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Alaska Electricity Prices

Average retail price by sector.

Residential
28.21¢ /kWh
▲ 5.0%vs. last year
Commercial
23.42¢ /kWh
▲ 2.0%vs. last year
Industrial
21.02¢ /kWh
▲ 3.7%vs. last year

Data current through June 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 →
$157per month▲ 9.5% vs. the year before

26.74¢/kWh × 587 kWh a month. Residential revenue divided by residential customers, averaged over the 12 months to June 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
$157
U.S. average
$156

Alaska is $1 a month above (+0.7%) the U.S. average of $156. Average monthly bill, July 2025 – June 2026.

How Alaska makes its electricity

Fuel mix & 10-year trend →Power plants →
Renewable
33.8%
Carbon-free
33.8%
Largest source
Natural gas 37%
Alaska electricity generation by source, July 2025 – June 2026
SourceShareGeneration
Natural gas37.5%2,526 GWh
Coal10.9%735 GWh
Nuclear0.0%0 GWh
Wind1.5%98 GWh
Solar0.0%0 GWh
Hydro31.8%2,141 GWh
Other18.4%1,242 GWh

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

Alaska electricity prices in context

Alaska's residential electricity rate of 28.23¢/kWh in May 2026 ranks seventh among the most expensive in the United States. This is 9.79¢/kWh above the national average of 18.44¢/kWh, a difference of 53.1%. The state's rate rose 8.2% over the past year and has climbed 22.6% since May 2021. Over the longer term, the increase is far steeper: the rate stood at 15.30¢/kWh in May 2006, representing an 84.5% increase, and at 11.22¢/kWh in January 2001, an increase of 151.6%. The current rate is the highest on record for Alaska. Commercial and industrial customers pay 23.71¢/kWh and 31.36¢/kWh respectively.

The monthly residential bill in Alaska averages $157, slightly higher than the national average of $155. However, this masks a significant difference in consumption: Alaskans use an average of 588 kWh per month, well below the national average of 871 kWh. The higher rate combines with lower usage to produce a bill only marginally above the national figure. The state's lowest recorded residential rate was 11.22¢/kWh in January 2001.

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

12-month trend

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
18¢22¢25¢29¢32¢Jul '25Oct '25Jan '26Mar '26Jun '26ResidentialCommercialIndustrial

Price history since 2001

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
5.0¢12¢19¢26¢33¢Jan '01May '07Oct '13Feb '20Jun '26ResidentialCommercialIndustrial

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

Residential

Jan '01
11.22¢
Now
28.21¢
Change
▲ 151.4%
Range
11.22–28.23¢

Recent months

MonthResidentialCommercialIndustrial
June 202628.2123.4221.02
May 202628.2323.7131.36
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
August 202527.7123.0121.26
July 202527.3022.9819.40

Prices in ¢/kWh.

Frequently asked questions

›How much does electricity cost in Alaska?
Residential electricity in Alaska costs 28.21¢ per kilowatt-hour as of June 2026, the 7th highest rate among the 50 states and DC. Commercial customers pay 23.42¢ and industrial customers 21.02¢ per kilowatt-hour.
›Why is electricity expensive in Alaska?
Alaska's residential rate of 28.21¢/kWh is +57.5% versus the U.S. average of 17.92¢/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 870 kWh, which is why its average bill comes to $157.
›Have electricity prices in Alaska gone up?
Residential electricity in Alaska has moved +151.4% since 2001, reaching 28.21¢/kWh in June 2026. Over the last year alone the change was +5.0%.
›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 $157 compares with a U.S. average of $156, at 28.21¢/kWh against 17.92¢/kWh nationally.