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US retail electricity price, residential and industrial

Observed

Residential rose from 7.73 cents per kilowatthour in 2001-01-01 to 18.44 cents per kilowatthour in 2026-05-01; industrial rose from 4.75 cents per kilowatthour in 2001-01-01 to 8.71 cents per kilowatthour in 2026-05-01 (United States).

As of: 2026-05-01
Geography: United States
Ingested: 2026-09-07 09:54 UTC

Observed series

US retail electricity price, residential and industrial, United States

Observed

Residentialcents per kilowatthour
Industrialcents per kilowatthour

Residential: 305 points, 2001-01-01 to 2026-05-01; Industrial: 305 points, 2001-01-01 to 2026-05-01

Data table (305 rows, 2 series)

US retail electricity price, residential and industrial. Line chart of Residential (cents per kilowatthour), Industrial (cents per kilowatthour), 2001 to 2026. Residential rose from 7.73 cents per kilowatthour in 2001-01-01 to 18.44 cents per kilowatthour in 2026-05-01; industrial rose from 4.75 cents per kilowatthour in 2001-01-01 to 8.71 cents per kilowatthour in 2026-05-01 (United States). Data table below.
Period	Residential (cents per kilowatthour)	Industrial (cents per kilowatthour)	Observation ids
2026-05-01	18.44	8.71	246977, 246450
2026-04-01	18.83	8.66	246976, 246449
2026-03-01	18.56	8.58	246975, 246448
2026-02-01	17.65	8.95	246974, 246447
2026-01-01	17.45	9.29	246973, 246446
2025-12-01	17.24	8.53	246972, 246445
2025-11-01	17.78	8.44	246971, 246444
2025-10-01	17.97	8.65	246970, 246443
2025-09-01	18.08	9.02	246969, 246442
2025-08-01	17.61	9.08	246968, 246441
2025-07-01	17.45	9.33	246967, 246440
2025-06-01	17.47	8.9	246966, 246439
2025-05-01	17.37	8.29	246965, 246438
2025-04-01	17.55	8.21	246964, 246437
2025-03-01	17.09	8.26	246963, 246436
2025-02-01	16.43	8.24	246962, 246435
2025-01-01	15.94	8.34	246961, 246434
2024-12-01	16.27	7.96	246960, 246433
2024-11-01	16.85	7.85	246959, 246432
2024-10-01	17.09	8.11	246958, 246431
2024-09-01	16.82	8.45	246957, 246430
2024-08-01	16.6	8.67	246956, 246429
2024-07-01	16.62	8.73	246955, 246428
2024-06-01	16.38	8.41	246954, 246427
2024-05-01	16.4	7.87	246953, 246426
2024-04-01	16.86	7.79	246952, 246425
2024-03-01	16.67	7.68	246951, 246424
2024-02-01	16.1	7.76	246950, 246423
2024-01-01	15.41	8.07	246949, 246422
2023-12-01	15.69	7.61	246948, 246421
2023-11-01	16.19	7.79	246947, 246420
2023-10-01	16.48	8.01	246946, 246419
2023-09-01	16.27	8.43	246945, 246418
2023-08-01	15.91	8.9	246944, 246417
2023-07-01	15.86	8.36	246943, 246416
2023-06-01	16.09	8.11	246942, 246415
2023-05-01	16.14	7.64	246941, 246414
2023-04-01	16.1	7.51	246940, 246413
2023-03-01	16.04	7.8	246939, 246412
2023-02-01	15.98	8.01	246938, 246411
2023-01-01	15.47	8.18	246937, 246410
2022-12-01	14.94	8.5	246936, 246409
2022-11-01	15.55	8.14	246935, 246408
2022-10-01	15.99	8.45	246934, 246407
2022-09-01	16.19	9.06	246933, 246406
2022-08-01	15.82	9.38	246932, 246405
2022-07-01	15.31	9.31	246931, 246404
2022-06-01	15.3	8.85	246930, 246403
2022-05-01	14.89	8.25	246929, 246402
2022-04-01	14.57	7.7	246928, 246401
2022-03-01	14.41	7.37	246927, 246400
2022-02-01	13.76	7.28	246926, 246399
2022-01-01	13.64	7.19	246925, 246398
2021-12-01	13.72	7.06	246924, 246397
2021-11-01	14.07	7.37	246923, 246396
2021-10-01	14.06	7.44	246922, 246395
2021-09-01	14.14	7.61	246921, 246394
2021-08-01	13.92	7.54	246920, 246393
