U.S. residential retail price of electricity 2022, by state

Hawaii is the U.S. state with the highest household electricity. In February 2022, the average retail price of electricity for Hawaiian residences amounted to roughly 40 cents per kilowatt hour. California followed in second, with 26.7 cents per kilowatt hour. Meanwhile, Idaho and North Dakota registered the lowest prices in the period, at around 10 cents per kilowatt hour.Electricity prices worldwideThe U.S. retail price for electricity increased in almost every year since 1990. In 2020, it stood at 10.66 U.S. cents per kilowatt hour, almost double the charge put on electricity back in 1990. Nevertheless, the U.S. still has some of the lowest household electricity prices worldwide, particularly when compared to European countries reliant on energy imports or with renewables surcharges.Electricity uses and consumption Electricity is a vital facet of everyday life and has significantly eased and improved the quality of life worldwide. Human rights groups in the U.S. such as the NAACP have argued for electricity to be included in a list of basic human rights next to access to drinking water and sanitation. Electricity has many uses, which include being used for lighting, heating and cooling systems, computers, television, and laundry machines. The residential sector is the largest electricity consumer in the U.S.

夏威夷是美国家庭用电成本最高的州。截至2022年2月，夏威夷居民的电力零售平均价格为约每千瓦时40美分。紧随其后的是加利福尼亚州，其电价为每千瓦时26.7美分。与此同时，爱达荷州和北达科他州在这一时期录得了最低的电价，约为每千瓦时10美分。全球电力价格美国电力零售价格自1990年以来几乎每年都在上升。2020年，其电价达到了每千瓦时10.66美元，几乎是1990年电价的两倍。尽管如此，美国在世界范围内仍保持着家庭用电成本较低的地位，尤其是与依赖能源进口或可再生能源附加费的欧洲国家相比。电力用途与消费电力是日常生活不可或缺的要素，它极大地简化并提升了全球的生活质量。美国的人权组织，如美国国家有色人种协进会（NAACP），曾主张将电力纳入基本人权清单，与饮用水和卫生设施并列。电力用途广泛，包括照明、供暖和制冷系统、计算机、电视和洗衣机等。在美国，住宅部门是最大的电力消费者。

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该数据集提供了截至2025年10月美国各州住宅部门零售电价的统计数据，以美分/千瓦时为单位，由Statista发布。数据显示夏威夷电价最高（39.74美分/千瓦时），路易斯安那州最低（12.39美分/千瓦时），并包含对各州电价的比较分析，同时简要探讨了夏威夷电价高昂的原因（如依赖进口石油）。数据集覆盖美国所有州，旨在反映区域电价差异和能源成本趋势。