Energy prices

Commercial electricity price

As of Apr 2026, commercial electricity price stands at 13.5¢ cents/kWh (EIA Electricity Data Browser, retail sales, commercial sector), rising over the recent window.

What this measures and why it matters

  • Commercial electricity price is a direct operating cost for any energy-intensive process: melting, heat treating, drying, compressed air, and machining all scale with it. Watching the trend helps plants time efficiency projects and price energy-heavy work correctly rather than quoting off a stale rate.
  • The figure comes from EIA Electricity Data Browser, retail sales, commercial sector and is reported in cents/kWh. MFG Calcs archives every published value, so the chart and table below show the full recorded history rather than a single snapshot, and they extend automatically as new data lands.

Current reading and trend

  • Latest reading: 13.5¢ cents/kWh for Apr 2026.
  • Prior period: 13.9¢ (Mar 2026), a decline of 0.41.
  • Compared with a year earlier, commercial electricity price is up 4.8%.
  • Across the archived window the high was 14.4¢ in Feb 2026 and the low was 12.9¢ in Apr 2025.
  • The series has moved down for 2 consecutive periods.
  • 13 observations have been archived so far, and this page deepens automatically each time EIA Electricity Data Browser, retail sales, commercial sector publishes a new figure.

Recent observations

  • Apr 2026: 13.5¢ cents/kWh
  • Mar 2026: 13.9¢ cents/kWh
  • Feb 2026: 14.4¢ cents/kWh
  • Jan 2026: 13.6¢ cents/kWh
  • Dec 2025: 13.6¢ cents/kWh
  • Nov 2025: 13.2¢ cents/kWh
  • Oct 2025: 13.5¢ cents/kWh
  • Sep 2025: 14.0¢ cents/kWh
  • Aug 2025: 13.9¢ cents/kWh
  • Jul 2025: 14.1¢ cents/kWh
  • Jun 2025: 13.5¢ cents/kWh
  • May 2025: 12.9¢ cents/kWh
  • Apr 2025: 12.9¢ cents/kWh

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.