Wholesale electricity price (USD / MWh) - United States (SPP ISO South hub) - EIA STEO - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: US Wholesale electrictiy prices (monthly)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. At the SPP ISO South hub, the average wholesale electricity price was 39.08 USD / MWh in January 2026, versus 32.38 in December 2025. This constitutes a rise of 20.69 percent.
Sample. In the monthly series plotted above, there are a total of 166 observations. The series covers the span of time extending from March 2014 to December 2027.
History. Here are a few simple statistics calculated on the full sample: the price recorded a maximum of 705.48 USD / MWh in February 2021; it recorded a minimum of 16.65 in February 2024; it had a mean of 40.55.
Latest values
| Date | Value - USD / MWh |
|---|---|
| 2027-10-31 | 37.82165 |
| 2027-11-30 | 38.24872 |
| 2027-12-31 | 42.38151 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Wholesale electricity price |
| Country or region | US - SPP ISO South hub |
| 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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