U.S. Electricity Price Trends
The U.S. residential electricity average is 17.30¢/kWh in 2025, a +37.8% nominal shift since 2016.
In the U.S. Energy Information Administration's annual retail-sales series, the national residential average moved from 12.55¢/kWh in 2016 to 17.30¢/kWh in 2025. Commercial buyers average 13.41¢/kWh and industrial buyers 8.62¢/kWh, because each sector is billed on a different rate structure.
- Residential 17.30¢/kWh (2025)
- Commercial 13.41¢/kWh
- Industrial 8.62¢/kWh
- Since 2016 +37.8% nominal
In the U.S. Energy Information Administration annual-frequency retail-sales series, the U.S. residential average moved from approximately 12.55¢/kWh in 2016 to roughly 17.30¢/kWh in 2025, a 37.8% nominal shift over the period. The residential, commercial, and industrial averages below draw from the EIA retail-sales API. See our methodology page for refresh cadence and full source attribution.
2025 Residential Avg
17.30¢/kWh
+37.8% since 2016
Latest Annual Rate
17.30¢/kWh
2025 residential
2016–2025 Change
+37.8%
residential
Cheapest Year
2016
12.55¢/kWh
Most Expensive
2025
17.30¢/kWh
Price Trends by Sector
Annual Average Prices
| Year | Residential | Commercial | Industrial |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17.30¢/kWh +5.0% | 13.41¢/kWh | 8.62¢/kWh |
| 2024 | 16.48¢/kWh +3.0% | 12.75¢/kWh | 8.13¢/kWh |
| 2023 | 16.00¢/kWh +6.4% | 12.59¢/kWh | 8.04¢/kWh |
| 2022 | 15.04¢/kWh +10.1% | 12.41¢/kWh | 8.32¢/kWh |
| 2021 | 13.66¢/kWh +3.9% | 11.22¢/kWh | 7.18¢/kWh |
| 2020 | 13.15¢/kWh +1.1% | 10.59¢/kWh | 6.67¢/kWh |
| 2019 | 13.01¢/kWh +1.1% | 10.68¢/kWh | 6.81¢/kWh |
| 2018 | 12.87¢/kWh -0.2% | 10.67¢/kWh | 6.92¢/kWh |
| 2017 | 12.89¢/kWh +2.7% | 10.66¢/kWh | 6.88¢/kWh |
| 2016 | 12.55¢/kWh | 10.43¢/kWh | 6.76¢/kWh |
Trends by State
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Prices in cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh). Annual averages, 2016–2025.