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Average Electric Bill in Indiana

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

$159per month▲ 12.5% vs. the year before

That works out to about $1,906 a year. Among the 50 states and DC, Indiana has the 22nd highest average residential bill.

What makes up the bill

Price
16.79¢
per kWh
▼ 5.9%U.S. 17.84¢
Usage
946 kWh
per month
▲ 8.6%U.S. 871 kWh
Bill
$159
per month
▲ 2.2%U.S. $155

Price × usage = bill, exactly: 16.79¢/kWh × 946 kWh ≈ $159. A state can land high on either factor — Indiana pays below the national rate but uses much more power than average.

Compared with nearby states

Average monthly residential electricity bill, in US dollars
Indiana
$159
U.S. average
$155
Ohio
$157
Kentucky
$154
Illinois
$132
Michigan
$131

Indiana is $3 a month above (+2.2%) 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

IndianaU.S.
$87$106$125$145$164Dec '08Apr '13Sep '17Jan '22May '26IndianaU.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
$211
July 2025
Lowest month
$123
April 2026
Swing
$88
peak minus low
Latest month
$129
May 2026

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

Indiana electricity bills in context

The average monthly electricity bill in Indiana is $159, ranking 22nd among the 50 states and DC, where 1 is the most expensive. This bill sits $4 above the national average of $155, driven by usage that runs 75 kWh per month higher than the national typical of 871 kWh. The price per kilowatt-hour works the other direction: Indiana's 16.79¢/kWh undercuts the national 17.84¢/kWh by 1.05¢, holding the bill closer to average than the higher usage would alone suggest.

Over the past year, from June 2025 to May 2026, the bill has climbed 12.5%, rising from $141. Looking back five years to May 2021, it was $124, an increase of 28.3%. Since records began in December 2008, the bill has grown 72.8% from $92. Seasonally, July 2025 brought the peak at $211, while April 2026 fell to the lowest at $123, a swing of $88 around the twelve-month average.

Indiana's bill exceeds those of its neighboring states Michigan and Illinois, which average $131 and $132 respectively. It falls slightly below Ohio at $157 and Kentucky at $154.

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

Frequently asked questions

›How much is the average electric bill in Indiana?
The average residential electricity bill in Indiana is $159 a month, or about $1,906 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 Indiana higher than the national average?
Indiana's average bill of $159 is $3 a month higher than the U.S. average of $155. It ranks 22nd highest among the 50 states and DC.
›Why is electricity expensive in Indiana?
A bill is the price per kilowatt-hour multiplied by how much power a household uses. In Indiana the residential rate averages 16.79¢/kWh against a U.S. average of 17.84¢, and the typical home uses 946 kWh a month against a U.S. average of 871 kWh. Indiana pays below the national rate but uses much more power than average.
›When is the electric bill highest in Indiana?
Indiana bills peak in July 2025 at $211 and are lowest in April 2026 at $123 — a swing of $88 between the most and least expensive month.
›How does Indiana compare with neighboring states?
Among states bordering Indiana, Ohio has the highest average bill at $157 and Michigan the lowest at $131. Indiana itself averages $159 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 Indiana may pay well above or below $159. 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 Indiana electricity prices by sector.