Electricity inflation
Electricity prices since 2000
Up 141%
An average of 3.43% a year, compared with 95% for all U.S. prices (overall CPI). $100 of 2000 electricity costs $241.29 in August 2026.
Last 12 months (to August 2026)
3.8%
All U.S. prices, same period
3.4%
Data since
1913
How much electricity prices have risen
| Since | Electricity | All U.S. prices | $100 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +1,040% | +1,290% | $1,139.92 |
| 1970 | +875% | +763% | $975.02 |
| 1980 | +309% | +307% | $409.05 |
| 1990 | +164% | +156% | $264.10 |
| 2000 | +141% | +95% | $241.29 |
| 2010 | +61% | +54% | $160.57 |
| 2020 | +44% | +29% | $144.47 |
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Inflation rate by year
Every year since 1913
| Year | Index | Change | $1 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 292.0 | 4.6% | $1.06 |
| 2024 | 279.1 | 4.2% | $1.11 |
| 2023 | 267.8 | 5.8% | $1.16 |
| 2022 | 253.1 | 13.1% | $1.22 |
| 2021 | 223.9 | 4.3% | $1.38 |
| 2020 | 214.6 | 0.6% | $1.44 |
| 2019 | 213.4 | 0.2% | $1.45 |
| 2018 | 212.9 | 0.7% | $1.46 |
| 2017 | 211.4 | 2.2% | $1.47 |
| 2016 | 207.0 | -1.1% | $1.50 |
| 2015 | 209.2 | 0.6% | $1.48 |
| 2014 | 208.0 | 3.6% | $1.49 |
| 2013 | 200.8 | 2.1% | $1.54 |
| 2012 | 196.6 | -0.1% | $1.58 |
| 2011 | 196.7 | 1.9% | $1.58 |
| 2010 | 193.1 | 0.2% | $1.61 |
| 2009 | 192.7 | 3.0% | $1.61 |
| 2008 | 187.1 | 6.4% | $1.66 |
| 2007 | 175.8 | 3.9% | $1.76 |
| 2006 | 169.2 | 12.2% | $1.83 |
| 2005 | 150.8 | 6.1% | $2.06 |
| 2004 | 142.1 | 1.9% | $2.18 |
| 2003 | 139.5 | 2.4% | $2.22 |
| 2002 | 136.2 | -1.2% | $2.28 |
| 2001 | 137.8 | 7.2% | $2.25 |
| 2000 | 128.5 | 1.6% | $2.41 |
| 1999 | 126.5 | -0.7% | $2.45 |
| 1998 | 127.4 | -3.8% | $2.43 |
| 1997 | 132.5 | 0.5% | $2.34 |
| 1996 | 131.8 | 1.7% | $2.35 |
| 1995 | 129.6 | 2.3% | $2.39 |
| 1994 | 126.7 | 0.0% | $2.45 |
| 1993 | 126.7 | 2.0% | $2.45 |
| 1992 | 124.2 | 2.0% | $2.50 |
| 1991 | 121.8 | 3.7% | $2.55 |
| 1990 | 117.4 | 2.4% | $2.64 |
| 1989 | 114.7 | 2.9% | $2.70 |
| 1988 | 111.5 | 1.4% | $2.78 |
| 1987 | 110.0 | -0.4% | $2.82 |
| 1986 | 110.4 | 1.4% | $2.81 |
| 1985 | 108.9 | 3.4% | $2.85 |
| 1984 | 105.3 | 6.5% | $2.94 |
| 1983 | 98.9 | 3.2% | $3.14 |
| 1982 | 95.8 | 9.9% | $3.24 |
| 1981 | 87.2 | 15.0% | $3.56 |
| 1980 | 75.8 | 15.5% | $4.09 |
| 1979 | 65.6 | 7.7% | $4.73 |
| 1978 | 60.9 | 7.6% | $5.09 |
| 1977 | 56.6 | 6.6% | $5.48 |
| 1976 | 53.1 | 6.2% | $5.84 |
| 1975 | 50.0 | 13.4% | $6.20 |
| 1974 | 44.1 | 17.9% | $7.03 |
| 1973 | 37.4 | 5.1% | $8.29 |
| 1972 | 35.6 | 5.0% | $8.71 |
| 1971 | 33.9 | 6.6% | $9.15 |
| 1970 | 31.8 | 3.2% | $9.75 |
| 1969 | 30.8 | 2.0% | $10.07 |
