Average Retail Price to Ultimate Customers in Cents per kilowatthour (1992-2007)
(Entire United States)

Year Residential Commercial Industrial Transportation Other All Sectors
Total Electric Industry
2007 10.65 9.65 6.39 9.7 - 9.13
2006 10.4 9.46 6.16 9.54 - 8.9
2005 9.45 8.67 5.73 8.57 - 8.14
2004 8.95 8.17 5.25 7.18 - 7.61
2003 8.72 8.03 5.11 7.54 - 7.44
2002 8.44 7.89 4.88 - 6.75 7.20
2001 8.58 7.92 5.05 - 7.20 7.29
2000 8.24 7.43 4.64 - 6.56 6.81
1999 8.16 7.26 4.43 - 6.35 6.64
1998 8.26 7.41 4.48 - 6.63 6.74
1997 8.43 7.59 4.53 - 6.91 6.85
1996 8.36 7.64 4.6 - 6.91 6.86
1995 8.4 7.69 4.66 - 6.88 6.89
1994 8.38 7.73 4.77 - 6.84 6.91
1993 8.32 7.74 4.85 - 6.88 6.93
1992 8.21 7.66 4.83 - 6.74 6.82
Full-Service Providers
2007 10.36 9.26 6.17 8.82 - 8.98
2006 10.59 9.18 6 8.44 - 8.77
2005 9.4 8.46 5.61 7.45 - 8.05
2004 8.91 8.02 5.14 7.47 - 7.55
2003 8.68 7.89 5.01 6.82 - 7.38
2002 8.40 7.77 4.78 - 6.65 7.13
2001 8.55 7.84 5.01 - 7.15 7.25
2000 8.21 7.36 4.57 - 6.48 6.78
1999 8.16 7.26 4.43 - 6.35 6.66
1998 8.26 7.41 4.48 - 6.63 6.74
1997 8.43 7.59 4.53 - 6.91 6.85
1996 8.36 7.64 4.6 - 6.91 6.86
1995 8.4 7.69 4.66 - 6.88 6.89
1994 8.38 7.73 4.77 - 6.84 6.91
1993 8.32 7.74 4.85 - 6.88 6.93
1992 8.21 7.66 4.83 - 6.74 6.82
Energy-Only Providers
2007 9.8 8.71 6.87 8.28 - 8.09
2006 8.23 8.36 6.25 8.24 - 7.66
2005 6.54 7.15 5.31 7.4 - 6.41
2004 5.50 6.02 4.60 4.99 - 5.42
2003 5.43 6.02 4.47 6.16 - 5.30
2002 5.43 5.86 4.53 - 4.30 5.27
2001 5.34 6.22 4.69 - 5.23 5.51
2000 12.07 8.65 6.24 - 11.42 7.97
1999 8.16 7.26 4.43 - 6.35 6.66
1998 8.26 7.41 4.48 - - 6.74
1997 8.43 7.59 4.53 - - 6.85
1996 8.36 7.64 4.6 - - 6.86
1995 - - - - - -
1994 - - - - - -
1993 - - - - - -
1992 - - - - - -
Delivery-Only Service
2007 6 3.63 1.5 1.84 - 3.21
2006 6.19 3.63 1.96 2.08 - 2.95
2005 5.72 3.45 1.77 2.07 - 2.98
2004 6.00 3.59 1.90 1.96 - 3.13
2003 6.11 3.80 1.80 2.07 - 3.13
2002 6.57 3.75 2.08 - 5.39 3.50
2001 6.74 3.44 1.38 - 3.24 3.15
2000 - - - - - -
1999 - - - - - -
1998 - - - - - -
1997 - - - - - -
1996 - - - - - -
1995 - - - - - -
1994 - - - - - -
1993 - - - - - -
1992 - - - - - -


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Notes:
  • 2001-2004 Data Revised 10/10/2006
  • Beginning in 2003 the Other Sector has been eliminated. Data previously assigned to the Other Sector have been reclassified as follows: Lighting for public buildings, streets, and highways, interdepartamental sales, and other sales to public authorities are now included in the Commercial Sector; agricultural and irrigation sales where separately identified are now included in the Industrial Sector; and a new sector, Transportation, now includes electrified rail and various urban transit systems.
  • From 1996-1999, average revenue estimated based on retail sales reported on the Form EIA-861.
  • "-" = Not Available.

    • Source:
  • Table 7.4, Electric Power Annual, EIA.

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