Wholesale electricity price (USD / MWh) - United States (Northwest index Mid-Columbia) - EIA STEO - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: US Wholesale electricity prices (monthly)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. At the Mid-Columbia hub, the average wholesale price of electricity was 20.56 USD / MWh in May 2026, versus 14.30 in the previous month. This represents an increase of 43.78 percent.
Sample. This monthly series has 216 data points overall. The time span covered by the series stretches from January 2010 to December 2027.
History. Here's a snapshot of some simple statistics we calculated on the whole sample: the price peaked at 283.27 USD / MWh in December 2022; it recorded a minimum of 9.31 in June 2012; it was equal on average to 42.21.
Latest values
| Date | Value - USD / MWh |
|---|---|
| 2027-10-31 | 28.43718 |
| 2027-11-30 | 30.16416 |
| 2027-12-31 | 35.54536 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Wholesale electricity price |
| Country or region | US - Northwest index Mid-Columbia |
| Economic concept | Price |
| Data type | Nominal price |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | USD / MWh |
| Source | U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) |
| Source type | Government Agency |
| Data licence | Public domain |
| Measure type | Level |
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