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New Jersey Ranks 10th in the Nation in Average Retail Electric Price for All Sectors, 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 18.33
26 North Carolina 7.19
2 New York 13.95   27 Ohio 7.08
3 New Hampshire 12.53   28 Illinois 6.95
4 Massachusetts 12.18   29 Oklahoma 6.85
5 Connecticut 12.06   30 South Carolina 6.72
6 Rhode Island 11.97   31 Montana 6.72
7 Alaska 11.72   32 Iowa 6.69
8 California 11.63   33 Virginia 6.64
9 Vermont 10.95   34 Minnesota 6.61
10 NEW JERSEY 10.89   35 South Dakota 6.60
11 Maine 10.57   36 Kansas 6.55
12 Texas 9.14   37 Alabama 6.46
13 Nevada 9.02   38 Oregon 6.34
14 Florida 8.76   39 Tennessee 6.31
15 Pennsylvania 8.27   40 Arkansas 6.30
16 Maryland 8.13   41 Missouri 6.13
17 Louisiana 8.03   42 Utah 5.92
18 Arizona 7.79   43 North Dakota 5.92
19 Delaware 7.76   44 Indiana 5.88
20 Colorado 7.64   45 Nebraska 5.87
21 Mississippi 7.54   46 Washington 5.87
22 New Mexico 7.51   47 Wyoming 5.16
23 Wisconsin 7.48   48 West Virginia 5.15
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Georgia 7.43   49 Idaho 5.12
25 Michigan 7.23   50 Kentucky 5.01
             
          50 State Average
8.09%
          N.J. % Above Average 34.57%

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