National electric rate study · • The National Electric Rate Study ranks residential, commercial and industrial electric rates of 100 cities across the nation. ( 1= Lowest Bill,

Ranking of typical residential, commercial, and industrial electric bills

NATIONAL ELECTRIC RATE STUDY 2019 Study

2019 National Rate Study Detail

2019 National Rate Study Summary

The Lincoln Electric System National Rate Study is a comprehensive report of electric

rates across the country. The purpose of the study is to provide a typical bill comparison for

both LES and our customers, monitor and benchmark the affordability of electric bills, and

serves as a complement to the Regional Electric Utility Bill Comparison.

In 2019, Lincoln ranked 11th nationally overall, falling three spots from 8th. As Lincoln

Electric System rates remained unchanged from 2018, a large part of this change was driven by

changes in tax policy that moved savings onto the customers of investor-owned utilities. As

reported last year, the Tax Reform Bill decreased the corporate tax rate from the previous range

of 15% to 35% to a flat rate of 21%.

In the residential sector, Lincoln’s rank slid one spot from 6th lowest to 7th lowest while

improving two ranks in commercial and industrial, from 15th lowest to 13th lowest.

Fact Summary:

• The National Electric Rate Study ranks residential, commercial and industrial electric rates

of 100 cities across the nation. (1= Lowest Bill, 100 = Highest Bill)

• Rates used are those approved to be in effect January 1, 2019, including seasonal

differences.

• Lincoln Electric System (LES) bills are calculated with rates that

went into effect January 1, 2019

and includes Payment in Lieu of

Taxes and City Dividend for

Utility Ownership.

• Bills for investor-owned utilities were collected from

Edison Electric Institute’s 2019 Typical Winter Bills report. Bills for municipal/public power

utilities were calculated using each respective utility’s published rate tariffs. Average bills are

calculated using rates from a 12-month period to include seasonal rates. All bill data applies

to one month of service.

LES


• Lincoln ranks 11th overall, 7th in residential and 13th in commercial and industrial

combined. LES ranks in the top ten in 6 of 12 categories. Lincoln was 8th overall last year.

• Overall, there are more electric rate increases (59 percent) than decreases (35 percent). Six percent of utilities reported no changes in their average bill. Of the public

power utilities, 42 percent reported increases, 42 percent reported decreases, and 16

percent had no changes. Of the investor-owned utilities, 64 percent reported increases, 33

percent reported decreases, and 3 percent had no changes. • Looking at the real price of electricity (rates after adjustment for inflation), Lincoln’s real

price decreased by 1.47 percent.

• LES residential customers using 1,000 kWh pay $96.63, which is 30 percent less than the

study average of $138.56, while LES industrial customers using 1,000 kW and 400,000 kWh

pay $31,092, which is 25 percent less than the study average of $41,537.


2019 National Rate Study Contents The 2019 National Rate Study is broken out into several sections: Detail:

• Kilowatt-Hour Usages Ranked

• Selection Criteria for Cities Included in the Ranking

• Overview of the Rate Study Methodology

• Source of Rate Data

Tables:

• Table 1: Summary of LES Ranking Compared to Other Cities

• Table 2: Highest and Lowest Overall Ranks

• Table 3: Major Rate Changes – Increases and Decreases

• Table 4: 10 Highest and Lowest Bills per Usage Category

Charts:

• Chart A: Sample Ranges of Typical Bills by Usage Category

• Chart B: Map – Average Residential Bill by State (1,000 kWh)

• Chart C: Rank of Average Residential Bill by State (1,000 kWh)

• Chart D: Map – Average Industrial Bill by State (1,000 kW and 400,000 kWh)

• Chart E: Rank of Average Industrial Bill by State (1,000 kW and 400,000 kWh)

• Chart F: Residential and Industrial Real Price Trends

Schedules:

• Schedule 1: Listing of average annual residential and commercial bills arranged by state

and city

• Schedule 2: Rankings of residential and commercial bills arranged by state and city

• Schedule 3: Listing of average annual industrial bills arranged by state and city

• Schedule 4: Rankings of industrial bills arranged by state and city

• Schedule 5: Index to Utilities in the Study

• Schedule 6: Overall Ranks



Lincoln Electric System has ranked U.S. cities (served by Municipal/Public Power or

Investor-owned Utilities) from the lowest (number 1) to the highest (number 100) based on

average monthly electric bills by various categories of typical usage for residential, commercial,

and industrial rates in effect January 1, 2019. Categories were selected based upon the

categories provided in the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) publication, Typical Bills and Average

Rates Report, despite whether LES has customers or not in each individual category. Average

bills are calculated using rates from the 12-month period to include seasonal rates. All bill data

applies to one month of service.

Kilowatt-Hour Usages Ranked The kilowatt–hour (kWh) usage levels used in the ranking of average residential bills were:

• 500 kWh

• 1,000 kWh

The average commercial bills were stratified by kilowatt (kW) and kilowatt-hour (kWh). The

categories used in the ranking are as follows:

• 40 kW and 10,000 kWh (35% Load Factor)




The average industrial bills were stratified by kilowatt (kW) and kilowatt-hour (kWh). The

categories used in the ranking are as follows:




• 1,000 kW and 200,000 kWh (28% Load Factor)




Source of Rate Data LES obtained the majority of the data for investor-owned utilities from the Rate Regulation

Department of the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) publication, Typical Bills and Average Rates

Report, Winter 2019, bills as of January 1, 2019. Minnesota Power Company was the only

investor-owned utility the EEI did not provide an annualized bill for the Winter 2019 report, thus in

this report only their Winter 2019 rates were utilized. The data for municipal/public power utilities

and investor-owned utilities not included in the EEI publication were obtained by modeling each

utility’s typical bills from their published rate schedules. We performed no additional procedures

to verify either the data obtained from the municipal/public power utilities survey or the EEI

publication.

Detailed results of the rankings and utilities included can be found in the Schedules section

of the report.

Table 1 2019 National Rate Survey

2019 National Rate Study Tables

LES Ranking as compared to surveyed cities

Category Survey Rank 2019 2018 Change Residential

1. 500 kWh 15 11 -4 2. 1,000 kWh 6 6 0

Residential Survey Rank 7 6 -1

Commercial and Industrial

3. 40 kW and 10,000 kWh (35% Load Factor) 3 2 -1 4. 40 kW and 14,000 kWh (49% Load Factor) 6 3 -3 5. 500 kW and 150,000 kWh (42% Load Factor) 43 43 0 6. 500 kW and 180,000 kWh (50% Load Factor) 32 34 2 7. 75 kW and 15,000 kWh (28% Load Factor) 1 1 0 8. 75 kW and 30,000 kWh (56% Load Factor) 4 3 -1 9. 75 kW and 50,000 kWh (93% Load Factor) 2 2 0 10. 1,000 kW and 200,000 kWh (28% Load Factor) 54 57 3 11. 1,000 kW and 400,000 kWh (56% Load Factor) 30 24 -6 12. 1,000 kW and 650,000 kWh (90% Load Factor) 12 12 0

Commercial and Industrial Survey Rank: 13 15 2 Overall Survey Rank: 11 8 -3

Notes: - Ranks are from 1 (lowest rank) to 100 (highest rank) - Positive change indicates an improvement in rank



Highest and Lowest Overall Ranks

2019

Survey Rank City (2018 Rank)

Average Bill Difference from

2018

1 Boise, ID (1) -5% 2 Oklahoma City, OK (16) -17% 3 Baton Rouge, LA (6) -5% 4 Amarillo, TX (10) -10% 5 Davenport, IA (4) -1% 6 Tulsa, OK (1) 4% 7 Tacoma, WA (3) 3% 8 Charlotte, NC (5) 1% 9 Springfield, MO (12) -6% 10 Des Moines, IA (9) -5%

2019 Survey Rank City (2018 Rank)

Average Bill Difference from

2018

91 Anchorage, AK (85) 17% 92 Springfield, MA (94) 4% 93 Fairbanks, AK (98) -9% 94 San Francisco, CA (95) 3% 95 Bridgeport, CT (93) 21% 96 Pawtucket, RI (92) 22% 97 Cambridge, MA (96) 9% 98 Boston, MA (97) 7% 99 San Diego, CA (99) 2%

100 Honolulu, HI (100) 12%



Major Rate Changes - Increases

No single driver explains the top 10 bill increases; reasons range from increased

investment in capital projects for distribution system enhancements, reliability enhancements,

and renewable energy generation projects. Rate increases not driven by investment projects

were due to increases in fuel purchase power rates or increased generation costs from power

suppliers such as those in the New England states.

