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Alaska Electricity Prices

Average retail price by sector.

Residential
29.41¢ /kWh
▲ 6.1%vs. last year
Commercial
23.90¢ /kWh
▲ 3.9%vs. last year
Industrial
23.13¢ /kWh
▲ 8.8%vs. last year

Data current through August 2026 — the latest available from the U.S. EIA, which publishes monthly figures on a roughly two-month delay.

Average monthly bill

Full bill breakdown →
$158per month▲ 9.6% vs. the year before

26.96¢/kWh × 587 kWh a month. Residential revenue divided by residential customers, averaged over the 12 months to August 2026 — the 24th highest among the 50 states and DC.

Compared with the U.S. average

Average monthly residential electricity bill, in US dollars
Alaska
$158
U.S. average
$158

Alaska sits within a dollar a month of the U.S. average of $158. Average monthly bill, September 2025 – August 2026.

How Alaska makes its electricity

Fuel mix & trend since 2001 →Power plants →
Renewable
31.6%
Carbon-free
31.6%
Largest source
Natural gas 40%
Alaska electricity generation by source, September 2025 – August 2026
SourceShareGeneration
Natural gas40.3%2,803 GWh
Coal10.7%746 GWh
Nuclear0.0%0 GWh
Wind1.4%97 GWh
Solar0.0%0 GWh
Hydro29.6%2,063 GWh
Other18.0%1,250 GWh

7 TWh of net generation over the 12 months to August 2026. Generation, not consumption — power crosses state lines.

Alaska electricity prices in context

Alaska's residential electricity rate stood at 29.41¢/kWh in August 2026, the fifth most expensive among the 50 states and DC. This was 11.25¢/kWh above the US average of 18.16¢/kWh, or 61.9% higher. With no bordering states listed in the data, comparison is limited to the national figure, which Alaska far exceeds.

Over the past five years since August 2021, the rate climbed 26.4%, from 23.27¢/kWh to its current level. The longer view shows steeper growth: since August 2006, it rose 83.2%, and since records began in January 2001, it has more than doubled, a 162.1% increase from 11.22¢/kWh. The current rate matches the state's record high. Commercial and industrial rates stood at 23.90¢/kWh and 23.13¢/kWh respectively.

Residential consumers paid an average monthly bill of $158 for 587 kWh, matching the national average bill of $158 exactly, though on far lower consumption. The national average usage was 876 kWh per month, a difference that reflects how Alaska's high rate is offset by lower typical household consumption.

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

12-month trend

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
15¢20¢25¢30¢35¢Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26May '26Aug '26ResidentialCommercialIndustrial

Price history since 2001

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
0¢10¢20¢30¢40¢Jan '01Jun '07Nov '13Mar '20Aug '26ResidentialCommercialIndustrial

Average retail price in all three sectors, every month since January 2001.

Residential

Jan '01
11.22¢
Now
29.41¢
Change
▲ 162.1%
Range
11.22–29.41¢

Recent months

MonthResidentialCommercialIndustrial
August 202629.4123.9023.13
July 202628.8323.2924.81
June 202628.2123.4221.02
May 202628.1923.3431.16
April 202627.3522.7424.87
March 202627.1723.0225.32
February 202625.7922.4920.81
January 202625.5221.6920.45
December 202525.5421.6119.79
November 202526.1822.0021.08
October 202526.4622.2219.42
September 202527.1623.1218.93

Prices in ¢/kWh.

Frequently asked questions

›How much does electricity cost in Alaska?
Residential electricity in Alaska costs 29.41¢ per kilowatt-hour as of August 2026, the 5th highest rate among the 50 states and DC. Commercial customers pay 23.90¢ and industrial customers 23.13¢ per kilowatt-hour.
›Why is electricity expensive in Alaska?
Alaska's residential rate of 29.41¢/kWh is +62.7% versus the U.S. average of 18.07¢/kWh. What a household actually pays also depends on how much it uses: the typical Alaska home consumes 587 kWh a month against a national average of 876 kWh, which is why its average bill comes to $158.
›Have electricity prices in Alaska gone up?
Residential electricity in Alaska has risen 162.1% since 2001, reaching 29.41¢/kWh in August 2026. Over the last year alone the change was +6.1%.
›How does Alaska compare with the rest of the country?
Alaska does not border another state, so the national figure is the natural comparison. Its average monthly bill of $158 compares with a U.S. average of $158, at 29.41¢/kWh against 18.07¢/kWh nationally.