Monthly Average Retail Price Per Kilowatt-hour of Electricity To Commercial Consumers
The average price per kilowatt-hour represents the total bill divided by the kilowatt-hour usage. The total bill is the sum of all items appearing on an electricity bill such as fixed costs, variable rate per kWh, taxes, surcharges, late fees, and even credits for rebates.
(last updated 11/03/2009)
Statewide
Cents per Kilowatt-hour (¢/kWh)
|
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
2003 |
2002 |
| January |
15.3 |
15.2 |
14.4 |
12.8 |
11.7 |
11.3 |
11.1 |
11.2 |
| February |
14.7 |
14.8 |
14.7 |
12.9 |
11.5 |
11.3 |
11.8 |
11.0 |
| March |
14.8 |
15.0 |
14.8 |
12.7 |
11.7 |
11.3 |
12.6 |
11.2 |
| April |
14.2 |
15.2 |
14.9 |
12.6 |
11.9 |
11.0 |
13.1 |
11.4 |
| May |
14.8 |
16.5 |
15.4 |
13.0 |
12.5 |
11.4 |
13.0 |
11.5 |
| June |
16.0 |
18.0 |
16.3 |
14.0 |
13.6 |
12.4 |
13.6 |
12.5 |
| July |
16.7 |
19.4 |
16.7 |
14.6 |
14.2 |
13.4 |
14.4 |
13.6 |
| August |
|
19.2 |
16.2 |
17.3 |
15.8 |
13.5 |
14.5 |
13.3 |
| September |
|
19.2 |
16.1 |
16.6 |
15.9 |
13.6 |
14.3 |
13.2 |
| October |
|
16.4 |
15.7 |
16.0 |
15.7 |
13.1 |
13.6 |
13.1 |
| November |
|
15.1 |
15.5 |
15.0 |
14.8 |
12.8 |
12.2 |
11.7 |
| December |
|
14.4 |
15.7 |
14.7 |
14.8 |
11.7 |
11.9 |
12.0 |
Source: U.S. DOE, Energy Information Administration.
"Electric Power Monthly"
EIA data released approximately 5.5 months after month ends.