Average Bill Differences from

2018

City

Average Bill Difference from 2018

Overall Rank 2019 2018 Residential

Commercial & Industrial

Erie, PA 25% 73 56 -5% 31%

Portland, ME 22% 85 81 6% 26%

Pawtucket, RI 22% 96 92 13% 23%

Bridgeport, CT 21% 95 93 9% 23%

Anchorage, AK 17% 91 85 -22% 25%

Wilmington, DE 17% 43 12 -7% 21%

Honolulu, HI 12% 100 100 12% 12%

Philadelphia, PA 10% 38 19 -2% 12%

Baltimore, MD 9% 60 47 -3% 11%

Cambridge, MA 9% 97 96 2% 10%



Major Rate Changes - Decreases

The top 10 bill decreases are driven in large part by lower fuel cost adjustments due to

decreases in fuel purchase power rates. A significant number of these declines are also

attributed to utilities implementing rate decreases due to the Tax Reform Bill passed in

December 2017.

Average Bill Differences from

2018

City

Average Bill Difference from 2018

Overall Rank 2019 2018 Residential

Commercial and

Industrial Oklahoma City, OK -17% 2 16 -12% -19% Columbia, SC -15% 51 73 -15% -15% New Orleans, LA -13% 34 61 -12% -14% Pueblo, CO -12% 79 84 -3% -14% Sioux Falls, SD -12% 31 55 -10% -12% Amarillo, TX -10% 4 10 -22% -7% Buffalo, NY -9% 12 26 -2% -11% Fairbanks, AK -9% 93 98 -5% -10% El Paso, TX -9% 37 52 -7% -10% Tampa, FL -6% 16 27 -6% -6%



10 Lowest and Highest Bills by Category

Residential: 500 kWh

10 Lowest Bills 10 Highest Bills Rank City Bill Change Rank City Bill Change

1 Spokane, WA $47.54 -1.0% 91 Springfield, MA $115.85 0.9% 2 Austin, TX $48.26 -0.3% 92 San Francisco, CA $118.24 3.5% 3 Boise, ID $49.69 -6.9% 93 Pawtucket, RI $118.51 13.7% 4 Baton Rouge, LA $49.96 0.5% 94 Fairbanks, AK $127.02 -3.9% 5 Duluth, MN $50.75 -5.6% 95 Boston, MA $128.62 5.7% 6 Springfield, MO $51.35 -4.4% 95 Cambridge, MA $128.62 1.5% 7 Tulsa, OK $51.96 6.6% 97 New York City, NY $128.68 3.1% 8 Salt Lake City, UT $52.92 -3.2% 98 Bridgeport, CT $144.53 9.6% 9 Denver, CO $53.97 -4.2% 99 San Diego, CA $146.61 1.8%

10 Miami, FL $54.94 -0.8% 100 Honolulu, HI $161.36 11.9% 15 Lincoln, NE $57.02 1.7%

Residential: 1,000 kWh


1 Detroit, MI $87.60 0.5% 91 Springfield, MA $224.71 0.9% 2 Spokane, WA $88.54 -1.6% 92 Pawtucket, RI $228.26 13.2% 3 Springfield, MO $90.86 -4.9% 93 Fairbanks, AK $231.54 -6.3% 4 Baton Rouge, LA $91.06 -2.2% 94 New York City, NY $240.91 3.4% 5 Boise, ID $96.35 -7.2% 95 Boston, MA $250.23 5.7% 6 Lincoln, NE $96.63 0.2% 95 Cambridge, MA $250.23 1.5% 7 Tacoma, WA $97.14 0.9% 97 San Francisco, CA $258.29 2.1% 8 Oklahoma City, OK $97.45 -12.5% 98 Bridgeport, CT $276.21 8.8% 9 Tampa, FL $99.53 -6.1% 99 Honolulu, HI $313.89 11.2%

10 Miami, FL $99.65 -2.9% 100 San Diego, CA $357.66 -0.9%

Commercial: 40 kW and 10,000 kWh


1 Omaha, NE $736 -4.3% 91 Springfield, MA $2,118 3.0% 2 Boise, ID $747 -4.1% 92 Fairbanks, AK $2,187 -5.1% 3 Lincoln, NE $774 0.0% 93 Cambridge, MA $2,209 -2.4% 4 Tacoma, WA $818 0.4% 94 Bridgeport, CT $2,217 11.9% 5 Baton Rouge, LA $835 -5.2% 95 San Francisco, CA $2,255 3.7% 6 Davenport, IA $841 -3.6% 96 San Francisco, CA $2,255 3.7% 7 Oklahoma City, OK $864 -15.8% 97 Pawtucket, RI $2,430 16.5% 8 Charlotte, NC $878 -0.1% 98 Boston, MA $2,478 2.4% 9 Des Moines, IA $898 -6.2% 99 Honolulu, HI $3,019 12.5%

10 Amarillo, TX $904 -5.2% 100 San Diego, CA $3,034 2.7%





1 Boise, ID $948 -4.4% 91 Anchorage, AK $2,629 27.6% 2 Omaha, NE $995 -4.6% 92 Springfield, MA $2,702 3.3% 3 Oklahoma City, OK $1,025 -17.1% 93 Bridgeport, CT $2,794 11.7% 4 Amarillo, TX $1,027 -6.4% 94 San Francisco, CA $2,859 3.7% 5 Baton Rouge, LA $1,055 -5.3% 95 Cambridge, MA $2,872 -1.2% 6 Lincoln, NE $1,057 0.0% 96 Cambridge, MA $2,872 -1.2% 7 Davenport, IA $1,067 -1.2% 97 Boston, MA $3,147 3.0% 8 Charlotte, NC $1,100 2.7% 98 Pawtucket, RI $3,178 17.0% 9 Springfield, MO $1,113 -5.6% 99 San Diego, CA $3,492 2.6%

10 Des Moines, IA $1,114 -6.2% 100 Honolulu, HI $3,969 12.6%



1 Tulsa, OK $10,111 3.1% 91 Fairbanks, AK $30,244 -9.8% 2 Boise, ID $10,561 -4.3% 92 Springfield, MA $30,423 8.8% 3 Davenport, IA $10,637 0.1% 93 Anchorage, AK $30,448 30.7% 4 Des Moines, IA $10,710 -4.9% 94 San Francisco, CA $31,289 2.6% 5 Oklahoma City, OK $10,892 -17.7% 95 Pawtucket, RI $34,360 29.4% 6 Baton Rouge, LA $11,215 -5.6% 96 Pawtucket, RI $34,360 29.4% 7 Tacoma, WA $11,391 3.8% 97 San Diego, CA $38,150 1.2% 8 Buffalo, NY $11,401 -9.0% 98 Cambridge, MA $38,875 22.5% 9 Amarillo, TX $11,775 -6.0% 99 Boston, MA $39,065 10.1%

10 Charlotte, NC $11,882 2.1% 100 Honolulu, HI $45,541 11.7% 43 Lincoln, NE $14,953 0.0%



1 Tulsa, OK $11,392 2.8% 91 Anchorage, AK $32,066 25.1% 2 Boise, ID $12,073 -4.4% 92 Fairbanks, AK $34,151 -12.0% 3 Oklahoma City, OK $12,100 -18.3% 93 Springfield, MA $34,196 7.3% 4 Davenport, IA $12,112 0.0% 94 San Francisco, CA $34,437 2.6% 5 Des Moines, IA $12,200 -4.8% 95 Bridgeport, CT $39,833 29.8% 6 Amarillo, TX $12,699 -6.6% 96 Bridgeport, CT $39,833 29.8% 7 Buffalo, NY $12,749 -9.7% 97 San Diego, CA $41,573 1.3% 8 Tacoma, WA $12,810 4.0% 98 Boston, MA $44,831 11.1% 9 Baton Rouge, LA $12,863 -5.6% 99 Cambridge, MA $44,931 22.4%

