Data · April 2026 · 304-month history

Maryland Electricity Prices

Residential electricity in Maryland averaged 22.07¢ per kilowatt-hour in April 2026. Rates there are 14.2% higher than the 19.32¢ U.S. average. Prices have risen 15.9% year over year. A typical 10,500-kWh household would pay around $2,317 a year at this rate, and that spend is the starting point for any solar-payback estimate.

What we measure: Average residential retail price of electricity published by the EIA for the state, in cents per kilowatt-hour — a statewide monthly average, not a personalized utility tariff or the rate any single household pays. EIA publishes state retail-price data on a lag of roughly two to three months; the latest period shown reflects that lag.

Key facts — April 2026

Avg residential rate
22.07¢
Change (year over year)
+15.9%
vs national average
+14.2%
Est. annual bill
$2,317
National average
19.32¢
Months tracked
304

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Maryland trend, last 36 months

Average residential price per kWh each month. Bars scale to the highest month shown.

MonthAvg rate (¢/kWh)
May 202316.08
June 202317.00
July 202316.02
August 202316.39
September 202316.95
October 202318.38
November 202317.38
December 202317.46
January 202417.45
February 202417.58
March 202418.07
April 202417.85
May 202417.62
June 202417.41
July 202417.24
August 202417.83
September 202418.36
October 202419.21
November 202418.40
December 202418.13
January 202518.24
February 202518.30
March 202518.94
April 202519.05
May 202519.00
June 202519.29
July 202518.83
August 202519.83
September 202521.05
October 202522.30
November 202521.34
December 202519.57
January 202620.61
February 202620.08
March 202635.85
April 202622.07

Use this data

Download Maryland CSV — free to reuse with attribution. Read the full methodology for the metric definition, refresh cadence, and limitations. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Electricity retail sales — average price by state.

Suggested citation

"Maryland Electricity Prices." Geostellar Residential Electricity Price Index, April 2026, based on U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) electricity retail-sales data. https://geostellar.com/energy/electricity-rates/maryland

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