Here’s What the Average Electricity Bill Costs on the East Coast

If you live on the East Coast, you know how expensive electricity is — just another thing driving up the cost of living. According to a recent GOBankingRates study of data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the median monthly bill in those 16 East Coast states is $142, with the cheapest being New Jersey’s average bill of about $113 and the most expensive being Connecticut’s $203 average.

New Jersey is 17% below the national average, and Vermont is equally affordable, at 14% below the average.

Check out how much electricity costs in all of the East Coast states.

• Average monthly bill: $202.74
• Average monthly consumption: 678.46
• % difference from the national average: 48.2%

• Average monthly bill: $138.04
• Average monthly consumption: 877.51
• % difference from the national average: 0.9%

• Average monthly bill: $168.35
• Average monthly consumption: 1,107.08
• % difference from the national average: 23%

• Average monthly bill: $141.67
• Average monthly consumption: 1,034.85
• % difference from the national average: 3.5%

• Average monthly bill: $153.56
• Average monthly consumption: 559.98
• % difference from the national average: 12.2%

• Average monthly bill: $148.45
• Average monthly consumption: 894.43
• % difference from the national average: 8.5%

• Average monthly bill: $165.55
• Average monthly consumption: 559.15
• % difference from the national average: 21%

• Average monthly bill: $168.79
• Average monthly consumption: 599.55
• % difference from the national average: 23.3%

• Average monthly bill: $113.21
• Average monthly consumption: 639.46
• % difference from the national average: -17.3%

• Average monthly bill: $125.80
• Average monthly consumption: 565.53
• % difference from the national average: -8.1%

• Average monthly bill: $127.79
• Average monthly consumption: 988.57
• % difference from the national average: -6.6%

• Average monthly bill: $143.10
• Average monthly consumption: 790.52
• % difference from the national average: 4.6%

• Average monthly bill: $149.78
• Average monthly consumption: 554.43
• % difference from the national average: 9.5%

• Average monthly bill: $139.91
• Average monthly consumption: 1,022.47
• % difference from the national average: 2.2%

• Average monthly bill: $117.11
• Average monthly consumption: 562.52
• % difference from the national average: -14.4%

• Average monthly bill: $141.63
• Average monthly consumption: 993.19
• % difference from the national average: 3.5%

Methodology: For this study, GOBankingRates analyzed electricity costs in each state to find the average costs. Each state was analyzed using U.S. Energy Information Administration’s data on the average monthly power used, average cost per kilowatt hour, number of customers and average monthly bill. The difference in dollar and percent from the national average monthly cost was calculated for each state. The data was broken up by end use, representing residential and commercial customers. All data was collected on and is up to date as of Feb. 19, 2025.