10 Raleigh, NC $13,588 7.8% 100 Honolulu, HI $51,829 11.9% 32 Lincoln, NE $15,793 0.0%



Industrial: 75 kW and 15,000 kWh


1 Lincoln, NE $1,128 0.0% 91 Springfield, MA $3,427 2.8% 2 Boise, ID $1,214 -4.2% 92 San Francisco, CA $3,541 3.8% 3 Baton Rouge, LA $1,314 -5.4% 93 Bridgeport, CT $3,542 12.3% 4 Charlotte, NC $1,347 -2.1% 93 Cambridge, MA $3,542 -3.3% 5 Amarillo, TX $1,378 -5.4% 95 Fairbanks, AK $3,602 -3.6% 6 Tulsa, OK $1,387 5.5% 96 Fairbanks, AK $3,602 -3.6% 7 Oklahoma City, OK $1,399 -15.5% 97 Boston, MA $4,203 1.7% 8 Davenport, IA $1,412 -0.9% 98 Anchorage, AK $4,241 43.7% 9 Colorado Springs, CO $1,417 2.3% 99 Honolulu, HI $4,662 12.4%

10 Saint Louis, MO $1,419 -8.9% 100 San Diego, CA $5,097 2.0%



1 Amarillo, TX $1,796 -8.0% 91 Portland, ME $5,247 46.2% 2 Boise, ID $1,975 -4.7% 92 Fairbanks, AK $5,556 -12.8% 3 Oklahoma City, OK $2,003 -18.2% 93 Springfield, MA $5,616 3.4% 4 Lincoln, NE $2,054 0.0% 94 San Francisco, CA $5,806 3.8% 5 Tacoma, WA $2,130 4.1% 95 Bridgeport, CT $5,865 14.6% 6 Baton Rouge, LA $2,134 -5.5% 96 Bridgeport, CT $5,865 14.6% 7 Davenport, IA $2,172 -1.4% 97 Pawtucket, RI $6,474 17.5% 8 Charlotte, NC $2,187 -2.8% 98 Boston, MA $6,715 3.0% 9 Springfield, MO $2,190 -6.0% 99 San Diego, CA $6,814 1.9%

10 Buffalo, NY $2,219 -12.6% 100 Honolulu, HI $8,225 12.5%



1 Amarillo, TX $2,354 -10.0% 91 Portland, ME $8,078 53.1% 2 Lincoln, NE $2,661 0.0% 92 Fairbanks, AK $8,160 -17.5% 3 Oklahoma City, OK $2,808 -19.9% 93 Bridgeport, CT $8,217 14.0% 4 Charleston, WV $2,925 -9.5% 94 Springfield, MA $8,533 3.8% 4 Wheeling, WV $2,925 -9.5% 95 San Francisco, CA $8,826 3.9% 6 Springfield, MO $2,942 -7.4% 96 San Francisco, CA $8,826 3.9% 7 Boise, ID $2,989 -5.1% 97 Cambridge, MA $9,345 0.5% 8 Charlotte, NC $3,076 0.8% 98 Boston, MA $10,064 3.8% 9 Tacoma, WA $3,076 4.5% 99 Pawtucket, RI $10,175 17.9%

10 Davenport, IA $3,127 -1.6% 100 Honolulu, HI $12,975 12.6%



Industrial: 1,000 kW and 200,000 kWh


1 Oklahoma City, OK $13,882 -18.3% 91 Springfield, MA $45,031 6.9% 2 Tulsa, OK $15,672 3.8% 92 Fairbanks, AK $47,416 -4.1% 3 Boise, ID $15,849 -4.3% 93 Pawtucket, RI $48,857 27.3% 4 Roanoke, VA $15,902 -19.8% 94 San Francisco, CA $50,563 2.8% 5 Des Moines, IA $15,977 -5.1% 95 Anchorage, AK $54,275 32.2% 6 Davenport, IA $16,179 0.2% 96 Anchorage, AK $54,275 32.2% 7 Baton Rouge, LA $16,367 -5.6% 97 Cambridge, MA $57,524 20.8% 8 Jackson, MS $17,350 1.5% 98 Boston, MA $58,663 7.7% 9 Charlotte, NC $17,505 -0.6% 99 San Diego, CA $64,834 1.1%

10 Mesa, AZ $17,594 -1.1% 100 Honolulu, HI $69,270 11.4% 54 Lincoln, NE $25,688 0.0%



1 Oklahoma City, OK $20,608 -21.3% 91 Los Angeles, CA $69,302 6.9% 2 Amarillo, TX $23,227 -8.2% 92 Springfield, MA $70,182 2.9% 3 Tulsa, OK $24,212 2.7% 93 San Francisco, CA $70,413 2.7% 4 Boise, ID $24,801 -5.0% 94 Fairbanks, AK $73,461 -13.2% 5 Des Moines, IA $25,913 -4.7% 95 Bridgeport, CT $85,998 35.5% 6 Davenport, IA $26,017 0.0% 96 Bridgeport, CT $85,998 35.5% 7 Buffalo, NY $26,854 -10.2% 97 Pawtucket, RI $87,978 29.8% 8 Baton Rouge, LA $27,085 -5.4% 98 Boston, MA $97,099 11.6% 9 Eugene, OR $27,324 0.0% 99 Cambridge, MA $97,898 21.1%

10 Tacoma, WA $27,435 4.1% 100 Honolulu, HI $111,185 12.1% 30 Lincoln, NE $31,092 0.0%



1 Oklahoma City, OK $29,016 -23.0% 91 San Francisco, CA $95,225 2.7% 2 Amarillo, TX $30,196 -10.1% 92 Springfield, MA $101,621 0.8% 3 Tulsa, OK $34,888 2.0% 93 Los Angeles, CA $104,417 7.1% 4 Charleston, WV $35,490 -9.7% 94 Fairbanks, AK $106,018 -17.5% 4 Wheeling, WV $35,490 -9.7% 95 San Diego, CA $116,168 1.4% 6 Boise, ID $35,991 -5.4% 96 San Diego, CA $116,168 1.4% 7 Lexington, KY $36,380 -5.0% 97 Pawtucket, RI $136,880 31.0% 8 El Paso, TX $37,247 -14.7% 98 Boston, MA $145,144 13.6% 9 Austin, TX $37,464 8.1% 99 Cambridge, MA $148,365 21.3%

10 Davenport, IA $37,581 -0.1% 100 Honolulu, HI $163,578 12.4% 12 Lincoln, NE $37,846 0.1%

Chart A 2019 National Rate Survey

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Chart B 2019 National Rate Survey


VT 166$ NH 190$ MA 241$ CT 276$ RI 228$ NJ 165$ DE 123$ MD 120$ D.C. 119$

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2019 AVERAGE MONTHLY BILL PER STATE*Residential 1,000 kWh

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Chart C 2019 National Rate Survey


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Note:- Bills include surcharges and other non-salestax charges (if known)

- The state averages only reflect cities that are included in the LES National Rate Study

LES moved from the lowest rank to 2nd lowestNebraska moved from 7th lowest to 10th lowestReasons:- Nebraska rates held steady but other states saw sufficient decreases that enabled them to shift downin rank

- Many investor-owned utilities decreased their residential rates as a result of changes in tax policy

Chart D 2019 National Rate Survey


VT 62$ NH 60$ MA 88$ CT 86$ RI 88$ NJ 47$ DE 35$ MD 42$ D.C. 47$

MT $33 ND $34

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Chart E 2019 National Rate Survey


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Note:- Bills include surcharges and other non-sales taxcharges (if known)

- The state averages only reflect cities that are included in the LES National Rate Study

LES remained at 11th lowestNebraska moved from 9th lowest to 6th lowestReasons:

- Nebraska rates held steady but some states saw increases in industrial rates due to capital projects and clean energy initiatives, moving them to higher ranks

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Alabama Birmingham (I) 76.92$ 136.90$ 1,477$ 1,887$ 20,492$ 23,632$ Huntsville (M) 56.95$ 103.73$ 1,081$ 1,508$ 16,048$ 17,901$

Alaska Anchorage (M) 85.82$ 165.08$ 2,413$ 2,629$ 30,448$ 32,066$ Fairbanks (M) 127.02$ 231.54$ 2,187$ 3,052$ 30,244$ 34,151$

Arizona Mesa (M) 67.68$ 115.60$ 1,059$ 1,359$ 12,715$ 14,764$ Phoenix (I) 74.41$ 151.89$ 1,541$ 1,797$ 17,148$ 18,538$ Tucson (I) 70.87$ 130.87$ 1,485$ 2,055$ 19,421$ 20,970$

