]	$3.89^[3]	—	$2,002^[5]

Heating oil is only tracked for Northeast SHOPP states. Annual bill estimate uses national RECS averages (10,500 kWh electricity + ~70 Mcf natural gas per household).

Key Patterns

Hawaii and Alaska Top the Electricity Charts

Hawaii (~40¢/kWh) and Alaska (~26¢/kWh) are consistent outliers because of geographic isolation — imported fuel oil drives a large share of generation. Mainland states cluster between 9¢ and 30¢/kWh, with the Pacific Northwest (abundant hydro) and the Tennessee Valley (TVA cost recovery) at the low end.

California vs Texas — Different Stories

California's ~32¢/kWh reflects high retail rates tied to utility-cost recovery (wildfire hardening, PPAs) and a progressive rate structure. Texas, despite being an oil-and-gas hub, runs ~15¢/kWh retail — the ERCOT wholesale market plus cheap natgas keeps headline bills moderate. Cross-reference with state cost-of-living to see which prices stick to overall household budgets.

Heating Oil Is a Northeast Story

EIA's State Heating Oil & Propane Program only tracks residential heating-oil prices weekly in the Northeast (Connecticut through Vermont). Most other states dropped oil heating decades ago in favor of natural gas or electricity. Pricing runs ~$4.50–$5.20/gal in the covered states during the heating season.

How we compute this — methodology

This page reads listStateEnergy()from CalcFi's data repository — backed by the state_energy_context table populated by the EIA ETL. Electricity is the latest annual residential retail average from the EIA Electric Power Monthly release; natural gas is the latest residential annual average; gasoline is PADD-level weekly and mapped to each state via its Census region + PADD assignment.

Annual bill formula: 10,500 kWh (national median household electricity use per EIA RECS 2020) × state ¢/kWh × $0.01, plus ~70 Mcf (national median residential natural-gas use) × state $/Mcf. This is a rough annual benchmark for comparison — your actual bill depends on square footage, climate, and heating fuel mix.

Refresh cadence:EIA Electric Power Monthly refreshes monthly with a 2-month lag; residential natural gas refreshes monthly; gasoline refreshes weekly (Monday); heating oil refreshes weekly Oct–Mar. The visible “Last reviewed” date above equals MAX(retrievedAt) across every SourcedValue consumed on the page.

Known limits: PADD-level gasoline averaging masks within-PADD variance (California vs Washington both sit in PADD 5 but retail differs by $1+/gal). For precise local pricing, check the EIA state-level energy profile pages linked in the sources section.

Sources

U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) — Electric Power Monthly — Residential retail electricity price by state (cents/kWh). www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/. Retrieved 2026-04-19. License: Public domain (U.S. federal government).
EIA — Natural Gas Residential Price by State — Residential price, $/Mcf, latest annual average. www.eia.gov/dnav/ng/ng_pri_sum_a_epg0_prs_dmcf_a.htm. Retrieved 2026-04-19.
EIA — Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update (weekly, regular grade, by PADD) — PADD-level weekly retail price; state assigned by Census region mapping. www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/. Retrieved 2026-04-19.
EIA — State Heating Oil & Propane Program (SHOPP) — Residential heating-oil retail, weekly, Northeast states only (Oct–Mar). www.eia.gov/petroleum/heatingoilpropane/. Retrieved 2026-04-19.
EIA Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) — National household energy-use averages used for the annual-bill estimate. www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/. Retrieved 2026-04-19.

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