We have electric rates for both regulated and deregulated markets in the U.S. Consumers in deregulated markets (Texas, Ohio, etc.) can not only find rates and plans offered by local providers on our site, but they can signup to a new plan on our site, as well.
In Texas, the biggest deregulated state, Houston is by far the biggest deregulated city and is the single biggest deregulated market in the entire US. Within Houston (as well as other markets) there are numerous retail electricity providers competing by offering a variety of different types of electricity rates, plans, and services to homes and businesses.
Current Rates (August 2018)
Here are some sample rates (as of writing) for offers in Houston, Texas:
| Provider | Electricity Rate | Plan Length | Early Termination Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veteran Energy | $0.08.7 / kWh | 3 months | $50.00 |
| Bounce Energy | $0.08.7 / kWh | 6 months | $135.00 |
| Infinite Energy | $0.08.8 / kWh | 3 months | $50.00 |
| Trieagle Energy | $0.08.9 / kWh | 36 months | $20 per month |
| Trieagle Energy | $0.09 / kWh | 24 months | $20 per month |
| Veteran Energy | $0.09 / kWh | 3 months | $50.00 |
| Direct Energy | $0.09 / kWh | 12 months | $135.00 |
| Bounce Energy | $0.09.1 / kWh | 12 months | $50.00 |
| Trieagle Energy | $0.09.1 / kWh | 12 months | $20 per month |
| Bounce Energy | $0.09.2 / kWh | 6 months | $50.00 |
These are current as of publish date (2018), but might be outdated by the time you see them. Please check today’s rates by entering your zip above for accurate Houston rates.
Popular Markets in the United States
Some other popular markets — as determined by zip code searches on our site — include the following deregulated cities:
- Texas: Dallas, Tyler, Fort Worth, Carrollton, Galveston
- Connecticut: Hartford, Bridgeport, New Haven
- Ohio: Columbus, Akron, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo
- Pennsylvania: Allentown, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, Scranton
- Massachusetts: Springfield, Boston, Cambridge, Worcester
Residential
On average, a home in the US uses 911 kWh of electricity per month. By taking this number and multiplying it by the cost per kWh of a given month, we can estimate the cost of residential electricity for any state. As an example, each home in Mississippi was mailed an electric bill of $100.21 (11 cents x 911 kWh) on average for March 2018.
Here are current kWh prices for homes:
| STATE | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 12.11 | 12.48 | 12.59 | 12.71 | 12.73 | 12.79 | 12.53 | 12.78 | – | – | – | – | 12.59 |
| Alaska | 20.57 | 20.59 | 20.9 | 21.42 | 22.04 | 22.13 | 22.3 | 21.8 | – | – | – | – | 21.46 |
