Why buyers track it
Commercial context
A broad electricity-cost reference for energy-intensive conversion and compounding.
Market driver · upstream reference
U.S. industrial electricity
A broad electricity-cost reference for energy-intensive conversion and compounding.
Latest available · 2026-058.71 ¢/kWh↑ 0.58% · 2026-04 to 2026-05
Buyer takeaway
U.S. industrial electricity rose 0.58% month over month, indicating increasing pressure in this upstream reference. It does not predict a supplier or resin transaction price.
Explore the available history
Showing exact source-native monthly periods; no daily date is invented.
Available observations
- : 8.07 cents_per_kWh
- : 7.76 cents_per_kWh
- : 7.68 cents_per_kWh
- : 8.58 cents_per_kWh
- : 8.66 cents_per_kWh
- : 8.71 cents_per_kWh
Possible influence path
From signal to process pressure
Industrial electricity average → processing/utility cost context → conversion pressure
Factors that moderate the relationship
Transmission varies by route and timing
Actual plant power cost varies by utility, demand charge, load profile, state and contract.
Source and limits
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) · Official series page (opens in a new tab)
United States industrial average retail electricity price is an upstream benchmark or broad industrial average. It is not an observed resin, supplier, plant, compound, part, or transaction price.
REFERENCE DATA. Review the stated source, unit, geography and period before applying the result.
How this number was prepared
Source series: EIA_API_v2_electricity_retail-sales_US_IND. The displayed change compares the exact monthly observations for 2026-04 and 2026-05. Missing endpoints are not estimated.
Data status: source observation (OBSERVED); month-over-month difference (DERIVED); data snapshot dated 2026-08-14T00:00:00Z.