Commercial electricity rates in Florida

What businesses in Florida actually paid per kilowatt-hour, from EIA's monthly utility filings. Updated monthly.

The last 36 months

Range over the period shown: 10.46¢ to 12.84¢ per kWh. Each point is a monthly state average, not an offered rate.

Florida by the numbers

How commercial compares with other sectors

All figures are August 2026 averages for Florida.

Commercial customers in Florida pay 24% less per kWh than households there. Nationally the commercial price sits 20% below residential, so the gap here is wider than usual.

What this costs a typical account

The average commercial account in Florida used 7,507 kWh in August 2026. At 11.35¢ per kWh that is about $852 for the month — computed from EIA totals, so it is the average account, mixing a large facility with a corner shop.

How the price has moved

Over the 36 months to August 2026, Florida's commercial price fell 4.5%, from 11.89¢ in September 2023 to 11.35¢. The high point was 12.84¢ in February 2026 and the low 10.46¢ in August 2024 — a spread of 23% between the cheapest and dearest month, which is typical for a state-level average.

Across the same period the dearest month on average was February (12.26¢) and the cheapest May (11.07¢), a seasonal swing of 11%.

Florida against its region

Florida is in EIA's South Atlantic division, where the commercial average was 12.31¢ in August 2026. Florida is 8% below that, and 3 of 9 on price within the region.

Others in the region: North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia.

States priced near Florida

Source

EIA Electric Power Monthly, retrieved 2026-11-02 · methodology · all 51 states