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Most Expensive Residential Electricity by Utility

Electric utilities with the highest average residential rates in 2025 (10,000+ residential customers).

#UtilityStateResidential rateResidential customersEst. avg bill
1Hawaii Electric Light Co IncHI45.80¢79,318$206/mo
2San Diego Gas & Electric CoCA45.77¢284,416$168/mo
3Maui Electric Co LtdHI41.97¢61,877$211/mo
4Bear Valley Electric ServiceCA41.12¢23,395$122/mo
5Hawaiian Electric Co IncHI40.54¢276,853$190/mo
6Kauai Island Utility CooperativeHI38.43¢30,335$213/mo
7Pacific Gas & Electric Co.CA37.52¢1,738,444$174/mo
8American Samoa Power AuthorityAS37.34¢10,913$180/mo
9Consolidated Edison Co-NY IncNY36.74¢2,777,072$137/mo
10Commonwealth Utility Corporation - (MP)MP35.53¢13,023$165/mo
11City of Glendale - (CA)CA35.51¢78,071$139/mo
12United Illuminating CoCT35.40¢261,151$183/mo
13Pure Energy USA, LLCNY35.19¢10,641$151/mo
14Virgin Islands Water & Power AuthorityVI34.49¢44,125$160/mo
15Massachusetts Electric CoMA33.66¢438,150$164/mo
16Homer Electric Assn IncAK31.51¢30,143$149/mo
17Southern California Edison CoCA31.48¢3,262,177$149/mo
18Golden Valley Elec Assn IncAK31.47¢40,931$178/mo
19Guam Power AuthorityGU30.93¢45,885$305/mo
20Versant PowerME30.15¢131,540$150/mo
21The Narragansett Electric CoRI29.45¢338,735$166/mo
22Connecticut Light & Power CoCT28.88¢995,130$195/mo
23Upper Peninsula Power CompanyMI27.98¢47,805$125/mo
24Central Hudson Gas & Elec CorpNY27.67¢246,232$193/mo
25Liberty UtilitiesCA27.65¢44,507$141/mo
26Central Maine Power CoME27.41¢537,632$147/mo
27Sunrun Inc.CA26.53¢796,359$172/mo
28Los Angeles Department of Water & PowerCA26.48¢1,415,602$124/mo
29Orange & Rockland Utils IncNY26.21¢193,698$182/mo
30Long Island Power AuthorityNY26.17¢1,032,471$195/mo
31Atlantic City Electric CoNJ25.84¢473,195$164/mo
32City of Pasadena - (CA)CA25.11¢58,602$116/mo
33Public Service Elec & Gas CoNJ25.03¢1,978,222$140/mo
34New Hampshire Elec Coop IncNH24.70¢70,173$151/mo
35Palmco Power NJ, LLCNJ24.58¢11,809$89/mo
36Matanuska Electric Assn IncAK24.54¢65,371$144/mo
37Vermont Electric Cooperative, IncVT24.33¢36,019$138/mo
38Public Service Co of NHNH24.17¢263,458$150/mo
39Merced Irrigation DistrictCA24.15¢11,850$144/mo
40Alameda Municipal PowerCA24.01¢32,364$87/mo
41Presque Isle Elec & Gas CoopMI23.93¢32,519$107/mo
42Puerto Rico Electric Pwr AuthorityPR23.89¢1,387,840$99/mo
43Palmco Power IL, LLCIL23.83¢10,383$116/mo
44SunPower Capital, LLCCA23.57¢108,675$141/mo
45Duquesne Light CoPA23.47¢437,551$143/mo
46City of Norwich - (CT)CT23.35¢18,967$148/mo
47Green Mountain Power CorpVT23.29¢227,727$140/mo
48Rockland Electric CoNJ23.24¢64,101$209/mo
49Modesto Irrigation DistrictCA23.03¢104,671$173/mo
50City of Colton - (CA)CA23.00¢17,367$119/mo
