Commercial electricity prices this month

The U.S. price, month by month

Over the last 37 months the U.S. commercial average ran from 12.24¢ to 14.53¢ per kWh. It peaks each summer, when air conditioning lifts demand and many utilities bill summer rates, so a single month is best read against the same month a year before.

Largest year-on-year rises

1. Hawaii: 43.55¢, +24.7% from 34.93¢
2. Georgia: 13.81¢, +23.7% from 11.16¢
3. Delaware: 14.50¢, +14.4% from 12.68¢
4. Idaho: 10.21¢, +14.1% from 8.95¢
5. Virginia: 11.14¢, +13.1% from 9.85¢

Largest year-on-year falls

1. Connecticut: 19.29¢, −17.8% from 23.47¢
2. Indiana: 13.29¢, −4.1% from 13.86¢
3. Utah: 10.39¢, −4.0% from 10.82¢
4. Nevada: 9.80¢, −2.5% from 10.05¢
5. Florida: 11.35¢, −0.7% from 11.43¢

46 markets were up and 5 down on August 2025. A large move in one month can come from a rate case, a fuel adjustment, a change in a state program or a revision to EIA’s sample, so the 12-month figure in the table is the steadier measure: 13.87¢ for the U.S. in the 12 months to August 2026, against 13.13¢ the year before.

Every state

Download 37 months of prices and sales for every state as CSV. The U.S. line is the sum of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, which is how this site’s other U.S. figures are built from the monthly file.

Reading a monthly price

• It is an average. EIA divides the revenue utilities and suppliers billed commercial customers by the kWh they sold. Delivery, demand and fixed charges are in it.
• Recent months are preliminary. EIA estimates them from a sample of utilities and replaces them when its annual survey is final. August 2026 is preliminary.
• It is not your price. The rate checker sets your own all-in price against your state, and EIA’s forecast shows where the average is heading.

Common questions

What was the average commercial electricity price in August 2026?

14.47¢ per kWh across the U.S., according to EIA’s monthly state data, up 4.3% from August 2025. It is revenue divided by kWh sold over every commercial customer, so it includes delivery, demand and fixed charges, and it is preliminary: EIA revises recent months when its annual survey is final.

Why compare with the same month a year earlier?

Commercial prices move with the seasons. Many utilities charge more in summer, and the mix of customers and kWh changes month to month, so July 2026 to August 2026 (down 0.4% for the U.S.) says more about the calendar than about prices. The same month a year earlier removes most of that.

How often is this page updated?

Each time EIA publishes a new month of state data in its Electric Power Monthly, about two months after the month ends. The August 2026 figures are from the file EIA had published when this site read it on 2026-10-29.

Is my business paying the state average?

Rarely. The average blends a corner shop and a hospital. Your own price depends on your rate schedule, your demand and, where there is supplier choice, your contract. Dividing a bill’s total by its kWh gives your all-in price to set against the average.