| Arizona | 11.31 | 11.46 | 11.55 | 12.49 | 13.04 | 12.65 | 12.74 | 12.72 | – | – | – | – | 12.24 |
| Arkansas | 9.18 | 9.46 | 9.57 | 10.4 | 10.49 | 10.73 | 10.67 | 10.61 | – | – | – | – | 10.13 |
| California | 18.44 | 18.55 | 18.65 | 14.09 | 18.29 | 19.39 | 18.85 | 19.02 | – | – | – | – | 18.16 |
| Colorado | 11.53 | 11.69 | 11.75 | 11.95 | 11.91 | 12.75 | 12.45 | 12.46 | – | – | – | – | 12.06 |
| Connecticut | 19.28 | 19.56 | 19.72 | 20.12 | 20.94 | 20.47 | 20.23 | 20.55 | – | – | – | – | 10.1 |
| Delaware | 12.83 | 13.08 | 13.33 | 13.62 | 14.77 | 13.40 | 12.71 | 13.13 | – | – | – | – | 13.35 |
| DC | 12.37 | 12.58 | 12.72 | 13.10 | 13.55 | 12.59 | 12.23 | 12.62 | – | – | – | – | 12.72 |
| Florida | 11.54 | 11.73 | 11.74 | 11.58 | 11.38 | 12.02 | 11.93 | 11.86 | – | – | – | – | 11.72 |
| Georgia | 10.86 | 11.19 | 11.36 | 11.49 | 11.70 | 12.53 | 12.59 | 12.74 | – | – | – | – | 11.8 |
| Hawaii | 28.32 | 28.81 | 28.89 | 30.33 | 29.07 | 30.45 | 29.25 | 28.76 | – | – | – | – | 29.23 |
| Idaho | 9.26 | 9.43 | 9.56 | 9.76 | 10.17 | 11.42 | 10.58 | 10.63 | – | – | – | – | 10.1 |
| Illinois | 11.27 | 11.68 | 12.32 | 13.20 | 13.71 | 12.95 | 12.07 | 12.59 | – | – | – | – | 12.47 |
| Indiana | 11.28 | 11.49 | 11.64 | 12.57 | 12.3 | 12.05 | 11.85 | 11.97 | – | – | – | – | 11.89 |
| Iowa | 10.79 | 10.95 | 11.16 | 12.19 | 13.11 | 13.92 | 14.6 | 14.69 | – | – | – | – | 12.67 |
| Kansas | 11.95 | 12.37 | 12.65 | 13.58 | 13.77 | 13.56 | 13.61 | 13.62 | – | – | – | – | 13.13 |
| Kentucky | 10.26 | 10.4 | 10.43 | 10.76 | 10.66 | 10.68 | 10.64 | 10.61 | – | – | – | – | 10.55 |
| Louisiana | 7.71 | 8.52 | 8.8 | 9.35 | 9.88 | 10.19 | 9.99 | 9.82 | – | – | – | – | 9.28 |
| Maine | 15.95 | 15.98 | 15.96 | 16.05 | 16.18 | 16.17 | 15.96 | 15.96 | – | – | – | – | 16.02 |
| Maryland | 14.25 | 14.30 | 14.25 | 14.33 | 14.53 | 14.22 | 13.59 | 13.93 | – | – | – | – | 14.17 |
| Massachusetts | 19.59 | 19.72 | 19.76 | 20.70 | 20.03 | 19.97 | 19.88 | 19.94 | – | – | – | – | 19.94 |
| Michigan | 15.23 | 15.31 | 15.33 | 15.40 | 15.85 | 15.86 | 15.69 | 15.7 | – | – | – | – | 15.54 |
| Minnesota | 12.13 | 12.44 | 12.48 | 13.03 | 13.36 | 13.96 | 14.02 | 13.89 | – | – | – | – | 13.16 |
| Mississippi | 10.57 | 10.88 | 11.07 | 11.64 | 11.68 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 10.98 | – | – | – | – | 11.16 |
| Missouri | 9.37 | 9.61 | 9.85 | 10.90 | 11.85 | 13.25 | 13.16 | 12.86 | – | – | – | – | 11.35 |
| Montana | 10.61 | 10.61 | 10.65 | 10.93 | 11.29 | 11.73 | 11.59 | 11.46 | – | – | – | – | 11.1 |
| Nebraska | 9.28 | 9.57 | 9.85 | 10.69 | 11.25 | 12.06 | 12 | 12.13 | – | – | – | – | 10.85 |
| Nevada | 11.55 | 11.7 | 11.84 | 12.32 | 12.15 | 11.64 | 11.64 | 11.77 | – | – | – | – | 11.82 |
| New Hampshire | 18.48 | 18.67 | 18.77 | 19.01 | 19.61 | 19.37 | 18.98 | 19.2 | – | – | – | – | 19.01 |
