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Just the Facts - Key Economic and Social Indicators for New York State

Average Retail Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customers by End-Use Sector, by State, Year-to-Date through February 2011 and 2010

Residential Commerical(1) Industrial (1) Transportation (1) All Sectors
State 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010
Connecticut 17.84 19.11 15.92 16.6 13.76 14.94 10.65 12.32 16.58 17.58
Maine 15.81 15.51 12.94 12.95 9.67 10.26 -- -- 13.36 13.38
Massachusetts 14.71 15.27 14.14 14.45 13.38 13.48 6.81 7.96 14.1 14.45
New Hampshire 16.34 15.65 14.35 13.98 12.72 12.7 -- -- 14.98 14.51
Rhode Island 16.28 15.71 13.09 13.45 11.69 12.43 13.74 12.86 14.29 14.27
Vermont 15.87 15.02 13.76 13.1 10.06 9.53 -- -- 13.75 13.02
New Jersey 16.39 15.85 13.36 13.64 11.95 10.78 10.99 12.53 14.39 14.2
New York 17.42 17.45 15.41 15.22 9.41 9.22 13.9 13.65 15.62 15.48
Pennsylvania 12.67 11.95 9.79 10.06 8.25 7.56 9.61 7.5 10.52 10.18
Illinois 10.78 10.22 8.32 8.51 6.28 6.73 6.69 6.96 8.6 8.6
Indiana 9.42 8.62 8.67 8.08 6.22 5.74 9.38 8.56 7.95 7.36
Michigan 12.3 11.46 9.87 9.5 7.22 7.01 9.59 10.76 10.03 9.49
Ohio 10.27 10.37 9.48 9.58 5.95 6.19 7.29 9.08 8.69 8.85
Wisconsin 12.48 11.94 10.14 9.62 7.1 6.52 -- -- 10 9.47
Iowa 9.53 8.76 7.36 6.84 5.07 4.71 -- -- 7.27 6.75
Kansas 9.53 8.89 8.1 7.61 6.37 5.78 -- -- 8.2 7.65
Minnesota 10.3 9.55 8.11 7.76 6.21 6.25 7.59 7.82 8.34 8.01
Missouri 8.23 7.28 7.04 6.22 5.36 4.78 5.44 4.49 7.32 6.49
Nebraska 7.86 7.52 7.39 7.05 5.55 5.18 -- -- 7.01 6.68
North Dakota 7.1 6.92 6.73 6.5 5.88 5.55 -- -- 6.65 6.43
South Dakota 8.26 7.85 7.34 6.99 6.16 5.66 -- -- 7.57 7.17
Delaware 13.03 12.81 11.03 11.44 9.81 9.42 -- 8.94 11.73 11.66
District of Columbia 13.46 13.26 13.36 13.38 7.88 8.76 11.5 11.96 13.22 13.2
Florida 11.62 10.43 10.04 8.81 8.95 8.23 9.14 6.6 10.81 9.67
Georgia 9.95 9.28 9.66 9.06 6.33 6.16 7.32 6.96 9.08 8.58
Maryland 13.49 14.18 11.69 11.74 9.17 9.88 9.36 10.07 12.39 12.8
North Carolina 9.75 9.78 7.9 8.01 5.8 5.79 6.84 7.25 8.5 8.59
South Carolina 10.79 10.23 9.22 8.9 5.67 5.59 -- -- 8.8 8.53
Virginia 9.73 10.13 7.56 7.78 6.53 6.94 7.48 7.55 8.48 8.87
West Virginia 8.79 8.26 7.75 7.35 5.89 5.74 9.27 9.23 7.65 7.31
Alabama 10.63 10.01 10.38 9.97 5.94 5.45 -- -- 8.91 8.51
Kentucky 8.69 7.9 8.18 7.51 5.13 4.81 -- -- 6.96 6.42
Mississippi 9.83 9.09 9.64 9.16 6.41 5.94 -- -- 8.7 8.17
Tennessee 9.46 8.19 9.99 8.75 6.88 5.92 12.63 10.06 8.95 7.78
Arkansas 7.85 8.47 6.88 7.61 5.07 5.61 10.95 10.55 6.72 7.38
Louisiana 8.14 8.3 8.18 8.39 5.15 5.95 8.33 9.13 7.16 7.6
Oklahoma 8.18 7.78 7.12 6.8 5.09 4.57 -- -- 7.07 6.69
Texas 10.95 11.32 8.98 9.4 6.14 6.43 9.93 9.84 9.06 9.47
Arizona 9.88 9.7 8.7 8.51 5.98 6.08 -- -- 8.74 8.62
Colorado 10.45 10.42 8.61 8.32 6.49 6.43 9.4 8.64 8.73 8.63
Idaho 7.81 7.72 6.49 6.62 4.55 4.69 -- -- 6.55 6.55
Montana 9.2 8.52 8.9 8.11 5.37 5.62 -- -- 8.08 7.59
Nevada 11.71 12.47 9.33 10.12 5.62 6.44 7.99 10.02 8.57 9.39
New Mexico 9.96 9.77 8.44 8.19 5.69 5.92 -- -- 8.18 8.11
Utah 8.25 8.14 6.72 6.55 4.59 4.4 8.32 7.49 6.55 6.41
Wyoming 8.41 8.13 7.42 7.24 5.1 4.93 -- -- 6.35 6.15
California 15.08 15.2 12.6 12.07 9.74 9.67 8.04 8.46 13.01 12.83
Oregon 9.28 8.47 8.15 7.47 5.49 5.49 7.46 6.86 8.13 7.51
Washington 8.03 7.64 7.48 7.21 6.83 4.14 8.65 7.28 7.57 6.64
Alaska 16.68 16.05 14.74 13.48 15.37 14.22 -- -- 15.58 14.57
Hawaii 30.54 27.05 28.22 25.02 24.29 20.89 -- -- 27.51 24.15
U.S. Total 11.09 10.74 9.99 9.77 6.72 6.54 10.68 10.63 9.66 9.43
(1) See Technical notes for additional information on the Commericial, Industrial and Transportation sectors
Notes:  See Glossary for definitions.
• Values for 2010 and 2011 are preliminary estimates based on a cutoff model sample. 

See Technical Notes for a discussion of the sample design for the Form EIA-826.
• Utilities and energy service providers may classify commercial and industrial customers based on either NAICS codes or demands or usage falling within specified limits by rate schedule.
• Changes from year to year in consumer counts, sales and revenues, particularly involving the commercial and industrial consumer sectors, may result from respondent implementation of changes in the definitions of consumers, and reclassifications.
• Retail sales and net generation may not correspond exactly for a particular month for a variety of reasons (i.e., sales data may include imported electricity).
• Net generation is for the calendar month while retail sales and associated revenue accumulate from bills collected for periods of time (28 to 35 days) that vary dependent upon customer class and consumption occurring in and outside the calendar month.
• Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration