Alaska electricity costs

How much does electricity cost in Alaska?

The latest available EIA average residential electricity price for Alaska is 28.21¢ per kWh for June 2026.

Average residential price

28.21¢ per kWh
EIA · June 2026

This is an average delivered residential price. Your utility tariff, fixed charges, taxes, and time-of-use pricing may differ.

National rank #7 of 51 state/DC averages, highest to lowest
Year over year +5.0% same month versus prior year

What the number means

How Alaska compares

Alaska's average is 53.8% above the U.S. residential average of 18.34¢/kWh. Compared with the same month a year earlier, the average price is 5.0% higher.

12-month trend

Alaska residential electricity prices

The chart shows the latest twelve monthly EIA averages available for Alaska.

MonthAverage price
Jun 202628.21¢/kWh
May 202628.23¢/kWh
Apr 202627.35¢/kWh
Mar 202627.17¢/kWh
Feb 202625.79¢/kWh
Jan 202625.52¢/kWh
Dec 202525.54¢/kWh
Nov 202526.18¢/kWh
Oct 202526.46¢/kWh
Sep 202527.16¢/kWh
Aug 202527.71¢/kWh
Jul 202527.30¢/kWh

Monthly examples

What that rate means on an electricity bill

Using 28.21¢/kWh as a simple energy-cost estimate:

500 kWh$141.05 in electricity
1,000 kWh$282.10 in electricity
1,500 kWh$423.15 in electricity

These examples multiply electricity use by the EIA average price. They are not a prediction of a specific utility bill and do not separately model fixed fees or special rate plans.

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About the data

Why the state figure changes.

EIA updates residential electricity data over time and can revise prior months. This page is regenerated automatically when our data refresh runs.