What power costs—and what that means for everything you run.
Track residential electricity inflation by state, compare current rates, and translate cents per kilowatt-hour into the annual cost of EVs, HVAC, pools, saunas, hot tubs and everyday appliances.
Electricity inflation by state.
Current residential rates are only half the story. PowerPulse calculates month-over-month, year-over-year and five-year price changes from the same monthly EIA series.
Cheapest electricity
See which states currently have the lowest residential electricity prices.
VIEW RANKING →RANK_02Fastest rising
Rank states by year-over-year residential electricity price inflation.
VIEW RANKING →RANK_03Five-year change
Compare how far residential electricity prices have moved over five years.
VIEW RANKING →Turn electricity rates into real-life costs.
Each benchmark uses one clearly documented energy-use scenario and applies every state's latest rate to the exact same load.
Traditional Sauna
9 kW heater × 1.25 hours × 3 sessions/week
COMPARE ALL STATES →Home wellnessInfrared Sauna
1.8 kW × 45 minutes × 3 sessions/week
COMPARE ALL STATES →TransportationEV Charging
60 kWh charge × 4 full-equivalent charges/month
COMPARE ALL STATES →HVACCentral Air Conditioning
3.5 kW × 8 hours/day × 120 days/year
COMPARE ALL STATES →HVACHeat Pump
2.5 kW × 8 hours/day × 180 days/year
COMPARE ALL STATES →Home wellnessHot Tub
6 kWh/day average standardized consumption
COMPARE ALL STATES →Residential electricity price history.
The live workflow retains six years of monthly U.S. residential price history so new EIA releases automatically extend the chart.
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Publishers may cite the PowerPulse U.S. Electricity Price & Cost Index with attribution.
CSV + JSON →Reproduce the math
Every equipment benchmark publishes its annual kWh assumption and exact cost formula.
METHODOLOGY →Operating cost calculator
Select a state and equipment scenario, then replace our annual kWh assumption with your own.
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