Electricity US average price · per kWh · Aug 2026
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ national average price for electricity (series APU000072610), collected for the CPI. Part of the grocery basket.
Average price
$0.20
Aug 2026
Year over year
+3.2%
vs the same month last year
Month over month
−0.5%
not seasonally adjusted
Five years ago
$0.14
+37.1% since
Price history
Electricity+3.2%
$0.20
2026-08-01
Monthly, Jan 2018 – Aug 2026. YoY colour: +3.2%. Data: grocery_basket.json.