Wholesale electricity price (USD / MWh) - United States (Southwest index Palo Verde) - EIA STEO - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: US Wholesale electricity prices (monthly)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. At the Palo Verde hub, the average wholesale electricity price was 32.49 USD / MWh in February 2026, compared to 38.54 in January. This constitutes a decrease of 15.70 percent.
Sample. There are 216 observations overall in the monthly time series displayed in the chart above. The period covered by the series is from January 2010 to December 2027.
History. Here's a glimpse of some simple statistics calculated on the entire sample: the price reached its highest level of 252.42 USD / MWh in December 2022; it reached a minimum of 0.83 in April 2024; it was equal on average to 40.79.
Latest values
| Date | Value - USD / MWh |
|---|---|
| 2027-10-31 | 27.91275 |
| 2027-11-30 | 32.16343 |
| 2027-12-31 | 38.68949 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Wholesale electricity price |
| Country or region | US - Southwest index Palo Verde |
| 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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