Electricity rates — Florida
A household in Florida using 1,000 kWh a month pays about $1,596.72 a year on the cheapest of 3 generally available plans — RS Residential Electric from Jacksonville Electric Authority. Rates checked September 2, 2026. A further 2 schedules are published but restricted — means-tested, closed to new customers, or needing particular equipment — and they are priced further down.
Every priced plan, 1,000 kWh/mo
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSD Residential Smartsavings Experimentaltiered · demand charge · experimental | $673.23 | −$923.49 | 5.6¢ |
| RS Residential Electric✓ cheapesttiered | $1,596.72 | — | 13.3¢ |
| RS-1 Residential Servicetiered | $1,597.20 | +$0.48 | 13.3¢ |
| GS-1 (General Service Non Demand and Non Metered)flat rate · a general-service class | $1,604.88 | +$8.16 | 13.4¢ |
| RTR-1 Residential Service TOUtime-of-use · tiered | $2,046.42 | +$449.70 | 17.1¢ |
Cost across usage levels
The cheapest plan at each consumption level, showing whether the ranking holds as usage changes.
- 500 kWh/mo — cheapest $861.72 (RS-1 Residential Service), dearest $1,086.32, a $224.60 spread
- 1,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $1,596.72 (RS Residential Electric), dearest $2,046.42, a $449.70 spread
- 2,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $3,172.44 (RS Residential Electric), dearest $4,083.83, a $911.39 spread
What a typical bill costs
At 1,000 kWh a month the 5 priceable plans here run from $1,596.72 on RS Residential Electric to $2,046.42 on RTR-1 Residential Service TOU, with a median of $1,597.20.
The spread is $449.70 a year — about $37.48 a month for identical electricity.
Effective rates, bill divided by kilowatt-hours, span 13.3¢ to 17.1¢ per kWh at that usage.
What each provider costs
2 utilities serve customers across Florida in this data. At 1,000 kWh a month the cheapest of them is Jacksonville Electric Authority at $1,596.72 a year on RS Residential Electric; the dearest is Florida Power & Light Co. at $1,597.20.
That is $0.48 a year between the best each provider offers — and unlike a choice of plan, it is not a choice at all. Which utility serves an address is fixed by the service territory.
Cheapest available plan by provider: Jacksonville Electric Authority $1,596.72; Florida Power & Light Co. $1,597.20.
How the answer changes with usage
The cheapest plan in Florida changes with consumption. At 500 kWh a month RS-1 Residential Service wins at $861.72 a year; at 2,000 kWh RS Residential Electric wins at $3,172.44.
The penalty for a poor choice grows with usage: $224.60 a year at 500 kWh against $911.39 at 2,000 kWh.
How these plans are structured
Of 5 priceable plans: 4 tiered, 1 time-of-use, 1 with demand charges, 1 flat-rate.
Fixed monthly charges run from $5.50 to $19.25.
Who provides these plans
These plans come from 2 utilities: Florida Power & Light Co., Jacksonville Electric Authority.
The largest saving available here
Moving from RTR-1 Residential Service TOU to RS Residential Electric saves $449.70 a year at 1,000 kWh a month, with no change in consumption.
What this does not cover
1 of these plan price by hour. WattClear does not know which hours a household uses, so those estimates carry lower confidence and say so on the figure.
New to these terms? The methodology page explains tiered bands, time-of-use periods and fixed charges, and sets out exactly what the rate engine assumes.
Estimate — your actual bill may differ.
Tariff structures from NREL/OpenEI Utility Rate Database (CC0 1.0), retrieved September 2, 2026.
Location resolved through the US Census Bureau Geocoder (Public domain) at 30.3322, -81.6557.