U.S. Utility Rate Database (OpenEI)
OpenEI (National Laboratory of the Rockies), with rates entered by contributors
The OpenEI rates still in effect in October 2026, with their tiers, schedules, and demand charges, placed in each state their utility serves.
Not included: No expired rates, and no riders or fuel adjustments the database does not hold; many rates are years old.
OpenEI (National Laboratory of the Rockies), with rates entered by contributors · U.S. Utility Rate Database (OpenEI) · data for 2026-10 · as of Oct 30, 2026 · retrieved Oct 31, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0 May be out of date. The next release was due by Nov 30, 2026. Last checked for an update: Oct 31, 2026.
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U.S. Utility Rate Database, OpenEI (apps.openei.org/USURDB), CC0, retrieved Oct 2026.
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OpenEI (National Laboratory of the Rockies), with rates entered by contributors. U.S. Utility Rate Database (OpenEI), data for 2026-10, released Oct 30, 2026. Redistributed by gridprims.com, version 2026-10, manifest SHA-256 1ef8299fa583ed9751c5673cfd34345626de092f5970336dd597e8041a47e084. https://gridprims.com/data/urdb/2026-10/
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| Version | Data period | Retrieved | Manifest and SHA-256 |
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| 2026-10 (current) | 2026-10 | Oct 31, 2026 | manifest.json 1ef8299fa583ed9751c5673cfd34345626de092f5970336dd597e8041a47e084 |
Columns: Rates in effect, by state, with their structures and schedules
| Column | Type | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| label | str | |
| state | str | |
| utility_id | f64 | |
| utility_states | f64 | count |
| utility_name | str | |
| rate_name | str | |
| sector | str | |
| service_type | str | |
| description | str | |
| source_reference | str | |
| supersedes | str | |
| fixed_charge_units | str | |
| min_charge_units | str | |
| demand_rate_units | str | |
| flat_demand_units | str | |
| coincident_rate_units | str | |
| voltage_category | str | |
| phase_wiring | str | |
| dg_rules | str | |
| approved | str | |
| is_default | str | |
| effective_date | str | |
| end_date | str | |
| last_revised | str | |
| fixed_charge | f64 | $ per fixed_charge_units |
| min_charge | f64 | $ per min_charge_units |
| demand_min_kw | f64 | kW |
| demand_max_kw | f64 | kW |
| energy_min_kwh | f64 | kWh |
| energy_max_kwh | f64 | kWh |
| service_min_v | f64 | V |
| service_max_v | f64 | V |
| lookback_percent | f64 | fraction |
| lookback_range | f64 | months |
| demand_window | f64 | minutes |
| reactive_power_charge | f64 | $ per kVAR |
| energy_rate_structure | str | JSON |
| energy_weekday_schedule | str | JSON |
| energy_weekend_schedule | str | JSON |
| demand_rate_structure | str | JSON |
| demand_weekday_schedule | str | JSON |
| demand_weekend_schedule | str | JSON |
| flat_demand_structure | str | JSON |
| flat_demand_months | str | JSON |
| coincident_rate_structure | str | JSON |
| coincident_schedule | str | JSON |
| demand_ratchet_percentage | str | JSON |
| lookback_months | str | JSON |
| fuel_adjustments_monthly | str | JSON |