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Hawaii electricity prices, January 2024

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

In January 2024, residential customers in Hawaii paid an average of 44.45¢ per kilowatthour, down 1.1% on the same month a year earlier (44.96¢). The US average for the month was 15.41¢; Hawaii was 188% above that. It ranked 1st highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Residential sales were 225,973 MWh, down 2.6% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $225.08 on 506 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.

44.45¢residential, per kWh-1.1% on Jan 2023
$225.08average residential bill for the monthon 506 kWh
226 GWhresidential sales-2.6% on a year earlier
1sthighest residential price of 51US 15.41¢

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

SectorJan 2024Jan 2023ChangeUS, Jan 2024
Residential44.45¢44.96¢-1.1%15.41¢
Commercial41.48¢43.25¢-4.1%12.50¢
Industrial37.66¢40.18¢-6.3%8.07¢
All sectors40.96¢42.64¢-3.9%12.65¢

Sales and customers

MeasureJan 2024Jan 2023Change
Residential sales226 GWh232 GWh-2.6%
Sales, all sectors715.7 GWh730.1 GWh-2.0%
Residential customers446,258445,826+0.1%
Average residential bill$225.08$233.94-3.8%
Average residential use, kWh506520-2.7%
US residential price15.41¢15.47¢-0.4%

The two years to January 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 Hawaii in January 2024?

44.45¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 41.48¢ for commercial and 37.66¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as final.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

The residential average was 44.96¢ in January 2023, a change of -1.1%. Residential sales changed by -2.6% over the same period.

What was the average residential bill that month?

$225.08, on average use of 506 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.