Electricity Price Comparison

In this post we will compare the state-by-state utility price for small businesses and other commercial operations. Please note that the pricing is in cents per kilowatt hour and as usual we will look at two years: 2008 and 2009 because they do vary.

2008

*Idaho has the best rate at 6.03 cents per kilowatt hour, barely edging out Missouri’s 6.09

*Hawaii has the highest rate at 32.82 cents per kilowatt hour.

2009

*The prize for the lowest electricity rate for commercial use goes the 2008 winner: Idaho. Wouldn’t you be glad to be a small business there – only 6.72 cents per kilowatt … Continue Reading

The latest report released by the US Energy Information Administration was on January 15th, 2010 which covered the average retail price of electricity across all end-use sectors.

With a focus on residential use in this post – lets examine the states with the highest and the lowest average retail price.

(Note: Costs are given in US cents per kilowatt hour)

*North Dakota had the lowest average costs for residential use at 7.83 cents per kilowatt hour for October 2009 while if you go back to October of 2008 – Idaho had the lowest average cost with 7.57 cents.

*The distinction for the highest … Continue Reading