Electricity prices in Michigan
What homes in Michigan pay for electricity, from EIA.
Headlines
- Average price
- 21.3¢ a kWh
- Up 8.0% on a year ago
- Average bill
- $134 a month
- Up 7.8% on a year ago
- Average use
- 630 kWh
- A month. US 875 kWh
- Price rank
- 13 of 51
- 1 is the most expensive
Over the 12 months to August 2026, Michigan homes paid 21.3¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.
Michigan vs the US
| Michigan | US | |
|---|---|---|
| Average price, 12 months to August 2026 | 21.3¢ | 18.0¢ |
| Price in August 2026 | 23.0¢ | 18.2¢ |
| Average monthly bill, 12 months | $134 | $158 |
| Bill in August 2026 | $172 | $209 |
| Average monthly use | 630 kWh | 875 kWh |
| Price change, past year | +8.0% | +6.5% |
| Price change since 2019 | +35% | +39% |
Electricity price
Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.
Up to and including August 2026
| Month | Cents a kWh |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 22.99¢ |
| July 2026 | 23.05¢ |
| June 2026 | 22.99¢ |
| May 2026 | 22.01¢ |
| April 2026 | 21.39¢ |
| March 2026 | 21.19¢ |
| February 2026 | 19.99¢ |
| January 2026 | 19.52¢ |
| December 2025 | 19.54¢ |
| November 2025 | 19.95¢ |
| October 2025 | 20.47¢ |
| September 2025 | 21.22¢ |
| August 2025 | 20.73¢ |
| July 2025 | 20.56¢ |
| June 2025 | 20.89¢ |
| May 2025 | 20.24¢ |
| April 2025 | 19.95¢ |
| March 2025 | 19.37¢ |
| February 2025 | 18.91¢ |
| January 2025 | 18.50¢ |
| December 2024 | 18.42¢ |
| November 2024 | 18.84¢ |
| October 2024 | 19.40¢ |
| September 2024 | 20.12¢ |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Michigan, 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 | $172 |
| July 2026 | $211 |
| June 2026 | $151 |
| May 2026 | $115 |
| April 2026 | $108 |
| March 2026 | $122 |
| February 2026 | $120 |
| January 2026 | $140 |
| December 2025 | $136 |
| November 2025 | $111 |
| October 2025 | $106 |
| September 2025 | $117 |
| August 2025 | $156 |
| July 2025 | $186 |
| June 2025 | $151 |
| May 2025 | $100 |
| April 2025 | $101 |
| March 2025 | $111 |
| February 2025 | $119 |
| January 2025 | $132 |
| December 2024 | $123 |
| November 2024 | $100 |
| October 2024 | $96 |
| September 2024 | $118 |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Michigan, 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 | $20.75 |
| July 2026 | $19.88 |
| June 2026 | $19.72 |
| May 2026 | $14.07 |
| April 2026 | $12.51 |
| March 2026 | $11.32 |
| February 2026 | $11.13 |
| January 2026 | $10.02 |
| December 2025 | $10.24 |
| November 2025 | $10.66 |
| October 2025 | $11.87 |
| September 2025 | $16.89 |
| August 2025 | $19.57 |
| July 2025 | $16.28 |
| June 2025 | $17.91 |
| May 2025 | $13.21 |
| April 2025 | $11.82 |
| March 2025 | $11.05 |
| February 2025 | $9.58 |
| January 2025 | $9.29 |
| December 2024 | $9.45 |
| November 2024 | $10.16 |
| October 2024 | $12.08 |
| September 2024 | $15.91 |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Michigan, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Utilities in Michigan
Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 90% of homes in Michigan; smaller utilities serve the rest.
| DTE ElectricInvestor-owned | 22.0¢ | +9.5% |
| Consumers EnergyInvestor-owned | 21.7¢ | +8.0% |
| Indiana Michigan Power (AEP)Investor-owned | 16.7¢ | -5.5% |
| City of LansingMunicipal | 21.0¢ | +9.1% |
| Upper Peninsula PowerInvestor-owned | 28.6¢ | +4.0% |
| Cloverland Electric CooperativeCooperative | 14.5¢ | +2.0% |
| Upper Michigan Energy ResourcesInvestor-owned | 18.4¢ | +10% |
| Alpena PowerInvestor-owned | 18.7¢ | -0.5% |
Heating fuels in Michigan: heating oil, propane.