average cost of energy by state
The 19.8 cents per kWh New York households paid for electricity in August 2015 was 39.4 percent more than the national average of 14.2 cents per kWh. In fact, from 2011 to 2014, local area electricity prices in August exceeded the nationwide average by at least 39 percent and as much as 48 percent.
(See chart 1 .). The 20.5 cents per kWh Los Angeles households paid for electricity in August 2015 was 44.4 percent more than the nationwide average of 14.2 cents per kWh. Last August, electricity costs were 50.3 percent higher in Los Angeles compared to the nation.