Ireland, Italy, and Germany had some of the highest household electricity prices worldwide, as of March 2025. At the time, Irish households were charged around 0.45 U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour, while in Italy, the price stood at 0.43 U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour. By comparison, in Russia, residents paid almost 10 times less. What is behind electricity prices? Electricity prices vary widely across the world and sometimes even within a country itself, depending on factors like infrastructure, geography, and politically determined taxes and levies. For example, in Denmark, Belgium, and Sweden, taxes constitute a significant portion of residential end-user electricity prices. Reliance on fossil fuel imports Meanwhile, thanks to their great crude oil and natural gas production output, countries like Iran, Qatar, and Russia enjoy some of the cheapest electricity prices in the world. Here, the average household pays less than 0.1 U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour. In contrast, countries heavily reliant on fossil fuel imports for electricity generation are more vulnerable to market price fluctuations.

The average retail price of electricity for households has risen steadily in the United States, reaching a peak of around 15.98 cents per kilowatt-hour in 2023. In the U.S., electricity prices tend to reflect base overnight costs for power plants, their maintenance, fuel costs, and the operation of power grids. How electricity rates differ across states in the U.S. The price of electricity varies widely across states. Hawaii has continuously had one of the highest rates and Washington one of the lowest. In Hawaii, the power sector is largely reliant on petroleum and diesel generators. Crude oil is a comparatively expensive fuel and prices tend to be volatile, driving up overall electricity prices. Meanwhile, electricity prices are low in states which use hydropower as the main source of electricity, as Washington. In the U.S., costs of electricity are greatly shaped by the primary power source used per state. Maintaining the power grid In addition to primary fuel purchases, the costs required to operate and maintain transmission and distribution systems also impact the prices that a household pays. In 2022, power utilities reported a peak in grid operating expenses, with transmission-related costs reaching 15.9 billion U.S. dollars and almost six billion U.S. dollars invested in distribution networks.

Graph and download economic data for Average Price: Electricity per Kilowatt-Hour in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (CBSA) (APUS49A72610) from Nov 1978 to Dec 2024 about Los Angeles, electricity, energy, urban, CA, retail, price, and USA.

This dataset provides values for ELECTRICITY PRICE reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

Graph and download economic data for Average Price: Electricity per Kilowatt-Hour in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI (CBSA) (APUS23B72610) from Nov 1978 to Oct 2024 about Detroit, electricity, energy, MI, urban, retail, price, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Average Price: Electricity per Kilowatt-Hour in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI (CBSA) (APUS23A72610) from Nov 1978 to Dec 2024 about Chicago, electricity, energy, IL, IN, WI, urban, retail, price, and USA.

Industrial consumers of electricity in the United States paid an average of 8.06 U.S. dollar cents per kilowatt-hour in 2023. This figure marked a decrease compared to the previous year, when prices peaked at 8.3 U.S. dollar cents per kilowatt-hour.

This dataset, compiled by NREL using data from ABB, the Velocity Suite (http://energymarketintel.com/) and the U.S. Energy Information Administration dataset 861 (http://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia861/), provides average residential, commercial and industrial electricity rates with likely zip codes for both investor owned utilities (IOU) and non-investor owned utilities. Note: the files include average rates for each utility (not average rates per zip code), but not the detailed rate structure data found in the OpenEI U.S. Utility Rate Database (https://openei.org/apps/USURDB/).

Germany Electricity decreased 31.48 EUR/MWh or 27.20% since the beginning of 2025, according to the latest spot benchmarks offered by sellers to buyers priced in megawatt hour (MWh). This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Germany Electricity Price.

Pacific Region Electricity Bills - Comparison Report 2014 for the electricity sector. Report published by the Vanuatu Utility Regulatory Authority (URA). URA conducted an analysis of bills, electricity tariff for electricity customers across the Pacific. This reports provides the summary of the findings.

The aim of this paper is to provide a comparison of electricity costs paid by customers in Vanuatu with
different countries across the Pacific region. This is based on publicly available information on electricity rates
for different utilities, and includes all applicable taxes and fees.

Source: http://www.ura.gov.vu/

In 2021, the construction costs of installed electric generators in the United States Northeast region averaged approximately 2,605 U.S. dollars per kilowatt of installed nameplate capacity. This was the largest regional cost recorded in the country. In contrast, the South region registered an average construction cost of less than 1,107 dollars per kilowatt.

Graph and download economic data for Average Price: Electricity per 500 Kilowatt-Hour in the South Census Region - Size Class C (APUC30072621) from Nov 1978 to Dec 1997 about electricity, energy, retail, price, and USA.

Italy Electricity decreased 18.26 EUR/MWh or 13.25% since the beginning of 2025, according to the latest spot benchmarks offered by sellers to buyers priced in megawatt hour (MWh). This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Italy Electricity Price.

Electric power selling price index (EPSPI). Monthly data are available from January 1981. The table presents data for the most recent reference period and the last four periods. The base period for the index is (2014=100).

France Electricity decreased 5.45 EUR/MWh or 7.80% since the beginning of 2025, according to the latest spot benchmarks offered by sellers to buyers priced in megawatt hour (MWh). This dataset includes a chart with historical data for France Electricity Price.

Euro Area - Electricity prices: Non-household, medium size consumers was EUR0.09 Kilowatt-hour in December of 2021, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Euro Area - Electricity prices: Non-household, medium size consumers - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, Euro Area - Electricity prices: Non-household, medium size consumers reached a record high of EUR0.10 Kilowatt-hour in December of 2012 and a record low of EUR0.08 Kilowatt-hour in December of 2017.

In 2022, the average end-use electricity price in the United States stood at around 12.2 U.S. cents per kilowatt-hour. This figure is projected to decrease in the coming three decades, to reach some 11 U.S. cents per kilowatt-hour by 2050.

United States - Average Price: Electricity per Kilowatt-Hour in the South Census Region - Urban was 0.15900 Index in May of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Average Price: Electricity per Kilowatt-Hour in the South Census Region - Urban reached a record high of 0.15900 in March of 2025 and a record low of 0.03800 in December of 1978. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Average Price: Electricity per Kilowatt-Hour in the South Census Region - Urban - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

The statistic shows California's average retail price for electricity between 1998 and 2015, by sector. In 2015, the average retail price for residential electricity was around 17 cents per kilowatt hour.