New Mexico residential electricity rates

LATEST PUBLISHED OBSERVATION

16.51 USD cents per kWh

The latest covered residential electricity price for New Mexico is 16.51 USD cents per kilowatt-hour, for Aug 2026. That is 3.3% higher than the same reporting period a year earlier.

Residential revenue per kWh sold. A state or national average; individual bills and tariffs differ. EIA monthly values can be revised.

Official U.S. Energy Information Administration data ↗ · Source checked: 2026-11-08 · Cached official feed

What does electricity usage cost in New Mexico?

These examples multiply electricity usage by the published average. They are illustrations, not bill quotes; fixed charges, tariff bands and subsidies may affect actual bills.

Monthly electricity usageIllustrative cost in USD
500 kWh82.55 USD
1,000 kWh165.10 USD
1,500 kWh247.65 USD

New Mexico electricity price history

Prices remain in the source currency so exchange-rate movements do not alter this comparison.

Observation periodUSD cents per kWhSource flag
Aug 202616.51—
Jul 202616.09—
Jun 202615.06—
May 202614.12—
Apr 202615.15—
Mar 202614.81—
Feb 202615.07—
Jan 202614.70—
Dec 202514.47—
Nov 202515.38—
Oct 202514.72—
Sep 202516.26—
Aug 202515.98—
Jul 202515.61—
Jun 202514.50—
May 202514.28—
Apr 202514.14—
Mar 202514.38—
Feb 202513.98—
Jan 202513.65—
Dec 202414.30—
Nov 202413.98—
Oct 202414.08—
Sep 202415.04—
Aug 202414.91—
Jul 202414.89—
Jun 202414.06—
May 202413.63—
Apr 202413.81—
Mar 202414.15—
Feb 202413.73—
Jan 202413.08—
Dec 202313.37—
Nov 202314.20—
Oct 202314.12—
Sep 202314.88—
Aug 202314.41—
Jul 202314.39—
Jun 202313.58—
May 202312.96—
Apr 202313.43—
Mar 202313.05—
Feb 202313.75—
Jan 202313.27—
Dec 202213.34—
Nov 202213.85—
Oct 202214.36—
Sep 202214.98—
Aug 202214.81—
Jul 202214.84—
Jun 202213.87—
May 202212.64—
Apr 202213.43—
Mar 202213.22—
Feb 202213.02—
Jan 202212.90—
Dec 202113.03—
Nov 202113.52—
Oct 202113.62—
Sep 202114.53—
Aug 202114.42—
Jul 202114.39—
Jun 202113.88—
May 202113.17—
Apr 202112.96—
Mar 202112.61—
Feb 202112.83—
Jan 202112.44—
Dec 202012.20—
Nov 202012.85—
Oct 202013.30—
Sep 202014.11—
Aug 202013.77—
Jul 202013.63—
Jun 202013.26—
May 202012.04—
Apr 202012.45—
Mar 202012.36—
Feb 202012.39—
Jan 202012.00—

How are these residential prices measured?

EIA divides residential electricity sales revenue by electricity sold. This represents the average across households and providers in the reported area, rather than a specific utility rate plan. Monthly observations may be revised.

County, city and political district boundaries do not define utility territories. The U.S. local lookup identifies possible providers by address and ZIP; its utility prices are dated 2024 averages.

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