This statistic gives the average retail price for electricity in the U.S. commercial sector between 1970 and 2018. In 2018, the average price of electricity for the commercial sector reached 10.67 U.S. cents per kilowatt hour.
Average retail price of commercial electricity in the U.S. from 1970 to 2018 (in U.S. cents per kilowatt hour)*
* Prices are not adjusted for inflation. Includes taxes. Retail electricity prices paid by ultimate customers, reported by electric utilities and other energy service providers.
For 1960 to 2002, prices exclude public street and highway lighting, interdepartmental sales, and other sales to public authorities.
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EIA. (January 28, 2020). Average retail price of commercial electricity in the U.S. from 1970 to 2018 (in U.S. cents per kilowatt hour)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/190640/us-commercial-consumer-price-estimates-for-electricity-since-1970/
EIA. "Average retail price of commercial electricity in the U.S. from 1970 to 2018 (in U.S. cents per kilowatt hour)*." Chart. January 28, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/190640/us-commercial-consumer-price-estimates-for-electricity-since-1970/
EIA. (2020). Average retail price of commercial electricity in the U.S. from 1970 to 2018 (in U.S. cents per kilowatt hour)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/190640/us-commercial-consumer-price-estimates-for-electricity-since-1970/
EIA. "Average Retail Price of Commercial Electricity in The U.S. from 1970 to 2018 (in U.S. Cents per Kilowatt Hour)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jan 2020, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/190640/us-commercial-consumer-price-estimates-for-electricity-since-1970/
EIA, Average retail price of commercial electricity in the U.S. from 1970 to 2018 (in U.S. cents per kilowatt hour)* Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/190640/us-commercial-consumer-price-estimates-for-electricity-since-1970/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Average retail price of commercial electricity in the U.S. from 1970 to 2018 (in U.S. cents per kilowatt hour)* [Graph], EIA, January 28, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/190640/us-commercial-consumer-price-estimates-for-electricity-since-1970/
