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Florida Electricity Prices

Average retail price by sector.

Residential
14.99¢ /kWh
▼ 2.5%vs. last year
Commercial
11.35¢ /kWh
▼ 0.4%vs. last year
Industrial
8.93¢ /kWh
▼ 0.1%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 →
$169per month▲ 2.8% vs. the year before

15.37¢/kWh × 1,100 kWh a month. Residential revenue divided by residential customers, averaged over the 12 months to August 2026 — the 11th highest among the 50 states and DC.

Compared with the U.S. and neighboring states

Average monthly residential electricity bill, in US dollars
Florida
$169
U.S. average
$158
Alabama
$188
Georgia
$164

Florida is $11 a month above (+6.7%) the U.S. average of $158. Average monthly bill, September 2025 – August 2026.

How Florida makes its electricity

Fuel mix & trend since 2001 →Power plants →
Renewable
11.3%
Carbon-free
21.5%
Largest source
Natural gas 73%
Florida electricity generation by source, September 2025 – August 2026
SourceShareGeneration
Natural gas72.8%197,839 GWh
Coal4.5%12,172 GWh
Nuclear10.3%27,893 GWh
Wind0.0%0 GWh
Solar10.1%27,332 GWh
Hydro0.0%57 GWh
Other2.4%6,586 GWh

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

Florida electricity prices in context

Florida's residential electricity rate stands at 14.99¢/kWh as of August 2026, ranking 37th most expensive among the 50 states and DC. This rate runs 17.5% below the US average of 18.16¢/kWh, a difference of 3.17¢/kWh. Neighboring Georgia charges 15.90¢/kWh and Alabama 16.33¢/kWh, both higher than Florida's rate.

Over the past five years since August 2021, Florida's rate has climbed 26.6% from 11.84¢/kWh. The twenty-year increase since August 2006 stands at 30.7%, starting from 11.47¢/kWh. Since records began in January 2001, the rate has risen 84.2% from 8.14¢/kWh. The highest rate on record came in January 2026 at 15.92¢/kWh; the lowest was 7.61¢/kWh in June 2002.

Florida households pay an average monthly bill of $169 for 1,100 kWh, compared with the national average of $158 for 876 kWh. Despite the below-average rate, the higher bill reflects substantially greater consumption. Commercial rates average 11.35¢/kWh and industrial rates 8.93¢/kWh. Year over year, the residential rate has declined 2.5%.

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

12-month trend

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
8¢10¢12¢14¢16¢Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26May '26Aug '26ResidentialCommercialIndustrial

Price history since 2001

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
0¢5¢10¢15¢20¢Jan '01Jun '07Nov '13Mar '20Aug '26ResidentialCommercialIndustrial

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

Residential

Jan '01
8.14¢
Now
14.99¢
Change
▲ 84.2%
Range
7.61–15.92¢

Recent months

MonthResidentialCommercialIndustrial
August 202614.9911.358.93
July 202615.0311.379.17
June 202615.1011.479.12
May 202615.1711.498.99
April 202615.6111.749.30
March 202614.8611.749.16
February 202615.8012.849.51
January 202615.9212.359.38
December 202515.0211.388.79
November 202515.7811.889.05
October 202515.7011.618.82
September 202515.7611.609.07

Prices in ¢/kWh.

Frequently asked questions

›How much does electricity cost in Florida?
Residential electricity in Florida costs 14.99¢ per kilowatt-hour as of August 2026, the 37th highest rate among the 50 states and DC. Commercial customers pay 11.35¢ and industrial customers 8.93¢ per kilowatt-hour.
›Why is electricity relatively cheap in Florida?
Florida's residential rate of 14.99¢/kWh is -17.1% versus the U.S. average of 18.07¢/kWh. What a household actually pays also depends on how much it uses: the typical Florida home consumes 1,100 kWh a month against a national average of 876 kWh, which is why its average bill comes to $169.
›Have electricity prices in Florida gone up?
Residential electricity in Florida has risen 84.2% since 2001, reaching 14.99¢/kWh in August 2026. Over the last year alone the change was -2.5%.
›Is electricity cheaper in states neighboring Florida?
Of the states bordering Florida, Georgia has the lowest average monthly bill at $164 and Alabama the highest at $188. Florida averages $169 a month, against a U.S. average of $158.