Industrial Power Falls to 9.64¢/kWh

Industrial Power falls 1.3% in August 2026 to 9.64¢/kWh and up 7.3% from a year earlier. A 40 kW machining center on two shifts burns 160,000 kWh a year — $15,424 at this price, $1,049 more than a year ago.

• August 2026: 9.64¢/kWh
• on the month: -1.3%
• on the year: +7.3%

The print sits 92% 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 August 2025, which printed 8.98¢/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.