Arkansas Little Rock (I) 55.14$ 102.25$ 1,022$ 1,307$ 14,601$ 16,022$ California Los Angeles (M) 93.13$ 205.92$ 1,956$ 2,518$ 27,642$ 31,856$

Sacramento (M) 82.18$ 144.07$ 1,464$ 1,918$ 19,720$ 23,119$ San Diego (I) 146.61$ 357.66$ 3,034$ 3,492$ 38,150$ 41,573$ San Francisco (I) 118.24$ 258.29$ 2,255$ 2,859$ 31,289$ 34,437$

Colorado Colorado Springs (M) 67.66$ 120.01$ 953$ 1,324$ 15,791$ 17,056$ Denver (I) 53.97$ 107.88$ 1,225$ 1,363$ 15,784$ 16,818$ Pueblo (I) 81.12$ 168.21$ 1,347$ 1,881$ 19,760$ 21,035$

Connecticut Bridgeport (I) 144.53$ 276.21$ 2,217$ 2,794$ 34,647$ 39,833$ Delaware Wilmington (I) 67.78$ 123.82$ 1,040$ 1,234$ 14,946$ 16,592$ District of Columbia Washington (I) 64.79$ 119.97$ 1,349$ 1,835$ 22,633$ 25,670$ Florida Jacksonville (M) 65.87$ 125.39$ 1,204$ 1,681$ 17,123$ 19,514$

Miami (I) 54.94$ 99.65$ 1,191$ 1,191$ 13,844$ 15,248$ Tampa (I) 57.54$ 99.53$ 992$ 1,178$ 13,203$ 14,598$

Georgia Atlanta (I) 62.65$ 115.95$ 1,420$ 1,598$ 16,586$ 17,918$ Hawaii Honolulu (I) 161.36$ 313.89$ 3,019$ 3,969$ 45,541$ 51,829$ Idaho Boise (I) 49.69$ 96.35$ 747$ 948$ 10,561$ 12,073$ Illinois Chicago (I) 74.56$ 132.86$ 1,135$ 1,463$ 15,541$ 17,872$

Springfield (M) 62.06$ 115.35$ 1,439$ 1,860$ 20,661$ 23,483$ Indiana Evansville (I) 80.26$ 148.01$ 1,168$ 1,580$ 14,729$ 16,531$

Gary (I) 76.46$ 138.90$ 1,476$ 1,840$ 18,009$ 20,269$ Indianapolis (I) 70.13$ 115.41$ 1,027$ 1,386$ 16,421$ 17,539$

Iowa Cedar Rapids (I) 88.53$ 157.51$ 1,332$ 1,847$ 19,337$ 23,195$ Davenport (I) 57.31$ 106.11$ 841$ 1,067$ 10,637$ 12,112$ Des Moines (I) 63.75$ 110.10$ 898$ 1,114$ 10,710$ 12,200$

Kansas Kansas City (M) 70.59$ 119.18$ 1,104$ 1,424$ 15,435$ 17,067$ Overland Park (I) 70.69$ 127.38$ 1,251$ 1,517$ 16,286$ 18,155$ Wichita (I) 75.75$ 135.44$ 962$ 1,314$ 16,226$ 17,396$

Kentucky Lexington (I) 56.15$ 99.71$ 1,051$ 1,459$ 13,877$ 14,748$

Average Annual Residential and Commercial BillsRates in Effect January 1, 2019

Arranged By City & State





Kentucky Louisville (I) 59.25$ 105.86$ 1,062$ 1,474$ 15,226$ 16,291$ Louisiana Baton Rouge (I) 49.96$ 91.06$ 835$ 1,055$ 11,215$ 12,863$

New Orleans (I) 57.68$ 105.89$ 1,029$ 1,329$ 13,953$ 15,890$ Shreveport (I) 59.24$ 109.50$ 1,079$ 1,313$ 14,011$ 15,766$

Maine Portland (I) 82.26$ 165.95$ 1,963$ 2,529$ 22,784$ 24,583$ Maryland Baltimore (I) 64.04$ 120.18$ 1,186$ 1,637$ 16,348$ 19,144$ Massachusetts Boston (I) 128.62$ 250.23$ 2,478$ 3,147$ 39,065$ 44,831$

Cambridge (I) 128.62$ 250.23$ 2,209$ 2,872$ 38,875$ 44,931$ Springfield (I) 115.85$ 224.71$ 2,118$ 2,702$ 30,423$ 34,196$

Michigan Detroit (I) 75.62$ 87.60$ 1,143$ 1,623$ 15,734$ 16,791$ Grand Rapids (I) 80.11$ 156.24$ 1,523$ 1,892$ 18,517$ 21,995$ Lansing (M) 97.44$ 178.88$ 2,065$ 2,517$ 25,816$ 29,206$

Minnesota Duluth (I) 50.75$ 107.06$ 1,091$ 1,418$ 13,960$ 15,870$ Minneapolis (I) 77.82$ 147.19$ 1,306$ 1,587$ 17,768$ 19,882$

Mississippi Jackson (I) 63.98$ 103.75$ 1,106$ 1,419$ 12,605$ 14,485$ Missouri Kansas City (I) 80.92$ 136.54$ 1,338$ 1,629$ 18,079$ 20,075$

Saint Louis (I) 59.03$ 104.45$ 950$ 1,324$ 12,400$ 14,168$ Springfield (M) 51.35$ 90.86$ 962$ 1,113$ 12,735$ 13,863$

Montana Billings (I) 60.71$ 117.28$ 1,172$ 1,478$ 15,729$ 17,854$ Nebraska Lincoln (M) 57.02$ 96.63$ 774$ 1,057$ 14,953$ 15,793$

Omaha (M) 72.18$ 113.57$ 736$ 995$ 12,779$ 14,085$ Nevada Las Vegas (I) 67.75$ 123.00$ 979$ 1,224$ 12,665$ 14,305$

Reno (I) 61.02$ 106.78$ 947$ 1,159$ 13,363$ 14,900$ New Hampshire Manchester (I) 103.92$ 190.61$ 1,877$ 2,380$ 24,394$ 27,904$ New Jersey Newark (I) 84.35$ 165.79$ 1,573$ 1,853$ 22,697$ 24,276$ New Mexico Albuquerque (I) 60.72$ 133.22$ 1,279$ 1,785$ 17,210$ 18,572$ New York Buffalo (I) 67.64$ 117.76$ 935$ 1,117$ 11,401$ 12,749$

Hempstead (M) 102.94$ 195.60$ 1,835$ 2,301$ 21,979$ 24,974$ New York City (I) 128.68$ 240.91$ 2,077$ 2,458$ 27,774$ 30,634$

North Carolina Charlotte (I) 60.04$ 106.02$ 878$ 1,100$ 11,882$ 13,591$ Raleigh (I) 68.18$ 120.95$ 997$ 1,229$ 12,115$ 13,588$

North Dakota Fargo (I) 59.51$ 104.51$ 1,072$ 1,309$ 14,590$ 16,368$ Ohio Cincinnati (I) 60.69$ 114.97$ 987$ 1,171$ 12,852$ 14,190$

Cleveland (I) 63.22$ 122.21$ 1,258$ 1,515$ 14,406$ 16,149$ Columbus (I) 67.48$ 122.56$ 1,132$ 1,389$ 15,492$ 17,407$

Oklahoma Oklahoma City (I) 59.93$ 97.45$ 864$ 1,025$ 10,892$ 12,100$





Oklahoma Tulsa (I) 51.96$ 103.49$ 933$ 1,231$ 10,111$ 11,392$ Oregon Eugene (M) 66.24$ 111.98$ 959$ 1,209$ 13,108$ 14,979$

Portland (I) 68.07$ 124.12$ 1,039$ 1,323$ 12,625$ 14,469$ Pennsylvania Erie (I) 77.74$ 145.94$ 1,005$ 1,299$ 21,017$ 24,360$

Philadelphia (I) 76.04$ 143.57$ 998$ 1,240$ 14,384$ 16,396$ Pittsburgh (I) 84.40$ 156.46$ 1,181$ 1,507$ 16,567$ 18,414$

Rhode Island Pawtucket (I) 118.51$ 228.26$ 2,430$ 3,178$ 34,360$ 40,228$ South Carolina Columbia (I) 67.59$ 125.33$ 1,130$ 1,569$ 16,637$ 17,879$