| New Jersey | 15.83 | 15.77 | 15.70 | 15.75 | 16.22 | 15.96 | 16.02 | 15.86 | – | – | – | – | 15.88 |
| New Mexico | 11.98 | 12.37 | 12.48 | 12.63 | 12.83 | 13.41 | 13.57 | 13.38 | – | – | – | – | 12.83 |
| New York | 17.30 | 17.39 | 17.27 | 17.31 | 18.5 | 18.77 | 18.82 | 18.59 | – | – | – | – | 17.99 |
| North Carolina | 10.49 | 10.79 | 10.85 | 11.43 | 11.27 | 11.07 | 11.2 | 11.37 | – | – | – | – | 11.05 |
| North Dakota | 8.98 | 9.19 | 9.3 | 10.39 | 11.4 | 12.34 | 11.7 | 12.22 | – | – | – | – | 10.69 |
| Ohio | 11.55 | 11.81 | 11.98 | 12.52 | 12.51 | 12.67 | 12.59 | 12.62 | – | – | – | – | 12.28 |
| Oklahoma | 9.09 | 9.88 | 10.08 | 11.83 | 10.74 | 10.53 | 10.29 | 10.59 | – | – | – | – | 10.37 |
| Oregon | 10.4 | 10.45 | 10.47 | 10.69 | 10.86 | 10.97 | 10.94 | 10.93 | – | – | – | – | 10.71 |
| Pennsylvania | 13.79 | 14.02 | 14.04 | 14.46 | 14.67 | 14.52 | 14.31 | 14.41 | – | – | – | – | 14.27 |
| Rhode Island | 18.98 | 19.38 | 18.92 | 19.64 | 16.95 | 16.71 | 17.19 | 17.79 | – | – | – | – | 18.19 |
| South Carolina | 12.14 | 12.47 | 12.52 | 13.13 | 12.99 | 13.07 | 12.79 | 13 | – | – | – | – | 12.76 |
| South Dakota | 10.33 | 10.48 | 10.67 | 11.66 | 12.25 | 12.57 | 12.48 | 12.44 | – | – | – | – | 11.61 |
| Tennessee | 10.42 | 10.47 | 10.51 | 10.68 | 10.74 | 10.93 | 10.83 | 10.58 | – | – | – | – | 10.64 |
| Texas | 10.84 | 11.08 | 11.15 | 11.27 | 11.17 | 11.16 | 11.04 | 11.11 | – | – | – | – | 11.1 |
| Utah | 10.71 | 10.7 | 10.71 | 10.74 | 10.82 | 11.48 | 11.91 | 11.62 | – | – | – | – | 11.08 |
| Vermont | 17.05 | 17.26 | 17.3 | 17.72 | 18.04 | 18.02 | 17.74 | 17.72 | – | – | – | – | 17.6 |
| Virginia | 10.58 | 10.8 | 11 | 11.5 | 11.88 | 11.91 | 12.41 | 12.42 | – | – | – | – | 11.56 |
| Washington | 9.24 | 9.25 | 9.26 | 9.43 | 9.68 | 9.95 | 9.87 | 9.85 | – | – | – | – | 9.56 |
| West Virginia | 11.31 | 11.42 | 11.46 | 11.86 | 12.02 | 11.69 | 11.6 | 11.67 | – | – | – | – | 11.62 |
| Wisconsin | 14 | 14.15 | 14.26 | 14.75 | 15.35 | 15.05 | 14.65 | 14.98 | – | – | – | – | 14.64 |
| Wyoming | 10.57 | 10.66 | 10.73 | 11.48 | 11.69 | 12.21 | 12.15 | 12.09 | – | – | – | – | 11.44 |
Commercial
The average business consumes 6x more electricity than homes. The average business consumers roughly 6,000 kWh a month, making the average electric bill for businesses around $600. Using Texas as an example again, on average a company in Texas paid an electricity price of 7.77/kWh in October. This makes the average commercial electric bill in Texas about $466.
Of course, commercial electric bills vary wildly from industry to industry and business to business, much more so than with homes. Business haver much larger variations of scale, size, and needs of commercial buildings and operations.
