Average Electric Bill in Florida
Residential · 12-month average, September 2025 – August 2026.
That works out to about $2,028 a year. Among the 50 states and DC, Florida has the 11th highest average residential bill.
Data current through August 2026 — the latest available from the U.S. EIA, which publishes monthly figures on a roughly two-month delay.
What makes up the bill
Price × usage = bill, exactly: 15.37¢/kWh × 1,100 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
| Florida | $169 | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. average | $158 | |
| Alabama | $188 | |
| Georgia | $164 |
Florida is $11 a month above (+6.7%) the U.S. average of $158. Neighboring states share fuel mixes, weather, and often a grid operator, which makes them a closer benchmark than the national average.
Trend since 2008
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
- July 2026
- Lowest month
- $133
- March 2026
- Swing
- $89
- peak minus low
- Latest month
- $217
- August 2026
Actual bills are far from flat: Florida peaks in July 2026 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, the eleventh highest in the 50 states and DC. Over the past year, the bill rose 2.8%, from $164 in the twelve months ending August 2025. Since August 2021, bills have climbed 29.7%; stretching back to December 2008, the increase stands at 29.5%.
Florida's bill exceeds the national average of $158 by $11, or 6.7%. This premium exists despite the state's electricity rate of 15.37¢/kWh falling below the national rate of 18.07¢/kWh. The difference reflects higher usage: Florida homes consume 1,100 kWh per month on average, compared with 876 kWh nationally, a gap of 224 kWh that drives the higher bill.
Seasonal swings are pronounced. The peak bill arrives in July 2026 at $222, while March 2026 sees the low at $133, a $89 spread. Neighboring states show variation: Georgia averages $164 per month, below Florida's level, while Alabama reaches $188.
Written from the EIA figures on this page, covering data through August 2026.
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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 (September 2025 – August 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.