2021-07-01	13.83	7.42	246919, 246392
2021-06-01	13.83	7.22	246918, 246391
2021-05-01	13.86	6.65	246917, 246390
2021-04-01	13.73	6.7	246916, 246389
2021-03-01	13.24	6.98	246915, 246388
2021-02-01	13.01	7.75	246914, 246387
2021-01-01	12.62	6.32	246913, 246386
2020-12-01	12.78	6.41	246912, 246385
2020-11-01	13.31	6.49	246911, 246384
2020-10-01	13.66	6.72	246910, 246383
2020-09-01	13.49	7	246909, 246382
2020-08-01	13.26	7.07	246908, 246381
2020-07-01	13.21	7.16	246907, 246380
2020-06-01	13.22	6.94	246906, 246379
2020-05-01	13.1	6.54	246905, 246378
2020-04-01	13.24	6.39	246904, 246377
2020-03-01	13.04	6.39	246903, 246376
2020-02-01	12.82	6.44	246902, 246375
2020-01-01	12.76	6.37	246901, 246374
2019-12-01	12.68	6.38	246900, 246373
2019-11-01	13.03	6.72	246899, 246372
2019-10-01	12.81	6.84	246898, 246371
2019-09-01	13.16	7.06	246897, 246370
2019-08-01	13.3	7.4	246896, 246369
2019-07-01	13.26	7.14	246895, 246368
2019-06-01	13.32	6.87	246894, 246367
2019-05-01	13.31	6.69	246893, 246366
2019-04-01	13.25	6.51	246892, 246365
2019-03-01	12.84	6.73	246891, 246364
2019-02-01	12.72	6.69	246890, 246363
2019-01-01	12.47	6.58	246889, 246362
2018-12-01	12.43	6.67	246888, 246361
2018-11-01	12.9	6.85	246887, 246360
2018-10-01	12.85	6.87	246886, 246359
2018-09-01	13.01	7.05	246885, 246358
2018-08-01	13.26	7.25	246884, 246357
2018-07-01	13.13	7.32	246883, 246356
2018-06-01	13.03	7.17	246882, 246355
2018-05-01	13.12	6.79	246881, 246354
2018-04-01	12.88	6.57	246880, 246353
2018-03-01	12.97	6.63	246879, 246352
2018-02-01	12.63	6.78	246878, 246351
2018-01-01	12.22	6.94	246877, 246350
2017-12-01	12.45	6.54	246876, 246349
2017-11-01	12.94	6.73	246875, 246348
2017-10-01	12.8	6.91	246874, 246347
2017-09-01	13.28	7.17	246873, 246346
2017-08-01	13.15	7.22	246872, 246345
2017-07-01	13.08	7.31	246871, 246344
2017-06-01	13.2	7.19	246870, 246343
2017-05-01	13.07	6.78	246869, 246342
2017-04-01	12.72	6.6	246868, 246341
2017-03-01	12.89	6.71	246867, 246340
2017-02-01	12.79	6.63	246866, 246339
2017-01-01	12.21	6.59	246865, 246338
2016-12-01	12.23	6.67	246864, 246337
2016-11-01	12.75	6.66	246863, 246336
2016-10-01	12.46	6.73	246862, 246335
2016-09-01	12.87	7.14	246861, 246334
2016-08-01	12.88	7.23	246860, 246333
2016-07-01	12.68	7.23	246859, 246332
2016-06-01	12.73	7.03	246858, 246331
2016-05-01	12.79	6.57	246857, 246330
2016-04-01	12.43	6.44	246856, 246329
2016-03-01	12.56	6.46	246855, 246328
2016-02-01	12.14	6.42	246854, 246327
2016-01-01	11.99	6.44	246853, 246326
2015-12-01	12.32	6.45	246852, 246325
2015-11-01	12.71	6.61	246851, 246324
2015-10-01	12.72	6.88	246850, 246323
2015-09-01	13.03	7.21	246849, 246322
2015-08-01	12.91	7.35	246848, 246321
2015-07-01	12.94	7.45	246847, 246320
2015-06-01	12.92	7.11	246846, 246319
2015-05-01	12.93	6.74	246845, 246318
2015-04-01	12.62	6.61	246844, 246317
2015-03-01	12.33	6.83	246843, 246316
2015-02-01	12.29	6.88	246842, 246315
2015-01-01	12.1	6.67	246841, 246314
2014-12-01	12.17	6.7	246840, 246313
2014-11-01	12.48	6.75	246839, 246312
2014-10-01	12.6	7.07	246838, 246311
2014-09-01	12.95	7.37	246837, 246310
2014-08-01	13.04	7.51	246836, 246309
2014-07-01	13.09	7.62	246835, 246308
2014-06-01	12.99	7.39	246834, 246307
2014-05-01	12.85	6.83	246833, 246306
2014-04-01	12.31	6.77	246832, 246305
2014-03-01	12.25	6.99	246831, 246304
2014-02-01	11.94	7.12	246830, 246303
2014-01-01	11.65	6.98	246829, 246302
2013-12-01	11.72	6.66	246828, 246301
