Florida energy profile

Manufacturing energy costs in Florida

Florida plants pay 9.17 cents per kWh for industrial power as of Jul 2026, which puts the state 6.1% under the national average and 22 of 51 in the country, counting from the cheapest.

Current prices in Florida

  • Industrial electricity: 9.17 cents per kWh (Jul 2026, EIA).
  • Commercial electricity, the rate a warehouse or distribution center in Florida typically pays: 11.37 cents per kWh.
  • Industrial natural gas: 6.88 per Mcf (Jul 2026), 50.2% above the national average.
  • Just below Florida on the price ladder: Idaho at 9.02, Utah at 9.1, Indiana at 9.16 cents. Just above: Arizona at 9.35, Colorado at 9.54, Michigan at 9.81 cents.

What the rate does to operating cost

  • A 10 kW machine running a 4,000 hour year costs about 3,668 in electricity at Florida rates versus 3,908 at the national average; at 50 kW the gap is 18,340 versus 19,540, and at 200 kW it is 73,360 versus 78,160.
  • Florida sits mid-pack for power cost, so energy is neither a site-selection advantage nor a penalty. Estimates built on national averages will land close here, though demand charges and rate schedules still swing the real bill.

What factory labor pays in Florida

  • Industrial production managers: $57.63/hr median in Florida versus $60.61 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Industrial engineers: $48.85/hr median in Florida versus $49.25 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Production supervisors: $30.75/hr median in Florida versus $35.79 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Tool and die makers: $30.71/hr median in Florida versus $30.79 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Industrial machinery mechanics: $29.16/hr median in Florida versus $31.02 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Machinists: $27.47/hr median in Florida versus $28.24 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Florida employs about 429,000 manufacturing workers as of Aug 2026 (BLS).

Manufacturing base in Florida

  • Florida has 14,341 manufacturing establishments employing about 358,707 workers (Census County Business Patterns, 2023).
  • Largest sectors by establishment count: fabricated metal products (2,093), printing and related support (1,525), food manufacturing (1,314), furniture and related products (1,039), machinery manufacturing (871).

Sources and update cadence

  • Prices come from the U.S. Energy Information Administration and refresh automatically when the agency publishes; this page also archives each month's Florida observation so the local price history deepens over time.

Last reviewed 2026-09-30.