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New Mexico 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 New Mexico paid an average of 14.66¢ per kilowatthour, up 2.5% on the same month a year earlier (14.30¢). The US average for the month was 17.24¢; New Mexico was 15% below that. It ranked 30th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 578,094 MWh, little changed on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $91.51 on 624 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 | 14.66¢ | 14.30¢ | +2.5% | 17.24¢ |
| Commercial | 10.78¢ | 10.36¢ | +4.1% | 13.63¢ |
| Industrial | 5.13¢ | 5.59¢ | -8.2% | 8.53¢ |
| All sectors | 8.69¢ | 8.95¢ | -2.9% | 13.73¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 578.1 GWh | 576.6 GWh | +0.3% |
| Sales, all sectors | 2.7 TWh | 2.6 TWh | +4.3% |
| Residential customers | 925,846 | 940,843 | -1.6% |
| Average residential bill | $91.51 | $87.64 | +4.4% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 624 | 613 | +1.8% |
| 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 New Mexico in December 2025?
14.66¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 10.78¢ for commercial and 5.13¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 14.30¢ in December 2024, a change of +2.5%. Residential sales changed by +0.3% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$91.51, on average use of 624 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 New Mexico page.