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Average Electric Bill in Florida

Residential · 12-month average, June 2025 – May 2026.

$169per month▲ 5.7% vs. the year before

That works out to about $2,025 a year. Among the 50 states and DC, Florida has the 10th highest average residential bill.

What makes up the bill

Price
15.43¢
per kWh
▼ 13.5%U.S. 17.84¢
Usage
1,094 kWh
per month
▲ 25.5%U.S. 871 kWh
Bill
$169
per month
▲ 8.6%U.S. $155

Price × usage = bill, exactly: 15.43¢/kWh × 1,094 kWh ≈ $169. A state can land high on either factor — Florida pays below the national rate but uses much more power than average.

Compared with nearby states

Average monthly residential electricity bill, in US dollars
Florida
$169
U.S. average
$155
Alabama
$185
Georgia
$161

Florida is $13 a month above (+8.6%) the U.S. average of $155. Neighboring states share fuel mixes, weather, and often a grid operator, which makes them a closer benchmark than the national average.

Trend since 2008

FloridaU.S.
$98$117$136$156$175Dec '08Apr '13Sep '17Jan '22May '26FloridaU.S.

Each point is a trailing 12-month average, which strips out the summer/winter swing and leaves the underlying trend. Bills start in January 2008 because that is when EIA began reporting customer counts.

Seasonal swing

Highest month
$222
August 2025
Lowest month
$133
March 2026
Swing
$89
peak minus low
Latest month
$169
May 2026

Actual bills are far from flat: Florida peaks in August 2025 and bottoms out in March 2026. The headline figure above is the average across all twelve months.

Florida electricity bills in context

Florida's average monthly electricity bill is $169, placing it tenth among the 50 states and DC for the highest bills. The state pays 15.43¢/kWh, which is 2.41¢/kWh lower than the national average of 17.84¢/kWh. However, Florida homes use 1,094 kWh per month, exceeding the national average by 223 kWh. This higher consumption drives the bill $14 above the national figure of $155 despite the lower rate, accounting for the 8.6% premium.

Over the past year, Florida's average bill rose 5.7%, climbing from $160 in the same period last year. The longer trajectory shows even steeper growth: the bill has increased 28.6% since May 2021 and 29.3% since December 2008, when records began tracking this metric, growing from $131 to $169.

Seasonal variation is pronounced. The peak arrives in August 2025 at $222, while the lowest point comes in March 2026 at $133, a difference of $89 across the year. Both Georgia and Alabama, Florida's neighbouring states, have higher average monthly bills at $161 and $185 respectively.

Written from the EIA figures on this page, covering data through May 2026.

Frequently asked questions

›How much is the average electric bill in Florida?
The average residential electricity bill in Florida is $169 a month, or about $2,025 a year. That is the average across June 2025 – May 2026, calculated from EIA data as total residential electricity revenue divided by the number of residential customers.
›Is the electric bill in Florida higher than the national average?
Florida's average bill of $169 is $13 a month higher than the U.S. average of $155. It ranks 10th highest among the 50 states and DC.
›Why is electricity expensive in Florida?
A bill is the price per kilowatt-hour multiplied by how much power a household uses. In Florida the residential rate averages 15.43¢/kWh against a U.S. average of 17.84¢, and the typical home uses 1,094 kWh a month against a U.S. average of 871 kWh. Florida pays below the national rate but uses much more power than average.
›When is the electric bill highest in Florida?
Florida bills peak in August 2025 at $222 and are lowest in March 2026 at $133 — a swing of $89 between the most and least expensive month.
›How does Florida compare with neighboring states?
Among states bordering Florida, Alabama has the highest average bill at $185 and Georgia the lowest at $161. Florida itself averages $169 a month.

How this is calculated

EIA’s retail-sales dataset reports, for every state and month, total residential revenue and the number of residential customers served. The average monthly bill is simply the first divided by the second — total spending across all households, spread evenly over all accounts.

bill = revenue ÷ customers · averaged over 12 months (June 2025 – May 2026)

Two caveats worth knowing. It is an average, so it blends apartments with large houses — a typical household in Florida may pay well above or below $169. And it counts what was actually billed for electricity, including fixed service charges, so it is not the same as multiplying your own usage by the advertised rate.

Looking for the rate rather than the bill? See Florida electricity prices by sector.