Myrtle Beach (M) 90.89$ 158.64$ 1,382$ 1,924$ 23,263$ 25,550$ South Dakota Sioux Falls (I) 61.67$ 115.08$ 1,042$ 1,284$ 14,279$ 16,095$ Tennessee Knoxville (M) 64.57$ 110.14$ 1,136$ 1,580$ 16,894$ 18,745$

Memphis (M) 57.69$ 103.01$ 1,021$ 1,419$ 16,115$ 17,935$ Nashville (M) 66.48$ 123.31$ 1,254$ 1,660$ 17,869$ 19,510$

Texas Austin (M) 48.26$ 101.67$ 1,108$ 1,341$ 15,442$ 17,052$ El Paso (I) 62.36$ 117.74$ 1,100$ 1,316$ 14,784$ 16,356$ Amarillo (I) 58.68$ 107.34$ 904$ 1,027$ 11,775$ 12,699$

Utah Salt Lake City (I) 52.92$ 108.57$ 1,096$ 1,243$ 13,935$ 15,035$ Vermont Burlington (M) 85.39$ 166.77$ 1,837$ 2,201$ 24,766$ 27,503$ Virginia Richmond (I) 62.44$ 116.39$ 1,050$ 1,272$ 13,689$ 14,605$

Roanoke (I) 58.79$ 109.74$ 975$ 1,202$ 13,771$ 15,159$ Washington Seattle (M) 55.11$ 121.39$ 1,003$ 1,404$ 13,408$ 15,704$

Spokane (I) 47.54$ 88.54$ 1,264$ 1,570$ 14,891$ 17,184$ Tacoma (M) 57.02$ 97.14$ 818$ 1,136$ 11,391$ 12,810$

West Virginia Charleston (I) 64.56$ 115.04$ 1,029$ 1,268$ 14,160$ 15,771$ Wheeling (I) 64.56$ 115.04$ 1,029$ 1,268$ 14,160$ 15,771$

Wisconsin Madison (I) 84.53$ 150.05$ 1,450$ 1,731$ 18,314$ 20,370$ Milwaukee (I) 80.71$ 145.43$ 1,320$ 1,724$ 17,497$ 19,425$

Wyoming Cheyenne (I) 77.85$ 142.70$ 1,640$ 1,885$ 18,953$ 20,562$



Alabama Birmingham (I) 69 67 78 79 78 79Huntsville (M) 14 16 42 54 53 56

Alaska Anchorage (M) 84 82 96 91 93 91Fairbanks (M) 94 93 92 96 91 92

Arizona Mesa (M) 53 41 38 40 16 22Phoenix (I) 63 77 81 71 64 61Tucson (I) 61 62 79 83 75 73

Arkansas Little Rock (I) 12 13 28 30 38 35California Los Angeles (M) 87 90 87 89 89 90

Sacramento (M) 78 71 76 81 76 76San Diego (I) 99 100 100 99 97 97San Francisco (I) 92 97 95 94 94 94

Colorado Colorado Springs (M) 52 49 15 37 52 47Denver (I) 9 27 60 41 51 45Pueblo (I) 77 86 70 77 77 74

Connecticut Bridgeport (I) 98 98 94 93 96 95Delaware Wilmington (I) 55 57 34 22 42 43District of Columbia Washington (I) 45 48 71 72 82 85Florida Jacksonville (M) 46 60 59 67 63 67

Miami (I) 10 10 58 16 26 27Tampa (I) 18 9 22 15 21 19

Georgia Atlanta (I) 37 42 73 62 60 57Hawaii Honolulu (I) 100 99 99 100 100 100Idaho Boise (I) 3 5 2 1 2 2Illinois Chicago (I) 64 63 51 50 48 54

Springfield (M) 34 39 74 76 79 78Indiana Evansville (I) 74 75 54 60 39 42

Gary (I) 68 68 77 73 69 70Indianapolis (I) 58 40 29 42 58 52

Iowa Cedar Rapids (I) 85 80 68 74 74 77Davenport (I) 17 23 6 7 3 4Des Moines (I) 39 31 9 10 4 5

Kansas Kansas City (M) 59 47 46 48 45 48Overland Park (I) 60 61 61 56 56 59Wichita (I) 66 65 17 33 55 50

Rankings of Residental and Commercial BillsRates in Effect January 1, 2019

Arranged by State and City





Kentucky Lexington (I) 13 11 37 49 27 21Louisville (I) 25 20 39 51 44 38

Louisiana Baton Rouge (I) 4 4 5 5 6 9New Orleans (I) 19 21 30 38 29 34Shreveport (I) 24 29 41 32 31 29

Maine Portland (I) 79 84 88 90 84 82Maryland Baltimore (I) 41 50 57 65 57 64Massachusetts Boston (I) 95 95 98 97 99 98

Cambridge (I) 96 96 93 95 98 99Springfield (I) 91 91 91 92 92 93

Michigan Detroit (I) 65 1 53 63 50 44Grand Rapids (I) 73 78 80 80 72 75Lansing (M) 88 87 89 88 88 88

Minnesota Duluth (I) 5 25 43 45 30 33Minneapolis (I) 71 74 66 61 67 68

Mississippi Jackson (I) 40 17 47 46 13 18Missouri Kansas City (I) 76 66 69 64 70 69

Saint Louis (I) 23 18 14 36 12 14Springfield (M) 6 3 18 9 17 12

Montana Billings (I) 30 44 55 52 49 53Nebraska Lincoln (M) 15 6 3 6 43 32

Omaha (M) 62 34 1 2 18 13Nevada Las Vegas (I) 54 55 20 19 15 16

Reno (I) 32 24 13 13 22 23New Hampshire Manchester (I) 90 88 86 86 86 87New Jersey Newark (I) 80 83 82 75 83 80New Mexico Albuquerque (I) 31 64 65 70 65 62New York Buffalo (I) 51 46 12 11 8 7

Hempstead (M) 89 89 84 85 81 83New York City (I) 97 94 90 87 90 89

North Carolina Charlotte (I) 28 22 8 8 10 11Raleigh (I) 57 51 23 20 11 10

North Dakota Fargo (I) 26 19 40 31 37 40Ohio Cincinnati (I) 29 35 21 14 19 15

Cleveland (I) 38 53 63 55 36 37





Ohio Columbus (I) 49 54 50 43 47 51Oklahoma Oklahoma City (I) 27 8 7 3 5 3

Tulsa (I) 7 15 11 21 1 1Oregon Eugene (M) 47 33 16 18 20 24

Portland (I) 56 58 33 35 14 17Pennsylvania Erie (I) 70 73 26 29 80 81

Philadelphia (I) 67 70 24 23 35 41Pittsburgh (I) 81 79 56 53 59 60

Rhode Island Pawtucket (I) 93 92 97 98 95 96South Carolina Columbia (I) 50 59 49 57 61 55

Myrtle Beach (M) 86 81 72 82 85 84South Dakota Sioux Falls (I) 33 38 35 28 34 36Tennessee Knoxville (M) 44 32 52 59 62 63

Memphis (M) 20 14 27 47 54 58Nashville (M) 48 56 62 66 68 66

Texas Austin (M) 2 12 48 39 46 46El Paso (I) 35 45 45 34 40 39Amarillo (I) 21 26 10 4 9 6

Utah Salt Lake City (I) 8 28 44 24 28 25Vermont Burlington (M) 83 85 85 84 87 86Virginia Richmond (I) 36 43 36 27 24 20

Roanoke (I) 22 30 19 17 25 26Washington Seattle (M) 11 52 25 44 23 28

Spokane (I) 1 2 64 58 41 49Tacoma (M) 16 7 4 12 7 8

West Virginia Charleston (I) 42 36 30 25 32 30Wheeling (I) 42 36 30 25 32 30

Wisconsin Madison (I) 82 76 75 69 71 71Milwaukee (I) 75 72 67 68 66 65

Wyoming Cheyenne (I) 72 69 83 78 73 72


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Alabama Birmingham (I) 2,200$ 3,822$ 5,889$ 18,464$ 30,399$ 43,862$ Huntsville (M) 1,998$ 2,925$ 4,160$ 25,856$ 38,208$ 53,648$

Alaska Anchorage (M) 4,241$ 5,051$ 6,129$ 54,275$ 64,831$ 78,025$ Fairbanks (M) 3,602$ 5,556$ 8,160$ 47,416$ 73,461$ 106,018$

