The U.S average residential retail price of electricity
 was 11.53 cents per kilowatt-hour in 2010

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Average Retail Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customers by End-Use Sector, by State, Year-to-Date through August 2010 and 2009

(Cents per Kilowatthour)

Electricity Prices by State

New England

Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont

Middle Atlantic

New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania

East North Central

Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Wisconsin

West North Central

Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota

South Atlantic

Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Maryland
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia

East South Central

Alabama
Kentucky
Mississippi
Tennessee

West South Central

Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas

Mountain

Arizona
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Utah
Wyoming

Pacific Contiguous

California
Oregon
Washington

Pacific Noncontiguous

Alaska
Hawaii

U.S. Total

Residential

2010
2009
16.52
17.72
19.3
15.48
15.29
16.06
15.99
15.36
20.37
15.44
17.45
16.47
15.73
14.82
15.79
14.97
16.55
18.63
12.79
16.63
17.66
11.67
11.23
10.91
11.42
9.1
12.48
11.18
12.37
11.36
9.35
11.67
10.59
12.01
9.47
9.16
10.17
9.99
10.22
8.94
8.88
7.97
8.78
9.97
9.61
10.09
8.55
8.51
7.57
8.41
10.94
11.24
13.72
13.84
11.31
10.15
14.7
10.13
10.21
10.52
8.62
14.03
13.42
12.32
10.13
15.18
9.87
10.16
10.61
7.77
9.39
9.65
10.6
8.29
9.83
8.97
10.66
8.37
10.19
9.46
10.91
11.41
9
8.99
9.06
11.95
9.34
8.4
8.47
12.86
10.61
10.17
11.06
11.23
8.04
8.99
12.43
10.73
8.86
8.64
10.82
9.79
7.6
8.86
12.66
10.19
8.57
8.5
12.55
12.34
15.3
8.88
7.97
15.11
8.71
7.72
23.24
20.84
16.6
27.83
17.42
23.21
11.53
11.58

Commercial

2010
2009
15.05
16.41
16.5
12.38
15.46
14.08
12.92
13.32
16.86
12.75
18.28
15.13
13.6
12.8
13.98
13.5
14.12
16.22
10.26
14.65
15.31
9.58
9.06
9.02
8.12
8.11
10.1
9.74
9.86
8.4
8.24
9.54
9.63
9.58
7.83
7.5
7.94
8.23
8.29
7.49
7.63
7.04
7.44
7.61
8
8.01
7.05
7.36
6.79
7.05
9.27
9.63
11.43
14.04
9.66
9.1
11.7
8.14
8.76
7.72
7.52
12.07
14.02
10.8
8.89
12.16
7.87
8.6
8.15
6.65
9.17
9.35
10.16
7.66
9.37
9.33
10.14
7.7
9.57
9.74
8.98
9.23
7.42
8.64
7.51
9.44
7.67
8.07
7
9.97
8.88
8.54
9.55
9.25
6.78
8.31
10.03
8.94
7.22
7.44
9.43
7.99
6.45
8.2
10.63
8.62
7.01
7.24
12.15
12.03
13.97
7.71
7.32
13.87
7.82
7
20.48
18.03
14.27
25.71
14.77
20.8
10.22
10.28

Industrial

2010
2009
12.62
12.03
14.67
9.15
13.08
12.65
13.84
9.39
16.66
10.18
11.34
13.9
12.67
9.26
8.54
8.35
11.83
9.73
7.6
11.53
10.06
7.23
6.45
6.77
7.5
5.74
7.2
6.06
6.74
7.65
5.81
7.3
6.89
6.78
5.86
5.83
5.33
6.18
6.3
5.46
6.01
6.32
5.9
5.3
6.22
6.4
5.47
5.86
5.92
5.63
6.6
6.7
9.6
8.75
8.48
6.34
9.52
6.13
5.62
6.64
5.78
9.45
10.08
9.29
6.24
10.2
5.88
5.77
6.91
5.22
5.75
6.01
5.95
4.98
6.28
6.44
6.23
5
6.77
6.95
6.23
6.57
5.59
5.92
5.31
6.58
5.97
5.62
5.09
7.17
6.2
6.11
6.74
6.89
5.24
5.68
7.64
6.2
5
4.95
6.65
6.2
5.22
5.68
8.09
5.94
4.87
4.8
7.91
7.96
10.78
5.82
3.96
10.4
5.43
4.29
19.78
16.03
14.37
21.76
13.02
17.11
6.81
6.94

All Sectors

2010
2009
15.05
15.86
17.47
12.63
14.63
14.65
14.28
13.09
18.29
13.07
15.79
15.47
14.27
12.68
13.69
13.11
14.84
16.46
10.4
15.05
15.62
9.65
9.04
9
9.17
7.44
10.09
9.03
9.67
9.26
7.59
9.67
9.07
9.45
7.91
7.67
7.67
8.36
8.34
7.76
7.52
7.14
7.69
7.46
8.12
8.28
7.43
7.27
6.82
7.33
9.61
9.87
12.02
13.85
10.46
8.97
12.87
8.69
8.34
8.78
7.34
12.25
13.83
11.47
8.85
13.31
8.4
8.31
9
6.57
8.06
8.3
8.85
6.62
8.6
8.4
9
6.66
8.95
8.87
9
9.38
7.45
7.9
7.63
9.7
7.8
7.42
7.13
10.39
8.72
8.43
9.81
9.35
6.6
7.58
9.96
8.7
7.06
6.18
9.64
8.15
6.41
7.44
10.38
8.31
6.85
6.05
11.37
11.3
13.83
7.71
6.61
13.65
7.6
6.62
21.13
18.31
15.07
24.9
15.29
20.19
9.91
9.98

New England 14.12

Middle Atlantic 11.43

East North Central 7.5

Illinois7.19
Indiana6.45
Michigan8.24
Ohio7.68
Wisconsin8.09

West North Central 6.39

Pacific Contiguous 10.45

Pacific Noncontiguous 17.78

Alaska12.66
Hawaii20.55

South Atlantic 8.56

East South Central 6.54

West South Central 9.41

Louisiana6.93
Arkansas9.1
Oklahoma7.13
Texas10.16

Mountain 7.61

Arizona8.64
Colorado7.52
Idaho4.66
Montana7.32
Nevada9.59
New Mexico7.66
Utah6.06
Wyoming5.49