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electric rates by state
In trying to determine if the economics of renewable energy work
for your personal situation it is a good idea to understand what you
are paying for electricity in the first place. Electric
rates and the structure of electric rates vary a great deal by state.
You should be able to tell the rate you are paying from your current
utility bill though sometimes the actual bills from utility companies
are anything but clear. If you have trouble figuring it out from your
bill another good source of information on rates is the Energy
Information Administration which is a division of the U.S. Department
of Energy. You can find them at
www.eia.doe.gov.
The table below shows the costs of electricity by state and region
taken for June 2007 and June 2006:
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Average Retail Price of Electricity by
State |
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June 2007 and 2006 in Cents per Kilowatt
Hour |
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Source: Energy Information Administration (EIA) |
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Residential |
Commercial1 |
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Census Division |
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and State |
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Jun-07 |
Jun-06 |
Jun-07 |
Jun-06 |
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New England |
16.8 |
16.38 |
14.59 |
14.86 |
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Connecticut |
19.43 |
16.73 |
15.21 |
13.87 |
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Maine |
15.1 |
16.72 |
12.12 |
12.75 |
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Massachusetts |
16.49 |
16.66 |
15.24 |
16.08 |
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New Hampshire |
14.96 |
15.4 |
13.09 |
14.44 |
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Rhode Island |
14.27 |
15.67 |
12.82 |
14.18 |
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Vermont |
14.56 |
13.76 |
12.29 |
11.86 |
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Middle Atlantic |
15.12 |
14.05 |
14.01 |
12.53 |
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New Jersey |
15.87 |
14.03 |
14.69 |
13.31 |
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New York |
18.12 |
17.12 |
16.34 |
14 |
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Pennsylvania |
11.69 |
11.06 |
9.5 |
9.31 |
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East North Central |
10.33 |
9.6 |
8.47 |
8.42 |
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Illinois |
11.05 |
8.96 |
8.28 |
8.54 |
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Indiana |
8.25 |
8.44 |
7.07 |
7.31 |
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Michigan |
10.76 |
10.26 |
9.1 |
8.78 |
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Ohio |
10.36 |
10.2 |
8.64 |
8.76 |
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Wisconsin |
11.07 |
10.25 |
9.03 |
7.97 |
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West North Central |
9.2 |
8.83 |
7.56 |
7.3 |
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Iowa |
9.95 |
9.89 |
7.4 |
7.46 |
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Kansas |
9.09 |
8.65 |
7.64 |
7.54 |
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Minnesota |
9.72 |
9.33 |
8.42 |
7.9 |
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Missouri |
8.9 |
8.47 |
7.42 |
7.12 |
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Nebraska |
8.64 |
8.24 |
6.72 |
6.62 |
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North Dakota |
8.37 |
7.93 |
6.74 |
6.33 |
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South Dakota |
8.7 |
8.48 |
6.62 |
6.55 |
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South Atlantic |
10.28 |
9.98 |
8.61 |
8.48 |
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Delaware |
13.73 |
13.68 |
11.27 |
13.75 |
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District of Columbia |
11.95 |
10.55 |
12.46 |
12.17 |
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Florida |
11.13 |
11.28 |
9.55 |
9.79 |
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Georgia |
9.63 |
9.32 |
8.25 |
7.79 |
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Maryland |
13.6 |
10.56 |
11.75 |
11.05 |
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North Carolina |
9.22 |
8.88 |
7.28 |
7 |
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South Carolina |
9.28 |
9.1 |
7.82 |
7.64 |
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Virginia |
9.28 |
8.97 |
6.38 |
6.23 |
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West Virginia |
6.64 |
6.41 |
5.61 |
5.54 |
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East South Central |
8.51 |
8.61 |
8.06 |
8.25 |
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Alabama |
9.49 |
9.22 |
8.74 |
8.69 |
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Kentucky |
7.45 |
7.43 |
6.86 |
6.86 |
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Mississippi |
9.61 |
10.13 |
8.87 |
9.64 |
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Tennessee |
7.85 |
8 |
7.96 |
8.15 |
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West South Central |
11.47 |
11.91 |
9.43 |
9.32 |
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Arkansas |
8.62 |
8.89 |
6.5 |
6.78 |
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Louisiana |
9.57 |
9.25 |
9.13 |
8.8 |
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Oklahoma |
8.71 |
8.69 |
7.71 |
7.85 |
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Texas |
12.74 |
13.38 |
10.1 |
9.9 |
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Mountain |
9.74 |
9.42 |
8.06 |
7.84 |
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Arizona |
9.93 |
9.99 |
8.35 |
8.35 |
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Colorado |
9.65 |
8.83 |
8.26 |
7.86 |
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Idaho |
6.96 |
6.4 |
5.52 |
5.1 |
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Montana |
9.39 |
8.56 |
8.55 |
7.29 |
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Nevada |
11.54 |
10.96 |
9.84 |
9.85 |
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New Mexico |
9.33 |
9.12 |
7.86 |
7.68 |
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Utah |
8.65 |
8.08 |
7.15 |
6.67 |
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Wyoming |
8.19 |
8.28 |
6.19 |
6.24 |
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Pacific Contiguous |
12.28 |
12.57 |
12.14 |
12.53 |
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California |
14.59 |
15.18 |
14.11 |
14.54 |
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Oregon |
8.33 |
7.41 |
7.03 |
6.9 |
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Washington |
7.34 |
6.72 |
6.35 |
6.35 |
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Pacific Noncontiguous |
20.66 |
21.05 |
17.38 |
17.87 |
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Alaska |
15.26 |
15.42 |
11.84 |
12.27 |
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Hawaii |
23.54 |
24.1 |
21.36 |
22.08 |
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U.S. Total |
11.07 |
10.85 |
9.92 |
9.74 |
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