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Utilities with the highest average electric bills

Average monthly residential bill (usage × rate). High-use climates and all-electric homes push bills up even where rates are low.

EIA-861 2025 and EIA-861M through 2026-07. Updated 2026-10-21.

#UtilityStateAvg billHomes
1Illinois Rural Electric Co-opIllinois$35510K1,613 kWh/mo at 22.00¢
2Butler Rural Electric Co-opOhio$27612K1,389 kWh/mo at 19.84¢
3City of HinghamMassachusetts$26710K1,579 kWh/mo at 16.93¢
4Roanoke Electric Member Corp.North Carolina$25612K1,176 kWh/mo at 21.80¢
5Southern Illinois Electric Co-opIllinois$25311K1,351 kWh/mo at 18.75¢
6Twin County Electric Power AssociationMississippi$25012K1,433 kWh/mo at 17.45¢
7Consolidated CooperativeOhio$24217K1,324 kWh/mo at 18.31¢
8Eastern Illinois Electric Co-opIllinois$24211K1,291 kWh/mo at 18.77¢
9Buckeye Rural Electric Co-opOhio$24116K1,092 kWh/mo at 22.04¢
10City of CamdenSouth Carolina$24012K1,295 kWh/mo at 18.52¢
11Irwin Electric Membership Corp.Georgia$23913K1,307 kWh/mo at 18.26¢
12Rolling Hills Electric Co-opKansas$23911K1,568 kWh/mo at 15.22¢
13Edisto Electric Co-opSouth Carolina$23816K1,200 kWh/mo at 19.86¢
14Pioneer Rural Electric Co-opOhio$23816K1,349 kWh/mo at 17.62¢
15Halifax Electric Member Corp.North Carolina$23712K1,392 kWh/mo at 17.00¢
16Tri-County Electric Co-op, Inc (SC)South Carolina$23618K1,131 kWh/mo at 20.84¢
17Pioneer Electric Co-opAlabama$23513K1,101 kWh/mo at 21.35¢
18Tri-County Electric Co-op, Inc (TX)Texas$235118K1,512 kWh/mo at 15.55¢
19Coastal Electric Co-opSouth Carolina$23212K1,306 kWh/mo at 17.80¢
20Central Electric Membership Corp.North Carolina$23221K1,434 kWh/mo at 16.19¢
21Truckee Donner P U DCalifornia$23115K900 kWh/mo at 25.63¢
22Midwest ElectricOhio$22911K1,351 kWh/mo at 16.97¢
23Lorain-Medina R E COhio$22815K1,212 kWh/mo at 18.84¢
24Wise Electric Co-opTexas$22821K1,441 kWh/mo at 15.82¢
25Lassen Municipal Utility DistrictCalifornia$22811K969 kWh/mo at 23.48¢
26Maui Electric Co LtdHawaii$22762K502 kWh/mo at 45.15¢
27People's Electric CooperativeOklahoma$22615K1,388 kWh/mo at 16.31¢
28Thumb Electric Co-op of MichMichigan$22612K1,280 kWh/mo at 17.66¢
29Jackson Purchase Energy CorporationKentucky$22624K1,214 kWh/mo at 18.58¢
30Kauai Island Utility CooperativeHawaii$22530K553 kWh/mo at 40.70¢
31HILCO Electric CooperativeTexas$22528K1,469 kWh/mo at 15.29¢
32Rockland Electric Co.New Jersey$22464K901 kWh/mo at 24.90¢
33Delmarva PowerMaryland$221182K981 kWh/mo at 22.56¢
34Santee Electric Co-opSouth Carolina$22135K1,289 kWh/mo at 17.13¢
35Imperial Irrigation DistrictCalifornia$220143K1,083 kWh/mo at 20.30¢
36Diverse Power IncorporatedGeorgia$21833K1,235 kWh/mo at 17.68¢
37NineStar ConnectIndiana$21719K1,258 kWh/mo at 17.22¢
38Southern Maryland Electric Co-opMaryland$216163K1,171 kWh/mo at 18.48¢
39City of GallupNew Mexico$21611K1,414 kWh/mo at 15.28¢
40Choptank Electric CooperativeMaryland$21651K1,169 kWh/mo at 18.47¢
41Central Virginia Electric Co-opVirginia$21635K1,238 kWh/mo at 17.42¢
42Bartlett Electric Co-opTexas$21512K1,371 kWh/mo at 15.71¢
43Parke County Rural E M CIndiana$21413K1,233 kWh/mo at 17.32¢
44Union Rural Electric Co-opOhio$21312K1,183 kWh/mo at 18.05¢
45Joe Wheeler Electric Member Corp.Alabama$21337K1,359 kWh/mo at 15.69¢
46Tri-County Electric Co-op, Inc (IL)Illinois$21316K1,241 kWh/mo at 17.18¢
47Carroll Electric Co-opOhio$21312K1,118 kWh/mo at 19.05¢
48Community Electric Co-opVirginia$21312K1,491 kWh/mo at 14.29¢
49Southern Rivers EnergyGeorgia$21321K1,269 kWh/mo at 16.78¢
50Northern Plains Electric Co-opNorth Dakota$21210K1,875 kWh/mo at 11.31¢

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