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New Jersey Ranks 11th in the Nation in Average Retail Electric Price for Residential Consumers, 2005
Source: Electric Sales, Revenue, and Price Report, Energy Information Administration November 2006

Rank State Cents Per Kilowatt Hour   Rank State Cents Per Kilowatt Hour
             
1 Hawaii
 20.70
26 Georgia 8.64 
2 New York 15.72   27 Oklahoma 8.51
3 Connecticut 13.64   28 Maryland 8.46
4 New Hampshire 13.51   29 Michigan 8.40
5 Massachussets 13.44   30 Illinois 8.34
6 Alaska 13.30   31 Minnesota 8.28
7 Maine 13.23   32 Virginia 8.16
8 Rhode Island 13.04   33 Montana 8.10
9 Vermont 12.96   34 Arkansas 8.00
10 California 12.51   35 Alabama 8.00
11 NEW JERSEY 11.74   36 Oklahoma 7.95
12 Texas 10.93   37 Kansas 7.90
13 Nevada 10.20   38 South Dakota 7.77
14 Pennsylvania 9.86   39 Utah 7.52
15 Wisconsin 9.66   40 Indiana 7.50
16 Florida 9.62   41 Wyoming 7.48
17 Iowa 9.27   42 Oregon 7.25
18 New Mexico 9.13   43 Nebraska 7.14
19 Colorado 9.06   44 Missouri 7.08
20 Delaware 9.01   45 North Dakota 6.99
21 Louisiana 8.87   46 Tennessee 6.98
22 Arizona 8.86   47 Kentucky 6.57
23 Mississippi 8.71   48 Washington 6.54
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South Carolina 8.67   49 Idaho 6.29
25 North Carolina 8.65   50 West Virginia 6.21
             
          50 State Average
9.49%
          N.J. % Above Average 23.7%

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