U.S. residential retail price of electricity 2024, by state

Hawaii is the state with the highest household electricity price in the United States. In April 2024, the average retail price of electricity for Hawaiian residences amounted to 44.14 U.S. cents per kilowatt-hour. California followed in second, with 34.31 U.S. cents per kilowatt-hour. Meanwhile, Nebraska and North Dakota registered the lowest prices in the period, at around 11 U.S. cents per kilowatt-hour. Why is electricity so expensive in Hawaii?Fossil fuels, and specifically oil, account for approximately 80 percent of Hawaii’s electricity mix, so the electricity price in this state can be roughly brought down to the price of oil in the country. In 2022, oil was the most expensive fossil fuel used for electricity generation in the U.S.. As Hawaii depends on oil imports, the cost of transportation and infrastructure must be added to the oil price. Electricity prices worldwideThe U.S. retail price for electricity increased almost every year since 1990. In 2023, it stood at 12.7 U.S. cents per kilowatt-hour, almost double the charge put on electricity back in 1990. However, household electricity prices are around 30 U.S. dollar cents per kilowatt-hour lower in the U.S. when compared to European countries reliant on energy imports, such as Germany and Italy.

夏威夷州是美国家庭电费价格最高的州。截至2024年4月，夏威夷居民的平均电费零售价为每千瓦时44.14美分。加州位居第二，电费为每千瓦时34.31美分。与此同时，内布拉斯加州和北达科他州在该时段内的电费最低，约为每千瓦时11美分。为何夏威夷的电费如此高昂？化石燃料，尤其是石油，占夏威夷电力组合的约80%，因此该州电费可以大致等同于国家石油价格。2022年，石油是美国用于发电的最昂贵的化石燃料。由于夏威夷依赖石油进口，运输和基础设施的成本必须加到石油价格中。全球电价情况自1990年以来，美国的电费零售价几乎每年都在上涨。到2023年，电价为每千瓦时12.7美分，几乎是1990年的两倍。然而，与美国相比，当与依赖能源进口的欧洲国家，如德国和意大利相比时，美国的家庭电费价格大约低出每千瓦时30美分。