Arizona Mesa (M) 1,515$ 2,570$ 3,702$ 17,594$ 33,992$ 51,667$ Phoenix (I) 2,594$ 3,443$ 4,576$ 28,396$ 37,658$ 49,236$ Tucson (I) 2,348$ 4,024$ 6,258$ 31,106$ 41,434$ 54,345$

Arkansas Little Rock (I) 1,651$ 2,721$ 3,950$ 22,043$ 33,835$ 40,656$ California Los Angeles (M) 3,117$ 5,224$ 8,033$ 41,210$ 69,302$ 104,417$

Sacramento (M) 2,297$ 4,001$ 6,273$ 24,397$ 44,785$ 70,269$ San Diego (I) 5,097$ 6,814$ 9,104$ 64,834$ 87,649$ 116,168$ San Francisco (I) 3,541$ 5,806$ 8,826$ 50,563$ 70,413$ 95,225$

Colorado Colorado Springs (M) 1,417$ 2,811$ 3,218$ 27,918$ 33,491$ 39,772$ Denver (I) 2,138$ 2,655$ 3,345$ 25,337$ 31,263$ 38,671$ Pueblo (I) 2,722$ 3,360$ 4,209$ 35,182$ 43,679$ 54,300$

Connecticut Bridgeport (I) 3,542$ 5,865$ 8,217$ 56,442$ 85,998$ 122,944$ Delaware Wilmington (I) 1,702$ 2,430$ 3,399$ 24,355$ 35,170$ 48,885$ District of Columbia Washington (I) 2,285$ 4,000$ 6,286$ 28,825$ 47,462$ 70,309$ Florida Jacksonville (M) 2,067$ 3,272$ 4,879$ 27,191$ 40,170$ 56,395$

Miami (I) 1,631$ 2,403$ 3,433$ 22,930$ 32,219$ 43,488$ Tampa (I) 1,658$ 2,356$ 3,286$ 21,723$ 31,026$ 42,654$

Georgia Atlanta (I) 2,318$ 2,981$ 3,787$ 31,467$ 40,832$ 51,355$ Hawaii Honolulu (I) 4,662$ 8,225$ 12,975$ 69,270$ 111,185$ 163,578$ Idaho Boise (I) 1,214$ 1,975$ 2,989$ 15,849$ 24,801$ 35,991$ Illinois Chicago (I) 1,793$ 3,022$ 4,661$ 21,421$ 36,961$ 56,379$

Springfield (M) 2,610$ 4,021$ 5,902$ 30,727$ 46,818$ 66,933$ Indiana Evansville (I) 1,837$ 3,382$ 4,993$ 23,303$ 35,314$ 50,327$

Gary (I) 2,313$ 3,678$ 5,368$ 27,570$ 42,634$ 61,464$ Indianapolis (I) 2,286$ 2,845$ 3,590$ 28,994$ 38,022$ 47,191$

Iowa Cedar Rapids (I) 2,226$ 2,908$ 3,818$ 29,115$ 38,210$ 49,580$ Davenport (I) 1,412$ 2,172$ 3,127$ 16,179$ 26,017$ 37,581$ Des Moines (I) 1,463$ 2,274$ 3,297$ 15,977$ 25,913$ 37,600$

Kansas Kansas City (M) 1,864$ 2,796$ 3,884$ 23,239$ 35,655$ 49,256$ Overland Park (I) 2,053$ 3,028$ 4,213$ 26,859$ 38,897$ 51,870$ Wichita (I) 1,432$ 2,752$ 4,513$ 27,278$ 35,119$ 44,919$

Kentucky Lexington (I) 2,169$ 2,596$ 3,165$ 23,734$ 29,354$ 36,380$ Louisville (I) 2,136$ 2,663$ 3,366$ 25,709$ 32,343$ 40,363$

Average Annual Industrial BillsRates in Effect January 1, 2019






Louisiana Baton Rouge (I) 1,314$ 2,134$ 3,194$ 16,367$ 27,085$ 40,016$ New Orleans (I) 1,642$ 2,766$ 4,013$ 21,103$ 34,011$ 48,993$ Shreveport (I) 1,663$ 2,540$ 3,711$ 22,166$ 33,733$ 46,860$

Maine Portland (I) 3,125$ 5,247$ 8,078$ 38,564$ 49,986$ 64,264$ Maryland Baltimore (I) 1,828$ 3,226$ 5,091$ 23,014$ 41,540$ 64,698$ Massachusetts Boston (I) 4,203$ 6,715$ 10,064$ 58,663$ 97,099$ 145,144$

Cambridge (I) 3,542$ 6,029$ 9,345$ 57,524$ 97,898$ 148,365$ Springfield (I) 3,427$ 5,616$ 8,533$ 45,031$ 70,182$ 101,621$

Michigan Detroit (I) 1,735$ 2,892$ 3,531$ 22,509$ 34,420$ 42,834$ Grand Rapids (I) 1,944$ 3,683$ 4,021$ 24,313$ 36,816$ 46,194$ Lansing (M) 3,233$ 4,928$ 7,188$ 40,661$ 63,256$ 91,500$

Minnesota Duluth (I) 1,727$ 2,955$ 4,591$ 22,877$ 34,125$ 50,040$ Minneapolis (I) 2,160$ 3,217$ 4,288$ 27,747$ 42,227$ 56,185$

Mississippi Jackson (I) 1,685$ 2,803$ 4,293$ 17,350$ 29,736$ 40,744$ Missouri Kansas City (I) 2,184$ 3,242$ 4,480$ 35,315$ 46,358$ 54,368$

Saint Louis (I) 1,419$ 2,421$ 3,338$ 18,553$ 30,073$ 41,530$ Springfield (M) 1,626$ 2,190$ 2,942$ 21,060$ 28,580$ 37,980$

Montana Billings (I) 1,936$ 3,089$ 4,628$ 19,721$ 33,412$ 49,949$ Nebraska Lincoln (M) 1,128$ 2,054$ 2,661$ 25,688$ 31,092$ 37,846$

Omaha (M) 1,430$ 2,260$ 3,131$ 19,851$ 28,899$ 39,564$ Nevada Las Vegas (I) 1,586$ 2,508$ 3,737$ 20,668$ 31,091$ 44,119$

Reno (I) 1,567$ 2,362$ 3,423$ 22,689$ 32,895$ 45,654$ New Hampshire Manchester (I) 3,042$ 4,928$ 7,443$ 36,886$ 60,096$ 89,104$ New Jersey Newark (I) 2,683$ 3,733$ 5,133$ 37,159$ 47,321$ 60,022$ New Mexico Albuquerque (I) 2,260$ 3,239$ 4,882$ 29,085$ 39,538$ 51,458$ New York Buffalo (I) 1,535$ 2,219$ 3,131$ 17,867$ 26,854$ 38,088$

Hempstead (M) 2,949$ 4,695$ 7,024$ 31,976$ 51,942$ 76,899$ New York City (I) 2,995$ 4,402$ 6,278$ 39,429$ 58,191$ 81,644$

North Carolina Charlotte (I) 1,347$ 2,187$ 3,076$ 17,505$ 28,840$ 39,951$ Raleigh (I) 1,551$ 2,288$ 3,221$ 23,197$ 33,161$ 44,196$

North Dakota Fargo (I) 1,704$ 2,577$ 3,530$ 22,408$ 34,040$ 45,956$ Ohio Cincinnati (I) 1,629$ 2,312$ 3,184$ 21,000$ 30,104$ 41,002$

Cleveland (I) 2,132$ 3,094$ 4,377$ 18,567$ 29,337$ 42,798$ Columbus (I) 1,865$ 2,822$ 4,099$ 23,265$ 35,553$ 50,874$

Oklahoma Oklahoma City (I) 1,399$ 2,003$ 2,808$ 13,882$ 20,608$ 29,016$ Tulsa (I) 1,387$ 2,370$ 3,523$ 15,672$ 24,212$ 34,888$

Oregon Eugene (M) 1,531$ 2,466$ 3,714$ 17,622$ 27,324$ 39,452$





Oregon Portland (I) 1,639$ 2,703$ 4,128$ 18,371$ 30,666$ 46,033$ Pennsylvania Erie (I) 2,939$ 4,571$ 6,745$ 27,929$ 49,670$ 76,847$

