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District of Columbia electricity prices, June 2024

Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Final

In June 2024, residential customers in District of Columbia paid an average of 17.16¢ per kilowatthour, up 3.7% on the same month a year earlier (16.55¢). The US average for the month was 16.38¢; District of Columbia was 4.8% above that. It ranked 16th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Residential sales were 210,448 MWh, up 8.2% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $113.59 on 662 kWh. Weather moves monthly sales far more than prices do, so bills swing with the season.

EIA marks this month as final. Final monthly figures are benchmarked to the annual Form EIA-861 census of utilities.

17.16¢residential, per kWh+3.7% on Jun 2023
$113.59average residential bill for the monthon 662 kWh
210.4 GWhresidential sales+8.2% on a year earlier
16thhighest residential price of 51US 16.38¢

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

SectorJun 2024Jun 2023ChangeUS, Jun 2024
Residential17.16¢16.55¢+3.7%16.38¢
Commercial16.95¢17.17¢-1.3%12.89¢
Industrial8.60¢10.74¢-19.9%8.41¢
All sectors16.55¢16.62¢-0.4%13.14¢

Sales and customers

MeasureJun 2024Jun 2023Change
Residential sales210.4 GWh194.5 GWh+8.2%
Sales, all sectors901.1 GWh830.2 GWh+8.5%
Residential customers317,950312,412+1.8%
Average residential bill$113.59$102.99+10.3%
Average residential use, kWh662622+6.4%
US residential price16.38¢16.09¢+1.8%

The two years to June 2024

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Cents per kWh, Form EIA-861M.
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Questions and answers

What was the average electricity price in District of Columbia in June 2024?

17.16¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 16.95¢ for commercial and 8.60¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as final.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

The residential average was 16.55¢ in June 2023, a change of +3.7%. Residential sales changed by +8.2% over the same period.

What was the average residential bill that month?

$113.59, on average use of 662 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 "Final" 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 District of Columbia page.