Central AC Cost by State

Monthly cost uses May 2026 EIA residential electricity rates and a typical 3,500-watt load running 6 hours per day.

StateResidential priceTypical monthly cost
Alaska28.23 cents/kWh$177.85
Alabama16.77 cents/kWh$105.65
Arkansas14.36 cents/kWh$90.47
Arizona15.23 cents/kWh$95.95
California33.25 cents/kWh$209.47
Colorado16.16 cents/kWh$101.81
Connecticut27.37 cents/kWh$172.43
District of Columbia25.40 cents/kWh$160.02
Delaware19.38 cents/kWh$122.09
Florida15.17 cents/kWh$95.57
Georgia15.84 cents/kWh$99.79
Hawaii52.00 cents/kWh$327.60
Iowa14.14 cents/kWh$89.08
Idaho12.35 cents/kWh$77.81
Illinois23.85 cents/kWh$150.25
Indiana18.15 cents/kWh$114.34
Kansas15.13 cents/kWh$95.32
Kentucky14.98 cents/kWh$94.37
Louisiana14.15 cents/kWh$89.14
Massachusetts28.82 cents/kWh$181.57
Maryland21.77 cents/kWh$137.15
Maine28.63 cents/kWh$180.37
Michigan22.01 cents/kWh$138.66
Minnesota16.95 cents/kWh$106.78
Missouri13.68 cents/kWh$86.18
Mississippi16.16 cents/kWh$101.81
Montana14.67 cents/kWh$92.42
North Carolina15.09 cents/kWh$95.07
North Dakota13.61 cents/kWh$85.74
Nebraska13.59 cents/kWh$85.62
New Hampshire27.33 cents/kWh$172.18
New Jersey23.27 cents/kWh$146.60
New Mexico14.12 cents/kWh$88.96
Nevada13.60 cents/kWh$85.68
New York29.93 cents/kWh$188.56
Ohio19.52 cents/kWh$122.98
Oklahoma13.38 cents/kWh$84.29
Oregon16.27 cents/kWh$102.50
Pennsylvania21.55 cents/kWh$135.76
Rhode Island29.46 cents/kWh$185.60
South Carolina16.18 cents/kWh$101.93
South Dakota15.73 cents/kWh$99.10
Tennessee14.47 cents/kWh$91.16
Texas16.44 cents/kWh$103.57
Utah12.96 cents/kWh$81.65
Virginia17.61 cents/kWh$110.94
Vermont24.89 cents/kWh$156.81
Washington14.95 cents/kWh$94.19
Wisconsin19.74 cents/kWh$124.36
West Virginia16.80 cents/kWh$105.84
Wyoming14.80 cents/kWh$93.24