Electricity Monthly Update
End Use: July 2025
Retail rates/prices and consumption
In this section, we look at what electricity costs and how much is purchased. Charges for retail electric service are based primarily on rates approved by state regulators. However, a number of states have allowed retail marketers to compete to serve customers and these competitive retail suppliers offer electricity at a market-based price.
EIA does not directly collect retail electricity rates or prices. However, using data collected on retail sales revenues and volumes, we calculate average retail revenues per kWh as a proxy for retail rates and prices. Retail sales volumes are presented as a proxy for end-use electricity consumption.
Average revenue per kWh by state
Forty-four states and the District of Columbia saw increased revenue per kilowatt-hour (kWh) compared to last July, while average revenue per kWh increased by 5.0% on a national basis. The largest percent increase was in the District of Columbia, up 24.5%, followed by Maine, up 22.9%, and New Jersey, up 21.6%. Average revenue per kWh figures decreased in six states compared to last year. The largest percent decrease was in Hawaii, down 7.8%, followed by Nevada, down 7.3%, and North Carolina, down 3.3%. In the contiguous US, California, Massachusetts, and Connecticut had the highest average revenues at 30.04, 25.87, and 25.08 cents per kWh, respectively. North Dakota, Idaho, and Louisianna had the lowest average revenues at 8.64, 9.83, and 10.23 cents per kWh, respectively.
| Average Revenues/Sales (¢/kWh) | Retail Sales (thousand MWh) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| End-use sector | July 2025 | Change fromJuly 2024 | July 2025 | Change fromJuly 2024 | Year to Date | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential | 17.47 | 5.2% | 168,211 | 1.6% | 896,163 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial | 14.15 | 4.8% | 143,162 | 3.8% | 851,444 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Industrial | 9.29 | 6.2% | 95,011 | 2.5% | 604,633 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transportation | 14.27 | 8.5% | 605 | -5.7% | 4,256 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 14.38 | 5.0% | 406,989 | 2.6% | 2,356,495 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total average revenues per kilowatt-hour (kWh) increased by 5.0% from last July, to 14.38 cents/kWh in July 2025. All four sectors saw increases in average revenues per kWh compared to last July. The Transportation sector saw the highest increase, up 8.5%, then the Industrial sector, up 6.2%, the Residential sector, up 5.2%, and finally the Commercial sector, up 4.8%. On a nationwide basis, retail sales increased by 2.6% in July 2025 compared to last July, with three sectors seeing increases. The Commercial sector saw the largest increase in retail sales from last July, up 3.8%, followed by the Industrial sector, up 2.5%, and the Residential sector, up 1.6%. The Transportation sector was down 5.7%.
Retail sales
Forty-one states and the District of Columbia saw an increase in retail sales volume in July 2025 compared to last July. Massachusetts had the highest year over year percent increase in retail sales, up 14.1%, followed by Iowa, up 11.6%, and Ohio, up 11.1%. Nine states saw a decrease in retail sales volume compared to last year. California had the largest year over year percent decrease, down 11.1%, followed by Nevada, down 8.5%, and Maine, down 7.0%.
Thirty-four states saw an increase in CDDs compared to last July. Indiana had the highest year over year percent increase, up 47%, followed by Michigan, up 45%, and Alaska, up 43%. Fifteen states and the District of Columbia saw a decrease in CDDs from last July. California had the highest percentage year over year decrease, down 42%, followed by Montana, down 30%, and Oregon, down 23%.