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District of Columbia Electricity: Generation Mix and Retail Prices

District of Columbia generated 198 GWh of electricity in 2025, 56% of it from gas. The average retail price was 20.34 US cents/kWh in 2025. These are EIA statistics for 2025, with monthly figures through August 2026; they are not real time.

Key Facts

  • District of Columbia generated 198 GWh of electricity in 2025, the 51st most of the 51 states and DC.
  • Gas was the largest source of District of Columbia's electricity in 2025, at 56.5% of generation.
  • Bioenergy was the second largest source of District of Columbia's electricity in 2025, at 24.8% of generation.
  • District of Columbia's electricity generation rose from 123 GWh in 2001 to 198 GWh in 2025.
  • The average retail price of electricity in District of Columbia was 20.34 US cents/kWh in 2025, the 10th highest of the 51 states and DC.
  • Residential customers in District of Columbia paid an average of 21.92 US cents/kWh in 2025.
  • District of Columbia generated 21.7 GWh of electricity in August 2026.

Key Figures

MeasureValueAs of / source
Total generation198 GWh2025 · EIA
Generation rank51 of 512025 · EIA
Average retail price, all sectors20.34 US cents/kWh2025 · EIA
Price rank, highest first10 of 512025 · EIA
Retail sales10.3 TWh2025 · EIA
Retail customers352,3742025 · EIA
Retail revenueUSD 2,085 million2025 · EIA

Generation Mix, 2025

SourceGenerationShare
Gas112 GWh56.5%
Bioenergy49.1 GWh24.8%
Solar36.4 GWh18.4%
Oil0.77 GWh0.4%

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (US Government work, public domain) Data as of 2025. Utility scale generation, all sectors; small scale solar is not included.

Year by Year

EIA annual statistics, 2001 to 2025
District of Columbia electricity generation by source, 2001 to 2025 District of Columbia's electricity generation by main source from 2001 to 2025, in GWh. In 2025 the largest sources were gas at 112 GWh, bioenergy at 49.1 GWh, solar at 36.4 GWh, oil at 0.77 GWh. 0 75 150 225 300 20012006201120162021
District of Columbia's electricity generation by main source from 2001 to 2025, in GWh. In 2025 the largest sources were gas at 112 GWh, bioenergy at 49.1 GWh, solar at 36.4 GWh, oil at 0.77 GWh.
Annual statistics through 2025, GWh
District of Columbia electricity generation by source, 2001 to 2025
YearGasBioenergySolarOil
2001n/an/an/a123 GWh
2002n/an/an/a262 GWh
2003n/an/an/a74.1 GWh
2004n/an/an/a36.5 GWh
2005n/an/an/a226 GWh
2006n/an/an/a81.5 GWh
2007n/an/an/a75.3 GWh
2008n/an/an/a72.3 GWh
2009n/an/an/a35.5 GWh
2010n/an/an/a200 GWh
201171.2 GWhn/an/a130 GWh
201262.4 GWhn/an/a9.40 GWh
201365.9 GWhn/an/a0 TWh
201467.6 GWhn/an/a0 TWh
201522.7 GWh31.0 GWhn/a0.10 GWh
201622.7 GWh52.8 GWhn/a1.00 GWh
201719.7 GWh47.2 GWhn/a0 TWh
201822.8 GWh56.6 GWhn/a0 TWh
2019110 GWh55.1 GWh8.83 GWh0 TWh
2020134 GWh54.9 GWh12.7 GWh0.02 GWh
2021137 GWh55.7 GWh18.3 GWh0.04 GWh
202280.3 GWh57.7 GWh22.2 GWh0.02 GWh
202389.2 GWh58.0 GWh24.6 GWh0.05 GWh
202499.6 GWh55.9 GWh31.6 GWh0.03 GWh
2025112 GWh49.1 GWh36.4 GWh0.77 GWh
YearGenerationLargest sourceAverage retail price
2025 198 GWh Gas 56.5% 20.34 US cents/kWh
2024 187 GWh Gas 53.2% 16.88 US cents/kWh
2023 172 GWh Gas 51.9% 16.50 US cents/kWh
2022 160 GWh Gas 50.1% 14.94 US cents/kWh
2021 211 GWh Gas 64.9% 12.81 US cents/kWh
2020 201 GWh Gas 66.4% 11.90 US cents/kWh
2019 174 GWh Gas 63.3% 12.27 US cents/kWh
2018 79.3 GWh Bioenergy 71.3% 12.03 US cents/kWh
2017 66.9 GWh Bioenergy 70.5% 11.80 US cents/kWh
2016 76.5 GWh Bioenergy 69.0% 11.73 US cents/kWh

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (US Government work, public domain) Data as of 2025.

