What does electricity cost a US household?

17.99 cents

A US household paid 17.99 cents a kilowatt-hour on average in the twelve months to July 2026.

For July 2026. Data checked 20 Oct 2026, from series.csv.

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  author = {Hawkins, Jesse},
  title = {{What does electricity cost a US household?}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://jesseahawkins.com/answers/us-home-power-price/}},
  note = {Data: U.S. Energy Information Administration, public domain, as this site publishes it in series.csv; checked 20 Oct 2026, retrieved 2026-10-20}
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