U.S. Energy Information Administration / Annual Energy Review 2010 269**T able 8.10 Average Retail Prices of Electricity, Selected Years, 1960-2010** (Cents per Kilowatthour, Including Taxes)**Year Residential** **Commercial**1**Industrial**2**Transportation**3**Other**4**Total Nominal** 5**Real**6**Nominal**5**Real**6**Nominal**5**Real**6**Nominal**5**Real**6**Nominal**5**Real**6**Nominal**5**Real**61960 2.6 14.0 2.4 12.9 1.1 5.9 NA NA 1.9 10.2 1.8 9.71965 2.4 12.1 2.2 11.0 1.0 5.0 NA NA 1.8 9.0 1.7 8.51966 2.3 11.2 2.1 10.3 1.0 4.9 NA NA 1.8 8.8 1.7 8.31967 2.3 10.9 2.1 10.0 1.0 4.7 NA NA 1.8 8.5 1.7 8.11968 2.3 10.5 2.1 9.5 1.0 4.5 NA NA 1.8 8.2 1.6 7.31969 2.2 9.5 2.1 9.1 1.0 4.3 NA NA 1.7 7.4 1.6 6.91970 2.2 9.1 2.1 8.6 1.0 4.1 NA NA 1.8 7.4 1.7 7.01971 2.3 9.0 2.2 8.6 1.1 4.3 NA NA 1.9 7.4 1.8 7.11972 2.4 9.0 2.3 8.6 1.2 4.5 NA NA 2.0 7.5 1.9 7.11973 2.5 8.9 2.4 8.5 1.3 4.6 NA NA 2.1 7.5 2.0 7.11974 3.1 10.1 3.0 9.8 1.7 5.5 NA NA 2.8 9.1 2.5 8.21975 3.5 10.4 3.5 10.4 2.1 6.3 NA NA 3.1 9.2 2.9 8.61976 3.7 10.4 3.7 10.4 2.2 6.2 NA NA 3.3 9.3 3.1 8.71977 4.1 10.9 4.1 10.9 2.5 6.6 NA NA 3.5 9.3 3.4 9.01978 4.3 10.6 4.4 10.9 2.8 6.9 NA NA 3.6 8.9 3.7 9.21979 4.6 10.5 4.7 10.7 3.1 7.1 NA NA 4.0 9.1 4.0 9.11980 5.4 11.3 5.5 11.5 3.7 7.8 NA NA 4.8 10.1 4.7 9.81981 6.2 11.9 6.3 12.1 4.3 8.2 NA NA 5.3 10.2 5.5 10.51982 6.9 12.5 6.9 12.5 5.0 9.0 NA NA 5.9 10.7 6.1 11.01983 7.2 12.5 7.0 12.2 5.0 8.7 NA NA 6.4 11.1 6.3 10.91984 7.15 11.96 7.13 11.93 4.83 8.08 NA NA 5.90 9.87 6.25 10.461985 7.39 12.00 7.27 11.81 4.97 8.07 NA NA 6.09 9.89 6.44 10.461986 7.42 11.79 7.20 11.44 4.93 7.83 NA NA 6.11 9.71 6.44 10.231987 7.45 11.50 7.08 10.93 4.77 7.37 NA NA 6.21 9.59 6.37 9.841988 7.48 11.17 7.04 10.51 4.70 7.02 NA NA 6.20 9.26 6.35 9.481989 7.65 11.00 7.20 10.36 4.72 6.79 NA NA 6.25 8.99 6.45 9.281990 7.83 10.84 7.34 10.17 4.74 6.57 NA NA 6.40 8.86 6.57 9.101991 8.04 10.75 7.53 10.07 4.83 6.46 NA NA 6.51 8.71 6.75 9.031992 8.21 10.73 7.66 10.01 4.83 6.31 NA NA 6.74 8.81 6.82 8.911993 8.32 10.64 7.74 9.89 4.85 6.20 NA NA 6.88 8.80 6.93 8.861994 8.38 10.49 7.73 9.68 4.77 5.97 NA NA 6.84 8.56 6.91 8.651995 8.40 10.30 7.69 9.43 4.66 5.72 NA NA 6.88 8.44 6.89 8.451996 8.36 10.06 7.64 9.20 4.60 5.54 NA NA 6.91 8.32 6.86 8.261997 8.43 9.97 7.59 8.98 4.53 5.36 NA NA 6.91 8.17 6.85 8.101998 8.26 9.66 7.41 8.67 4.48 5.24 NA NA 6.63 7.75 6.74 7.881999 8.16 9.40 7.26 8.37 4.43 5.11 NA NA 6.35 7.32 6.64 7.652000 8.24 9.30 7.43 8.38 4.64 5.23 NA NA 6.56 7.40 6.81 7.682001 8.58 9.46 7.92 8.74 5.05 5.57 NA NA 7.20 7.94 7.29 8.042002 8.44 9.16 7.89 8.57 4.88 5.30 NA NA 6.75 7.33 7.20 7.822003 8.72 9.27 8.03 8.53 5.11 5.43 7.54 8.01 – – – – 7.44 7.912004 8.95 9.25 8.17 8.44 5.25 5.43 7.18 7.42 – – – – 7.61 7.862005 9.45 9.45 8.67 8.67 5.73 5.73 8.57 8.57 – – – – 8.14 8.142006 10.40 10.07 9.46 9.16 6.16 5.97 9.54 9.24 – – – – 8.90 8.622007 10.65R10.02 9.65R9.08 6.39R6.01 9.70 9.13 – – – – 9.13R8.592008 11.26R10.37 10.36R9.54 6.83R6.29 10.74R9.89 – – – – 9.74R8.972009R11.51R10.50R10.17R9.28R6.81R6.21R10.65R9.72 – – – –R9.82R8.962010P11.58 10.46 10.26 9.27 6.79 6.14 10.96 9.90 – – – – 9.88 8.931Commercial sector. For 1960-2002, prices exclude public street and highway lighting,interdepartmental sales, and other sales to public authorities.2Industrial sector. For 1960-2002, prices exclude agriculture and irrigation.3Transportation sector, including railroads and railways.4Public street and highway lighting, interdepartmental sales, other sales to public authorities, agricultureand irrigation, and transportation including railroads and railways.5See "Nominal Price" in Glossary.6In chained (2005) dollars, calculated by using gross domestic product implicit price deflators in TableD1. See "Chained Dollars" in Glossary.R=Revised. P=Preliminary. NA=Not available. – – =Not applicable.Notes:•Beginning in 2003, the category "Other" has been replaced by "Transportation," and thecategories "Commercial" and "Industrial" have been redefined.•Data represent revenue from electricityretail sales divided by electricity retail sales.•Prices include State and local taxes, energy or demandcharges, customer service charges, environmental surcharges, franchise fees, fuel adjustments, and othermiscellaneous charges applied to end-use customers during normal billing operations. Prices do not includedeferred charges, credits, or other adjustments, such as fuel or revenue from purchased power, fromprevious reporting periods.•Through 1979, data are for Classes A and B privately owned electric utilitiesonly. (Class A utilities are those with operating revenues of $2.5 million or more; Class B utilities are thosewith between $1 million and $2.5 million.) For 1980-1982, data are for selected Class A utilities whoseelectric operating revenues were $100 million or more during the previous year. For 1983, data are foraselected sample of electric utilities. Beginning in 1984, data are for a census of electric utilities. Beginningin 1996, data also include energy service providers selling to retail customers.Web Pages:•See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/annual/#electricity for all data beginning in 1960.•For related information, see http://www.eia.gov/electricity/.Sources:•1960-September 1977—Federal Power Commission, Form FPC-5, "Monthly StatementofElectric Operating Revenues and Income."•October 1977-February 1980—Federal Energy RegulatoryCommission (FERC), Form FPC-5, "Monthly Statement of Electric Operating Revenues and Income."•March 1980-1982—FERC, Form FERC-5, "Electric Utility Company Monthly Statement."•1983—U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-826, "Electric Utility Company MonthlyStatement."•1984-1995—EIA, Form EIA-861, "Annual Electric Utility Report."•1996 forward—EIA,Electric Power Monthly(March 2011), Table 5.3.