Today's US average electricity price
The U.S. average residential electricity price is $0.20 per kWh as of 2026-08-01, the latest month published in the Federal Reserve's FRED APU000072610 series (fetched 2026-09-25).
How this compares
- Full-year 2025 average
- $0.19/kWh
- Change vs. 2024 average
- +5.4%
- 10 years earlier (2016 average)
- $0.14/kWh
Source: FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis), "Average Price: Electricity per Kilowatt-Hour in U.S. City Average" (series APU000072610). Fetched 2026-09-25; latest published month 2026-08-01. View the series on FRED
This is a national city-average figure, not a quote from any specific utility. Actual residential rates vary by state, utility, plan, and season; see the year-by-year history for longer-term context.