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Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc
Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc served 79,318 residential customers in Hawaii in 2025 (17.7% of the state's residential customers), the 2nd largest of 4 utilities reporting there. Bundled service; ownership: investor owned; balancing authority NA.
The meter, one average month.
Scroll to run 30 days of Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc's average residential use through a five-dial register.
- Used so far
- 450 kWh
- At 45.8¢/kWh
- $206
Price ruler0 to 50¢ per kWh
Where 45.8¢ sits.
Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc averaged 45.8¢ per kWh against a Hawaii residential average of 40.59¢: 12.8% above the state figure. Among the 3 investor owned utilities in Hawaii with bundled residential sales, it ranks 3rd from the lowest price.
2020 and 2025EIA-861
Five years, same meter.
In 2020 the average Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc home used 451 kWh a month at 35.17¢ and paid $159. In 2025 it used 450 kWh at 45.8¢ and paid $206: the price per kWh is up 30.3%.
| Measure | 2020 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Price, ¢/kWh | 35.17 | 45.8 |
| Use, kWh a month | 451 | 450 |
| Bill, US$ a month | 158.71 | 206.09 |
| Class | Customers | MWh sold | ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 79,318 | 428,256 | 45.8 |
| Commercial | 11,476 | 372,354 | 43.09 |
| Industrial | 105 | 262,180 | 36.39 |
Who else is on the line
Homes are one class.
Homes took 40.3% of the electricity Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc sold in Hawaii in 2025.
Rooftop solar on its linesnet metering
15,557 roofs.
- Residential net-metered PV
- 15,557installations reported for 2025
- Capacity
- 93.2 MWresidential, net metered
- Per 1,000 homes
- 196.1installations per 1,000 residential customers
Service territoryEIA-861
1 counties.
Hawaii
Counties in Hawaii where Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc reported serving customers in 2025 (1 in all; up to 24 listed).
EIA-8612025Utility 8287
The filing, line by line.
| Measure | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Average price | 45.8 | ¢/kWh |
| Hawaii average price | 40.59 | ¢/kWh |
| Difference from state average | 12.8 | % |
| Price change over 5 years | 30.3 | % |
| Typical monthly use | 450 | kWh |
| Typical monthly bill | 206.09 | US$ |
| Residential customers | 79,318 | accounts |
| Share of HI residential customers | 17.7 | % |
| Size rank in HI | 2 of 4 | by customers |
| Price rank, investor owned peers | 3 of 3 | 1 = lowest |
Rate plans on fileOpenEI URDB
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