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When it comes to electricity costs, you\u2019re probably aware that they\u2019re rising in many parts of the United States. You may also know that President Donald Trump and his administration have said it\u2019s a problem mainly being seen in blue states, as reported by CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n What does the energy data<\/a> really show? Here\u2019s a look at where electricity rates are rising and what\u2019s behind the increases.<\/a><\/p>\n Explore Next: Trump Now Says $2,000 Checks Are Coming by Mid-2026: How To Plan Your Budget Now<\/a><\/p>\n Read This: How Middle-Class Earners Are Quietly Becoming Millionaires \u2014 and How You Can, Too<\/a><\/p>\n According to data from PowerLines<\/a>, residential electricity prices across the country are up about 40% since 2021. Red and blue states alike in the mid-Atlantic region have seen some of the biggest spikes<\/a> from November 2024 to November 2025, per data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration<\/a> (EIA). CNN also reported that experts blame a combination of high electric infrastructure costs, booming demand from data centers and fluctuations in the price of natural gas for the increases.<\/p>\n Read This: I Compared Prices Before and After Trump\u2019s Tariffs: Here\u2019s What Changed<\/a><\/p>\n States such as California, Hawaii and parts of New England have some of the highest electricity rates<\/a> in America. The reasons are complicated and vary by state, but CNN reported one common factor is costly infrastructure<\/a> that has come due for upgrades and maintenance. In addition, massive wildfires<\/a> have helped make costs higher in California.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re looking for relief, it may not come soon. In fact, according to PowerLines, the cost of electricity<\/a> is expected to keep going up as utilities requested another $31 billion in rate increases last year. However, the Trump administration has said lowering electricity prices<\/a> is a top priority, though CNN reported that critics argue it\u2019s not likely much will be done to bring down the costs.<\/p>\n Editor\u2019s note on political coverage: GOBankingRates is nonpartisan and strives to cover all aspects of the economy objectively and present balanced reports on politically focused finance stories. You can find more coverage of this topic on GOBankingRates.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n More From GOBankingRates<\/p>\n This article originally appeared on GOBankingRates.com<\/a>: California, Hawaii and New England Are Seeing High Electricity Rates \u2014 Here\u2019s Why<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TebNad \/ Getty Images\/iStockphoto When it comes to electricity costs, you\u2019re probably aware that they\u2019re rising in many…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":202088,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[83210,7,9,8,93766,93768,93767,2803],"class_list":["post-202087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-blue-states","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news","tag-electricity-rates","tag-energy-data","tag-infrastructure-costs","tag-president-donald-trump"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202087"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202087\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/202088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}