Alaska Electricity Prices

Alaska sits in the most expensive quarter of the country — 28.23¢ per kilowatt-hour in May 2026, 7th-highest of 51 and 45.4% above the national benchmark. The index reports the published average, not its causes.

At Alaska's May 2026 average of 28.23¢/kWh, 10,500 kWh of annual use works out to $2,964 a year — around $247 a month. Running the same 10,500 kWh calculation at the May 2026 national benchmark rate gives $2,038 — a $926 gap between the two published averages, more for Alaska, not a bill either way.

Over the full EIA series the Alaska jurisdiction average has risen 152% since January 2001, from 11.22¢ to 28.23¢ in May 2026 — a compound 3.7% per year. The path has been unusually smooth — Alaska is among the steadiest third of jurisdictions month to month.

Yes. The May 2026 average of 28.23¢ per kilowatt-hour is the highest monthly figure Alaska has recorded across the EIA series, which begins in January 2001. The previous floor for the jurisdiction was 11.22¢ in January 2001.

July. Measured over the 25 complete calendar years the EIA series covers for Alaska, 2001 through 2025, July runs highest relative to its own year and January runs lowest — a swing of roughly 9.8 percentage points.

Among Alaska and its land-border neighbours in May 2026, Washington posts the lowest average at 14.95¢ and Hawaii the highest at 52.00¢. Alaska ranks 3rd of 5 in the group, at 28.23¢.

Almost certainly not exactly, and this is the one caveat that governs every figure on this page. The published value is the EIA residential average across every utility and residential rate class in Alaska for May 2026 — a benchmark, never a billed amount. Even the jurisdiction figure is not one number — across the trailing year it moved between 25.52¢ in January 2026 and 28.23¢ in May 2026. Your own rate depends on your utility, tariff, usage tier, time-of-use schedule, and fixed monthly charges, none of which this index models. Read your bill for the rate that applies to you.