US Average Retail Electricity Price

6.0% YoY · as of Apr 2026 · U.S. Energy Information Administration

US average retail price of electricity, all sectors, cents per kilowatthour, monthly.

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2001–2026 · 293 observationssource: U.S. Energy Information Administration · vintage 2026-07-04

Methodology

EIA Electric Power Monthly retail sales report, U.S. average retail electricity price across all sectors, cents/kWh, via the EIA API v2 retail-sales route.

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