| 1968 | 30.2 | 1.0% | $10.27 |
| 1967 | 29.9 | 0.7% | $10.37 |
| 1966 | 29.7 | 0.0% | $10.44 |
| 1965 | 29.7 | -0.3% | $10.44 |
| 1964 | 29.8 | -0.3% | $10.40 |
| 1963 | 29.9 | 0.0% | $10.37 |
| 1962 | 29.9 | 0.0% | $10.37 |
| 1961 | 29.9 | 0.0% | $10.37 |
| 1960 | 29.9 | 1.4% | $10.37 |
| 1959 | 29.5 | 1.4% | $10.51 |
| 1958 | 29.1 | 1.4% | $10.65 |
| 1957 | 28.7 | 0.3% | $10.80 |
| 1956 | 28.6 | 0.4% | $10.84 |
| 1955 | 28.5 | 1.4% | $10.88 |
| 1954 | 28.1 | 0.4% | $11.03 |
| 1953 | 28.0 | 1.4% | $11.07 |
| 1952 | 27.6 | 0.7% | $11.23 |
| 1951 | 27.4 | 0.7% | $11.32 |
| 1950 | 27.2 | 0.4% | $11.40 |
| 1949 | 27.1 | 1.1% | $11.44 |
| 1948 | 26.8 | 0.8% | $11.57 |
| 1947 | 26.6 | -1.1% | $11.66 |
| 1946 | 26.9 | -3.9% | $11.53 |
| 1945 | 28.0 | -0.7% | $11.07 |
| 1944 | 28.2 | 0.0% | $10.99 |
| 1943 | 28.2 | -0.4% | $10.99 |
| 1942 | 28.3 | -0.4% | $10.96 |
| 1941 | 28.4 | -0.7% | $10.92 |
| 1940 | 28.6 | -1.0% | $10.84 |
| 1939 | 28.9 | -1.7% | $10.73 |
| 1938 | 29.4 | -1.7% | $10.55 |
| 1937 | 29.9 | -2.0% | $10.37 |
| 1936 | 30.5 | -3.2% | $10.17 |
| 1935 | 31.5 | -5.1% | $9.84 |
| 1934 | 33.2 | -7.5% | $9.34 |
| 1933 | 35.9 | -1.1% | $8.64 |
| 1932 | 36.3 | -0.8% | $8.54 |
| 1931 | 36.6 | -1.6% | $8.47 |
| 1930 | 37.2 | -1.8% | $8.33 |
| 1929 | 37.9 | -3.6% | $8.18 |
| 1928 | 39.3 | -1.8% | $7.89 |
| 1927 | 40.0 | -1.5% | $7.75 |
| 1926 | 40.6 | -1.5% | $7.64 |
| 1925 | 41.2 | -1.0% | $7.53 |
| 1924 | 41.6 | -0.7% | $7.45 |
| 1923 | 41.9 | -2.1% | $7.40 |
| 1922 | 42.8 | -1.2% | $7.24 |
| 1921 | 43.3 | 1.9% | $7.16 |
| 1920 | 42.5 | -0.2% | $7.30 |
| 1919 | 42.6 | 3.6% | $7.28 |
| 1918 | 41.1 | 0.2% | $7.54 |
| 1917 | 41.0 | -2.6% | $7.56 |
| 1916 | 42.1 | -2.5% | $7.36 |
| 1915 | 43.2 | -3.1% | $7.18 |
| 1914 | 44.6 | -2.0% | $6.95 |
| 1913 | 45.5 | $6.81 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U series CUUR0000SEHF01, not seasonally adjusted. Index values are relative (only the changes matter), so they can't be compared across categories.
Questions
- How much have electricity prices gone up since 2000?
- Electricity prices rose 141% from 2000 to August 2026, faster than overall prices (95%).
- What is the inflation rate for electricity right now?
- Electricity prices were 3.8% higher in August 2026 than a year earlier.
- What did $100 of electricity in 2000 cost in August 2026?
- $241.29.
- Where does this data come from?
- The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics price index for electricity (series CUUR0000SEHF01), part of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. It tracks price changes for the same kind of item over time, not average prices.