Average commercial electricity prices for every state and the 50 costliest metro areas in the lower 48, from public EIA data. Find yours, then use it in the Savings Calculator with one click.
Average commercial electricity prices for the 12 months ending July 2026, ranked highest first. Each figure is a state average, not a tariff or a quote for any building or utility account.
State averages: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A, commercial sector, 12 months ending July 2026 (12 months of commercial revenue ÷ 12 months of commercial kWh). For the most accurate number, use the rate on your own bill.
Commercial Rates in the 50 Costliest Metro Areas in the Lower 48
The 2024 utility average for the main utility in each area, compared with that state’s own 2024 average. Ranked by average price, highest first.
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1San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAPacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)Average Commercial Price39.46¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesCalifornia 2024 average: 25.54¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator2San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAPacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)Average Commercial Price39.46¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesCalifornia 2024 average: 25.54¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier. The City of Santa Clara runs its own municipal utility (Silicon Valley Power), not included here.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator3Fresno, CAPacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)Average Commercial Price39.46¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesCalifornia 2024 average: 25.54¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator4Bakersfield-Delano, CAPacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)Average Commercial Price39.46¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesCalifornia 2024 average: 25.54¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator5Stockton-Lodi, CAPacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)Average Commercial Price39.46¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesCalifornia 2024 average: 25.54¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator6Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CAPacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)Average Commercial Price39.46¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesCalifornia 2024 average: 25.54¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator7Visalia, CAPacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)Average Commercial Price39.46¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesCalifornia 2024 average: 25.54¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator8Vallejo, CAPacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)Average Commercial Price39.46¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesCalifornia 2024 average: 25.54¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator9Salinas, CAPacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)Average Commercial Price39.46¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesCalifornia 2024 average: 25.54¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator10San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CAPacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)Average Commercial Price39.46¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesCalifornia 2024 average: 25.54¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator11Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CAPacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)Average Commercial Price39.46¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesCalifornia 2024 average: 25.54¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator12Chico, CAPacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)Average Commercial Price39.46¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesCalifornia 2024 average: 25.54¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator13Yuba City, CAPacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)Average Commercial Price39.46¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesCalifornia 2024 average: 25.54¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator14Hanford-Corcoran, CAPacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)Average Commercial Price39.46¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesCalifornia 2024 average: 25.54¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator15Napa, CAPacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)Average Commercial Price39.46¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesCalifornia 2024 average: 25.54¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator16San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CASan Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E)Average Commercial Price35.54¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesCalifornia 2024 average: 25.54¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator17New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJCon EdisonAverage Commercial Price28.20¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesNew York 2024 average: 18.77¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator18Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHEversource (NSTAR Electric)Average Commercial Price27.00¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesMassachusetts 2024 average: 20.90¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator19Springfield, MAEversource (NSTAR Electric, legacy WMECo)Average Commercial Price27.00¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesMassachusetts 2024 average: 20.90¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator20Barnstable Town, MAEversource (NSTAR Electric)Average Commercial Price27.00¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesMassachusetts 2024 average: 20.90¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator21Amherst Town-Northampton, MAEversource (NSTAR Electric, legacy WMECo)Average Commercial Price27.00¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesMassachusetts 2024 average: 20.90¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier. Parts of this metro are served by National Grid (Massachusetts Electric), 23.03¢/kWh (2024).Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator22Pittsfield, MAEversource (NSTAR Electric, legacy WMECo)Average Commercial Price27.00¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesMassachusetts 2024 average: 20.90¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier. Parts of this metro are served by National Grid (Massachusetts Electric), 23.03¢/kWh (2024).Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator23Bangor, MEVersant Power (legacy Bangor Hydro)Average Commercial Price25.37¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesMaine 2024 average: 18.22¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator24Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CTUnited IlluminatingAverage Commercial Price24.27¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesConnecticut 2024 average: 21.21¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier. Danbury, in the same metro, is mainly Eversource (Connecticut Light & Power) territory, 22.74¢/kWh (2024).Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator25New Haven, CTUnited IlluminatingAverage Commercial Price24.27¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesConnecticut 2024 average: 21.21¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator26Providence-Warwick, RI-MARhode Island Energy (The Narragansett Electric Co)Average Commercial Price23.17¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesRhode Island 2024 average: 21.09¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CASouthern California Edison (SCE)Average Commercial Price23.09¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesCalifornia 2024 average: 25.54¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator28Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CASouthern California Edison (SCE)Average Commercial Price23.09¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesCalifornia 2024 average: 25.54¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator29Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CASouthern California Edison (SCE)Average Commercial Price23.09¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesCalifornia 2024 average: 25.54¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator30Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CASouthern California Edison (SCE)Average Commercial Price23.09¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesCalifornia 2024 average: 25.54¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator31Worcester, MANational Grid (Massachusetts Electric)Average Commercial Price23.03¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesMassachusetts 2024 average: 20.90¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator32Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CTEversource (Connecticut Light & Power)Average Commercial Price22.74¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesConnecticut 2024 average: 21.21¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator33Waterbury-Shelton, CTEversource (Connecticut Light & Power)Average Commercial Price22.74¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesConnecticut 2024 average: 21.21¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator34Portland-South Portland, MECentral Maine PowerAverage Commercial Price21.08¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesMaine 2024 average: 18.22¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator35Lewiston-Auburn, MECentral Maine PowerAverage Commercial Price21.08¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesMaine 2024 average: 18.22¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator36Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CTCity of Norwich (municipal)Average Commercial Price20.31¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesConnecticut 2024 average: 21.21¢/kWhMunicipal utility serving the City of Norwich; most of the rest of the metro (New London, Groton, Willimantic) is Eversource (Connecticut Light & Power) territory, 22.74¢/kWh (2024).Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator37Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVPepco (DC)Average Commercial Price19.98¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesDistrict of Columbia 2024 average: 17.07¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier. Suburbs, 2024 utility averages: Virginia (Dominion Energy Virginia) 8.86¢/kWh; Maryland (Pepco MD) 14.77¢/kWh.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator38Salisbury, MDDelmarva PowerAverage Commercial Price19.81¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesMaryland 2024 average: 12.96¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator39Manchester-Nashua, NHEversource (Public Service Co of NH)Average Commercial Price19.74¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesNew Hampshire 2024 average: 19.40¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator40Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJAtlantic City ElectricAverage Commercial Price19.58¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesNew Jersey 2024 average: 14.64¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator41Merced, CAMerced Irrigation DistrictAverage Commercial Price19.34¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesCalifornia 2024 average: 25.54¢/kWhIrrigation-district municipal utility.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator42Bay City, MICity of Bay City (municipal)Average Commercial Price18.89¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesMichigan 2024 average: 14.01¢/kWhMunicipal utility.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator43Cleveland, OHThe Illuminating CompanyAverage Commercial Price18.59¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesOhio 2024 average: 10.66¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator44Toledo, OHToledo EdisonAverage Commercial Price18.57¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesOhio 2024 average: 10.66¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator45El Centro, CAImperial Irrigation DistrictAverage Commercial Price18.21¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesCalifornia 2024 average: 25.54¢/kWhIrrigation-district municipal utility.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator46Redding, CACity of Redding (municipal)Average Commercial Price17.88¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesCalifornia 2024 average: 25.54¢/kWhMunicipal utility.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator47Burlington-South Burlington, VTBurlington Electric Department (municipal)Average Commercial Price17.77¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesVermont 2024 average: 18.89¢/kWhMunicipal utility serving the City of Burlington; South Burlington and other suburbs are mainly Green Mountain Power territory, 19.25¢/kWh (2024).Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator48Vineland, NJCity of Vineland (municipal)Average Commercial Price17.45¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesNew Jersey 2024 average: 14.64¢/kWhMunicipal utility.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator49Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NYCentral Hudson Gas & ElectricAverage Commercial Price17.42¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesNew York 2024 average: 18.77¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator50Kingston, NYCentral Hudson Gas & ElectricAverage Commercial Price17.42¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesNew York 2024 average: 18.77¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator
Utility averages: EIA Form 861, 2024, full-service (default) customers. Every metro area in the lower 48 states was compared using its main utility’s average, and these are the 50 highest; Alaska and Hawaii appear in the state table. Where a city-owned or irrigation-district utility is the main provider, its own average is shown. These are averages, not a quote for any building or account.
Other Large Metro Areas
Large metro areas whose average falls below the 50 costliest. Same method: the 2024 utility average for the main utility, compared with that state’s own 2024 average. Ranked by average price, highest first.
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1Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArizona Public Service (APS)Average Commercial Price13.23¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesArizona 2024 average: 12.23¢/kWhSource: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator2Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INCommonwealth Edison (ComEd)Average Commercial Price12.31¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesIllinois 2024 average: 11.81¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator3Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDPECO EnergyAverage Commercial Price11.77¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesPennsylvania 2024 average: 11.03¢/kWhFull-service (default) customers only. Many businesses here buy their energy from another supplier.Source: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator4Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAGeorgia PowerAverage Commercial Price11.65¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesGeorgia 2024 average: 10.87¢/kWhSource: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator5Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLFlorida Power & Light (FPL)Average Commercial Price10.75¢/kWh2024 utility averageState Comparison and NotesFlorida 2024 average: 10.99¢/kWhSource: EIA Form 861, 2024Use This Rate in the Calculator6Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXCompetitive market, no single utility rateAverage Commercial Price8.62¢/kWhTexas average, 12 months ending July 2026State Comparison and NotesSource: EIA Electric Power MonthlyUse This Rate in the Calculator7Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXCompetitive market, no single utility rateAverage Commercial Price8.62¢/kWhTexas average, 12 months ending July 2026State Comparison and NotesSource: EIA Electric Power MonthlyUse This Rate in the Calculator
Utility averages: EIA Form 861, 2024, full-service (default) customers. In Texas’s competitive retail market no single utility sets a rate, so the Dallas–Fort Worth and Houston rows show the Texas average for the 12 months ending July 2026. These are averages, not a quote for any building or account.
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Average price = all commercial revenue ÷ all commercial kWh. It averages every charge (energy, demand, customer charges, surcharges) over kWh, so it is not a tariff.
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