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Hawaii electricity prices, December 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In December 2025, residential customers in Hawaii paid an average of 41.62¢ per kilowatthour, down 1.8% on the same month a year earlier (42.39¢). The US average for the month was 17.24¢; Hawaii was 141% above that. It ranked 1st highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 239,829 MWh, up 6.5% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $221.85 on 533 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 | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Change | US, Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 41.62¢ | 42.39¢ | -1.8% | 17.24¢ |
| Commercial | 38.18¢ | 37.70¢ | +1.3% | 13.63¢ |
| Industrial | 32.77¢ | 32.92¢ | -0.5% | 8.53¢ |
| All sectors | 37.12¢ | 37.22¢ | -0.3% | 13.73¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 239.8 GWh | 225.2 GWh | +6.5% |
| Sales, all sectors | 775.6 GWh | 758.6 GWh | +2.2% |
| Residential customers | 449,924 | 447,400 | +0.6% |
| Average residential bill | $221.85 | $213.32 | +4.0% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 533 | 503 | +6.0% |
| US residential price | 17.24¢ | 16.27¢ | +6.0% |
The two years to December 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in Hawaii in December 2025?
41.62¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 38.18¢ for commercial and 32.77¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 42.39¢ in December 2024, a change of -1.8%. Residential sales changed by +6.5% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$221.85, on average use of 533 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 Hawaii page.