How much electricity costs in Florida in 2026: ¢/kWh and average bill

Residential electricity in Florida cost 15.10 cents per kWh in June 2026, according to EIA, versus 18.34 for the U.S. average. But the average home in the state used 1,104 kWh a month in 2024, against 863 nationwide, which is why its average bill ($156.09) was higher than the national one ($142.26). Florida does not have expensive power; it has the air conditioning on.

What does a kWh cost in Florida vs. the United States?

Source: EIA, Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A. The 2024 annual average was 14.14 ¢/kWh in Florida and 16.48 nationwide (EIA, Table 4). Florida’s price dipped over the year because of the fuel clause, which tracks natural gas; base rates, on the other hand, went up (/en/learn/why-electric-bills-rise-in-florida).

A kWh is the unit you are billed in: 1,000 watts for one hour (/en/glossary/kwh).

What is the average bill?

EIA counts every residential customer in the state; EnergySage counts people who upload their bill to request quotes, who use 53% more than average. Both figures are true for what they measure. If your bill looks like EnergySage’s, you are the profile the solar industry sells to hardest; all the more reason to read /en/learn/how-much-solar-really-saves before signing anything.

EnergySage also publishes city averages from its sample: Miami about $244 a month at $0.15/kWh, Orlando $278 at $0.17 and Tampa $301 at $0.18. The order mirrors the utilities: FPL in Miami, Duke and OUC in Orlando, TECO in Tampa.

What does each utility charge for 1,000 kWh?

Three warnings for reading that table. One: all three utilities charge more for every kWh past 1,000 (/en/learn/how-to-read-your-fpl-bill, /en/learn/how-to-read-your-duke-energy-bill, /en/learn/how-to-read-your-teco-bill). Two: municipal taxes and the franchise fee vary by city and are not in the FPL or TECO figures. Three: you do not choose your utility; your address does. Comparing helps you understand your bill, not switch.

How do I calculate my home’s effective price?

Divide the bill total by the month’s kWh. It is the only number comparable across utilities, because it folds fixed charge, price blocks, clauses and taxes into a single figure. Two examples from published data: FPL’s typical August 2026 bill, $136.64 for 1,000 kWh, works out to 13.7 effective cents before local taxes. Duke’s June 2026 sample bill, $240.87 for 1,500 kWh with a 6% franchise fee and a 10% utility tax, works out to 16.1 effective cents. The same utility can cost you 13 or 17 cents depending on your city and your usage. That is why EIA’s “official” price is a reference, not your price.

Where is the price headed?

Up on base rates, with swings in fuel. FPL has a four-year agreement approved in November 2025; in the August 2025 proposal, FPL projected the 1,000-kWh bill at $143.05 for January 2027, $146.24 for 2028 and $148.15 for December 2029, an average increase of about 2% a year (the final agreement put January 2026 at $136.64). TECO has base increases approved for 2025, 2026 and 2027. Duke’s agreement runs through 2027. And the next major hurricane brings temporary charges back.

Heads up: the headline “Florida has cheap electricity” is true and useless to you. You do not pay per kWh, you pay per month, and the month is defined by your usage. A Miami home at 15 cents using 1,800 kWh pays more than a New York home at 24 cents using 600. The lever is in the kWh (/en/learn/what-is-a-kwh-home-usage), not the price.

When NOT to use these averages

• To size a solar system or a new AC: that is done with your 12 bills, never with the state average.
• To compare your house with “the neighbor’s”: without their kWh, square footage and occupants, the comparison says nothing.
• To project 20 years out: fuel changes every year and rate cases every three or four. Any long projection is an assumption; demand to be told which one.

What to check before deciding

• Your effective price: divide the bill total by the month’s kWh. If it comes out above 16 cents, check local taxes and fixed charges.
• Your kWh against the state average of 1,104: if you are far above, there is room to cut before any purchase.
• How much of your bill is fixed (base charge, minimum, taxes): that does not drop with price or habits (/en/learn/utility-minimum-charge-explained).
• Which base increases your utility has approved: /en/florida/fpl, /en/florida/duke-energy, /en/florida/teco.
• If you are comparing against solar, make sure the proposal uses your utility’s price today and states what escalator it assumes for the future.