Interactive EIA data for 2025
Electricity tools
Turn a state rate into your monthly estimate, then keep a shareable link to the result.
- 17.30¢
- US residential rate
- 51
- Jurisdictions covered
Make a personal estimate
Electricity Cost Calculator
Enter monthly kWh and a state to calculate an EIA-based bill, compare it with the national average, and keep a link that restores your choices.
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- 01Choose your state
Start with the EIA residential rate that matches your location.
- 02Add your monthly kWh
Turn a public rate into an estimate based on your own usage.
- 03Keep the comparison
Share or revisit the same estimate, then explore the state profile behind it.
US average electricity rate by sector (2025)
The calculator uses the residential rate because it estimates a household electricity bill.
- Residential
Residential
17.3 cents per kWh
- Commercial
Commercial
13.41 cents per kWh
- Industrial
Industrial
8.62 cents per kWh
What this shows Residential customers pay more per kWh than commercial and industrial customers, so a home bill estimate should not use those lower sector averages.
Every figure on RateWatt is rendered directly from official U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) data, no number is typed in by an editor. The calculator multiplies a visitor's monthly kWh by the EIA state-average residential rate. It does not estimate utility-specific fees or tiered plans. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2025.