Which states have the lowest electricity bills?

Last updated April 2, 2019

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Electricity bills can vary greatly by month, depending on the weather – extreme heat or cold matters – location, local rates and overall usage. Prices usually are expressed in cents per kilowatt hour (kWh), but that doesn’t resonate with consumers: Americans don’t use one kilowatt hour. They use a bunch of them (an average of 867, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration). So what are the states with the lowest electricity bills ?

SaveOnEnergy.com® analysts figured it out from the latest EIA data, giving you the ability to compare your monthly bills with those of your neighbors, using the following metrics:

Bill: average monthly bill across the state
Rate: average rate per kilowatt hour (kWh)
Consumption: average monthly energy usage

How does your state stack up? First, we’ll reveal where electricity bills are the cheapest:

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Full Rankings

Cost Ranking	State	Average Monthly Usage (kWh)	Rate (cents/kWh)	Average Bill (dollars)
1	New Mexico	615	12.04	74.05
2	Utah	745	9.97	74.28
3	Colorado	678	11.9	80.68
4	Illinois	692	12.3	85.12
5	Maine	546	16.11	87.96
6	Iowa	831	11.08	92.07
7	Wyoming	854	10.84	92.57
8	Arkansas	1028	9.01	92.62
9	Wisconsin	660	14.06	92.8
10	Oklahoma	1039	9.02	93.72
11	Nebraska	957	9.81	93.88
12	Montana	865	10.93	94.54
13	Missouri	994	9.54	94.83
14	Michigan	633	15.1	95.58
15	Washington	1023	9.35	95.65
16	Minnesota	748	12.87	96.27
17	Vermont	538	18.06	97.16
18	Idaho	1000	9.83	98.3
19	Georgia	1062	9.29	98.66
20	New York	572	17.34	99.18
21	Nevada	854	11.72	100.09
22	Ohio	841	12	100.92
23	New Jersey	654	15.45	101.04
24	North Dakota	1063	9.54	101.41
25	Kansas	861	11.96	102.98
26	Oregon	969	10.68	103.49
27	West Virginia	1026	10.41	106.81
28	Louisiana	1187	9.01	106.95
29	California	554	19.44	107.7
30	South Dakota	978	11.05	108.07
31	Kentucky	1052	10.36	108.99
32	Pennsylvania	805	13.58	109.32
33	Indiana	928	11.89	110.34
34	Delaware	912	12.27	111.9
35	North Carolina	1042	10.78	112.33
36	New Hampshire	599	19.78	118.48
37	Virginia	1078	11.01	118.69
38	Tennesee	1150	10.72	123.28
39	Maryland	940	13.24	124.46
40	Texas	1112	11.22	124.77
41	Mississippi	1132	11.12	125.88
42	Arizona	1033	12.26	126.65
43	South Carolina	1082	11.77	127.35
44	Massachusetts	583	21.99	128.2
45	Florida	1089	11.86	129.16
46	Rhode Island	577	22.51	129.88
47	Alabama	1136	11.62	132
48	Alaska	601	21.99	132.16
49	Connecticut	690	20.84	143.8
50	Hawaii	506	34.43	174.22