Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc electricity rates in Hawaii, 2025
Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc’s 79,318 residential customers paid an average of 45.80¢ per kWh in 2025, 13% above the Hawaii average of 40.40¢. The typical home used 450 kWh a month, for an average bill of $206.
- 45.80¢avg ¢/kWh (2025)−2.51¢ (-5.2%) vs 2024
- $206Avg monthly billHawaii: $208
- 450 kWhAvg monthly useHawaii: 515 kWh
- 79,318Residential customersFull-service utility
| Sector | Customers | Sales (MWh) | Revenue | ¢/kWh 2025 | ¢/kWh 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 79,318 | 428,256 | $196,155,700 | 45.80¢ | 48.31¢ | −2.51¢ (-5.2%) |
| Commercial | 11,476 | 372,354 | $160,456,300 | 43.09¢ | 46.02¢ | −2.93¢ (-6.4%) |
| Industrial | 105 | 262,180 | $95,406,300 | 36.39¢ | 39.73¢ | −3.34¢ (-8.4%) |
| All sectors | 90,899 | 1,062,790 | $452,018,300 | 42.53¢ | 45.43¢ | −2.90¢ (-6.4%) |
How Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc compares
- Hawaii residential average, 2025: 40.40¢ per kWh, 515 kWh a month, $208 average bill. U.S. average: 17.23¢, 874 kWh, $151.
- Among 4 full-service utilities in Hawaii with at least 1,000 residential customers, Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc ranks 4 of 4 from lowest to highest average price.
- Latest monthly figure: Hawaii homes paid 47.18¢ per kWh in August 2026 (preliminary), against 38.53¢ in August 2025. Summer months often run higher than the annual average.
- From 2024 to 2025 this average fell 5.2%; the state average fell 5.8%.
- Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc is an investor-owned utility, a private company whose rates are set by the state utility commission. Balancing authority: NA.
Where Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc serves
EIA lists 1 Hawaii county in its 2025 service territory: Hawaii.
32 ZIP codes are matched to Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc in NREL’s 2024 ZIP file: 96704, 96710, 96718, 96719, 96720, 96721, 96725, 96726, 96727, 96728, 96737, 96738, 96739, 96740, 96743, 96745, 96749, 96750, 96755, 96760, 96764, 96771, 96772, 96773, 96774, 96776, 96777, 96778, 96780, 96781, 96783, 96785. Utility boundaries do not follow ZIP lines, so a ZIP can have more than one provider.
Hawaii full-service utilities with similar rates
| Provider | ¢/kWh | Avg bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kauai Island Utility Cooperative | 38.43¢ | $213 | 30,335 |
| Hawaiian Electric Co Inc | 40.54¢ | $190 | 276,853 |
| Maui Electric Co Ltd | 41.97¢ | $211 | 61,877 |
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Electric Power Industry Report, Form EIA-861, 2025 final data (f8612025.zip, file dated October 7, 2026): Sales to Ultimate Customers, Average Monthly Bill and Service Territory tables.
- EIA Form EIA-861, 2024 final data (f8612024.zip, file dated December 4, 2025), for the 2024 comparison.
- EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (average price by state, August 2026 and August 2025; 2026 values are preliminary), file dated October 22, 2026.
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory via OpenEI, U.S. Electric Utility Companies and Rates: Look-up by Zipcode (2024) (investor-owned and other utilities, files dated November 10, 2025), used only to match ZIP codes to utilities.
Average price = residential revenue ÷ residential kWh sold, as reported to EIA. It includes fixed monthly charges, taxes passed through in revenue and seasonal tiers, averaged over the year. Your own rate depends on your tariff and usage.