Power Bill Facts

New Mexico electricity prices, September 2023

The month beside the same month one year before and beside the US.

Month
September 2023, final
File
Form EIA-861M
Price among 51
24th from the highest

The average residential price in New Mexico was 14.88 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in September 2023. Final

In September 2022, the price was 14.98 cents per kWh. The September 2023 price was 0.10 cents per kWh lower than the September 2022 price.

The US average was 16.27 cents per kWh in September 2023. In September 2023, New Mexico had the 24th highest average residential price among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

The average bill of a residential customer for the month was $103.96, for 699 kWh. A bill for one month changes with the season.

EIA marks this month as final. EIA adjusted the months of this year to the final Form EIA-861 data.

Average price of electricity to ultimate consumers represents the cost per unit of electricity sold and is calculated by dividing electric revenue from ultimate consumers by the corresponding sales of electricity.

The average price of electricity to ultimate consumers reported in this publication by sector represents a weighted average of consumer revenue and sales, and does not equal the per kWh rate charged by the electric power industry participant to the individual consumers.

EIA's words. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, Technical notes, section "Form EIA-861" (March 2024). "This publication" is the Electric Power Monthly.

In plain words: the average price is revenue divided by sales. It is not the rate on a rate schedule. The figures on this page are EIA's own state averages. Monthly data through .

Average price by sector

Cents per kWh

New Mexico: average price by sector, September 2023
SectorSep 2023 cents per kWhSep 2022 cents per kWhChange percentUS, Sep 2023 cents per kWh
Residential14.8814.98-0.7%16.27
Commercial11.3712.01-5.3%13.07
Industrial6.117.47-18.2%8.43
All sectors10.1411.02-8.0%13.14

Sales, customers and bill

Residential, unless the row says all sectors

New Mexico: sales, customers and the residential bill, September 2023
FigureSep 2023Sep 2022Change percent
Residential sales649.4 GWh610.8 GWh+6.3%
Sales, all sectors2.5 TWh2.4 TWh+6.1%
Residential customers929,467922,759+0.7%
Average residential bill (dollars in the month)$103.96$99.17+4.8%
Average residential use (kWh in the month)699662+5.6%
US residential price (cents per kWh)16.2716.19+0.5%

The 25 months to September 2023

Form EIA-861M

cents per kWh05101520Sep 2021Jan 2022May 2022Sep 2022Jan 2023May 2023Sep 2023cents per kWh05101520Sep 2021Apr 2022Nov 2022Sep 2023

New Mexico, residentialUS, residential

Cents per kWh, Form EIA-861M.

Where the figures come from

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook (state by sector and month). EIA status of this month: final. The series runs through July 2026. The average price is revenue divided by sales. The average bill is residential revenue divided by residential customers. The annual figures of each utility are on the New Mexico page.

Questions about September 2023 in New Mexico

What did businesses pay for electricity in New Mexico in September 2023?
The average commercial price was 11.37 cents per kWh. The average industrial price was 6.11 cents per kWh. The average for all sectors was 10.14 cents per kWh.
How much electricity did residential customers in New Mexico buy in September 2023?
Residential customers bought 649.4 GWh of electricity in September 2023. One GWh is 1,000,000 kWh. The quantity was 6.3% higher than the quantity in September 2022.
How many residential customers did New Mexico have in September 2023?
New Mexico had 929,467 residential customers in September 2023. The number was 0.7% higher than the number in September 2022. A customer is one account or one meter, not one person.