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Alaska Electric Light & Power electricity rates

What homes pay Alaska Electric Light & Power for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 15,721 homes in Alaska. EIA lists it as Alaska Electric Light & Power Co..

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Average price
13.2¢ a kWh
Down 2.6% on a year ago
Average bill
$130 a month
Up 3.4% on a year ago
Average use
981 kWh
A month. Alaska 588 kWh
Price rank in Alaska
5 of 5
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Alaska Electric Light & Power homes paid 13.2¢ a kWh, against 26.9¢ across Alaska.

Alaska Electric Light & Power vs Alaska

Alaska Electric Light & PowerAlaska
Average price, 12 months to August 202613.2¢26.9¢
Price in August 202612.8¢29.4¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$130$158
Bill in August 2026$75$139
Average monthly use981 kWh588 kWh
Price change, past year-2.6%+5.0%
Price change since 2019-7.0%+18%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026