Data · July 2026 · 23rd of 51 jurisdictions
Indiana Electricity Prices
Residential electricity in Indiana averaged 16.73¢ per kilowatt-hour in July 2026, and its distance from the national benchmark has been widening. That is 7.8% below the jurisdiction's all-time high of 18.15¢, recorded in May 2026. Since January 2001 the jurisdiction average has risen 175%, from 6.08¢ — a compound 4.0% a year — and month-to-month it has been about as month-to-month steady as the typical jurisdiction. Seasonally, October runs dearest against its own year and January cheapest.
What we measure: Average residential retail price of electricity published by the EIA for each reporting jurisdiction, in cents per kilowatt-hour — a state- or DC-wide monthly average, not a personalized utility tariff or the rate any single household pays. EIA publishes jurisdiction-level retail-price data on a lag of roughly two to three months; the latest period shown reflects that lag.
Key facts — July 2026
- Avg residential rate
- 16.73¢
- National rank
- 23rd of 51 jurisdictions reporting July 2026
- Change (year over year)
- +3.4%
- vs national average
- -13.1%
- Est. annual bill
- $1,757
- All-time high
- 18.15¢ May 2026
- National average
- 19.26¢
- Months tracked
- 307
How Indiana compares: below the national benchmark
Over the trailing twelve months the jurisdiction average ranged from 15.91¢ in December 2025 to 18.15¢ in May 2026 — a wide 14.1% spread within a single year.
Indiana ranks 2nd of 5 in its immediate border group, between Kentucky at 13.81¢ and Michigan at 23.05¢.
Indiana is 8% off its record high
- Record high
- 18.15¢ May 2026
- Record low
- 6.08¢ January 2001
- Change since January 2001
- +175.2%
- Compound annual rate
- +4.0%/yr
Across the complete calendar years in the series (2001–2025), October is Indiana's most expensive month relative to its own year and January its cheapest, a seasonal swing of about 15.0 percentage points. Each month is divided by its own calendar-year mean first, so the long-run price rise is not counted as seasonality. Partial years are excluded, so they are not part of the span named here.
Use Indiana's 16.73¢/kWh jurisdiction average as comparison context. It is a public-data benchmark, not a household bill or solar result: a household figure requires documented annual use, address-specific production, same-scope price, utility cash flows, and source-event dates, and this page does not prefill them.
Open the explicit-input solar tool →Indiana trend, last 36 reported months
Average residential price per kWh each month. Bars scale to the highest month shown.
| Month | Avg rate (¢/kWh) | Rate relative to highest month |
|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | 14.17 | |
| September 2023 | 14.10 | |
| October 2023 | 15.17 | |
| November 2023 | 14.64 | |
| December 2023 | 14.58 | |
| January 2024 | 13.70 | |
| February 2024 | 14.07 | |
| March 2024 | 14.50 | |
| April 2024 | 15.33 | |
| May 2024 | 15.26 | |
| June 2024 | 14.81 | |
| July 2024 | 14.71 | |
| August 2024 | 14.79 | |
| September 2024 | 14.82 | |
| October 2024 | 15.73 | |
| November 2024 | 16.24 | |
| December 2024 | 14.33 | |
| January 2025 | 14.55 | |
| February 2025 | 14.64 | |
| March 2025 | 16.40 | |
| April 2025 | 16.89 | |
| May 2025 | 16.90 | |
| June 2025 | 16.48 | |
| July 2025 | 16.18 | |
| August 2025 | 16.47 | |
| September 2025 | 17.33 | |
| October 2025 | 17.34 | |
| November 2025 | 17.41 | |
| December 2025 | 15.91 | |
| January 2026 | 16.19 | |
| February 2026 | 16.06 | |
| March 2026 | 17.85 | |
| April 2026 | 17.90 | |
| May 2026 | 18.15 | |
| June 2026 | 17.51 | |
| July 2026 | 16.73 |
Indiana electricity rates — common questions
Is electricity expensive in Indiana?
Indiana sits mid-pack — 16.73¢ per kilowatt-hour in July 2026, 23rd-highest of 51 and 13.1% below the national benchmark.
What is the average electricity bill in Indiana?
At Indiana's July 2026 average of 16.73¢/kWh, 10,500 kWh of annual use works out to $1,757 a year — around $146 a month. Running the same 10,500 kWh calculation at the July 2026 national benchmark rate gives $2,023 — a $266 gap between the two published averages, less for Indiana, not a bill either way.
Are electricity rates going up in Indiana?
Over the full EIA series the Indiana jurisdiction average has risen 175% since January 2001, from 6.08¢ to 16.73¢ in July 2026 — a compound 4.0% per year. Month-to-month movement has been about typical for a reporting jurisdiction.
When were electricity rates highest in Indiana?
May 2026, at 18.15¢ per kilowatt-hour. The July 2026 reading of 16.73¢ sits 7.8% below that peak. The lowest monthly average on record was 6.08¢ in January 2001.
What time of year is electricity most expensive in Indiana?
October. Measured over the 25 complete calendar years the EIA series covers for Indiana, 2001 through 2025, October runs highest relative to its own year and January runs lowest — a swing of roughly 15.0 percentage points.
Is electricity cheaper in states bordering Indiana?
Among Indiana and its land-border neighbours in July 2026, Kentucky posts the lowest average at 13.81¢ and Michigan the highest at 23.05¢. Indiana ranks 2nd of 5 in the group, at 16.73¢.
Is 16.73¢/kWh the rate I actually pay in Indiana?
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 Indiana for July 2026 — a benchmark, never a billed amount. Even the jurisdiction figure is not one number — across the trailing year it moved between 15.91¢ in December 2025 and 18.15¢ 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.
Use this data
Download Indiana CSV — free to reuse with attribution. See how the Indiana figure is calculated for the metric definition, refresh cadence, and limitations. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Electricity retail sales — average price by state.
"Indiana Electricity Prices." Geostellar Residential Electricity Price Index, July 2026, based on U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) electricity retail-sales data. https://geostellar.com/energy/electricity-rates/indiana
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