What does electricity really cost where you live?
Enter your ZIP code to see your utility's average price per kWh and the average bill of its customers, from the official 2025 data every U.S. utility reports to the Energy Information Administration.
$151average U.S. bill per month, 2025
17.2¢average price per kWh, 2025
18.2¢Aug 2026, latest month
Calculators
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Why another energy cost site?
Most "cost by state" pages repeat one statewide average, and many disagree with each other. A state average hides a lot: in the same state, one utility can charge twice as much per kWh as its neighbor. Here every number comes with its source and date, the calculators use your own utility's rate and your local climate, and the methodology shows every formula and assumption.