$0.194
2026 (thru Jul) (latest)
ELECTRICITY PRICE
dollars per kilowatt-hour · 1978–2026 · lower is better · FRED APU000072610
$0.046
1978
$0.194
high · 2026
$0.046
low · 1978
+322%
since 1978
┊ dashed lines mark 1979 Oil shock & inflation peak · 1987 Black Monday crash · 1991 Gulf War recession · 2001 Dot-com bust & 9/11 · 2008 Global financial crisis · 2020 COVID-19 pandemic
Method & caveats. BLS average consumer price, US city average, nominal.
Sources
Every value on this page is read from the publisher below. Current and historical source documents:
- https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/APU000072610
- https://github.com/danielmiessler/substrate/tree/main/Data/US-Long-Run-Indicators
Data
| Year | Electricity Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.194 | +5% |
| 2025 | $0.185 | +5% |
| 2024 | $0.176 | +5% |
| 2023 | $0.168 | +6% |
| 2022 | $0.159 | +13% |
| 2021 | $0.141 | +4% |
| 2020 | $0.135 | −1% |
| 2019 | $0.136 | +0% |
| 2018 | $0.136 | −1% |
| 2017 | $0.138 | +2% |
| 2016 | $0.135 | −2% |
| 2015 | $0.138 | +1% |
| 2014 | $0.137 | +4% |
| 2013 | $0.132 | +2% |
| 2012 | $0.130 | +0% |
| 2011 | $0.130 | +2% |
| 2010 | $0.128 | +1% |
| 2009 | $0.127 | +3% |
| 2008 | $0.123 | +5% |
| 2007 | $0.117 | +4% |
| 2006 | $0.112 | +12% |
| 2005 | $0.100 | +6% |
| 2004 | $0.094 | +1% |
| 2003 | $0.093 | +2% |
| 2002 | $0.091 | −1% |
| 2001 | $0.092 | +6% |
| 2000 | $0.087 | +1% |
| 1999 | $0.086 | −1% |
| 1998 | $0.087 | −7% |
| 1997 | $0.094 | +0% |
| 1996 | $0.094 | +0% |
| 1995 | $0.094 | +2% |
| 1994 | $0.092 | +0% |
| 1993 | $0.092 | +5% |
| 1992 | $0.088 | +1% |
| 1991 | $0.087 | +4% |
| 1990 | $0.084 | +2% |
| 1989 | $0.082 | +3% |
| 1988 | $0.080 | +1% |
| 1987 | $0.079 | +3% |
| 1986 | $0.077 | −5% |
| 1985 | $0.081 | −1% |
| 1984 | $0.082 | +5% |
| 1983 | $0.078 | +3% |
| 1982 | $0.076 | +10% |
| 1981 | $0.069 | +15% |
| 1980 | $0.060 | +20% |
| 1979 | $0.050 | +9% |
| 1978 | $0.046 | — |
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