Industrial Electricity Rates by State

This page ranks the average industrial electricity price in each state and the District of Columbia for the latest month. The industrial sector covers electricity sold to factories, mines, refineries and other large production facilities. The figures come from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Each state’s price is its industrial revenue for the month divided by its industrial sales in kilowatt-hours, and the national figure is the same calculation on pooled totals. It is an average of what customers paid, not a published tariff. Industrial customers take large, steady volumes at high voltage, which costs less to deliver, so this is usually the lowest-priced sector. The energy itself is a larger part of the bill than in other sectors.

In August 2026, the national average was 9.64¢ per kilowatt-hour, up 6.2% from August 2025. State prices ranged from 5.08¢ in New Mexico to 39.33¢ in Hawaii, and the median state, Idaho, was at 9.71¢. Prices were higher than a year earlier in 42 of the 51 jurisdictions. In January 2001 the national industrial average was 4.73¢.

Because delivery is a smaller share of the bill, industrial prices respond more directly to wholesale power and natural gas costs. Many large customers have negotiated contracts, so a state's average can shift when one big plant opens, closes or changes its operating schedule. The mix of industries also matters: states with energy-intensive industries tend to sell far more power to this sector.