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Alaska electricity prices, January 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In January 2025, residential customers in Alaska paid an average of 24.73¢ per kilowatthour, up 3.4% on the same month a year earlier (23.91¢). The US average for the month was 15.94¢; Alaska was 55% above that. It ranked 8th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 212,152 MWh, down 6.8% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $174.22 on 704 kWh. Weather moves monthly sales far more than prices do, so bills swing with the season.
EIA marks this month as preliminary. Preliminary months come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when the annual census is complete.
Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. Monthly figures come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when EIA finalises the year.
Price by sector
| Sector | Jan 2025 | Jan 2024 | Change | US, Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 24.73¢ | 23.91¢ | +3.4% | 15.94¢ |
| Commercial | 21.72¢ | 21.38¢ | +1.6% | 12.82¢ |
| Industrial | 20.66¢ | 19.13¢ | +8.0% | 8.34¢ |
| All sectors | 22.63¢ | 21.91¢ | +3.3% | 13.09¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | Jan 2025 | Jan 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 212.2 GWh | 227.6 GWh | -6.8% |
| Sales, all sectors | 566.9 GWh | 586.7 GWh | -3.4% |
| Residential customers | 301,191 | 297,077 | +1.4% |
| Average residential bill | $174.22 | $183.16 | -4.9% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 704 | 766 | -8.1% |
| US residential price | 15.94¢ | 15.41¢ | +3.4% |
The two years to January 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in Alaska in January 2025?
24.73¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 21.72¢ for commercial and 20.66¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 23.91¢ in January 2024, a change of +3.4%. Residential sales changed by -6.8% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$174.22, on average use of 704 kWh. This is residential revenue divided by residential customers for the month.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook (state by sector and month), status "Preliminary" for this month, series published through July 2026. Public domain. Price = revenue ÷ sales; bill = residential revenue ÷ residential customers. Utility-level annual figures are on the Alaska page.