Average Business Electricity Monthly Bill by State, see how your business is doing compared to State and U.S. Average


Commercial
Census Division State Number of Consumers Average Monthly Consumption (kWh) Average Retail Price (Cents per Kilowatthour) Average Monthly Bill (Dollar and cents)
New England
831,567
5,477
15.64
$856.72
Connecticut
155,328
7,331
17.12
$1,255.11
Maine      
87,761
3,939
12.98
$511.07
Massachusetts
379,987
5,830
15.80
$921.31
New Hampshire
102,942
3,657
14.32
$523.68
Rhode Island 
55,906
5,516
15.36
$847.12
Vermont    
49,643
3,429
12.49
$428.37
Middle Atlantic
2,177,783
6,326
14.12
$893.54
New Jersey 
469,341
7,203
14.48
$1,043.30
New York   
1,032,105
6,251
16.84
$1,052.45
Pennsylvania 
676,337
5,834
9.38
$547.13
East North Central
2,392,686
6,481
9.75
$632.11
Illinois   
586,611
7,354
11.79
$867.11
Indiana    
341,154
6,002
7.82
$469.14
Michigan   
518,776
6,261
9.20
$575.67
Ohio       
612,492
6,437
9.22
$593.74
Wisconsin  
333,653
5,863
9.28
$543.77
West North Central
1,346,789
6,150
7.13
$438.27
Iowa       
211,241
4,804
7.18
$345.11
Kansas     
219,462
5,832
7.42
$432.99
Minnesota  
270,442
6,965
7.88
$548.75
Missouri   
371,220
6,985
6.61
$461.78
Nebraska   
152,907
5,144
6.68
$343.84
North Dakota 
56,510
6,577
6.81
$447.97
South Dakota 
65,007
5,436
6.97
$378.74
South Atlantic 
3,525,690
7,245
9.30
$674.09
Delaware   
48,966
7,384
12.07
$890.91
District of Columbia
30,896
25,058
13.23
$3,314.57
Florida    
1,129,098
6,879
10.14
$697.19
Georgia    
543,498
7,187
9.07
$651.66
Maryland   
241,356
10,359
12.76
$1,321.70
North Carolina 
649,617
5,970
7.55
$450.83
South Carolina 
342,187
5,279
8.42
$444.65
Virginia   
404,316
9,662
7.32
$707.65
West Virginia
135,756
4,736
6.08
$287.88
East South Central
1,351,903
5,230
9.07
$474.63
Alabama    
371,024
5,061
9.87
$499.31
Kentucky   
296,069
5,536
7.29
$403.47
Mississippi
224,391
4,914
10.02
$492.23
Tennessee  
460,419
5,324
9.24
$491.93
West South Central
2,117,544
6,577
10.11
$665.26
Arkansas   
176,049
5,540
7.61
$421.46
Louisiana  
265,230
7,207
10.12
$729.61
Oklahoma   
264,439
5,995
7.88
$472.24
Texas      
1,411,826
6,698
10.75
$719.72
Mountain   
1,318,573
5,967
8.36
$499.08
Arizona    
298,347
8,425
8.93
$752.25
Colorado   
359,898
4,759
8.57
$407.96
Idaho      
99,003
5,091
5.72
$291.37
Montana    
100,371
4,006
8.54
$342.25
Nevada     
152,735
5,076
10.07
$511.12
New Mexico 
133,782
5,499
8.67
$476.68
Utah       
115,149
7,444
6.66
$496.10
Wyoming    
59,288
6,200
6.71
$415.94
Pacific Contiguous
2,391,475
5,966
11.03
$658.11
California 
1,807,261
5,765
12.54
$722.88
Oregon     
234,525
5,797
7.29
$422.67
Washington 
349,689
7,120
6.76
$481.25
Pacific Noncontiguous
108,716
4,869
22.50
$1,095.57
Alaska     
47,032
5,052
13.64
$688.85
Hawaii     
61,684
4,729
29.72
$1,405.68
U.S. Total 
17,562,726
6,339
10.36
$657.02


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