In 2021, the average end-use electricity price in the United States stood at around 11.1 U.S. cents per kilowatt-hour. This figure is projected to decrease in the coming three decades, to reach some 10.2 U.S. cents per kilowatt-hour by 2050.
Projected average end-use electricity price in the United States from 2021 to 2050 (in U.S. cents per kilowatt-hour)
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EIA. (March 3, 2022). Projected average end-use electricity price in the United States from 2021 to 2050 (in U.S. cents per kilowatt-hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 24, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/630136/projection-of-electricity-prices-in-the-us/
EIA. "Projected average end-use electricity price in the United States from 2021 to 2050 (in U.S. cents per kilowatt-hour)." Chart. March 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/630136/projection-of-electricity-prices-in-the-us/
EIA. (2022). Projected average end-use electricity price in the United States from 2021 to 2050 (in U.S. cents per kilowatt-hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/630136/projection-of-electricity-prices-in-the-us/
EIA. "Projected Average End-use Electricity Price in The United States from 2021 to 2050 (in U.S. Cents per Kilowatt-hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/630136/projection-of-electricity-prices-in-the-us/
EIA, Projected average end-use electricity price in the United States from 2021 to 2050 (in U.S. cents per kilowatt-hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/630136/projection-of-electricity-prices-in-the-us/ (last visited March 24, 2023)
Projected average end-use electricity price in the United States from 2021 to 2050 (in U.S. cents per kilowatt-hour) [Graph], EIA, March 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/630136/projection-of-electricity-prices-in-the-us/