Industrial Power Surges to 9.77¢/kWh

Industrial Power surges 6.5% in July 2026 to 9.77¢/kWh and up 4.7% from a year earlier. A 40 kW machining center on two shifts burns 160,000 kWh a year — $15,632 at this price, $702 more than a year ago.

• July 2026: 9.77¢/kWh
• on the month: +6.5%
• on the year: +4.7%

The print sits 100% of the way up the archived range of 8.21¢/kWh (April 2025) to 9.77¢/kWh (July 2026), with the standing trend rising.

The year-over-year comparison is against July 2025, which printed 9.33¢/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.