Report shows which states have highest, lowest energy prices

ALEC: North Carolina 9th in energy retail price

(The Center Square) – With diversity in mix, North Carolina is ninth in energy affordability in the Energy Affordability 2025 report from the American Legislative Exchange Council.

Report shows which states have highest, lowest energy prices

(The Center Square) – A new report shows which states pay the most, and the least, for their energy.

Idaho Ranks 3rd for Cheapest Energy Rates in the Nation, Washington State Ranked 6th

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new report shows which states pay the most, and the least, for their energy. The report from the American Legislative Exchange Council showed that Wyoming, North Dakota, Idaho, Utah, Nebraska and Washington had the cheapest electricity, ranging from an average of 8.24 to 9.05 cents per kilowatt hour. Electricity was most expensive in Hawaii, California, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Connecticut, ranging from 21.08 cents p…

State Economic Scorecard 2025

Download the full research noteDownload This research note is the second annual state economic scorecard, whereby the performance of each Australian state across ten key economic measures is assessed and ranked. The measures use the most recently available data across a variety of macroeconomic metrics, and finds: Queensland is the overall best performing state, improving from its fourth-place ranking in 2024 due to its relatively low debt burd…

What's Driving Electricity Prices Up

Electricity prices are rising, and not just in places where they are already high but nationwide, according to Retail Electricity Price and Cost Trends: 2024 Update, a recently released report from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBL). It summarizes trends in retail electricity prices and price drivers for the period 2019 through 2023 by examining average retail electricity prices..

There is competition between retailers in the energy market. Electricity prices have nevertheless risen sharply in the past year. The competition does not seem to be of benefit to smaller consumers such as households. They are buyers of 5 percent of the electricity produced, but 20 percent when small and medium-sized companies are included. Energy marketplaceThe price of electricity for the public is determined in a marketplace of retailers and …