This statistic represents the minimum and maximum wholesale power prices in the United States from 2003 to 2016. In 2016, the minimum wholesale price of electricity was 18.37 U.S. dollars per megawatt hour.
Minimum and maximum wholesale power prices in the U.S. from 2003 to 2016 (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour)
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US Department of Energy. (August 1, 2017). Minimum and maximum wholesale power prices in the U.S. from 2003 to 2016 (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 07, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/217834/us-minimum-and-maximum-wholesale-power-prices/
US Department of Energy. "Minimum and maximum wholesale power prices in the U.S. from 2003 to 2016 (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour)." Chart. August 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed February 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217834/us-minimum-and-maximum-wholesale-power-prices/
US Department of Energy. (2017). Minimum and maximum wholesale power prices in the U.S. from 2003 to 2016 (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217834/us-minimum-and-maximum-wholesale-power-prices/
US Department of Energy. "Minimum and Maximum Wholesale Power Prices in The U.S. from 2003 to 2016 (in U.S. Dollars per Megawatt Hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217834/us-minimum-and-maximum-wholesale-power-prices/
US Department of Energy, Minimum and maximum wholesale power prices in the U.S. from 2003 to 2016 (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217834/us-minimum-and-maximum-wholesale-power-prices/ (last visited February 07, 2023)
Minimum and maximum wholesale power prices in the U.S. from 2003 to 2016 (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour) [Graph], US Department of Energy, August 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/217834/us-minimum-and-maximum-wholesale-power-prices/