Grocery & utility prices · APU000072610
Electricity price per kWh
As of Sep 2026, the average electricity price per kWh had risen 4.3% from a year earlier, compared with a 12-month change of 3.2% in Aug 2026. The latest value was $0.196.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED®. Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted. Latest observation Sep 2026; snapshot taken Oct 27, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT.
Latest (Sep 2026)
$0.196
Change from Aug 2026
0.0%
A year earlier
$0.188
12-month change
+4.3%
$0.196 Sep 2026 · U.S. dollars
U.S. dollars. Data from Nov 1978 to Sep 2026 (573 observations).
What it measures
This is the average price households pay for a kilowatt-hour of electricity in U.S. cities. BLS collects these average prices in U.S. cities during CPI data collection; they are not adjusted for seasonal swings or quality changes.
- Official title
- Average Price: Electricity per Kilowatt-Hour
- Units
- U.S. dollars
- Frequency and adjustment
- Monthly, not seasonally adjusted
- Original source
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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| Date | Value | Change | From a year ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | $0.196 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| Aug 2026 | $0.196 | -0.5% | +3.2% |
| Jul 2026 | $0.197 | -0.5% | +4.2% |
| Jun 2026 | $0.198 | +1.0% | +4.2% |
| May 2026 | $0.196 | +1.0% | +7.7% |
| Apr 2026 | $0.194 | +2.1% | +7.2% |
| Mar 2026 | $0.190 | +0.5% | +5.0% |
| Feb 2026 | $0.189 | -1.6% | +5.6% |
| Jan 2026 | $0.192 | +1.6% | +7.3% |
| Dec 2025 | $0.189 | 0.0% | +7.4% |
| Nov 2025 | $0.189 | +0.5% | +7.4% |
| Sep 2025 | $0.188 | -1.1% | +5.6% |
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Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average Price: Electricity per Kilowatt-Hour [APU000072610], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/APU000072610, Oct 27, 2026.
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