Average Electric Bill in Maryland
Residential · 12-month average, July 2025 – June 2026.
That works out to about $2,487 a year. Among the 50 states and DC, Maryland has the 2nd highest average residential bill.
Data current through June 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: 21.79¢/kWh × 951 kWh ≈ $207. A state can land high on either factor — Maryland is above the U.S. average on both.
Compared with nearby states
| Maryland | $207 | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. average | $156 | |
| Pennsylvania | $173 | |
| Virginia | $172 | |
| Delaware | $166 | |
| West Virginia | $164 | |
| District of Columbia | $152 |
Maryland is $51 a month above (+32.9%) the U.S. average of $156. 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
- $312
- March 2026
- Lowest month
- $147
- October 2025
- Swing
- $164
- peak minus low
- Latest month
- $201
- June 2026
Actual bills are far from flat: Maryland peaks in March 2026 and bottoms out in October 2025. The headline figure above is the average across all twelve months.
Maryland electricity bills in context
Maryland's average monthly electricity bill is $206, the second highest among the 50 states and DC. The state's rate of 21.58¢/kWh is 3.74¢/kWh above the national average of 17.84¢/kWh, and this higher price per kilowatt-hour is the primary driver of the elevated bill. Usage at 953 kWh per month runs 82 kWh above the national average of 871 kWh, which adds further pressure upward. Together, the above-average rate and above-average consumption push Maryland's bill to $51, or 32.4%, higher than the national figure of $155.
Over the past year, the bill climbed sharply from $174 to $206, a gain of 18.5%. Looking further back, the rise has been steeper still: since May 2021, the average bill has grown 63.7%, from $126, and since December 2008 it has advanced 43.2%, from $144. Seasonality swings bills across a wide range; they peak in March 2026 at $312 and bottom out in October 2025 at $147, a spread of $165 around the twelve-month average.
Among neighbouring states, Maryland's bill is notably higher. Pennsylvania's average is $172, Virginia's is $171, West Virginia's is $165, and Delaware's is $165. The District of Columbia, at $152, comes closer to the national average, though still running higher.
Written from the EIA figures on this page, covering data through May 2026.
Frequently asked questions
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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 (July 2025 – June 2026)
Two caveats worth knowing. It is an average, so it blends apartments with large houses — a typical household in Maryland may pay well above or below $207. 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 Maryland electricity prices by sector.