51Chugach Electric Assn IncAK22.97¢97,742$113/mo
52City of Lodi - (CA)CA22.78¢24,215$128/mo
53Liberty Utilities (Granite State ElectriNH22.59¢23,432$160/mo
54New York State Elec & Gas CorpNY22.59¢747,709$168/mo
55Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA)PA22.38¢18,214$128/mo
56Northern Indiana Pub Serv CoIN22.05¢433,889$148/mo
57Rochester Gas & Electric CorpNY22.01¢302,692$154/mo
58City of Riverside - (CA)CA21.94¢101,042$135/mo
59Discount Power Inc - (CT)MA21.73¢12,132$116/mo
60Unitil Energy SystemsNH21.72¢24,452$131/mo
61City of Burbank Water and Power - (CA)CA21.50¢46,719$106/mo
62NSTAR Electric CompanyMA21.49¢306,795$102/mo
63Potomac Electric Power CoMD21.47¢822,606$161/mo
64City of Palo Alto - (CA)CA21.36¢25,672$110/mo
65EverBright, LLCCA21.32¢53,638$159/mo
66City of Roseville - (CA)CA21.29¢64,556$145/mo
67Madison Gas & Electric CoWI21.11¢148,482$107/mo
68Young Energy, LLCTX20.86¢51,776$199/mo
69City of AzusaCA20.77¢15,646$104/mo
70Roanoke Electric Member CorpNC20.70¢12,045$243/mo
71Consumers Energy Co - (MI)MI20.66¢1,662,741$134/mo
72City of Mesa - (AZ)AZ20.56¢15,507$169/mo
73Wisconsin Electric Power CoWI20.53¢1,056,086$131/mo
74Jo-Carroll Energy, IncIL20.49¢17,278$149/mo
75Buckeye Rural Elec Coop, IncOH20.48¢16,056$224/mo
76Great Lakes Energy CoopMI20.32¢123,277$128/mo
77DTE Electric CompanyMI20.25¢2,078,315$126/mo
78Baltimore Gas & Electric CoMD20.19¢1,143,710$177/mo
79Palmco Power PA, LLCPA19.96¢11,709$109/mo
80Town of Reading - (MA)MA19.95¢26,573$165/mo
81Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (SC)SC19.94¢17,670$225/mo
82Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.NY19.89¢1,449,428$130/mo
83Blue Ridge Electric Coop Inc - (SC)SC19.82¢68,647$198/mo
84City of Burlington Electric - (VT)VT19.80¢17,974$85/mo
85Southern Indiana Gas & Elec CoIN19.78¢134,700$177/mo
86NTHERM, LLCPA19.78¢11,455$150/mo
87UGI Utilities, IncPA19.77¢54,721$169/mo
88City of Newark - (DE)DE19.75¢11,925$135/mo
89Median Energy Corp.NY19.74¢12,983$82/mo
90Delmarva PowerDE19.69¢460,632$182/mo
91Otero County Electric Coop IncNM19.56¢16,517$110/mo
92Midwest Energy Cooperative - (MI)MI19.46¢30,545$189/mo
93City of Lansing - (MI)MI19.44¢87,026$104/mo
94MPower Energy LLCNY19.43¢30,179$59/mo
95City of Anaheim - (CA)CA19.37¢107,148$92/mo
96TXU Energy Retail Co, LLCTX19.36¢1,442,516$211/mo
97Eastern Maine Electric CoopME19.36¢10,808$101/mo
98Ambit Energy Holdings, LLCTX19.17¢414,347$172/mo
99MPower Energy NJ LLCPA19.11¢21,305$98/mo
100Orcas Power & Light CoopWA19.01¢14,034$179/mo

Average realized rate = residential revenue / residential sales (EIA Form 861). High-cost systems are concentrated in Hawaii, Alaska, New England and California. Minimum 10,000 residential customers.

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