Electricity and gas prices in Hawaii

Households in Hawaii paid an average of 52.72¢ per kilowatt-hour for electricity in June 2026, and $66.84 per thousand cubic feet of natural gas in June 2026. That is the 1st highest electricity price of the fifty states and DC.

What heat costs here

Dollars per million BTU delivered into the house — the only figure that compares a heat pump with a furnace, and the only one that needs no assumption about your house.

Gas furnace, 95% AFUE$67.85
Heat pump at COP 3.0$51.50
Heat pump at COP 2.0$77.26
Electric resistance$154.51

Which certified heat pumps hold their capacity at 5 °F in Hawaii

Five years of prices

July 202133.48¢
October 202134.48¢
January 202237.62¢
April 202241.81¢
July 202245.11¢
October 202244.72¢
January 202344.96¢
April 202343.18¢
July 202339.70¢
October 202342.68¢
January 202444.45¢
April 202445.36¢
July 202442.93¢
October 202441.42¢
January 202540.51¢
April 202542.44¢
July 202539.36¢
October 202539.74¢
January 202639.79¢
April 202646.62¢

Who sells electricity in Hawaii

Utilities reporting at least 1,000 residential customers. The price column is derived — total residential revenue divided by total residential sales in EIA’s 2024 annual survey — not a tariff, and not this month’s rate.

Utility	Ownership	Residential customers	Derived from the 2024 survey
Hawaiian Electric Co Inc.	Investor Owned	276,206	42.87¢
Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc.	Investor Owned	78,386	48.31¢
Maui Electric Co Ltd	Investor Owned	61,811	43.96¢
Kauai Island Utility Cooperative	Cooperative	30,109	41.29¢
Sunrun Inc.	Behind the Meter	15,122	28.34¢
Tesla Inc.	Behind the Meter	2,371	18.16¢
Sunpower Capital, LLC	Behind the Meter	1,116	59.57¢

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Prices: EIA Electric Power Monthly and Natural Gas Monthly, residential sector. Utility figures: EIA-861 annual survey, data year 2024. Both public domain.