Comparison of Electric Costs
Kentucky's industrial sector electric power costs rank 4th lowest in the nation for the second straight year.
Kentucky’s industrial power costs are the 2nd lowest when compared to states east of the Mississippi River and are over 30 percent lower than the U.S. average. Electric power in Kentucky is distributed by four investor owned electric utilities, twenty-nine municipal electric systems, twenty-one rural electric cooperatives and the Tennessee Valley Authority. Recent average annual costs (cents per KWH) for Kentucky and selected states are shown below.
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| Average Electric Power Cost |
|
| Cents Per Kilowatthour |
| State |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
| Alabama |
5.3 |
4.9 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
| Arkansas |
5.3 |
5.2 |
4.7 |
4.2 |
| Georgia |
5.5 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
4.4 |
| Illinois |
6.6 |
4.7 |
4.6 |
4.7 |
| Indiana |
4.9 |
5.0 |
4.4 |
4.1 |
| Kentucky |
4.5 |
4.1 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
| Michigan |
6.5 |
6.1 |
5.3 |
4.9 |
| Mississippi |
5.8 |
5.9 |
5.3 |
4.8 |
| Missouri |
4.8 |
4.6 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
| North Carolina |
5.5 |
5.2 |
5.0 |
4.9 |
| Ohio |
5.8 |
5.6 |
5.1 |
4.9 |
| South Carolina |
4.8 |
4.7 |
4.5 |
4.1 |
| Tennessee |
5.2 |
5.2 |
4.7 |
4.5 |
| Virginia |
5.1 |
4.7 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
| West Virginia |
4.0 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
| United States |
6.4 |
6.2 |
5.7 |
5.3 |
|
| Energy Information Administration/Electric Power Annual 2007. Rates are in Cents per KWH. Released January 21, 2009. |
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