The average electric bill in Hawaii
Hawaii households paid $207.89 a month for electricity in 2025, at 40.40¢ per kilowatt-hour for 515 kWh a month. That is 41% above the national median, and ranks #1 of 51 states, most expensive first.
- Monthly bill
- $207.89
- US median $147.18
- Price
- 40.40¢
- per kWh · US 15.39¢
- Usage
- 515
- kWh per month
- Households
- 448,869
- residential accounts
What each Hawaii utility charges, most expensive first
Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc charges 45.80¢ per kWh and Kauai Island Utility Cooperative charges 38.43¢ — 1.2× apart inside one state. You do not usually get to choose between them; your address does.
| # | Utility | Price | Typical bill | vs US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii Electric Light Co IncInvestor Owned · 79,318 homes | 45.80¢per kWh | $206.09450 kWh/mo | 3.31× dearer |
| 2 | Maui Electric Co LtdInvestor Owned · 61,877 homes | 41.97¢per kWh | $210.81502 kWh/mo | 3.03× dearer |
| 3 | Hawaiian Electric Co IncInvestor Owned · 276,853 homes | 40.54¢per kWh | $189.90468 kWh/mo | 2.93× dearer |
| 4 | Kauai Island Utility CooperativeCooperative · 30,335 homes | 38.43¢per kWh | $212.58553 kWh/mo | 2.78× dearer |
Price is residential revenue divided by residential kilowatt-hours sold, for bundled service only. Typical bill is that utility’s residential revenue spread over its residential accounts and twelve months, not a quoted tariff. The median priced utility charges 13.84¢ per kWh.
Other states
- Connecticut$206.46
- Maryland$184.42
- Alabama$184.31
- Massachusetts$181.08
- Texas$170.95
- Florida$167.86
- Mississippi$166.05
- Rhode Island$165.62
- West Virginia$165.13
- Virginia$163.05
- Pennsylvania$161.90
- South Carolina$161.21
- Georgia$158.70
- Delaware$157.80
- Arizona$157.15
- New Hampshire$156.94
- Tennessee$156.03
- New York$154.75
- California$154.73
- Louisiana$153.32
- New Jersey$150.59
- Indiana$149.72
- Ohio$147.74
- Maine$147.67