2013-11-01	12.1	6.65	246827, 246300
2013-10-01	12.36	6.87	246826, 246299
2013-09-01	12.51	7.22	246825, 246298
2013-08-01	12.53	7.37	246824, 246297
2013-07-01	12.65	7.45	246823, 246296
2013-06-01	12.54	7.25	246822, 246295
2013-05-01	12.4	6.75	246821, 246294
2013-04-01	11.93	6.58	246820, 246293
2013-03-01	11.61	6.64	246819, 246292
2013-02-01	11.63	6.66	246818, 246291
2013-01-01	11.46	6.5	246817, 246290
2012-12-01	11.62	6.52	246816, 246289
2012-11-01	11.75	6.5	246815, 246288
2012-10-01	12.03	6.62	246814, 246287
2012-09-01	12.3	6.97	246813, 246286
2012-08-01	12.17	7.08	246812, 246285
2012-07-01	12	7.13	246811, 246284
2012-06-01	12.09	6.89	246810, 246283
2012-05-01	11.9	6.53	246809, 246282
2012-04-01	11.92	6.38	246808, 246281
2012-03-01	11.7	6.46	246807, 246280
2012-02-01	11.51	6.45	246806, 246279
2012-01-01	11.41	6.44	246805, 246278
2011-12-01	11.4	6.51	246804, 246277
2011-11-01	11.78	6.53	246803, 246276
2011-10-01	12.08	6.77	246802, 246275
2011-09-01	12.17	7.15	246801, 246274
2011-08-01	12.09	7.39	246800, 246273
2011-07-01	12.09	7.32	246799, 246272
2011-06-01	11.97	7.14	246798, 246271
2011-05-01	11.93	6.68	246797, 246270
2011-04-01	11.67	6.53	246796, 246269
2011-03-01	11.52	6.53	246795, 246268
2011-02-01	11.06	6.63	246794, 246267
2011-01-01	10.87	6.53	246793, 246266
2010-12-01	11.06	6.6	246792, 246265
2010-11-01	11.62	6.56	246791, 246264
2010-10-01	11.86	6.8	246790, 246263
2010-09-01	11.95	7	246789, 246262
2010-08-01	12.03	7.22	246788, 246261
2010-07-01	12.04	7.23	246787, 246260
2010-06-01	11.91	6.97	246786, 246259
2010-05-01	11.91	6.64	246785, 246258
2010-04-01	11.71	6.55	246784, 246257
2010-03-01	11.11	6.53	246783, 246256
2010-02-01	10.89	6.55	246782, 246255
2010-01-01	10.49	6.5	246781, 246254
2009-12-01	10.9	6.54	246780, 246253
2009-11-01	11.26	6.4	246779, 246252
2009-10-01	11.65	6.7	246778, 246251
2009-09-01	11.96	6.89	246777, 246250
2009-08-01	11.94	7.1	246776, 246249
2009-07-01	11.85	7.1	246775, 246248
2009-06-01	11.81	7.09	246774, 246247
2009-05-01	11.78	6.77	246773, 246246
2009-04-01	11.5	6.75	246772, 246245
2009-03-01	11.28	6.81	246771, 246244
2009-02-01	11.18	6.9	246770, 246243
2009-01-01	10.98	6.92	246769, 246242
2008-12-01	10.86	6.79	246768, 246241
2008-11-01	11.42	6.93	246767, 246240
2008-10-01	11.81	7.19	246766, 246239
2008-09-01	11.92	7.31	246765, 246238
2008-08-01	12.09	7.55	246764, 246237
2008-07-01	12.07	7.72	246763, 246236
2008-06-01	11.77	7.35	246762, 246235
2008-05-01	11.4	6.75	246761, 246234
2008-04-01	10.93	6.64	246760, 246233
2008-03-01	10.45	6.46	246759, 246232
2008-02-01	10.16	6.34	246758, 246231
2008-01-01	10.14	6.33	246757, 246230
2007-12-01	10.33	6.26	246756, 246229
2007-11-01	10.7	6.28	246755, 246228
2007-10-01	10.82	6.46	246754, 246227
2007-09-01	10.96	6.52	246753, 246226
2007-08-01	11.07	6.84	246752, 246225
2007-07-01	11.07	6.71	246751, 246224
2007-06-01	11.09	6.59	246750, 246223
2007-05-01	10.77	6.27	246749, 246222
2007-04-01	10.63	6.19	246748, 246221
2007-03-01	10.27	6.22	246747, 246220
2007-02-01	9.89	6.16	246746, 246219
2007-01-01	10.06	6.13	246745, 246218
2006-12-01	9.84	6	246744, 246217
2006-11-01	10.18	6.04	246743, 246216
2006-10-01	10.58	6.16	246742, 246215
2006-09-01	10.94	6.37	246741, 246214
2006-08-01	10.94	6.65	246740, 246213
2006-07-01	10.96	6.61	246739, 246212
2006-06-01	10.85	6.41	246738, 246211
2006-05-01	10.61	6	246737, 246210
2006-04-01	10.32	5.93	246736, 246209
