Report No.

: DOE/EIA-0226 (2009/02)
Data for: November 2008
Report Released: February 13, 2009
Next Release Date: Mid-March 2009
Table 5.6.A. Average Retail Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customers by End-Use Sector, by State, November 2008 and 2007
(Cents per Kilowatthour)

Census Division
and State Residential Commercial1 Industrial1
Nov-08 Nov-07 Nov-08 Nov-07 Nov-08 Nov-07
New England 17.99 16.4 15.44 14.26 13.53 12.83
Connecticut 19.81 18.78 16.35 14.73 14.3 13.26
Maine 16.1 16.86 12.92 13.3 11.88 14.31
Massachusetts 17.74 15.57 15.46 14.61 14.46 13.03
New Hampshire 16.25 14.81 14.63 13.31 13.09 12.05
Rhode Island 19.49 14.65 16.95 13.08 15.42 11.96
Vermont 14.79 14.37 12.66 12.4 9.05 8.92
Middle Atlantic 14.29 13.82 13.03 12.88 8.23 7.6
New Jersey 15.55 13.51 13.44 12.34 12.38 10.33
New York 16.92 16.94 15.05 15.48 9.6 8.21
Pennsylvania 11.38 11.08 9.43 9.26 7.01 6.72
East North Central 10.84 9.95 8.95 8.52 6.6 5.85
Illinois 12.15 10.58 8.54 8.46 7.78 6.65
Indiana 9.47 8.83 8.24 7.5 5.88 4.97
Michigan 10.81 10 9.26 8.79 6.81 6.23
Ohio 10.21 9.6 9.43 8.77 6.47 5.73
Wisconsin 11.69 10.95 9.43 8.75 6.72 6.03
West North Central 8.56 8.07 6.84 6.4 5.14 4.74
Iowa 9.34 9.25 6.77 6.65 4.58 4.42
Kansas 8.67 7.67 7.15 6.54 5.62 4.96
Minnesota 9.92 9.09 7.83 7.11 5.81 5.31
Missouri 7.77 7.37 6.15 5.72 4.79 4.33
Nebraska 7.57 7.27 6.32 6.02 4.69 4.33
North Dakota 7.5 7.38 6.86 6.76 5.37 5.24
South Dakota 8.21 8.2 6.75 6.71 5.24 5
South Atlantic 10.85 10.12 9.49 8.71 6.52 5.7
Delaware 14.57 13.68 11.97 11.34 9.4 9.33
District of Columbia 13 10.6 13.14 12.03 9.91 9.02
Florida 11.98 11.34 10.53 9.86 8.85 7.97
Georgia 9.61 8.62 9.08 7.84 6.63 5.22
Maryland 13.84 12.67 12.25 11.31 9.35 9.69
North Carolina 9.78 9.58 7.5 7.48 5.58 5.46
South Carolina 10.18 9.32 8.76 7.84 5.82 4.8
Virginia 10.02 8.64 8.11 6.54 6.54 5.26
West Virginia 7.26 7.06 6.47 6.13 4.41 4.13
East South Central 9.91 8.66 9.65 8.26 6.4 4.98
Alabama 10.89 9.41 10.55 8.68 7.12 5.22
Kentucky 8.24 7.76 7.49 6.93 5.14 4.34
Mississippi 10.6 9.49 10.23 9.05 7.51 5.8
Tennessee 10.09 8.37 10.14 8.49 7.06 5.23
West South Central 12.06 10.94 9.87 9.14 7.84 6.96
Arkansas 9.61 9.04 7.68 7 6.03 5.3
Louisiana 10.61 8.88 10.52 8.82 8.26 6.13
Oklahoma 9.11 8.84 7.31 7.13 5.93 5.47
Texas 13.23 12.03 10.36 9.79 8.26 7.66
Mountain 9.43 8.97 8.07 7.7 5.42 5.4
Arizona 9.53 9.08 8.42 8.1 5.89 5.8
Colorado 9.94 9.35 8.27 7.74 6.34 5.93
Idaho 7.25 6.54 6.08 5.28 4.13 3.57
Montana 8.95 8.42 8.19 8 5.65 5.18
Nevada 12.71 12.6 10.27 10.2 6.29 7.18
New Mexico 9.71 9.25 8.33 7.84 5.31 5.86
Utah 7.96 7.7 6.4 6.02 4.12 3.91
Wyoming 8.37 7.8 6.67 6.31 4.35 3.99
Pacific Contiguous 11.96 11.68 11.2 10.61 8.31 7.87
California 14.76 14.37 12.78 12 10.49 9.78
Oregon 8.41 8.57 7.32 7.18 5.61 5.53
Washington 7.74 7.52 7.06 6.78 4.99 4.74
Pacific Noncontiguous 25.88 21.78 22.63 18.87 23.01 18.47
Alaska 16.34 15.05 13.35 12.15 12.75 12.72
Hawaii 33.41 26.59 30.47 24.42 26.72 20.61
U.S. Total 11.47 10.7 10.13 9.5 7.06 6.28
[1] See Technical notes for additional information on the Commercial, Industrial, and Transportation sectors.
NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error or excessive percentage change.
Notes: • See Glossary for definitions. • Values for 2007 are final. Values for 2008 are preliminary estimates based on a cutoff
Source: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-826, "Monthly Electric Sales and Revenue Report with State Distribution
ate, November 2008 and 2007

