Average Retail Prices of Electricity Sold by U.S. Electric Utilities: Selected Years, 1960-2019, Business and Industry Statistics

Average Retail Prices of Electricity Sold by U.S. Electric Utilities: Selected Years, 1960-2019

(In Cents per Kilowatt-Hour; Latest Year Available)

Year

Residential

Commercial1

Industrial2

Other/
Transportation3

Total Average

Nominal4

Real5

Nominal4

Real5

Nominal4

Real5

Nominal4

Real5

Nominal4

Real5

1960

2.60

15.60

2.40

14.40

1.10

6.60

1.90

11.40

1.80

10.80

1970

2.20

10.15

2.10

9.69

1.00

4.61

1.80

8.30

1.70

7.84



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