Where electricity rates are rising fastest in the U.S. 

Residential electricity prices climbed an average of 6.5% nationwide from May 2024 to May 2025, with some states already seeing double-digit increases.

This map highlights where costs are rising the fastest, underscoring the affordability challenges utilities and customers face. Rising rates add pressure for utilities to design and deliver programs that provide meaningful bill relief and strengthen long-term customer relationships.

For utilities, the implications are clear: customers are feeling the strain. Without targeted, program-led solutions, rising costs risk driving arrears higher, eroding trust, and undermining system reliability.

Read our paper, “Cracking the code on energy affordability,” to explore four proven approaches that deliver real bill savings and build lasting customer confidence.