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Average Electric
Rates in Converse County, WY:
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Residential Electric
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Average Price
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Wyoming
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7.04 cents/kwh
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Average national residential price of electricity:
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8.41 cents/kwh
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Wyoming residential price as a percentage of the national average:
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84%
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Commercial Electric
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Average Price
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Wyoming
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5.73 cents/kwh
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Average national residential price of electricity:
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7.94 cents/kwh
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Wyoming commercial price as a percentage of the national average:
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72%
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Industrial Electric
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Average Price
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Wyoming
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3.57 cents/kwh
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Average national residential price of electricity:
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4.83 cents/kwh
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Wyoming industrial price as a percentage of the national average:
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74%
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Average Natural Gas Rates:
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Residential Natural Gas
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Average Price
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Wyoming
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$6.09/mcf
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National
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$8.69/mcf
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Wyoming residential price as a percentage of the national average:
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70%
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Commercial Natural Gas
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Average Price
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Wyoming
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$4.69/mcf
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National
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$6.37/mcf
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Wyoming commercial price as a percentage of the national average:
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70%
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Industrial Natural Gas
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Average Price
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Wyoming
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$4.44/mcf
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National
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$4.31/mcf
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Wyoming industrial price as a percentage of the national average:
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103%
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Source: Wyoming Public Service Commission Annual Report 2003. Rate
information is obtained from the Energy Information Administration
and may include missing state or rate class data that could skew the
comparisons illustrated above.
Pacific Power Electric Rates
Large
General Service Transmission Delivery Time of Use – 1,000
kw and Over – Schedule 48T
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Charges
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Unit
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Basic Charge
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$ 3,125
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per month
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Demand Charge
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On-Peak
Period Demand (Monday –Friday 7 a.m. – 11
p.m.)
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$ 7.95
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Per kw for all kw of Billing Demand
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Energy Charge
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$ .01851
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Per kwh for all kwh
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Minimum Charge
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The basic charge plus the demand charge for the current
month. A higher minimum may be required under contract to cover
special conditions.
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Large General Service – Time of Use – 1,000kwh and Over – Schedule
46
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Charges
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Secondary Delivery Voltage
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Primary Delivery Voltage
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Unit
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Basic Charge:
Load Size
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3,000 kw or less
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$950
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$1,000
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per month
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Over 3,000 kw
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$1,400
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$1,600
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Per month
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Plus
Load Size Charge:
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3,000 kw or less
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$ 1.40
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$1.65
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Per kw Load size
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Over 3,000 kw
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$ 1.25
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$ 1.45
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Per kw Load size
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Demand Charge
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On-Peak
Period Demand (Monday – Friday: 7 a.m.
to 11 p.m.)
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$ 9.07
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$ 8.87
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Per kw for all kw of Billing Demand
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Energy Charge
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$ .0249
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$ .02210
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Per kwh for all kwh
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Minimum Charge
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The basic charge plus the demand charge for the current
month. A higher minimum may be required under contract to cover
special conditions.
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General Service – Schedule
25
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Charges
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Secondary Delivery Voltage
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Primary Delivery Voltage
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Unit
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Basic Charge:
Load Size
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Single Phase
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$14
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$16
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per month
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Three Phase
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$16
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$19
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per month
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Demand Charge
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$10.24
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$9.92
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per kw for all kw of 15kw
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Energy Charge
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$ .0609
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$ .6411
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per kwh for the first 1,000 kwh
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$ .04300
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$ .04167
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per kwh for the next 8,000 kwh
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$ .03079
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$ .02988
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per kwh for all the additional kwh
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Minimum Charge
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The basic charge. A higher minimum may be required
under contract
to cover special conditions.
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Source: Pacific Power Price Information www.pacificepower.net
Western U.S. rate comparison cents per kilowatt-hour
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State
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Company
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Rates (cents)*
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Wyoming
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Black Hills
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5.76
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Cheyenne
Light, Fuel & Power
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7.76
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Montana-Dakota
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6.60
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Pacific Power East
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3.96
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Pacific Power West
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4.47
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State Average
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4.53
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California
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Pacific
Gas & Electric
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13.05
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Pacific
Power
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7.21
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San Diego
Gas and Electric
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14.15
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Southern
California Edison
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12.41
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State
Average
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12.82
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Oregon
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Idaho
Power
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4.22
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Pacific
Power
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5.55
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Portland
General Electric
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7.44
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State
Average
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6.62
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Washington
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Pacific
Power
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4.50
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Puget
Sound Energy
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6.51
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Avista
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5.95
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State
Average
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6.13
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Idaho
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Idaho
Power
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6.08
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Utah Power
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3.24
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Avista
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5.86
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State
Average
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5.54
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Nevada
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Nevada
Power
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8.92
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Sierra
Pacific Power
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8.75
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State
Average
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8.87
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Arizona
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Arizona
Public Service
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7.85
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Tucson
Electric Power
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8.31
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State
Average
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7.97
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Utah
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Utah Power
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5.06
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State
Average
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5.06
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Montana
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Black
Hills
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4.56
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Northwestern
Energy
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6.92
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Montana-Dakota
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5.58
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State
Average
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6.78
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Colorado
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Aquila
Networks -WPE
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6.01
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Public
Service Company of Colorado
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5.84
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State
Average
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5.91
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New Mexico
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El Paso
Electric
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8.78
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PNM
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7.27
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Southwestern
Public Service
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4.32
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State
Average
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6.61
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*Average of Industrial, Residential and Commercial Rates
Source: Edison Electric Institute Report, Winter 2003
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