Connecticut’s electricity is once again the most expensive in the continental United States, trailing only Hawaii and Alaska.
After costs shifted in the summer months, the price of a kilowatthour of electricity in New York rose above Connecticut’s price. This knocked Connecticut off its notorious pedestal as having the most expensive electricity in the continental U.S.
The Nutmeg State ascending to the top of that pedestal again on Wednesday when the U.S. Energy Information Agency reported New York’s electricity prices were 15.86 cents per kilowatthour in October compared to 16.28 cents in Connecticut.
Connecticut’s electricity prices continue to fall. The state’s residents paid 17.3 cents in October 2010. The drop is largely due to the dropping cost of natural gas, a key indicator of the price of electricity in New England.
In October, Hawaii residents paid 33.67 cents per kilowatthour while Alaska’s residents paid 16.35 cents. Following Connecticut at third, the states with the highest electricity prices are New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, California and New Jersey.
