Electricity prices in Maryland
What homes in Maryland pay for electricity, from EIA.
Headlines
- Average price
- 21.2¢ a kWh
- Up 13% on a year ago
- Average bill
- $202 a month
- Up 15% on a year ago
- Average use
- 955 kWh
- A month. US 875 kWh
- Price rank
- 14 of 51
- 1 is the most expensive
Over the 12 months to August 2026, Maryland homes paid 21.2¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.
Maryland vs the US
| Maryland | US | |
|---|---|---|
| Average price, 12 months to August 2026 | 21.2¢ | 18.0¢ |
| Price in August 2026 | 21.4¢ | 18.2¢ |
| Average monthly bill, 12 months | $202 | $158 |
| Bill in August 2026 | $233 | $209 |
| Average monthly use | 955 kWh | 875 kWh |
| Price change, past year | +13% | +6.5% |
| Price change since 2019 | +61% | +39% |
Electricity price
Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.
Up to and including August 2026
| Month | Cents a kWh |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 21.40¢ |
| July 2026 | 21.41¢ |
| June 2026 | 21.84¢ |
| May 2026 | 21.78¢ |
| April 2026 | 22.07¢ |
| March 2026 | 22.20¢ |
| February 2026 | 20.08¢ |
| January 2026 | 20.61¢ |
| December 2025 | 19.59¢ |
| November 2025 | 21.38¢ |
| October 2025 | 22.36¢ |
| September 2025 | 21.10¢ |
| August 2025 | 19.89¢ |
| July 2025 | 18.89¢ |
| June 2025 | 19.34¢ |
| May 2025 | 19.07¢ |
| April 2025 | 19.12¢ |
| March 2025 | 19.01¢ |
| February 2025 | 18.33¢ |
| January 2025 | 18.25¢ |
| December 2024 | 18.13¢ |
| November 2024 | 18.40¢ |
| October 2024 | 19.21¢ |
| September 2024 | 18.36¢ |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Maryland, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Average monthly bill
What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.
Up to and including August 2026
| Month | Bill |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | $233 |
| July 2026 | $253 |
| June 2026 | $201 |
| May 2026 | $158 |
| April 2026 | $157 |
| March 2026 | $193 |
| February 2026 | $235 |
| January 2026 | $271 |
| December 2025 | $236 |
| November 2025 | $168 |
| October 2025 | $147 |
| September 2025 | $174 |
| August 2025 | $190 |
| July 2025 | $236 |
| June 2025 | $183 |
| May 2025 | $133 |
| April 2025 | $135 |
| March 2025 | $162 |
| February 2025 | $198 |
| January 2025 | $251 |
| December 2024 | $205 |
| November 2024 | $139 |
| October 2024 | $128 |
| September 2024 | $143 |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Maryland, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)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 August 2026
| Month | Price a Mcf |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | $25.90 |
| July 2026 | $24.22 |
| June 2026 | $22.57 |
| May 2026 | $18.94 |
| April 2026 | $18.98 |
| March 2026 | $17.19 |
| January 2026 | $15.96 |
| December 2025 | $15.87 |
| November 2025 | $17.52 |
| October 2025 | $20.99 |
| September 2025 | $21.78 |
| July 2025 | $25.89 |
| June 2025 | $23.74 |
| May 2025 | $22.57 |
| April 2025 | $19.49 |
| March 2025 | $18.27 |
| February 2025 | $13.59 |
| January 2025 | $15.28 |
| December 2024 | $14.78 |
| November 2024 | $18.10 |
| October 2024 | $20.82 |
| September 2024 | $22.30 |
| August 2024 | $25.48 |
| July 2024 | $25.57 |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Maryland, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Utilities in Maryland
Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 97% of homes in Maryland; smaller utilities serve the rest.
| Baltimore Gas & ElectricInvestor-owned | 22.3¢ | +18% |
| Potomac Electric PowerInvestor-owned | 23.4¢ | +9.6% |
| Potomac EdisonInvestor-owned | 16.6¢ | +12% |
| Delmarva PowerInvestor-owned | 22.7¢ | +6.0% |
| Southern Maryland Electric CooperativeCooperative | 18.4¢ | +16% |
Heating fuels in Maryland: heating oil, propane.