Philadelphia (I) 1,678$ 2,530$ 3,667$ 18,913$ 31,013$ 46,139$ Pittsburgh (I) 1,907$ 3,158$ 4,826$ 26,488$ 38,803$ 54,196$

Rhode Island Pawtucket (I) 3,699$ 6,474$ 10,175$ 48,857$ 87,978$ 136,880$ South Carolina Columbia (I) 1,679$ 3,042$ 3,966$ 23,069$ 32,318$ 42,398$

Myrtle Beach (M) 2,941$ 4,100$ 5,645$ 39,975$ 55,557$ 75,035$ South Dakota Sioux Falls (I) 1,633$ 2,490$ 3,482$ 21,494$ 32,932$ 45,323$ Tennessee Knoxville (M) 2,491$ 3,417$ 4,651$ 27,121$ 39,465$ 54,895$

Memphis (M) 2,104$ 3,014$ 4,227$ 25,995$ 38,131$ 53,300$ Nashville (M) 2,424$ 3,244$ 4,338$ 30,091$ 41,025$ 54,694$

Texas Austin (M) 1,835$ 2,710$ 3,876$ 22,213$ 28,991$ 37,464$ El Paso (I) 1,835$ 2,608$ 3,484$ 24,755$ 30,307$ 37,247$ Amarillo (I) 1,378$ 1,796$ 2,354$ 17,653$ 23,227$ 30,196$

Utah Salt Lake City (I) 1,866$ 2,416$ 3,149$ 24,754$ 32,455$ 42,082$ Vermont Burlington (M) 3,066$ 4,434$ 6,258$ 44,958$ 61,854$ 82,974$ Virginia Richmond (I) 1,806$ 2,519$ 3,152$ 24,206$ 30,307$ 37,934$

Roanoke (I) 1,514$ 2,445$ 3,343$ 15,902$ 29,888$ 39,356$ Washington Seattle (M) 1,437$ 2,585$ 4,116$ 26,331$ 44,613$ 67,466$

Spokane (I) 1,809$ 2,956$ 4,485$ 21,963$ 36,113$ 53,325$ Tacoma (M) 1,420$ 2,130$ 3,076$ 17,971$ 27,435$ 39,264$

West Virginia Charleston (I) 1,688$ 2,449$ 2,925$ 19,803$ 29,674$ 35,490$ Wheeling (I) 1,688$ 2,449$ 2,925$ 19,803$ 29,674$ 35,490$

Wisconsin Madison (I) 2,291$ 3,345$ 4,750$ 29,333$ 43,040$ 57,109$ Milwaukee (I) 2,066$ 3,136$ 4,421$ 27,445$ 39,389$ 54,320$

Wyoming Cheyenne (I) 2,641$ 3,445$ 4,517$ 32,309$ 43,033$ 56,438$



Alabama Birmingham (I) 65 77 78 16 25 35Huntsville (M) 54 50 51 56 59 62

Alaska Anchorage (M) 98 89 80 95 90 86Fairbanks (M) 95 92 92 92 94 94

Arizona Mesa (M) 17 31 36 10 43 58Phoenix (I) 77 72 64 69 56 49Tucson (I) 74 81 81 77 69 66

Arkansas Little Rock (I) 29 40 44 32 42 25California Los Angeles (M) 88 90 90 89 91 93

Sacramento (M) 71 79 83 50 77 81San Diego (I) 100 99 96 99 96 95San Francisco (I) 92 94 95 94 93 91

Colorado Colorado Springs (M) 9 45 18 67 40 21Denver (I) 61 36 24 53 31 16Pueblo (I) 81 69 52 81 75 64

Connecticut Bridgeport (I) 93 95 93 96 95 96Delaware Wilmington (I) 37 21 26 49 49 47District of Columbia Washington (I) 68 78 85 70 81 82Florida Jacksonville (M) 57 67 71 62 66 72

Miami (I) 25 18 28 39 32 34Tampa (I) 30 15 20 30 28 31

Georgia Atlanta (I) 73 53 40 78 67 56Hawaii Honolulu (I) 99 100 100 100 100 100Idaho Boise (I) 2 2 7 3 4 6Illinois Chicago (I) 41 55 68 28 55 71

Springfield (M) 78 80 79 76 79 79Indiana Evansville (I) 47 70 73 45 50 54

Gary (I) 72 74 76 65 72 76Indianapolis (I) 69 47 34 71 57 46

Iowa Cedar Rapids (I) 66 49 41 73 60 51Davenport (I) 8 7 10 6 6 10Des Moines (I) 15 12 21 5 5 11

Kansas Kansas City (M) 48 43 43 43 52 50Overland Park (I) 55 56 53 60 62 59Wichita (I) 13 41 62 63 48 38

Kentucky Lexington (I) 63 34 15 46 16 7Louisville (I) 60 37 25 55 34 24

Louisiana Baton Rouge (I) 3 6 17 7 8 23

Rankings of Industrial BillsRates in Effect January 1, 2019






Louisiana New Orleans (I) 28 42 46 27 44 48Shreveport (I) 31 30 37 33 41 45

Maine Portland (I) 89 91 91 85 83 77Maryland Baltimore (I) 44 63 74 40 70 78Massachusetts Boston (I) 97 98 98 98 98 98

Cambridge (I) 94 96 97 97 99 99Springfield (I) 91 93 94 91 92 92

Michigan Detroit (I) 40 48 33 36 47 33Grand Rapids (I) 53 75 47 48 54 44Lansing (M) 90 88 88 88 89 90

Minnesota Duluth (I) 39 51 65 38 46 53Minneapolis (I) 62 62 55 66 71 70

Mississippi Jackson (I) 34 44 56 8 19 26Missouri Kansas City (I) 64 65 60 82 78 67

Saint Louis (I) 10 20 22 17 21 28Springfield (M) 23 9 6 26 11 14

Montana Billings (I) 52 58 66 20 39 52Nebraska Lincoln (M) 1 4 2 54 30 12

Omaha (M) 12 11 11 23 13 20Nevada Las Vegas (I) 22 27 39 24 29 36

Reno (I) 21 16 27 37 36 40New Hampshire Manchester (I) 86 87 89 83 87 89New Jersey Newark (I) 80 76 75 84 80 75New Mexico Albuquerque (I) 67 64 72 72 65 57New York Buffalo (I) 19 10 12 13 7 15

Hempstead (M) 84 86 87 79 84 85New York City (I) 85 83 84 86 86 87

North Carolina Charlotte (I) 4 8 8 9 12 22Raleigh (I) 20 13 19 42 38 37

North Dakota Fargo (I) 38 32 32 35 45 41Ohio Cincinnati (I) 24 14 16 25 22 27

Cleveland (I) 59 59 58 18 15 32Columbus (I) 49 46 48 44 51 55

Oklahoma Oklahoma City (I) 7 3 3 1 1 1Tulsa (I) 6 17 31 2 3 3

Oregon Eugene (M) 18 25 38 11 9 19Portland (I) 27 38 50 15 26 42

Pennsylvania Erie (I) 82 85 86 68 82 84





Pennsylvania Philadelphia (I) 32 29 35 19 27 43Pittsburgh (I) 51 61 70 59 61 63

Rhode Island Pawtucket (I) 96 97 99 93 97 97South Carolina Columbia (I) 33 57 45 41 33 30

Myrtle Beach (M) 83 82 77 87 85 83South Dakota Sioux Falls (I) 26 26 29 29 37 39Tennessee Knoxville (M) 76 71 67 61 64 69

Memphis (M) 58 54 54 57 58 60Nashville (M) 75 66 57 75 68 68

Texas Austin (M) 45 39 42 34 14 9El Paso (I) 46 35 30 52 23 8Amarillo (I) 5 1 1 12 2 2

Utah Salt Lake City (I) 50 19 13 51 35 29Vermont Burlington (M) 87 84 82 90 88 88Virginia Richmond (I) 42 28 14 47 23 13

Roanoke (I) 16 22 23 4 20 18Washington Seattle (M) 14 33 49 58 76 80

Spokane (I) 43 52 61 31 53 61Tacoma (M) 11 5 9 14 10 17

West Virginia Charleston (I) 35 23 4 21 17 4Wheeling (I) 35 23 5 21 17 5

Wisconsin Madison (I) 70 68 69 74 74 74Milwaukee (I) 56 60 59 64 63 65

Wyoming Cheyenne (I) 79 73 63 80 73 73


STATE CITY Name of Utility Utility TypeAlabama Birmingham Alabama Power Company I

