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Industrial Power Jumps to 9.17¢/kWh

Industrial Power jumps 5.3% in June 2026 to 9.17¢/kWh and up 3.0% from a year earlier. A 40 kW machining center on two shifts burns 160,000 kWh a year — $14,672 at this price, $427 more than a year ago.

Industrial Power jumps 5.3% in June 2026 to 9.17¢/kWh and up 3.0% from a year earlier. A 40 kW machining center on two shifts burns 160,000 kWh a year — $14,672 at this price, $427 more than a year ago.

• June 2026: 9.17¢/kWh
• on the month: +5.3%
• on the year: +3.0%

A 40 kW machining center on two shifts burns 160,000 kWh a year — $14,672 at this price, $427 more than a year ago.

The print sits 86% of the way up the archived range of 8.21¢/kWh (April 2025) to 9.33¢/kWh (July 2025), with the standing trend falling.

The year-over-year comparison is against June 2025, which printed 8.90¢/kWh. Source: EIA Electricity Data Browser, retail sales, industrial sector. The number above is the agency's published value, unrounded; the history and any later revisions stay queryable on the live data page.

Published 2026-08-27.