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Average Electric Bill in Michigan

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

$131per month▲ 8.1% vs. the year before

That works out to about $1,566 a year. Among the 50 states and DC, Michigan has the 37th highest average residential bill.

What makes up the bill

Price
20.56¢
per kWh
▲ 15.3%U.S. 17.84¢
Usage
635 kWh
per month
▼ 27.2%U.S. 871 kWh
Bill
$131
per month
▼ 16.0%U.S. $155

Price × usage = bill, exactly: 20.56¢/kWh × 635 kWh ≈ $131. A state can land high on either factor — Michigan pays well above the national rate but uses less power than average.

Compared with nearby states

Average monthly residential electricity bill, in US dollars
Michigan
$131
U.S. average
$155
Indiana
$159
Ohio
$157
Wisconsin
$123

Michigan is $25 a month below (-16.0%) 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

MichiganU.S.
$65$89$114$138$162Dec '08Apr '13Sep '17Jan '22May '26U.S.Michigan

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
$185
July 2025
Lowest month
$106
October 2025
Swing
$79
peak minus low
Latest month
$115
May 2026

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

Michigan electricity bills in context

Michigan's average monthly electricity bill is $131, placing it 37th among the 50 states and DC—considerably lower than the national average of $155. The state pays 20.56¢/kWh, which is 2.72¢/kWh above the national rate of 17.84¢/kWh, yet the monthly bill stays $24 below the national figure because homes here use 635 kWh per month versus 871 kWh nationally. Lower consumption more than offsets the higher price, keeping the overall cost down.

Over the past year from June 2025 to May 2026, the bill rose 8.1% from $121, continuing a longer climb. Since May 2021 it has grown 14.7%, and since December 2008 it has climbed 82.3%. The seasonal pattern is pronounced: July 2025 peaked at $185 while October 2025 dropped to $106, a swing of $79 around the twelve-month average.

Among neighbouring states, Wisconsin at $123 offers lower bills than Michigan. Indiana at $159 and Ohio at $157 both exceed Michigan's cost, putting the state in the middle of its regional peers.

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

Frequently asked questions

›How much is the average electric bill in Michigan?
The average residential electricity bill in Michigan is $131 a month, or about $1,566 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 Michigan higher than the national average?
Michigan's average bill of $131 is $25 a month lower than the U.S. average of $155. It ranks 37th highest among the 50 states and DC.
›Why is not electricity expensive in Michigan?
A bill is the price per kilowatt-hour multiplied by how much power a household uses. In Michigan the residential rate averages 20.56¢/kWh against a U.S. average of 17.84¢, and the typical home uses 635 kWh a month against a U.S. average of 871 kWh. Michigan pays well above the national rate but uses less power than average.
›When is the electric bill highest in Michigan?
Michigan bills peak in July 2025 at $185 and are lowest in October 2025 at $106 — a swing of $79 between the most and least expensive month.
›How does Michigan compare with neighboring states?
Among states bordering Michigan, Indiana has the highest average bill at $159 and Wisconsin the lowest at $123. Michigan itself averages $131 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 Michigan may pay well above or below $131. 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 Michigan electricity prices by sector.