Jan 23
When it comes to electricity costs, how high is too high?
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istock_000004713771xsmall.jpgEver wonder, with all of the talk about electricity costs, just how Maryland stacks up?

 

Me, too. Turns out it’s an awfully tough comparison to find because of all the variations among utility coverage areas.

 

Finally, in a sparsely attended meeting Tuesday, I got it. We’re the second-highest in the region.

 

From Malcolm Woolf, director of the Maryland Energy Administration (he got it from the U.S. Energy Information Agency):

 

(Average retail prices for residential customers in cents per kilowatt-hour, July 2007)

 

Delaware – 13.64

MARYLAND – 13.38

Washington, D.C. – 12.72

Florida – 11.18

Georgia — 9.85

North Carolina – 9.56

South Carolina – 9.34

Virginia – 9.26

West Virginia – 6.81

 

So what do you think? Does this seem reasonable to you or are you taking the next bus to West Virginia? Talk to me.

 

One Response to “When it comes to electricity costs, how high is too high?”
 

Interesting, but what’s the context for these costs? What’s driving the higher costs in Maryland? What was the talk about in the session; what actions could state government take to affect this?

Wonder why West Virginia’s costs are so much lower? Bet it has something to do with coal…

Bob Jr wrote on January 23rd, 2008 at 9:02 am

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