Alaska household electricity prices rose 5.6 percent from a year earlier in July, federal data show

Alaska households paid an average of 28.83 cents per kilowatt-hour for electricity in July, about 5.6 percent more than a year earlier, according to federal figures released Thursday. That's more than 10 cents above the national average of 18.31 cents.

Across homes, businesses and industry, Alaskans bought less electricity than in July 2025 but paid more for it, about $120 million compared with $114 million. The steepest increase hit industrial customers, whose average price rose from 19.40 cents to 24.81 cents, nearly 28 percent.

The statewide average blends very different places. Power Cost Equalization, a state program, lowers what eligible households in high-cost rural communities pay. In Juneau, where Alaska Electric Light and Power runs on hydroelectric power, residential rates run roughly 10 to 14 cents per kilowatt-hour, depending on the season. Even the higher permanent rates the utility has asked state regulators to approve would be about half the statewide average.