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Hawaii Electricity Prices

Average retail price by sector.

Residential
47.18¢ /kWh
▲ 21.3%vs. last year
Commercial
43.55¢ /kWh
▲ 24.4%vs. last year
Industrial
39.33¢ /kWh
▲ 29.5%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 →
$228per month▲ 9.8% vs. the year before

44.27¢/kWh × 514 kWh a month. Residential revenue divided by residential customers, averaged over the 12 months to August 2026 — the 1st highest among the 50 states and DC.

Compared with the U.S. average

Average monthly residential electricity bill, in US dollars
Hawaii
$228
U.S. average
$158

Hawaii is $69 a month above (+43.7%) the U.S. average of $158. Average monthly bill, September 2025 – August 2026.

How Hawaii makes its electricity

Fuel mix & trend since 2001 →Power plants →
Renewable
20.0%
Carbon-free
20.0%
Largest source
Other 84%
Hawaii electricity generation by source, September 2025 – August 2026
SourceShareGeneration
Natural gas0.0%0 GWh
Coal0.0%0 GWh
Nuclear0.0%0 GWh
Wind5.6%535 GWh
Solar9.9%936 GWh
Hydro0.1%13 GWh
Other84.4%8,016 GWh

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

Hawaii electricity prices in context

Hawaii's residential electricity rate stands at 47.18¢/kWh in August 2026, the most expensive in the 50 states and DC. This is 29.02¢/kWh above the national average of 18.16¢/kWh, making Hawaii's rate 159.7% higher than the US figure. Commercial and industrial rates follow at 43.55¢/kWh and 39.33¢/kWh respectively.

Over the past five years, the residential rate has climbed 41.4%, from 33.36¢/kWh in August 2021. The two-decade trajectory has been steeper still: since August 2006, the rate has risen 92.7%, from 24.48¢/kWh. Looking back to January 2001, when records began, the rate has increased 178.5%, from 16.94¢/kWh. The current rate remains below Hawaii's record high of 52.72¢/kWh set in June 2026, but well above the low of 14.73¢/kWh recorded in March 2002.

A typical residential customer's monthly bill in Hawaii runs $228 for 514 kWh. Against the national average bill of $158 for 876 kWh, Hawaii's bill is higher while consumption is markedly lower—a combination reflecting both the elevated rate and usage well below the national norm. Year over year, Hawaii's residential rate has jumped 21.3%.

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

12-month trend

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
30¢40¢50¢60¢Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26May '26Aug '26ResidentialCommercialIndustrial

Price history since 2001

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
0¢20¢40¢60¢Jan '01Jun '07Nov '13Mar '20Aug '26ResidentialCommercialIndustrial

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

Residential

Jan '01
16.94¢
Now
47.18¢
Change
▲ 178.5%
Range
14.73–52.72¢

Recent months

MonthResidentialCommercialIndustrial
August 202647.1843.5539.33
July 202648.0043.6339.33
June 202652.7248.0543.37
May 202652.0046.1941.90
April 202646.6242.9938.29
March 202642.2337.9333.17
February 202643.0038.6233.24
January 202639.7937.3532.76
December 202541.6238.1832.77
November 202540.2036.4931.84
October 202539.7435.8830.89
September 202539.5435.1630.43

Prices in ¢/kWh.

Frequently asked questions

›How much does electricity cost in Hawaii?
Residential electricity in Hawaii costs 47.18¢ per kilowatt-hour as of August 2026, the 1st highest rate among the 50 states and DC. Commercial customers pay 43.55¢ and industrial customers 39.33¢ per kilowatt-hour.
›Why is electricity expensive in Hawaii?
Hawaii's residential rate of 47.18¢/kWh is +161.1% versus the U.S. average of 18.07¢/kWh. What a household actually pays also depends on how much it uses: the typical Hawaii home consumes 514 kWh a month against a national average of 876 kWh, which is why its average bill comes to $228.
›Have electricity prices in Hawaii gone up?
Residential electricity in Hawaii has risen 178.5% since 2001, reaching 47.18¢/kWh in August 2026. Over the last year alone the change was +21.3%.
›How does Hawaii compare with the rest of the country?
Hawaii does not border another state, so the national figure is the natural comparison. Its average monthly bill of $228 compares with a U.S. average of $158, at 47.18¢/kWh against 18.07¢/kWh nationally.