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US Residential Electricity to Gold Ratio
The us residential electricity to gold ratio is 0.003961 — US Residential Electricity at $18.44 per Kilowatt Hour divided by Gold at $4,655.63 per Troy Ounce.
Prices as of Aug 24, 2026, 12:21 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
US Residential Electricity to Gold ratio
1.000 kWh of us residential electricity = 0.003961 T.oz of gold
Inverse (XAU/ELEC-RES-US): 252.5 — one Troy Ounce of gold buys that much us residential electricity.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (33th percentile of the last 1 year)
US Residential Electricity
$18.44
per Kilowatt Hour
Gold
$4,655.63
per Troy Ounce
Unit basis: USD per Kilowatt Hour ÷ USD per Troy Ounce. The ratio reads as Troy Ounces of gold per Kilowatt Hour of us residential electricity. Prices as of Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:21:54 GMT.
1Y average
0.003898
median 0.003994
1Y low
0.003501
Mar 1, 2026
1Y high
0.004102
Dec 1, 2025
Normal band
0.003700–0.004096
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.32σ
6 observations
US Residential Electricity to Gold ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the ELEC-RES-US/XAU ratio line, the OHLC candles and the US Residential Electricity / Gold price chart below.
ELEC-RES-US/XAU ratio line
How many T.oz of Gold one kWh of US Residential Electricity buys, over 1Y.
ELEC-RES-US/XAU ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the ELEC-RES-US/XAU ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
US Residential Electricity and Gold prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the us residential electricity to gold ratio
US Residential Electricity to Gold ratio = US Residential Electricity price per Kilowatt Hour ÷ Gold price per Troy Ounce
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Troy Ounces of gold per Kilowatt Hour of us residential electricity — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $18.44 ÷ $4,655.63 = 0.003961. The inverse is 252.5.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4655.18 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 69.27 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 85.69 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 92.99 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.81 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1887.51 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1353.70 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the us residential electricity to gold ratio today?
The us residential electricity to gold ratio is 0.003961 — US Residential Electricity at $18.44 per Kilowatt Hour divided by Gold at $4,655.63 per Troy Ounce, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the us residential electricity to gold ratio?
Divide the us residential electricity price per Kilowatt Hour by the gold price per Troy Ounce. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Troy Ounces of gold per Kilowatt Hour of us residential electricity.
What is the inverse of the us residential electricity to gold ratio?
The inverse, gold to us residential electricity, is 252.5 — how many Kilowatt Hours of us residential electricity one Troy Ounce of gold buys.