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Subject: Retail price for electricity
Category: Miscellaneous
Asked by: blucken-ga
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Posted: 08 Mar 2006 07:23 PST
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Question ID: 704920
Looking for average Retail price for electricity
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Subject: Re: Retail price for electricity
Answered By: bobbie7-ga on 08 Mar 2006 07:49 PST
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Hello Blucken, 

AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE FOR ELECTRICITY

In 2004, the national average residential rate was 8.97 cents.
Huntsville Utilities: March 31, 2005 
http://www.hsvutil.org/news/033105.shtml


According to the 2005 Utility Resource Guide by Business Facilities,
the average retail price for electricity by State is as follows:

Alabama

Average Retail Price for Electricity in Alabama, 2003 
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 6.85 
Industrial: 3.98
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004 
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 10.83 
Industrial: 7.34


Alaska

Average Retail Price for Electricity in Alaska, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 10.49
Industrial: 7.86
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 4.14
Industrial: 2.15


Arkansas 

Average Retail Price for Electricity in Arkansas, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 5.54
Industrial: 4.04
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 8.89
Industrial: 7.9
California 

Average Retail Price for Electricity in California, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 12.19
Industrial: 9.85
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 8.61
Industrial: 7.95

Colorado

Average Retail Price for Electricity in Colorado, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 6.60
Industrial: 5.10
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 7.47
Industrial: 6.53
 Connecticut 

Average Retail Price for Electricity in Connecticut, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 9.99
Industrial: 7.92
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 11.32
Industrial: 8.53


Delaware 

Average Retail Price for Electricity in Delaware, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 7.31
Industrial: 5.15
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 10.6
Industrial: 7.81

District of Columbia 

Average Retail Price for Electricity in DC, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 7.43
Industrial: 5.61
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 13.2
Florida 

Average Retail Price for Electricity in Florida, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 7.13
Industrial: 5.41
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 11.46
Industrial: 8.72

Georgia 

Average Retail Price for Electricity in Georgia, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 6.66
Industrial: 4.02
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 11.6
Industrial: 7.62


Hawaii 

Average Retail Price for Electricity in Hawaii, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 15.02
Industrial: 12.20
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 21.42
Industrial: 13.22


Idaho

Average Retail Price for Electricity in Idaho, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 5.56
Industrial: 4.16
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 8.39
Industrial: 6.98


Illinois
 
Average Retail Price for Electricity in Illinois, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 7.22
Industrial: 4.91
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 9.12
Industrial: 8.18
Indiana

Average Retail Price for Electricity in Indiana, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 6.12
Industrial: 3.92
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 8.59
Industrial: 7.94

Iowa

Average Retail Price for Electricity in Iowa, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 6.24
Industrial: 4.16
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 8.48
Industrial: 7.35

Kansas

Average Retail Price for Electricity in Kansas, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 6.42
Industrial: 4.61
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 10.21
Industrial: 6.57

Kentucky

Average Retail Price for Electricity in Kentucky, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 5.37
Industrial: 3.21
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 10.21
Industrial: 7.44

Louisiana

Average Retail Price for Electricity in Louisiana, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 7.42
Industrial: 5.57
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2003
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 8.7
Industrial: 6.56 (2004)


Maine

Average Retail Price for Electricity in Maine, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 10.34
Industrial: 6.35
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 12.34
Industrial: 10.43

Maryland

Average Retail Price for Electricity in Maryland, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 6.95
Industrial: 4.89
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 9.37
Industrial: 10.34


Massachusetts

Average Retail Price for Electricity in Massachusetts, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 10.49
Industrial: 9.11
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 11.84
Industrial: 11.72

Michigan

Average Retail Price for Electricity in Michigan, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 7.55
Industrial: 4.96
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 7.98
Industrial: 7.04


Minnesota

Average Retail Price for Electricity in Minnesota, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 6.12
Industrial: 4.36
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 8.45
Industrial: 6.64


Mississippi

Average Retail Price for Electricity in Mississippi, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 7.25
Industrial: 4.48
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 8.36
Industrial: 7.16

Missouri

Average Retail Price for Electricity in Missouri, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 5.78
Industrial: 4.49
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 10.13
Industrial: 8.9


