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Choose Energy has produced information on the cost of residential electricity by state. The data is most reveling.
According to Choose Energy :
Where you live affects your electricity rate
October 2018 data, the latest available, show that the average U.S. price – 12.87 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh) – rose 0.5% compared with a year ago. If you live in Louisiana, you paid the lowest average residential electricity rates of any state in the country – 9.11 cents per kWh. The next lowest rate is in Arkansas, where residents pay an average of 9.34 cents per kWh.
Below are the cheapest 10 states to live in based on residential electricity rates:
| Rank | State | October 2018 Electric Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana | 9.11 |
| 2 | Arkansas | 9.34 |
| 3 | Washington | 9.68 |
| 4 | Utah | 10.32 |
| 5 | Idaho | 10.33 |
| 6 | Tennessee | 10.70 |
| 7 | Missouri | 10.71 |
| 8 | Kentucky | 10.77 |
| 9 | North Dakota | 10.83 |
| 10 | Georgia | 10.96 |
Below are the 10 most expensive states to live in based on residential electricity rates.
| Rank | State | October 2018 Electric Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | 32.46 |
| 2 | Alaska | 22.51 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 21.87 |
| 4 | Rhode Island | 21.46 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | 21.30 |
| 6 | New Hampshire | 20.23 |
| 7 | New York | 19.29 |
| 8 | Vermont | 18.42 |
| 9 | Maine | 16.47 |
| 10 | California | 15.73 |
Residential Electricity Rates by State
(cents per kWh for latest month available)
| State | Average Electric Rate:October 2018 | Average Electric Rate:October 2017 | % up/down | Choose Energy Price Index(see below) | Index rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 12.42 | 12.66 | 1.9 | 130.3 | 48 |
| Alaska | 22.51 | 21.78 | 3.4 | 114.8 | 41 |
| Arizona | 13.26 | 12.78 | 3.8 | 118.0 | 44 |
| Arkansas | 9.34 | 10.17 | 8.2 | 87.4 | 12 |
| California | 15.73 | 15.70 | 0.2 | 74.4 | 4 |
| Colorado | 21.87 | 21.29 | 2.7 | 73.6 | 3 |
| Connecticut | 22.05 | 21.26 | 3.7 | 134.4 | 49 |
| DC | 13.60 | 13.44 | 1.2 | 94.5 | |
| Delaware | 13.89 | 14.20 | 2.7 | 113.7 | 39 |
| Florida | 11.67 | 11.85 | 1.5 | 113.3 | 37 |
| Georgia | 10.96 | 11.52 | 4.9 | 107.8 | 34 |
| Hawaii | 32.46 | 29.30 | 10.8 | 141.7 | 50 |
| Idaho | 10.33 | 10.26 | 0.7 | 85.1 | 10 |
| Illinois | 13.23 | 13.12 | 0.8 | 83.8 | 9 |
| Indiana | 12.39 | 12.75 | 2.8 | 104.4 | 30 |
| Iowa | 12.82 | 11.77 | 8.9 | 95.7 | 19 |
| Kansas | 13.32 | 13.38 | 0.4 | 103.5 | 27 |
| Kentucky | 10.77 | 11.17 | 3.6 | 104.3 | 29 |
| Louisiana | 9.11 | 9.93 | 8.3 | 97.6 | 23 |
| Maine | 16.47 | 16.05 | 2.6 | 77.7 | 5 |
| Maryland | 14.19 | 14.37 | 1.3 | 122.0 | 46 |
| Massachusetts | 21.30 | 20.45 | 4.2 | 110.3 | 36 |
| Michigan | 15.42 | 15.12 | 2.0 | 89.0 | 15 |
| Minnesota | 13.72 | 13.36 | 2.7 | 90.6 | 17 |
| Mississippi | 11.22 | 11.10 | 1.1 | 116.7 | 43 |
| Missouri | 10.71 | 11.15 | 3.9 | 96.4 | 21 |
| Montana | 11.48 | 11.23 | 2.2 | 80.7 | 7 |
| Nebraska | 11.23 | 10.89 | 3.1 | 94.4 | 18 |
| Nevada | 12.16 | 12.79 | 4.9 | 97.2 | 22 |
| New Hampshire | 20.23 | 19.87 | 1.8 | 105.6 | 32 |
| New Jersey | 14.96 | 14.66 | 2.0 | 89.3 | 16 |
| New Mexico | 12.97 | 12.96 | 0.1 | 70.7 | 2 |
| New York | 19.29 | 18.74 | 2.9 | 99.2 | 25 |
| North Carolina | 11.94 | 11.45 | 4.3 | 113.6 | 38 |
| North Dakota | 10.83 | 10.94 | 1.0 | 97.9 | 24 |
| Ohio | 12.48 | 12.81 | 2.6 | 96.1 | 20 |
| Oklahoma | 11.00 | 11.17 | 1.5 | 103.9 | 28 |
| Oregon | 11.24 | 10.89 | 3.2 | 88.5 | 13 |
| Pennsylvania | 14.10 | 14.60 | 3.4 | 102.5 | 26 |
| Rhode Island | 21.46 | 19.55 | 9.8 | 108.7 | 35 |
| South Carolina | 12.43 | 13.01 | 4.5 | 124.1 | 47 |
| South Dakota | 12.35 | 12.48 | 1.0 | 104.7 | 31 |
| Tennessee | 10.70 | 10.61 | 0.8 | 114.5 | 40 |
| Texas | 11.69 | 11.09 | 5.4 | 116.8 | 44 |
| Utah | 10.32 | 10.51 | 1.8 | 66.9 | 1 |
| Vermont | 18.42 | 17.97 | 2.5 | 87.4 | 11 |
| Virginia | 11.90 | 11.79 | 0.9 | 115.2 | 42 |
| Washington | 9.68 | 9.76 | 0.8 | 79.9 | 6 |
| West Virginia | 11.27 | 11.97 | 5.8 | 107.3 | 33 |
| Wisconsin | 14.94 | 14.71 | 1.6 | 88.2 | 14 |
| Wyoming | 11.08 | 11.56 | 4.2 | 81.4 | 8 |
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EDITORS NOTE: This column by Choose Energy is republished with permission. The featured photo is by Brian Patrick Tagalog on Unsplash.
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