Retail Electricity Prices

Average revenue per kWh sold, 2001 to 2025
District of Columbia average retail electricity price by sector, 2001 to 2025 Average retail electricity prices in District of Columbia by customer sector, in US cents per kWh. In 2025 the all sector average was 20.34 US cents/kWh and residential customers paid 21.92 US cents/kWh. 0 6 13 19 25 20012006201120162021
Average retail electricity prices in District of Columbia by customer sector, in US cents per kWh. In 2025 the all sector average was 20.34 US cents/kWh and residential customers paid 21.92 US cents/kWh.
Annual statistics through 2025, US cents/kWh
District of Columbia average retail electricity price by sector, 2001 to 2025
YearAll sectorsResidentialCommercialIndustrial
20017.40 US cents/kWh7.79 US cents/kWh7.45 US cents/kWh4.81 US cents/kWh
20027.34 US cents/kWh7.98 US cents/kWh7.32 US cents/kWh4.95 US cents/kWh
20037.40 US cents/kWh7.84 US cents/kWh7.35 US cents/kWh5.57 US cents/kWh
20047.47 US cents/kWh8.00 US cents/kWh7.45 US cents/kWh4.74 US cents/kWh
20059.18 US cents/kWh9.10 US cents/kWh9.13 US cents/kWh14.13 US cents/kWh
200611.08 US cents/kWh9.88 US cents/kWh11.17 US cents/kWh17.43 US cents/kWh
200711.79 US cents/kWh11.18 US cents/kWh12.01 US cents/kWh9.32 US cents/kWh
200813.18 US cents/kWh12.78 US cents/kWh13.30 US cents/kWh10.65 US cents/kWh
200913.23 US cents/kWh13.73 US cents/kWh13.26 US cents/kWh8.38 US cents/kWh
201013.35 US cents/kWh14.01 US cents/kWh13.42 US cents/kWh7.74 US cents/kWh
201112.81 US cents/kWh13.40 US cents/kWh12.90 US cents/kWh6.89 US cents/kWh
201211.85 US cents/kWh12.28 US cents/kWh12.02 US cents/kWh5.46 US cents/kWh
201311.85 US cents/kWh12.57 US cents/kWh11.94 US cents/kWh5.54 US cents/kWh
201412.11 US cents/kWh12.74 US cents/kWh12.19 US cents/kWh8.41 US cents/kWh
201512.07 US cents/kWh12.99 US cents/kWh12.01 US cents/kWh8.78 US cents/kWh
201611.73 US cents/kWh12.29 US cents/kWh11.72 US cents/kWh8.80 US cents/kWh
201711.80 US cents/kWh12.94 US cents/kWh11.66 US cents/kWh8.23 US cents/kWh
201812.03 US cents/kWh12.84 US cents/kWh11.97 US cents/kWh8.30 US cents/kWh
201912.27 US cents/kWh12.98 US cents/kWh12.26 US cents/kWh8.22 US cents/kWh
202011.90 US cents/kWh12.63 US cents/kWh11.85 US cents/kWh7.99 US cents/kWh
202112.81 US cents/kWh13.09 US cents/kWh13.00 US cents/kWh7.87 US cents/kWh
202214.94 US cents/kWh14.18 US cents/kWh15.60 US cents/kWh7.74 US cents/kWh
202316.50 US cents/kWh16.45 US cents/kWh16.94 US cents/kWh10.85 US cents/kWh
202416.88 US cents/kWh17.71 US cents/kWh17.07 US cents/kWh10.80 US cents/kWh
202520.34 US cents/kWh21.92 US cents/kWh20.43 US cents/kWh14.82 US cents/kWh
Sector, 2025Average priceSalesCustomers
All sectors 20.34 US cents/kWh 10.3 TWh 352,374
Residential 21.92 US cents/kWh 2.49 TWh 324,763
Commercial 20.43 US cents/kWh 7.23 TWh 27,607
Industrial 14.82 US cents/kWh 197 GWh 1
Transportation 10.08 US cents/kWh 334 GWh 3

Prices are average revenue per kWh sold, including delivery charges and taxes collected by utilities, in nominal US cents.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (US Government work, public domain) Data as of 2025.

Month by Month

EIA monthly statistics, preliminary for recent months
MonthGenerationAverage price, all sectorsResidential price
August 2026 21.7 GWh 23.66 US cents/kWh 25.98 US cents/kWh
July 2026 22.1 GWh 24.03 US cents/kWh 25.21 US cents/kWh
June 2026 19.3 GWh 23.12 US cents/kWh 24.39 US cents/kWh
May 2026 15.2 GWh 23.27 US cents/kWh 25.40 US cents/kWh
April 2026 15.2 GWh 23.42 US cents/kWh 25.41 US cents/kWh
March 2026 19.7 GWh 23.33 US cents/kWh 25.00 US cents/kWh
February 2026 17.1 GWh 23.89 US cents/kWh 23.96 US cents/kWh
January 2026 16.4 GWh 24.23 US cents/kWh 23.72 US cents/kWh
December 2025 14.1 GWh 22.18 US cents/kWh 23.90 US cents/kWh
November 2025 13.5 GWh 21.66 US cents/kWh 22.71 US cents/kWh
October 2025 17.8 GWh 21.56 US cents/kWh 23.92 US cents/kWh
September 2025 17.8 GWh 19.92 US cents/kWh 23.64 US cents/kWh

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (US Government work, public domain) Data as of August 2026.

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  note = {Data as of 2026-08. Data from U.S. Energy Information Administration.},
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