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💡 Kilowatt-hour of home electricity by Year (1960–2025)

In 1960 it cost 2.6¢ (per kWh, residential). In 2025 it was 17.3¢, and the latest figure (Jul 2026) is 18.3¢. Adjusted for inflation, it was cheapest in 2002 and most expensive in 1960.

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Price at the timeIn today's money
YearPrice thenIn today's money
202517.3¢18.1¢
202416.5¢17.7¢
202316.0¢17.7¢
202215.0¢17.3¢
202113.7¢17.0¢
202013.2¢17.2¢
201913.0¢17.1¢
201812.9¢17.3¢
201712.9¢17.7¢
201612.6¢17.7¢
201512.7¢18.1¢
201412.5¢17.8¢
201312.1¢17.5¢
201211.9¢17.5¢
201111.7¢17.5¢
201011.5¢17.8¢
200911.5¢18.1¢
200811.3¢17.7¢
200710.7¢17.4¢
200610.4¢17.4¢
20059.5¢16.4¢
20049.0¢16.1¢
20038.7¢15.9¢
20028.4¢15.7¢
20018.6¢16.4¢
20008.2¢16.0¢
19998.2¢16.6¢
19988.3¢17.2¢
19978.4¢17.6¢
19968.4¢18.0¢
19958.4¢18.6¢
19948.4¢19.1¢
19938.3¢19.4¢
19928.2¢19.7¢
19918.0¢19.8¢
19907.8¢20.1¢
19897.7¢20.9¢
19887.5¢21.4¢
19877.5¢22.2¢
19867.4¢22.7¢
19857.4¢23.2¢
19847.2¢23.4¢
19837.2¢24.4¢
19826.9¢24.1¢
19816.2¢23.0¢
19805.4¢22.1¢
19794.6¢21.4¢
19784.3¢22.2¢
19774.1¢22.8¢
19763.7¢21.9¢
19753.5¢21.9¢
19743.1¢21.2¢
19732.5¢19.0¢
19722.4¢19.3¢
19712.3¢19.1¢
19702.2¢19.1¢
19692.2¢20.2¢
19682.3¢22.3¢
19672.3¢23.2¢
19662.3¢23.9¢
19652.4¢25.7¢
19642.5¢27.2¢
19632.5¢27.5¢
19622.6¢29.0¢
19612.6¢29.3¢
19602.6¢29.6¢

How to read this

“Price then” is the average for that year. “In today's money” converts it to Sep 2026 dollars with the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U), so you can see whether electricity really got pricier or the dollar just shrank.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (average residential price incl. taxes). Yearly figures are averages of the monthly or quarterly data.

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