Transportation[1] All Sectors

Nov-08 Nov-07 Nov-08 Nov-07
8.89 9.83 16.02 14.75
11.38 12.82 17.37 15.99
-- -- 13.81 14.94
7.58 8.21 16.05 14.62
-- -- 14.99 13.64
-- -- 17.67 13.47
-- -- 12.39 12.15
11.32 8.73 12.47 11.94
13.98 11.46 14.04 12.43
12.25 9.12 14.99 14.71
7.07 6.7 9.31 8.98
9 6.74 8.78 7.94
8.72 6.25 9.55 8.56
10.54 10.35 7.56 6.65
10.34 11.75 8.96 8.3
11.33 10.88 8.57 7.79
-- -- 9.19 8.38
6.23 6.83 6.87 6.39
NM -- 6.47 6.28
-- -- 7.18 6.4
7.83 8.64 7.77 7.06
4.61 4.99 6.46 5.99
-- -- 6.15 5.79
-- -- 6.67 6.5
-- -- 7.02 6.9
11.82 9.71 9.44 8.63
-- -- 12.11 11.46
17.62 11.51 13.17 11.74
10.66 9.79 11.05 10.4
6.73 5.6 8.65 7.41
11.22 10.8 12.52 11.66
6.88 2.03 7.94 7.77
-- -- 8.11 7.07
8.82 7.24 8.58 7.08
5.28 5.55 5.82 5.52
12.86 9.18 8.35 6.92
-- -- 9.26 7.35
-- -- 6.43 5.71
-- -- 9.34 7.95
12.86 9.18 9.02 7.23
9.13 8.57 9.89 8.93
-- -- 7.66 6.91
 14.88 14.55 9.61 7.81
-- -- 7.51 7.2
8.71 8.31 10.65 9.74
7.93 7.61 7.66 7.37
-- -- 8.34 8.03
7.83 7.28 8.28 7.78
-- -- 5.95 5.25
-- -- 7.47 6.96
8.59 9.42 8.99 9.38
-- -- 7.72 7.55
7.92 7.66 6.11 5.83
-- -- 5.57 5.18
8.09 8.2 10.8 10.38
8.13 8.24 12.9 12.29
6.66 6.78 7.31 7.33
6.09 6.21 6.78 6.59
-- -- 23.77 19.67
-- -- 14.28 13.27
-- -- 29.95 23.67
10.61 8.76 9.73 8.94
ortation sectors.

minary estimates based on a cutoff model sample. See Technical Notes for a discussion of the sample design for the Form EIA-826. • Utilit
enue Report with State Distributions Report."