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This is how much San Franciscans pay for electricity

San Francisco

A choropleth map showing the estimated average 2025 monthly electric bill by U.S. county. The national average is estimated to be $158 per month. Some areas have averages above $200 per month, like Alabama, Texas and California. States in the Mountain West tend to have the lowest average bills, at $100 or less.

Estimated average monthly electric bill in 2025

Data: Heatmap News, OEDI, EIA, HUD, U.S. Census; Map: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals

Axios Boston

Massachusetts' electricity bills exceeded national average in 2025

Boston

A choropleth map showing the estimated average 2025 monthly electric bill by U.S. county. The national average is estimated to be $160 per month. Some areas have averages above $200 per month, like eastern North Carolina, Alabama, Texas and California. States in the Mountain West tend to have the lowest average bills, at $100 or less.

Data: Heatmap News, OEDI, EIA, HUD, U.S. Census; Map: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals

Axios San Diego

San Diego's electric bills are up 50% since 2021

San Diego

Charted: The Trump bump

National

Two line charts showing S&P 500 futures from 3am to 4pm on March 23 and April 17, 2026. On March 23, futures spiked after Trump posted about peace talks. On April 17, they plunged after Trump posted that the Strait of Hormuz was open, but then recovered throughout the day.

S&P 500 futures

Data: Financial Modeling Prep; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals

Trump's 2.0 Cabinet welcomed women, but they've been the first to leave

An area chart showing the number of women in the Cabinet from Reagan's inauguration on Jan. 20, 1981 through April 21, 2026. Until Biden's presidency, there were never more than six women on the Cabinet at a time. That spiked to a high of 13 for a period of time under Biden. It dropped to eight upon Trump's second inauguration, and fell to five after the firings  of Kristi Noem and Pam Bondi and the resignation of Lori Chavez-DeRemer.

Number of women in the Cabinet

Data: Axios research; Note: Does not include acting members; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals

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This is how much San Franciscans pay for electricity

Massachusetts' electricity bills exceeded national average in 2025

San Diego's electric bills are up 50% since 2021

Charted: The Trump bump

Trump's 2.0 Cabinet welcomed women, but they've been the first to leave