The US EIA report on Electricity Prices for September 2025 shows a big surge in prices.

Key Cost Points

Residential: 18.07 Cents per kWh, up 7.4%

Commercial: 14.06 Cents per kWh, up 6.3%

Industrial: 9.02 Cents per kWh, up 6.7%

Transportation: 15.26 Cents per kWh, up 16.6%

Total: 14.23 Cents per kWh, up 6.7%

Residential customers pay over twice as much as industrial customers.

Some of this is explained by consistent industrial demand and contracts. But how inconsistent is residential demand?

Sure, residential demand is seasonal. And there are daily fluctuations. But there is also a consistent base minimum load that generally grows over time.

And industrial demand is not constant either. For example, GM is not producing cars 24 hours a day.

US Households Pay Record Prices

Record Household Electricity Prices

Bloomberg notes US Households Pay Record Electricity Prices

The figures highlight the rising pressure consumers are facing from higher energy bills, as increased power consumption from data centers and industrial users boost prices. While electricity typically fluctuates from month to month due to weather, fuel costs and other reasons, the data shows that power prices have been steadily marching higher for the past five years.