Save Money Everywhere With Solar

Finding the average is a great way to rate the extremes. It helps us to pay close attention to the variance of what we can expect in any. When it comes to purchasing, finding the average cost nationwide can really inform the consumer as to make informed choices as to what kind of price is available.  The more information you have, the better you can proceed.  In the case of solar panel purchasing, knowing the national average can really help people to get the best price possible.  So, you may be asking yourself this question many times a day, what exactly is the general and average amount that a human being might end up paying out of pocket for a new, and very ecologically sound solar panel system? The average price people in the U.S. pay for electricity is about 12 cents per kilowatt-hour. (Context: A typical U.S. household uses approximately 908 kWh a month of power.)

But there's enormous variety from state to state. Here's a map of residential electricity costs, according to the Energy Information Administration.

People in Hawaii spend the most money on electricity, approximately 33 cents per kWh. A Hawaiian home whose electricity use was around the federal average would have a monthly electric bill over $300. The high cost of crude oil used to generate the state's electricity is driving the price, EIA energy economist Tyler Hodge told me.

Idaho Is Cheap For Solar

Idaho produced the lowest price, at approximately 8 cents per kWh. So the typical US household would pay about $73 for electricity each month in Idaho. Hodge says Idaho produces much of its power from hydroelectric dams, which require practically no fuel. Also, the price of constructing the dams have been spread out over many decades. This all has kept electricity prices in Idaho low. Going solar 

Rank    State    Price (in cents)

1    Idaho    8.0
2    North Dakota    8.1
3    Washington    8.2
4    Arkansas    8.7
5    Utah    8.8
6    Louisiana    8.9
7    Wyoming    8.9
8    South Dakota    9.0
9    Nebraska    9.0
10    Kentucky    9.0
11    West Virginia    9.2
12    Oklahoma    9.2
13    Oregon    9.4
14    Montana    9.6
15    Missouri    9.7
16    Tennessee    9.8
17    Indiana    10.0
18    North Carolina    10.2
19    Mississippi    10.3
20    Iowa    10.5
21    Kansas    10.5
22    Virginia    10.5
23    New Mexico    10.7
24    Minnesota    10.9
25    South Carolina    11.0
26    Arizona    11.1
27    Georgia    11.1
28    Alabama    11.1
29    Colorado    11.2
30    Ohio    11.2
31    Texas    11.3
32    Illinois    11.7
33    Florida    11.7
34    Nevada    11.7
35    Michigan    13.0
36    Wisconsin    13.0
37    Pennsylvania    13.2
38    Maryland    13.7
39    District of Columbia    13.7
40    Delaware    13.7
41    Massachusetts    14.8
42    Rhode Island    14.9
43    California    15.2
44    Maine    15.5
45    Vermont    16.1
46    New Jersey    16.3
47    New Hampshire    16.5
48    Alaska    17.5
49    Connecticut    18.1
50    New York    18.1
51    Hawaii    33.2

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