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Hawaii

Hawaii Electric Light electricity rates

What homes pay Hawaii Electric Light for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 80,313 homes in Hawaii. EIA lists it as Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc.

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Average price
47.4¢ a kWh
Up 2.1% on a year ago
Average bill
$218 a month
Up 4.6% on a year ago
Average use
461 kWh
A month. Hawaii 514 kWh
Price rank in Hawaii
1 of 4
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Hawaii Electric Light homes paid 47.4¢ a kWh, against 44.3¢ across Hawaii.

Hawaii Electric Light vs Hawaii

Hawaii Electric LightHawaii
Average price, 12 months to August 202647.4¢44.3¢
Price in August 202646.8¢47.2¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$218$228
Bill in August 2026$235$269
Average monthly use461 kWh514 kWh
Price change, past year+2.1%+8.8%
Price change since 2019+30%+38%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey.