Table 31
Average Industrial User Cost For Electricity (Cents per Kilowatt/Hour), 1995-96
Rank	State	Amt.		Rank	State	Amt.
1	New Hampshire	9.61		27	Georgia	4.46
2	Connecticut	9.51		28	Delaware	4.44
3	Hawaii	9.18		29	Washington	4.37
4	Massachusetts	8.48		30	Minnesota	4.23
5	New Jersey	8.15		31	South Carolina	4.15
6	Rhode Island	8.06		32	Maryland	4.11
7	NEW YORK	7.63		33	Indiana	4.10
8	Vermont	6.89		34	Montana	4.10
9	Maine	6.43		35	Louisiana	4.05
10	California	6.40		36	Virginia	3.99
11	Arizona	6.16		37	West Virginia	3.99
12	Pennsylvania	5.93		38	Texas	3.93
13	Nevada	5.64		39	Wisconsin	3.87
14	Arkansas	5.31		40	Iowa	3.87
15	Illinois	5.29		41	Alabama	3.87
16	Michigan	5.19		42	Oregon	3.84
17	Ohio	4.84		43	Oklahoma	3.62
18	Kansas	4.77		44	Utah	3.61
19	Florida	4.75		45	Tennessee	3.48
20	New Mexico	4.73		46	Kentucky	3.31
21	Missouri	4.68		47	Wyoming	3.22
22	Mississippi	4.68		48	Idaho	2.69
23	South Dakota	4.66		49	Alaska	NA
24	North Carolina	4.63		50	Nebraska	NA
25	Colorado	4.57		U.S. Average		4.92
26	North Dakota	4.48		N.Y.S. % above avg.		55.1%
Source: Edison Electric Institute