Electricity Monthly Update
End Use: June 2026
Retail rates/prices and consumption
In this section, we look at what electricity costs and how much is purchased. Charges for retail electric service are based primarily on rates approved by state regulators. However, a number of states have allowed retail marketers to compete to serve customers and these competitive retail suppliers offer electricity at a market-based price.
EIA does not directly collect retail electricity rates or prices. However, using data collected on retail sales revenues and volumes, we calculate average retail revenues per kWh as a proxy for retail rates and prices. Retail sales volumes are presented as a proxy for end-use electricity consumption.
Average revenue per kWh by state
Forty-three states and the District of Columbia saw increased revenue per kilowatt-hour (kWh) compared to last June, while average revenue per kWh increased by 4.5% on a national basis. The largest percent increase was in Hawaii, up 35.5%, followed by Delaware, up 13.5%, and the District of Columbia, also up 13.5%. Average revenue per kWh figures decreased in 7 states compared to last year. The largest percent decrease was in Connecticut, down 9.7%, followed by New Mexico, down 8.9%, and West Virginia, down 3.9%. In the contiguous US, California, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island had the highest average revenues at 28.50, 25.72, and 25.30 cents per kWh, respectively. New Mexico, North Dakota, and Wyoming had the lowest average revenues at 8.96, 9.01, and 10.10 cents per kWh, respectively.
| Average Revenues/Sales (¢/kWh) | Retail Sales (thousand MWh) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| End-use sector | June 2026 | Change fromJune 2025 | June 2026 | Change fromJune 2025 | Year to Date | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential | 18.34 | 5.0% | 135,594 | -0.2% | 722,613 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial | 14.19 | 4.8% | 134,994 | 3.4% | 738,707 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Industrial | 9.17 | 3.0% | 91,225 | 1.3% | 512,974 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transportation | 14.65 | 8.8% | 588 | -11.9% | 3,613 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 14.48 | 4.5% | 362,401 | 1.5% | 1,977,907 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total average revenues per kilowatt-hour (kWh) increased by 4.5% from last June, to 14.48 cents/kWh in June 2026. All four sectors saw increases in average revenues per kWh compared to last June. The transportation sector saw the highest increase, up 8.8%, then the residential sector, up 5.0%, the commercial sector, up 4.8%, and finally the industrial sector, up 3.0%. On a nationwide basis, retail sales increased by 1.5% in June 2026 compared to last June. The commercial sector saw the largest increase in retail sales from last June, up 3.4%, followed by the industrial sector, up 1.3%. The residential and transportation sectors each saw a decrease in retail sales, down 0.2% and down 11.9%, respectively.
Retail sales
Thirty-eight states saw an increase in retail sales volume in June 2026 compared to last June. Arizona had the highest percent year over year increase in retail sales, up 9.2%, followed by Nebraska, up 7.9%, and New Mexico, up 7.0%. Twelve states and the District of Columbia saw a decrease in retail sales volume compared to last year. Rhode Island had the highest percent year over year decrease, down 15.4%, followed by Illinois, down 6.2%, and the District of Columbia, down 5.6%.
Thirty-eight states saw a decrease in CDDs from last June. Montana had the highest percent year over year decrease, down 74%, followed by Alaska, down 67%, and Vermont, down 46%. Nine states and the District of Columbia saw an increase in CDDs compared to last June. New Mexico had the highest percent year over year increase, up 13%, followed by Colorado, up 10%, and Oklahoma, up 10%.