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Hawaii electricity prices, September 2022

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

In September 2022, residential customers in Hawaii paid an average of 45.59¢ per kilowatthour, up 31.9% on the same month a year earlier (34.57¢). The US average for the month was 16.19¢; Hawaii was 182% above that. It ranked 1st highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Residential sales were 241,104 MWh, little changed on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $246.96 on 542 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.

45.59¢residential, per kWh+31.9% on Sep 2021
$246.96average residential bill for the monthon 542 kWh
241.1 GWhresidential sales+0.8% on a year earlier
1sthighest residential price of 51US 16.19¢

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

SectorSep 2022Sep 2021ChangeUS, Sep 2022
Residential45.59¢34.57¢+31.9%16.19¢
Commercial42.49¢31.45¢+35.1%13.28¢
Industrial39.75¢28.19¢+41.0%9.06¢
All sectors42.39¢31.25¢+35.6%13.31¢

Sales and customers

MeasureSep 2022Sep 2021Change
Residential sales241.1 GWh239.3 GWh+0.8%
Sales, all sectors799.3 GWh760 GWh+5.2%
Residential customers445,140444,027+0.3%
Average residential bill$246.96$186.31+32.6%
Average residential use, kWh542539+0.6%
US residential price16.19¢14.14¢+14.5%

The two years to September 2022

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

What was the average electricity price in Hawaii in September 2022?

45.59¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 42.49¢ for commercial and 39.75¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as final.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

The residential average was 34.57¢ in September 2021, a change of +31.9%. Residential sales changed by +0.8% over the same period.

What was the average residential bill that month?

$246.96, on average use of 542 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 Hawaii page.