41.97¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Maui Electric Co Ltd / HI ]
Maui Electric Co Ltd electricity rates in Hawaii
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
−4.5%
vs 2024
61,877
residential customers
+25.5%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Maui Electric Co Ltd's average effective residential rate (41.97¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 31.35¢ | — | 60,019 |
| 2016 | 28.70¢ | −8.4% | 60,389 |
| 2017 | 30.89¢ | +7.6% | 60,618 |
| 2018 | 34.21¢ | +10.8% | 61,201 |
| 2019 | 34.01¢ | −0.6% | 61,729 |
| 2020 | 33.45¢ | −1.6% | 62,749 |
| 2021 | 35.12¢ | +5.0% | 63,000 |
| 2022 | 43.80¢ | +24.7% | 63,133 |
| 2023 | 43.77¢ | −0.1% | 62,877 |
| 2024 | 43.96¢ | +0.4% | 61,811 |
| 2025 | 41.97¢ | −4.5% | 61,877 |
How this compares
40.40¢
Hawaii average, 2025
+3.9%
Maui Electric Co Ltd vs HI 2025 average
+143.6%
vs US 2025 average
#2
priciest in HI
Serves 2 counties in Hawaii: Kalawao, Maui. 19 ZIP codes.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, Maui Electric Co Ltd's average residential rate has gone from 31.35¢ to 41.97¢ per kWh: +33.9% over 10 years, or about +3.0% a year. It rose in 5 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +24.7% in 2022. The largest drop was −8.4% in 2016.
For a home using 515 kWh a month, the Hawaii average, Maui Electric Co Ltd's 2025 rate works out to about $2,594 a year, $97 more than at Hawaii's average rate of 40.40¢. Of the 4 Hawaii utilities in our data with a 2025 price, it is the 2nd most expensive.
Maui Electric Co Ltd served 60,019 homes in 2015 and 61,877 in 2025 (+3.1%), about 14% of Hawaii's residential electricity customers.
Who sets Maui Electric Co Ltd's rates
Maui Electric Co Ltd is investor-owned, so it can change its base rates only by filing a rate case with the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission. The commission holds hearings and takes public comment before it rules, and it usually approves less than the company asks for. Fuel and other pass-through charges can change between rate cases.
Commission contact: Hawaii Public Utilities Commission. How we calculate every figure on this page: methodology.
Questions
Is Maui Electric Co Ltd raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for Maui Electric Co Ltd is on file with the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved −4.5% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does Maui Electric Co Ltd charge per kWh?
Maui Electric Co Ltd's average effective residential rate was 41.97¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Hawaii's 2025 average was 40.40¢.
How much have Maui Electric Co Ltd rates gone up in five years?
+25.5% between 2020 and 2025, against +43.4% for Hawaii as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Maui Electric Co Ltd have in Hawaii?
61,877 residential customers in 2025, across 2 counties including Kalawao, Maui, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey, which every US utility files. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)