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Hawaii

Hawaiian Electric electricity rates

What homes pay Hawaiian Electric for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 277,379 homes in Hawaii. EIA lists it as Hawaiian Electric Co Inc.

Headlines

Average price
44.8¢ a kWh
Up 9.7% on a year ago
Average bill
$212 a month
Up 12% on a year ago
Average use
473 kWh
A month. Hawaii 514 kWh
Price rank in Hawaii
3 of 4
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Hawaiian Electric homes paid 44.8¢ a kWh, against 44.3¢ across Hawaii.

Hawaiian Electric vs Hawaii

Hawaiian ElectricHawaii
Average price, 12 months to August 202644.8¢44.3¢
Price in August 202649.7¢47.2¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$212$228
Bill in August 2026$260$269
Average monthly use473 kWh514 kWh
Price change, past year+9.7%+8.8%
Price change since 2019+44%+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.