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Every state, colored by how much its residential electricity rate has changed. Tap a state for your number, your national rank, and the grid region — and its data-center-driven demand — behind it.
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Fastest-rising residential rates · since 2019
| # | State | Rate | Since '19 | Avg bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 25.4¢ | +94% | $128 |
| 2 | Illinois | 23.9¢ | +81% | $123 |
| 3 | California | 33.3¢ | +74% | $136 |
| 4 | New York | 29.9¢ | +67% | $134 |
| 5 | Maryland | 21.8¢ | +65% | $158 |
| 6 | Hawaii | 52.0¢ | +61% | $250 |
| 7 | Maine | 28.6¢ | +60% | $144 |
| 8 | Ohio | 19.5¢ | +57% | $132 |
| 9 | Pennsylvania | 21.6¢ | +55% | $134 |
| 10 | Washington | 14.9¢ | +53% | $113 |
| 11 | Delaware | 19.4¢ | +53% | $136 |
| 12 | West Virginia | 16.8¢ | +47% | $125 |
| 13 | Oregon | 16.3¢ | +47% | $110 |
| 14 | New Jersey | 23.3¢ | +47% | $127 |
| 15 | Arkansas | 14.4¢ | +47% | $114 |
| 16 | Virginia | 17.6¢ | +45% | $146 |
| 17 | Louisiana | 14.2¢ | +45% | $144 |
| 18 | Indiana | 18.1¢ | +44% | $129 |
| 19 | Mississippi | 16.2¢ | +43% | $152 |
| 20 | Vermont | 24.9¢ | +40% | $120 |
| 21 | Michigan | 22.0¢ | +40% | $115 |
| 22 | Texas | 16.4¢ | +40% | $163 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | 19.7¢ | +39% | $109 |
| 24 | Kentucky | 15.0¢ | +38% | $128 |
| 25 | New Hampshire | 27.3¢ | +36% | $136 |
| 26 | Georgia | 15.8¢ | +36% | $149 |
| 27 | Rhode Island | 29.5¢ | +35% | $148 |
| 28 | South Dakota | 15.7¢ | +35% | $127 |
| 29 | Alabama | 16.8¢ | +34% | $160 |
| 30 | Colorado | 16.2¢ | +33% | $97 |
| 31 | Tennessee | 14.5¢ | +33% | $130 |
| 32 | North Carolina | 15.1¢ | +32% | $130 |
| 33 | Massachusetts | 28.8¢ | +31% | $137 |
| 34 | Wyoming | 14.8¢ | +31% | $105 |
| 35 | Oklahoma | 13.4¢ | +31% | $120 |
| 36 | Montana | 14.7¢ | +31% | $102 |
| 37 | Florida | 15.2¢ | +30% | $169 |
| 38 | Minnesota | 16.9¢ | +30% | $106 |
| 39 | North Dakota | 13.6¢ | +28% | $117 |
| 40 | Utah | 13.0¢ | +25% | $87 |
| 41 | Nebraska | 13.6¢ | +25% | $107 |
| 42 | Idaho | 12.3¢ | +25% | $92 |
| 43 | Connecticut | 27.4¢ | +24% | $146 |
| 44 | South Carolina | 16.2¢ | +24% | $148 |
| 45 | Missouri | 13.7¢ | +23% | $111 |
| 46 | Arizona | 15.2¢ | +23% | $161 |
| 47 | Alaska | 28.2¢ | +23% | $142 |
| 48 | Kansas | 15.1¢ | +19% | $116 |
| 49 | New Mexico | 14.1¢ | +13% | $82 |
| 50 | Iowa | 14.1¢ | +13% | $98 |
| 51 | Nevada | 13.6¢ | +13% | $119 |
EIA derives a state's "price" as revenue divided by electricity sold — a proxy for the average rate, not a surveyed tariff. Rates rise for several reasons, including fuel costs and grid upgrades, not data centers alone, so this shows correlation, not proof of causation. How this works →