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City of Lansing electricity rates

What homes pay City of Lansing for electricity, from EIA.

Municipal utility, 87,759 homes in Michigan. EIA lists it as City of Lansing - (MI).

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Average price
21.0¢ a kWh
Up 9.1% on a year ago
Average bill
$111 a month
Up 8.1% on a year ago
Average use
528 kWh
A month. Michigan 630 kWh
Price rank in Michigan
4 of 8
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, City of Lansing homes paid 21.0¢ a kWh, against 21.3¢ across Michigan.

City of Lansing vs Michigan

City of LansingMichigan
Average price, 12 months to August 202621.0¢21.3¢
Price in August 202619.5¢23.0¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$111$134
Bill in August 2026$139$172
Average monthly use528 kWh630 kWh
Price change, past year+9.1%+8.0%
Price change since 2019+33%+35%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026