The article reviews the recent progress in electrically tunable metasurfaces, highlighting their technological development and current state of the art. Metasurfaces, which offer diverse functionalities in compact sizes, have been limited by their static nature, but reconfigurable metasurfaces have emerged as a solution. Electrically controllable devices, in particular, have gained attention due to their seamless integration with existing electronic equipment. The review discusses major tuning strategies and applications in spatial light modulators (SLMs), tunable optical waveguides, and adaptive emissivity regulators. It also explores the challenges and opportunities associated with their implementation, emphasizing their potential to bridge the gap between electronics and photonics. The article provides insights into the underlying working principles and practical applications of these devices, categorizing tuning methods into electrochemical, carrier modulating, electro-optical, and electrically mediated approaches. It concludes with an outlook on areas requiring further development to realize the full potential of electrically tunable metasurfaces in optical systems.The article reviews the recent progress in electrically tunable metasurfaces, highlighting their technological development and current state of the art. Metasurfaces, which offer diverse functionalities in compact sizes, have been limited by their static nature, but reconfigurable metasurfaces have emerged as a solution. Electrically controllable devices, in particular, have gained attention due to their seamless integration with existing electronic equipment. The review discusses major tuning strategies and applications in spatial light modulators (SLMs), tunable optical waveguides, and adaptive emissivity regulators. It also explores the challenges and opportunities associated with their implementation, emphasizing their potential to bridge the gap between electronics and photonics. The article provides insights into the underlying working principles and practical applications of these devices, categorizing tuning methods into electrochemical, carrier modulating, electro-optical, and electrically mediated approaches. It concludes with an outlook on areas requiring further development to realize the full potential of electrically tunable metasurfaces in optical systems.