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Alaska electricity prices, September 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In September 2025, residential customers in Alaska paid an average of 27.16¢ per kilowatthour, up 5.1% on the same month a year earlier (25.84¢). The US average for the month was 18.08¢; Alaska was 50% above that. It ranked 9th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 141,630 MWh, little changed on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $126.76 on 467 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 | Sep 2025 | Sep 2024 | Change | US, Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 27.16¢ | 25.84¢ | +5.1% | 18.08¢ |
| Commercial | 23.12¢ | 21.84¢ | +5.9% | 13.99¢ |
| Industrial | 18.93¢ | 18.01¢ | +5.1% | 9.02¢ |
| All sectors | 23.27¢ | 22.14¢ | +5.1% | 14.21¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | Sep 2025 | Sep 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 141.6 GWh | 142.4 GWh | -0.5% |
| Sales, all sectors | 480.8 GWh | 460.7 GWh | +4.4% |
| Residential customers | 303,443 | 299,233 | +1.4% |
| Average residential bill | $126.76 | $122.96 | +3.1% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 467 | 476 | -1.9% |
| US residential price | 18.08¢ | 16.82¢ | +7.5% |
The two years to September 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in Alaska in September 2025?
27.16¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 23.12¢ for commercial and 18.93¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 25.84¢ in September 2024, a change of +5.1%. Residential sales changed by -0.5% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$126.76, on average use of 467 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.