Huntsville City of Huntsville - (AL) MAlaska Anchorage Municipal Light & Power M

Fairbanks Golden Valley Elec Assn Inc MArizona Mesa Salt River Project M

Phoenix Arizona Public Service Company ITucson Tucson Electric Power Company I

Arkansas Little Rock Entergy Arkansas, Inc. ICalifornia Los Angeles Los Angeles Department of Water & Power M

Sacramento Sacramento Municipal Util Dist MSan Diego San Diego Gas & Electric Company ISan Francisco Pacific Gas & Electric Company I

Colorado Colorado Springs City of Colorado Springs - (CO) MDenver Public Service Company of Colorado IPueblo Black Hills/Colorado Electric (formerly Aquila Networks-WPE) I

Connecticut Bridgeport United Illuminating Company IDelaware Wilmington Delmarva Power IDistrict of Columbia Washington Potomac Electric Power Company IFlorida Jacksonville JEA M

Miami Florida Power & Light Company ITampa Tampa Electric Company I

Georgia Atlanta Georgia Power Company IHawaii Honolulu Hawaiian Electric Company IIdaho Boise Idaho Power Company IIllinois Chicago Commonwealth Edison Company I

Springfield City Water, Light & Power MIndiana Evansville Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Company I

Gary Northern Indiana Public Service Company IIndianapolis Indianapolis Power & Light Company I

Iowa Cedar Rapids Interstate Power & Light IDavenport MidAmerican Energy - East System IDes Moines MidAmerican Energy Co I

Kansas Kansas City Kansas City Board of Public Utilities MOverland Park Kansas City Power & Light Company IWichita Westar Energy Inc I

Kentucky Lexington Kentucky Utilities Company ILouisville Louisville Gas & Electric Company I

Louisiana Baton Rouge Entergy Gulf States, Inc. INew Orleans Entergy New Orleans, Inc. IShreveport Southwestern Electric Power Company I

Maine Portland Central Maine Power Co IMaryland Baltimore Baltimore Gas & Electric Company IMassachusetts Boston Boston Edison Company I

Cambridge Cambridge Electric Company ISpringfield Western Massachusetts Electric Company I

Michigan Detroit DTE Electric Company IGrand Rapids Consumers Energy ILansing Lansing Board of Water & Light M

Minnesota Duluth Minnesota Power Company IMinneapolis Northern States Power Co - Minnesota I

Mississippi Jackson Entergy Mississippi, Inc. IMissouri Kansas City Kansas City Power & Light Co I

Saint Louis AmerenUE ISpringfield City Utilities of Springfield - (MO) M

Index to Utilities in the Study


STATE CITY Name of Utility Utility Type

Index to Utilities in the Study

Montana Billings NorthWestern Energy (formerly Montana Power) INebraska Lincoln Lincoln Electric System M

Omaha Omaha Public Power District MNevada Las Vegas Nevada Power Company - NV Energy I

Reno Sierra Pacific Power Company - NV Energy INew Hampshire Manchester Public Service Company of New Hampshire INew Jersey Newark Public Service Electric & Gas Company INew Mexico Albuquerque Public Service Company of New Mexico INew York Buffalo National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation) I

Hempstead PSEG Long Island MNew York City Consolidated Edison Company of New York I

North Carolina Charlotte Duke Energy Carolinas IRaleigh Duke Energy Progress, Inc. I

North Dakota Fargo Northern States Power Company (MN) IOhio Cincinnati Duke Energy Ohio I

Cleveland Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company IColumbus AEP (Columbus Southern Power Rate Area) I

Oklahoma Oklahoma City OG&E Electric Services ITulsa Public Service Company of Oklahoma I

Oregon Eugene Eugene Water & Electric Board MPortland Portland General Electric Company I

Pennsylvania Erie Pennsylvania Electric Company IPhiladelphia PECO Energy IPittsburgh Duquesne Light Company I

Rhode Island Pawtucket Narragansett Electric Company ISouth Carolina Columbia South Carolina Electric & Gas Company I

Myrtle Beach Santee Cooper MSouth Dakota Sioux Falls Northern States Power Company (MN) ITennessee Knoxville Knoxville Utilities Board M

Memphis Memphis Light, Gas and Water MNashville Nashville Electric Service M

Texas Austin Austin Energy MEl Paso El Paso Electric Company IAmarillo Southwestern Public Service I

Utah Salt Lake City PacifiCorp IVermont Burlington City of Burlington Electric - (VT) MVirginia Richmond Dominion Virginia Power I

Roanoke AEP (Appalachian Power Rate Area), Virginia IWashington Seattle City of Seattle - (WA) M

Spokane Avista Corp. ITacoma Tacoma Public Utilities M

West Virginia Charleston AEP (Appalachian Power Rate Area) IWheeling AEP (Wheeling Power Rate Area) I

Wisconsin Madison Madison Gas & Electric Company IMilwaukee We Energies (formerly Wisconsin Electric) I

Wyoming Cheyenne Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power Company I

Study Rank City StateAverage Bill Difference 2018 to

20191 Boise ID -3%2 Oklahoma City OK 11%3 Baton Rouge LA 6%4 Amarillo TX -1%5 Davenport IA 2%6 Tulsa OK 16%7 Tacoma WA 13%8 Charlotte NC 2%9 Springfield MO -3%

10 Des Moines IA 8%11 Lincoln NE 0%12 Buffalo NY 4%13 Omaha NE -1%14 Saint Louis MO 2%15 Roanoke VA -5%16 Tampa FL -4%17 Cincinnati OH -9%18 Eugene OR -2%19 Charleston WV -5%20 Wheeling WV -5%21 Reno NV 13%22 Miami FL 6%23 Lexington KY 3%24 Raleigh NC 14%25 Richmond VA 7%26 Salt Lake City UT -4%27 Las Vegas NV 0%28 Jackson MS 15%29 Little Rock AR 15%30 Austin TX 1%31 Sioux Falls SD -4%32 Shreveport LA 17%33 Mesa AZ -7%34 New Orleans LA -10%35 Portland OR -1%36 Fargo ND 2%37 El Paso TX -12%38 Philadelphia PA 3%39 Colorado Springs CO 0%

Louisville KY 1%41 Denver CO -3%

National Electric Rate Study Schedule 6 Overall Ranks


2019


42 Duluth MN -1%43 Wilmington DE 5%44 Seattle WA 16%45 Detroit MI -8%46 Spokane WA 3%47 Cleveland OH 6%48 Wichita KS -5%49 Memphis TN 4%50 Huntsville AL -1%51 Billings MT -3%

Columbia SC -15%53 Kansas City KS 0%54 Columbus OH 4%55 Indianapolis IN -1%56 Chicago IL 12%57 Evansville IN -2%58 Overland Park KS -1%59 Atlanta GA 3%60 Baltimore MD -5%61 Knoxville TN 5%62 Birmingham AL 4%63 Pittsburgh PA 13%64 Albuquerque NM 1%65 Jacksonville FL -3%66 Nashville TN 1%67 Milwaukee WI 1%68 Grand Rapids MI 11%69 Minneapolis MN 3%70 Cedar Rapids IA 14%71 Phoenix AZ 11%72 Kansas City MO 6%73 Erie PA 47%74 Springfield IL -8%75 Gary IN 0%76 Washington D.C. 6%77 Madison WI -1%78 Tucson AZ 7%79 Pueblo CO -4%80 Cheyenne WY 3%81 Sacramento CA -1%82 Newark NJ 7%


2019


83 Myrtle Beach SC 2%84 Hempstead NY 0%85 Portland ME 31%86 Burlington VT 2%87 Manchester NH -1%88 New York City NY 5%89 Lansing MI -2%90 Los Angeles CA 13%91 Anchorage AK -8%92 Springfield MA 15%93 Fairbanks AK 5%94 San Francisco CA 6%95 Bridgeport CT 29%96 Pawtucket RI 36%97 Cambridge MA 35%98 Boston MA 28%99 San Diego CA 18%100 Honolulu HI 20%

Documents

National electric rate study · • The National Electric Rate Study ranks residential, commercial and industrial electric rates of 100 cities across the nation. ( 1= Lowest Bill,