Here are current kWh prices for businesses:
| STATE | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 11.5 | 11.73 | 11.73 | 11.44 | 11.50 | 11.66 | 11.54 | 11.60 | – | – | – | – | 11.58 |
| Alaska | 18.33 | 18.52 | 18.97 | 20.35 | 20.64 | 20.76 | 19.51 | 19.16 | – | – | – | – | 19.53 |
| Arizona | 9.66 | 9.71 | 9.73 | 10.23 | 11.30 | 11.23 | 12.74 | 10.92 | – | – | – | – | 10.69 |
| Arkansas | 8.01 | 8.14 | 8.09 | 8.5 | 8.56 | 8.77 | 8.7 | 8.65 | – | – | – | – | 8.42 |
| California | 13.99 | 14.21 | 14.31 | 13.94 | 14.93 | 17.32 | 17.69 | 17.73 | – | – | – | – | 15.51 |
| Colorado | 9.17 | 9.3 | 9.38 | 9.64 | 9.83 | 10.72 | 10.36 | 10.41 | – | – | – | – | 9.85 |
| Connecticut | 15.60 | 15.76 | 15.85 | 15.81 | 16.16 | 16.03 | 16.33 | 16.12 | – | – | – | – | 15.95 |
| Delaware | 9.78 | 10.16 | 10.42 | 9.95 | 10.48 | 9.81 | 9.43 | 9.81 | – | – | – | – | 9.98 |
| DC | 11.76 | 11.88 | 12.02 | 11.93 | 11.55 | 11.63 | 11.13 | 11.09 | – | – | – | – | 11.62 |
| Florida | 9.48 | 9.67 | 9.66 | 9.55 | 9.29 | 9.6 | 9.49 | 9.52 | – | – | – | – | 9.53 |
| Georgia | 9.80 | 9.91 | 10.01 | 10.03 | 9.79 | 9.92 | 10.09 | 10.06 | – | – | – | – | 9.95 |
| Hawaii | 26.35 | 26.47 | 26.45 | 26.46 | 26.36 | 26.95 | 26.5 | 26.22 | – | – | – | – | 26.47 |
| Idaho | 7.43 | 7.52 | 7.59 | 7.99 | 7.78 | 9.35 | 8.21 | 8.25 | – | – | – | – | 8.01 |
| Illinois | 8.3 | 8.37 | 8.80 | 9.07 | 9.23 | 9.06 | 8.83 | 8.86 | – | – | – | – | 8.81 |
| Indiana | 10.10 | 10.23 | 10.24 | 10.41 | 10.3 | 10.37 | 10.17 | 10.29 | – | – | – | – | 10.26 |
| Iowa | 8.67 | 8.68 | 8.62 | 8.96 | 9.39 | 10.84 | 11.57 | 11.61 | – | – | – | – | 9.79 |
| Kansas | 9.74 | 9.99 | 10.09 | 10.53 | 10.57 | 10.99 | 10.74 | 11.04 | – | – | – | – | 10.46 |
| Kentucky | 9.48 | 9.61 | 9.59 | 9.76 | 9.6 | 9.67 | 9.66 | 9.68 | – | – | – | – | 9.63 |
| Louisiana | 7.64 | 8.41 | 8.64 | 8.87 | 8.98 | 9.39 | 9.16 | 8.91 | – | – | – | – | 8.75 |
| Maine | 12.37 | 12.48 | 12.48 | 12.18 | 12.09 | 11.98 | 12.2 | 12.29 | – | – | – | – | 12.25 |
| Maryland | 11.17 | 11.23 | 11.14 | 11.07 | 10.96 | 10.61 | 10.33 | 10.61 | – | – | – | – | 10.89 |
| Massachusetts | 15.29 | 15.35 | 15.28 | 15.02 | 15.01 | 15.74 | 16.2 | 16.45 | – | – | – | – | 15.54 |
| Michigan | 10.84 | 11.03 | 11.05 | 10.81 | 11.54 | 11.09 | 10.91 | 11.07 | – | – | – | – | 11.04 |
| Minnesota | 9.57 | 10.26 | 10.10 | 10.59 | 10.71 | 11.21 | 11.43 | 11.01 | – | – | – | – | 10.61 |
| Mississippi | 10.12 | 10.29 | 10.35 | 10.47 | 10.29 | 10.27 | 10.12 | 10.06 | – | – | – | – | 10.24 |
| Missouri | 8.1 | 8.23 | 8.29 | 8.55 | 10.01 | 10.81 | 10.77 | 11.01 | – | – | – | – | 9.47 |
| Montana | 9.98 | 9.92 | 9.96 | 10.22 | 10.46 | 10.49 | 10.25 | 10.10 | – | – | – | – | 10.17 |
| Nebraska | 8.40 | 8.46 | 8.59 | 8.72 | 8.97 | 9.67 | 9.57 | 9.44 | – | – | – | – | 8.97 |
| Nevada | 7.77 | 7.86 | 7.85 | 8.02 | 7.85 | 7.59 | 7.92 | 8.08 | – | – | – | – | 7.86 |
| New Hampshire | 14.32 | 14.58 | 14.62 | 14.48 | 14.78 | 14.69 | 14.63 | 14.64 | – | – | – | – | 14.59 |
