| New
Jersey Ranks 11th in the Nation in Average Retail Price for Commercial Electric Consumers
Source: Electric Sales, Revenue, and Price Report, Energy Information Administration November 2006
| Rank |
State |
Cents Per Kilowatt Hour |
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Rank |
State |
Cents Per Kilowatt Hour |
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| 1 |
Hawaii |
19.04 |
|
26 |
Delaware |
7.60 |
| 2 |
New York |
14.36 |
|
27 |
Alabama |
7.50 |
| 3 |
Massachusetts |
12.42 |
|
28 |
Montana |
7.43 |
| 4 |
New Hampshire |
12.06 |
|
29 |
Arizona |
7.40 |
| 5 |
California |
11.92 |
|
30 |
South Carolina |
7.39 |
| 6 |
Rhode Island |
11.71 |
|
31 |
Tennessee |
7.17 |
| 7 |
Alaska |
11.56 |
|
32 |
Oklahoma |
7.00 |
| 8 |
Connecticut |
11.53 |
|
33 |
Iowa |
6.95 |
| 9 |
Vermont |
11.33 |
|
34 |
North Carolina |
6.86 |
| 10 |
Maine |
10.63 |
|
35 |
Kansas |
6.60 |
| 11 |
NEW JERSEY |
10.61 |
|
36 |
Minnesota |
6.59 |
| 12 |
Nevada |
9.48 |
|
37 |
Indiana |
6.57 |
| 13 |
Maryland |
8.97 |
|
38 |
Oregon |
6.51 |
| 14 |
Texas |
8.85 |
|
39 |
Washington |
6.33 |
| 15 |
Louisiana |
8.56 |
|
40 |
South Dakota |
6.20 |
| 16 |
Pennsylvania |
8.50 |
|
41 |
Arkansas |
6.18 |
| 17 |
Mississippi |
8.48 |
|
42 |
Wyoming |
6.17 |
| 18 |
Florida |
8.16 |
|
43 |
North Dakota |
6.11 |
| 19 |
Ohio |
7.93 |
|
44 |
Utah |
6.07 |
| 20 |
Michigan |
7.84 |
|
45 |
Virginia |
6.05 |
| 21 |
New Mexico |
7.81 |
|
46 |
Kentucky |
6.01 |
| 22 |
Illinois |
7.75 |
|
47 |
Nebraska |
5.98 |
| 23 |
Wisconsin |
7.67 |
|
48 |
Missouri |
5.92 |
24
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Georgia |
7.67 |
|
49 |
West Virginia |
5.53 |
| 25 |
Colorado |
7.62 |
|
50 |
Idaho |
5.42 |
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50
State Average
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8.32% |
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N.J.
% Above Average |
27.52% |
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