This statistic shows the cost of residential electricity to end users in the United States from 1975 to 2019. In 2019, residential electricity cost end users around 5.10 real U.S. dollar cents per kilowatt hour.
Cost of residential electricity to end users in the U.S. from 1975 to 2019 (in U.S. dollar cents per kilowatt hour)*
Characteristic
Cost in U.S. dollar cents per kilowatt hour
2019
5.1
2018
5.13
2017
5.26
2016
5.23
2015
5.34
2014
5.29
2013
5.21
2012
5.17
2011
5.21
2010
5.29
2009
5.37
2008
5.23
2007
5.14
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EIA. (March 26, 2020). Cost of residential electricity to end users in the U.S. from 1975 to 2019 (in U.S. dollar cents per kilowatt hour)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/216982/end-user-electricity-prices-in-the-us/
EIA. "Cost of residential electricity to end users in the U.S. from 1975 to 2019 (in U.S. dollar cents per kilowatt hour)*." Chart. March 26, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/216982/end-user-electricity-prices-in-the-us/
EIA. (2020). Cost of residential electricity to end users in the U.S. from 1975 to 2019 (in U.S. dollar cents per kilowatt hour)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/216982/end-user-electricity-prices-in-the-us/
EIA. "Cost of Residential Electricity to End Users in The U.S. from 1975 to 2019 (in U.S. Dollar Cents per Kilowatt Hour)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/216982/end-user-electricity-prices-in-the-us/
EIA, Cost of residential electricity to end users in the U.S. from 1975 to 2019 (in U.S. dollar cents per kilowatt hour)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/216982/end-user-electricity-prices-in-the-us/ (last visited April 27, 2025)
Cost of residential electricity to end users in the U.S. from 1975 to 2019 (in U.S. dollar cents per kilowatt hour)* [Graph], EIA, March 26, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/216982/end-user-electricity-prices-in-the-us/
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