U.S. Residential Electricity Prices Rise; Data Centers Could Use 11.8% of U.S. Power by 2030.

U.S. residential electricity prices averaged 18.31 cents per kilowatt-hour in July 2026 as data centers were projected to use 11.8% of national power by 2030, sharpening attention on household costs. The July average was 4.9% higher than a year earlier. The annual average rose from 13.15 cents per kilowatt-hour in 2020 to 17.30 cents in 2025, a calculated increase of 31.6%. Those nationwide figures show the change in electricity prices, but they do not isolate data centers’ contribution. Data centers house computing and networking equipment that stores, processes and delivers digital services. As AI demand drives higher electricity-use forecasts, one estimate puts data centers’ share of U.S. power consumption at 11.8% in 2030, with modeled outcomes ranging from 9.5% to 15.3%. Estimates of price effects vary by market and measure.

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