Montana

Average Retail Price for Electricity in Montana, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 7.10
Industrial: 4.01
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 9.14
Industrial: 8.15

Nebraska

Average Retail Price for Electricity in Nebraska, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 5.81
Industrial: 4.18
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 7.54
Industrial: 6.61


Nevada

Average Retail Price for Electricity in Nevada, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 8.79
Industrial: 7.30
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2003
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 7.29
Industrial: 8.68

New Hampshire 

Average Retail Price for Electricity in New Hampshire, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 10.44
Industrial: 9.39
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 12.11
Industrial: 10.89


New Jersey

Average Retail Price for Electricity in New Jersey, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 9.25
Industrial: 7.47
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 10.99
Industrial: 8.67


New York

Average Retail Price for Electricity in New York, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 12.93
Industrial: 7.14
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 9.66
Industrial: 8.68

North Carolina

Average Retail Price for Electricity in North Carolina, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 6.65
Industrial: 4.79
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 10.4
Industrial: 7.66

North Dakota

Average Retail Price for Electricity in North Dakota, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 5.64
Industrial: 3.96
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 8.21
Industrial: 5.7


Ohio

Average Retail Price for Electricity in Alabama, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 7.60
Industrial: 4.79
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 9.2
Industrial: 9.42

Oklahoma 

Average Retail Price for Electricity in Oklahoma, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 6.38
Industrial: 4.59
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 9.7
Industrial: 9.02


Oregon

Average Retail Price for Electricity in Oregon, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 6.38
Industrial: 4.63
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 8.98
Industrial: 6.3

Pennsylvania

Average Retail Price for Electricity in Pennsylvania, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 8.07
Industrial: 6.14
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 10.64
Industrial: 9.26


Rhode Island

Average Retail Price for Electricity in Rhode Island, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 10.00
Industrial: 9.06
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 11.77
Industrial: 9.63

South Carolina

Average Retail Price for Electricity in South Carolina, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 6.81
Industrial: 4.00
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 10.44
Industrial: 7.73

South Dakota

Average Retail Price for Electricity in South Dakota, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 6.04
Industrial: 4.51
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 8.09
Industrial: 6.24

Tennessee

Average Retail Price for Electricity in Tennessee, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 6.68
Industrial: 4.29
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 9.27
Industrial: 5.99

Texas

Average Retail Price for Electricity in Texas, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 7.84
Industrial: 5.27
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2003
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 7.59
Industrial: 5.91 (2004)


Utah

Average Retail Price for Electricity in Utah, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 5.59
Industrial: 3.79
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2003
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 5.95
Industrial: 5.04 (2003)


Vermont

Average Retail Price for Electricity in Vermont, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 11.29
Industrial: 8.05
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 8.7
Industrial: 6.04

Virginia

Average Retail Price for Electricity in Virginia, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 5.74
Industrial: 4.23
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 10.29
Industrial: 7.91

Washington

Average Retail Price for Electricity in Washington, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 6.07
Industrial: 4.76
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 8.66
Industrial: 7.35


West Virginia

Average Retail Price for Electricity in West Virginia, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 5.45
Industrial: 3.81
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2003
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 8.05
Industrial: 6.76

Wisconsin

Average Retail Price for Electricity in Wisconsin, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 6.97
Industrial: 4.71
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 8.72
Industrial: 8.03


Wyoming

Average Retail Price for Electricity in Wyoming, 2003
(Cents per Kilowatt Hour)
Commercial: 5.74
Industrial: 3.65
Natural Gas Commercial Price, 2004
(Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)
Commercial: 7.11
Industrial: 6.51

PacifiCorp?Pacific Power
Bob Tarantola
Regional VP
P.O. Box 720
Casper, WY 82602-0720
tel: 307-577-6901
fax: 307-577-6906
Web: pacificpower.net

Business Facilities: October 2005
http://www.businessfacilities.com/bf_05_10_news2.php



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I hope the information provided is helpful!

Best regards,
Bobbie7
blucken-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars

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Subject: Re: Retail price for electricity
From: paddyboy1-ga on 22 Mar 2006 07:28 PST
 
Great information.  Thanks.

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