In 2022, the average end-use electricity price in the United States stood at around 12.2 U.S. cents per kilowatt-hour. This figure is projected to decrease in the coming three decades, to reach some 11 U.S. cents per kilowatt-hour by 2050.
Projected average end-use electricity price in the United States from 2022 to 2050
(in U.S. cents per kilowatt-hour)
Characteristic
Price in U.S. cents per kilowatt-hour
2050
11
2045
11.3
2040
11.2
2035
10.7
2030
10.4
2025*
11
2022
12.2
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EIA. (November 1, 2023). Projected average end-use electricity price in the United States from 2022 to 2050 (in U.S. cents per kilowatt-hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/630136/projection-of-electricity-prices-in-the-us/
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