Hawaii Electric Light: electric rates and average bill
Hawaii Electric Light is an investor-owned utility that serves 79,318 homes in Hawaii. In 2025, its average home used 450 kWh a month and paid $206.09 (45.8¢ per kWh), less than the Hawaii average of $207.89.
- Investor-owned utility
- 79,318 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Hawaii Electric Light at a glance
| Type of utility | Investor-owned utility |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Hawaii | 79,318 |
| Average home bill | $206.09 a month (Hawaii average $207.89) |
| Average price | 45.8¢ per kWh (Hawaii average 40.4¢) |
| Average home use | 450 kWh a month (Hawaii average 515) |
| Business customers | 43.1¢ per kWh, average bill $1,165.16 a month (11,476 businesses; Hawaii business rates) |
| Power outages | 2.4 outages and 273 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 2.9 outages and 379 minutes with major storms (more minutes than the middle Hawaii utility, 218 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 95% of home meters |
| Time-based rates for homes | Time-of-use pricing; 6,002 homes enrolled |
| Grid | owns power plants |
| Counties served | Hawaii |
Price rank: Hawaii Electric Light has the highest average price of the 4 Hawaii utilities with 1,000 or more homes.
Hawaii Electric Light rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Hawaii Electric Light yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the Hawaii Electric Light rates page. The averages on this page come from the yearly report that each utility files with the U.S. Energy Information Administration (Form EIA-861, 2025 data), so they show the past year, not today's rates.
- Hawaii Electric Light website
- State regulator: Hawaii Public Utilities Commission
- The average electric bill in Hawaii, the average bill in each state and the ZIP code finder
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What is the average Hawaii Electric Light electric bill (HI)?
In 2025, its average home used 450 kWh a month and paid $206.09 (45.8¢ per kWh), less than the Hawaii average of $207.89.
How often does the power go out with Hawaii Electric Light (HI)?
In 2025, the average Hawaii Electric Light customer had 2.4 outages and 273 minutes without power, not counting major storms (2.9 outages and 379 minutes with them).
Does Hawaii Electric Light (HI) have time-of-use rates?
Hawaii Electric Light reported these time-based rates for homes to EIA in 2025: Time-of-use pricing; 6,002 homes enrolled. The rate schedules have the hours and prices.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Hawaii Electric Light. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.