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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, October 2009 (Cents per Kilowatthour)

Census Division All Sectors Residential Commercial Industrial Transportation
and State Oct-09 Oct-09 Oct-09 Oct-09 Oct-09
Hawaii 23.57 26.45 24.35 20.49 --
Connecticut 18.38 20.78 16.53 18.03 10.53
New York 16.24 19.17 15.68 10.13 14.43
Massachusetts 15.23 16.36 19.12 10.29 5.49
New Hampshire 14.74 16.41 14.09 12.86 --
Alaska 14.73 16.75 14.06 13.16 --
Rhode Island 14.02 14.90 13.63 12.99 --
New Jersey 13.90 15.71 13.64 10.09 14.73
California 13.51 14.08 13.93 11.43 8.88
District of Columbia 13.42 14.00 13.35 12.00 13.78
Vermont 13.06 15.50 13.20 9.42 --
Maryland 12.80 14.90 11.81 9.61 10.30
Maine 12.36 15.30 11.82 9.65 --
Delaware 11.98 14.75 11.85 8.98 --
Florida 11.43 12.31 10.71 9.03 10.25
Nevada 10.25 13.53 10.42 7.96 10.79
Arizona 9.75 11.05 9.54 6.93 --
Texas 9.74 12.26 9.69 6.58 9.86
Michigan 9.57 12.56 9.33 6.97 10.45
Pennsylvania 9.52 11.93 9.60 7.09 7.88
Wisconsin 9.09 11.97 9.36 6.53 --
Illinois 8.95 11.42 8.09 7.48 9.81
Colorado 8.84 10.55 8.87 6.71 8.48
North Carolina 8.82 10.84 8.31 6.23 7.16
Virginia 8.79 10.95 7.98 6.80 8.37
Ohio 8.77 10.83 9.62 6.41 10.20
Georgia 8.77 10.20 9.18 6.05 6.86
Mississippi 8.61 10.21 9.42 6.19 --
South Carolina 8.37 10.80 8.89 5.76 --
Kansas 8.18 9.99 8.24 6.19 --
Tennessee 8.16 9.12 9.10 6.17 10.20
New Mexico 8.12 10.41 8.44 5.72 --
Alabama 8.03 10.25 9.53 5.12 --
Minnesota 7.84 10.05 7.63 6.01 7.82
Oregon 7.62 8.95 7.76 5.62 6.96
Arkansas 7.61 9.72 7.70 5.60 10.25
Oklahoma 7.44 10.35 6.97 4.64 --
South Dakota 7.41 8.97 6.97 5.64 --
Montana 7.38 9.07 8.41 5.45 --
Indiana 7.27 9.58 7.98 5.57 10.38
Iowa 6.95 9.91 7.07 4.95 --
Nebraska 6.95 8.54 7.17 5.46 --
Utah 6.94 8.43 7.33 5.10 8.45
Missouri 6.88 8.39 6.55 5.00 5.04
Louisiana 6.84 8.17 7.55 4.75 10.24
North Dakota 6.79 7.83 6.80 5.75 --
West Virginia 6.74 8.28 7.03 5.26 6.83
Washington 6.61 7.87 7.13 4.47 6.66
Idaho 6.54 8.15 6.72 4.74 --
Wyoming 6.26 8.91 7.63 5.10 --
Kentucky 6.06 8.44 7.31 4.65 --
United States Total  9.81 11.76 10.22 6.68 11.28
Source:The Energy Information Administration