| New Jersey | 11.96 | 12 | 12.03 | 12.24 | 12.97 | 13.34 | 12.97 | 13.01 | – | – | – | – | 12.56 |
| New Mexico | 9.39 | 9.75 | 9.83 | 9.97 | 10.25 | 10.93 | 11.24 | 10.82 | – | – | – | – | 10.27 |
| New York | 13.87 | 13.65 | 13.82 | 13.78 | 14.54 | 15.96 | 16.11 | 15.97 | – | – | – | – | 14.71 |
| North Carolina | 8.41 | 8.54 | 8.54 | 8.2 | 8.64 | 8.32 | 8.82 | 8.75 | – | – | – | – | 8.52 |
| North Dakota | 8.76 | 8.86 | 8.86 | 9.12 | 9.37 | 9.78 | 9.55 | 9.86 | – | – | – | – | 9.27 |
| Ohio | 9.67 | 9.82 | 9.91 | 10.24 | 10.05 | 9.88 | 9.75 | 10.03 | – | – | – | – | 9.91 |
| Oklahoma | 7.82 | 7.88 | 7.74 | 8.04 | 7.88 | 8.15 | 8.27 | 8.29 | – | – | – | – | 8 |
| Oregon | 8.72 | 8.73 | 8.82 | 8.89 | 8.97 | 8.89 | 8.9 | 8.94 | – | – | – | – | 8.85 |
| Pennsylvania | 9 | 9.14 | 9.1 | 9.13 | 9.11 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.93 | – | – | – | – | 9.02 |
| Rhode Island | 15.58 | 15.8 | 15.57 | 15.37 | 13.87 | 14.55 | 15.2 | 15.55 | – | – | – | – | 15.18 |
| South Carolina | 10.14 | 10.42 | 10.35 | 10.48 | 10.21 | 10.66 | 10.71 | 10.67 | – | – | – | – | 10.45 |
| South Dakota | 8.94 | 9.04 | 9.18 | 9.64 | 9.69 | 10 | 9.86 | 9.65 | – | – | – | – | 9.5 |
| Tennessee | 10.42 | 10.38 | 10.35 | 10.27 | 10.33 | 10.77 | 10.67 | 10.56 | – | – | – | – | 10.46 |
| Texas | 7.96 | 8.22 | 8.28 | 8.42 | 8.28 | 8.34 | 8.29 | 8.22 | – | – | – | – | 8.25 |
| Utah | 8.07 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.46 | 9.21 | 9.48 | 9.32 | 9.05 | – | – | – | – | 8.76 |
| Vermont | 14.34 | 14.43 | 14.4 | 14.72 | 14.83 | 14.8 | 14.71 | 14.27 | – | – | – | – | 14.56 |
| Virginia | 8.02 | 7.72 | 7.73 | 7.86 | 7.81 | 7.87 | 8.32 | 8.41 | – | – | – | – | 7.96 |
| Washington | 8.37 | 8.39 | 8.44 | 8.37 | 8.38 | 8.54 | 8.46 | 8.43 | – | – | – | – | 8.42 |
| West Virginia | 9.57 | 9.71 | 9.73 | 9.94 | 9.68 | 9.37 | 9.21 | 9.34 | – | – | – | – | 9.56 |
| Wisconsin | 10.73 | 10.88 | 10.9 | 10.85 | 11.45 | 11.52 | 11.2 | 11.3 | – | – | – | – | 11.1 |
| Wyoming | 9.19 | 9.39 | 9.45 | 9.94 | 10.02 | 10.22 | 9.77 | 9.72 | – | – | – | – | 9.71 |
Oklahoma has the cheapest electricity averaging around 6.8 cents per kWh.
Outside of Alaska and Hawaii, many states in the Northeast US are vying for the title of having the most expensive commercial electricity. States like Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, and New York are well over 10 cents per kWh.
What determines how much you pay for electricity?
There are several primary factors that determine your electricity rate and how much you pay for electric service:
- What time you use it (some companies charge less during off peak hours)
- What month you use it (summer rates are higher than winter rates)
- Where you live (region, regulated vs. deregulated, etc)
- How much you use (consumption)
- Your provider (each utility/provider charges different rates)
Ultimately, if you’re in a deregulated market in the United States you can shop around for electricity and choose the right rate and plan for you. If you live in a regulated area, you’re unable to shop for electricity.