2006-03-01	9.87	5.88	246735, 246208
2006-02-01	9.8	5.98	246734, 246207
2006-01-01	9.55	5.78	246733, 246206
2005-12-01	9.27	5.94	246732, 246205
2005-11-01	9.76	5.83	246731, 246204
2005-10-01	9.76	6.03	246730, 246203
2005-09-01	9.94	6.17	246729, 246202
2005-08-01	9.93	6.2	246728, 246201
2005-07-01	9.77	6.14	246727, 246200
2005-06-01	9.79	5.86	246726, 246199
2005-05-01	9.56	5.42	246725, 246198
2005-04-01	9.22	5.31	246724, 246197
2005-03-01	8.87	5.3	246723, 246196
2005-02-01	8.76	5.26	246722, 246195
2005-01-01	8.52	5.23	246721, 246194
2004-12-01	8.58	5.14	246720, 246193
2004-11-01	8.96	5.09	246719, 246192
2004-10-01	9.05	5.25	246718, 246191
2004-09-01	9.39	5.41	246717, 246190
2004-08-01	9.5	5.65	246716, 246189
2004-07-01	9.36	5.63	246715, 246188
2004-06-01	9.29	5.46	246714, 246187
2004-05-01	9.07	5.18	246713, 246186
2004-04-01	8.93	5.09	246712, 246185
2004-03-01	8.62	5.04	246711, 246184
2004-02-01	8.33	5.04	246710, 246183
2004-01-01	8.24	5.01	246709, 246182
2003-12-01	8.3	4.87	246708, 246181
2003-11-01	8.72	4.86	246707, 246180
2003-10-01	8.85	5.07	246706, 246179
2003-09-01	8.92	5.19	246705, 246178
2003-08-01	9.22	5.48	246704, 246177
2003-07-01	9.21	5.54	246703, 246176
2003-06-01	9.25	5.28	246702, 246175
2003-05-01	8.99	5.06	246701, 246174
2003-04-01	8.82	4.99	246700, 246173
2003-03-01	8.35	5.02	246699, 246172
2003-02-01	8.02	4.99	246698, 246171
2003-01-01	8	4.92	246697, 246170
2002-12-01	8.08	4.72	246696, 246169
2002-11-01	8.31	4.71	246695, 246168
2002-10-01	8.47	4.91	246694, 246167
2002-09-01	8.59	4.98	246693, 246166
2002-08-01	8.72	5.15	246692, 246165
2002-07-01	8.82	5.27	246691, 246164
2002-06-01	8.73	5.03	246690, 246163
2002-05-01	8.64	4.78	246689, 246162
2002-04-01	8.37	4.73	246688, 246161
2002-03-01	8.17	4.73	246687, 246160
2002-02-01	8.19	4.76	246686, 246159
2002-01-01	8.07	4.73	246685, 246158
2001-12-01	8.29	4.78	246684, 246157
2001-11-01	8.48	4.78	246683, 246156
2001-10-01	8.84	5.06	246682, 246155
2001-09-01	8.92	5.3	246681, 246154
2001-08-01	9.01	5.49	246680, 246153
2001-07-01	9.03	5.56	246679, 246152
2001-06-01	9.07	5.23	246678, 246151
2001-05-01	8.83	5	246677, 246150
2001-04-01	8.46	4.87	246676, 246149
2001-03-01	8.32	4.87	246675, 246148
2001-02-01	8.04	4.81	246674, 246147
2001-01-01	7.73	4.75	246673, 246146

How to read it

Series and transformations

Average price to ultimate customers, including taxes, in nominal cents per kilowatthour. Industrial customers buy at higher voltage in larger volumes, which is why their price sits below the residential line.

Residential US average retail electricity price, residential, United Statescents per kilowatthour Observed
Industrial US average retail electricity price, industrial, United Statescents per kilowatthour Observed

Numbers in the takeaway

7.73 cents per kilowatthour: Residential, 2001-01-01, observation 246673
18.44 cents per kilowatthour: Residential, 2026-05-01, observation 246977
4.75 cents per kilowatthour: Industrial, 2001-01-01, observation 246146
8.71 cents per kilowatthour: Industrial, 2026-05-01, observation 246450

The sentence is composed by a fixed template from these stored values on every request. Nothing in it is estimated.

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Where the numbers come from

U.S. Energy Information Administration, EIA Open Data API v2, ESRCUUS
U.S. Energy Information Administration, EIA Open Data API v2, ESICUUS