NewInsight: Investor-owned utilities charge 23% more for power

Electricity prices in Florida

What homes in Florida pay for electricity, from EIA.

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Average price
15.4¢ a kWh
Up 4.4% on a year ago
Average bill
$169 a month
Up 2.4% on a year ago
Average use
1,097 kWh
A month. US 875 kWh
Price rank
29 of 51
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Florida homes paid 15.4¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.

Florida vs the US

FloridaUS
Average price, 12 months to August 202615.4¢18.0¢
Price in August 202615.0¢18.2¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$169$158
Bill in August 2026$217$209
Average monthly use1,097 kWh875 kWh
Price change, past year+4.4%+6.5%
Price change since 2019+32%+39%

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. Bills peak in summer and winter.

Up to and including August 2026

Natural gas price

Average residential price a thousand cubic feet, by month. Summer prices are high because fixed charges are spread over little gas.

Up to and including December 2025

Utilities in Florida

Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 79% of homes in Florida; smaller utilities serve the rest.

Florida Power & LightInvestor-owned14.8¢+3.8%$1665,434,323
Duke Energy FloridaInvestor-owned17.1¢-2.4%$1731,849,632
Tampa ElectricInvestor-owned18.1¢+12%$201779,891
JEA (Jacksonville)Municipal14.8¢+11%$155484,753
Florida Public UtilitiesInvestor-owned18.9¢+6.1%$19126,108

Heating fuels in Florida: propane.