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Hawaii

Maui Electric electricity rates

What homes pay Maui Electric for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 62,724 homes in Hawaii. EIA lists it as Maui Electric Co Ltd.

Headlines

Average price
45.8¢ a kWh
Up 8.4% on a year ago
Average bill
$232 a month
Up 10% on a year ago
Average use
507 kWh
A month. Hawaii 514 kWh
Price rank in Hawaii
2 of 4
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Maui Electric homes paid 45.8¢ a kWh, against 44.3¢ across Hawaii.

Maui Electric vs Hawaii

Maui ElectricHawaii
Average price, 12 months to August 202645.8¢44.3¢
Price in August 202647.8¢47.2¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$232$228
Bill in August 2026$265$269
Average monthly use507 kWh514 kWh
Price change, past year+8.4%+8.8%
Price change since 2019+35%+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.