electricity prices worldwide. As a major producer of primary energy, respective energy prices are lower than in countries that are more reliant on imports or impose higher taxes.
The retail price for electricity in the United States stood at an average of 12.5 U.S. dollar cents per kilowatt-hour in 2022. This is the highest figure reported in the indicated period and represents a year-over-year growth of over 12 percent. Nevertheless, the U.S. still has one of the lowest Average retail electricity prices in the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in U.S. dollar cents per kilowatt-hour)
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EIA. (June 27, 2023). Average retail electricity prices in the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in U.S. dollar cents per kilowatt-hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/183700/us-average-retail-electricity-price-since-1990/
EIA. "Average retail electricity prices in the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in U.S. dollar cents per kilowatt-hour)." Chart. June 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183700/us-average-retail-electricity-price-since-1990/
EIA. (2023). Average retail electricity prices in the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in U.S. dollar cents per kilowatt-hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183700/us-average-retail-electricity-price-since-1990/
EIA. "Average Retail Electricity Prices in The United States from 1990 to 2022 (in U.S. Dollar Cents per Kilowatt-hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183700/us-average-retail-electricity-price-since-1990/
EIA, Average retail electricity prices in the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in U.S. dollar cents per kilowatt-hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183700/us-average-retail-electricity-price-since-1990/ (last visited September 27, 2023)
Average retail electricity prices in the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in U.S. dollar cents per kilowatt-hour) [Graph], EIA, June 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/183700/us-average-retail-electricity-price-since-1990/