Data: US Electricity Rates Vary. But, They're All going Up

The differences between what people pay for electricity across the country are substantial. But one thing that nearly ratepayer knows is that electricity rates are on the rise. The table below shows just how wide the disparity (source: JEA - the electric utility for Jacksonville, FL). There are certainly rates higher and lower than these, but this is only a survey and I do not know the methodology. What I find most striking is the high price of electricity in Alaska which is an indicator of the high price transmission. If there were more microgrids and distributed generation, Alaska would have cheaper rates. (Note: to determine the price per kilowatthour just move the decimal three places to the left - i.e. Fairbanks pays $0.178/kwh)

Quarterly Rates Quarterly survey - January 2008 (per 1,000 KWH) COMPANY LOCATION KWH1000 Golden Valley Electric Assoc.*** Fairbanks, AK 178.07 PECO Energy Co.* Philadelphia, PA 153.68 San Diego Gas & Electric Co.* San Diego, CA 152.05 City of Ft. Meade** Ft. Meade, FL 145.86 Public Service Co. of N.H.* New Hampshire (Portions of) 143.17 City of Tallahassee** Tallahassee, FL 140.90 City of Dover (McKee Run G.S.)** Dover, DE 139.48 Baltimore Gas & Elec. Co.* Baltimore, MD 138.30 Public Service Electric & Gas Co.* Newark, NJ (Other portions of NJ) 137.23 Pascoag Fire District** Pascoag, RI 134.95 Keys Energy Services** Key West, FL 132.84 City of Vero Beach** Vero Beach, FL 132.17 Chugach Electric Assoc., Inc.*** Anchorage, AK 131.41 Southern California Edison* Southern California 129.12 Sierra Pacific Power Co.* Reno, NV 128.38 City of Ocala** Ocala, FL 127.32 Nevada Power Co.* Las Vegas, NV 125.36 Ft. Pierce Utilities** Ft. Pierce, FL 122.00 Beaches Energy Services Jacksonville Beach, FL 119.23 Gainesville Regional Util.** Gainesville, FL 118.54 City of Lakeland** Lakeland, FL 118.23 Sacramento Mun. Util. Dist.** Sacramento, CA 117.64 City of Bartow** Bartow, FL 115.93 We-Energies* Milwaukee, WI 114.62 City of Clewiston** Clewiston, FL 113.23 Kissimmee Utilities** Kissimmee, FL 112.07 Progress Energy Florida* St. Petersburg, FL 112.05 Department of Water & Power** Los Angeles, CA 109.05 Commonwealth Edison Co.* Chicago & Northern IL 107.10 South Carolina Electric & Gas * Columbia, SC 105.62 Entergy Gulf States,Inc.* Baton Rouge, LA (& other parts of LA) 104.56 Alabama Power Co.* Alabama (Portions of) 104.20 Florida Power & Light Co.* Miami, FL (& other portions of FL) 103.00 Okefenoke REA*** N.E. FL & S.E. GA 103.00 Gulf Power Co.* Northwest Florida 102.93 Orlando Utilities Commission** Orlando, FL 97.95 Clay Electric Cooperative*** Clay County, FL 97.50 JEA** Jacksonville, FL 95.93 Utah Power* Salt Lake City, UT 93.99 Progress Energy Carolinas* Raleigh, NC 93.53 Georgia Power Co.* Atlanta, GA (Other port. of GA) 91.31 Tucson Electric* Tucson, AZ 85.97 Pacific Power* Oregon 85.92 Santee Cooper South Carolina (Portions of)**** 82.86 Elec. Power Board of Chatt.** Tennessee (Portions of) 81.97 Marietta Board Light & Water** Marietta, GA 78.99 Memphis Light Gas & Water Div.** Memphis, TN 77.37 Omaha Public Power District**** Southeast Nebraska 76.91 Albany Water, Gas & Light Comm. Albany, GA 75.70 City Public Service** San Antonio, TX 75.32 Monongahela Power Company* Northern West Virginia 72.52 Appalachian Power Co.* Roanoke, VA 71.96 Dalton Utilities** Dalton, GA 66.84 Seattle City Light** Seattle, WA 62.20 AmerenUE* St. Louis, MO 58.85 (Provided by JEA) Includes base rate, fuel adjustment charge, and applicable franchise fees. * Investor-owned Systems ** Municipal Systems *** Rural Electric Coop. Systems **** Federal, State & District Systems