Average Electric Bill in Maryland
Residential · 12-month average, September 2025 – August 2026.
That works out to about $2,548 a year. Among the 50 states and DC, Maryland has the 2nd 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: 22.20¢/kWh × 956 kWh ≈ $212. A state can land high on either factor — Maryland is above the U.S. average on both.
Compared with nearby states
| Maryland | $212 | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. average | $158 | |
| Virginia | $177 | |
| Pennsylvania | $175 | |
| Delaware | $167 | |
| West Virginia | $164 | |
| District of Columbia | $155 |
Maryland is $54 a month above (+34.0%) 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
- $312
- March 2026
- Lowest month
- $147
- October 2025
- Swing
- $164
- peak minus low
- Latest month
- $233
- August 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 stands at $212 in the twelve months from September 2025 to August 2026, ranking second among the 50 states and DC for the most expensive. The price of 22.20¢/kWh runs well above the national average of 18.07¢/kWh, pushing the state's bill far beyond what the nation pays on average of $158 — a difference of $54, or 34%. Maryland households also consume more electricity than the national average, using 956 kWh per month against a national mean of 876 kWh, adding another 80 kWh to the gap.
The bill has risen sharply in the past year, climbing from $175 to $212, a 21% increase. Over the longer term the change has been steeper still. Since August 2021, the monthly bill has grown 69%, and since December 2008 it has climbed 47.7%. Seasonal swings are pronounced, with the peak in March 2026 at $312 and the lowest point in October 2025 at $147, a difference of $165.
Among its neighbours, Maryland's bill is notably higher than all five bordering jurisdictions. Virginia's average runs to $177, Pennsylvania to $175, Delaware to $167, West Virginia to $164, and the District of Columbia to $155.
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 Maryland may pay well above or below $212. 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.