Household electricity prices in the U.S. 1975-2023

Average retail price of electricity to the residential sector in the United States in selected years from 1975 to 2023

CharacteristicAverage price in U.S. cents per kilowatt-hour*
2023 15.98
2022 15.04
2021 13.66
2020 13.15
2019 13.01
2018 12.87
2017 12.89
2016 12.55
2015 12.65
2014 12.52
2013 12.13
2012 11.88
2011 11.72
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Average price in U.S. cents per kilowatt-hour*197519801985199019952000200520102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
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Release date

March 2024

Region

United States

Survey time period

1975 to 2023

Supplementary notes

Prices are not adjusted for inflation.

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