Utilities
Business leaders from throughout West Virginia cite low utility costs among their top reasons for choosing the state as a destination. West Virginia's low rates greatly contribute to the high profitability enjoyed by many of today's leading industries.
| State |
Electricity |
Natural Gas |
| Commercial |
Industrial |
Commercial |
Industrial |
| California |
$28.91 |
$20.94 |
$7.71 |
$5.42 |
| Connecticut |
$27.27 |
$21.44 |
$6.46 |
$5.81 |
| Delaware |
$17.55 |
$10.93 |
$6.72 |
$4.84 |
| District of Columbia |
$22.07 |
$13.89 |
$9.38 |
N/A |
| Florida |
$18.48 |
$14.18 |
$7.06 |
$5.33 |
| Georgia |
$19.28 |
$12.03 |
$6.90 |
$4.75 |
| Indiana |
$17.67 |
$11.16 |
$5.60 |
$4.88 |
| Kentucky |
$14.65 |
$8.83 |
$6.42 |
$4.63 |
| Maine |
$30.12 |
$20.19 |
$5.65 |
$3.82 |
| Maryland |
$19.38 |
$12.13 |
$7.82 |
$7.61 |
| Massachusetts |
$27.06 |
$24.03 |
$8.26 |
$7.17 |
| Michigan |
$23.36 |
$14.93 |
$4.62 |
$3.73 |
| New Hampshire |
$31.83 |
$26.87 |
$8.06 |
$5.84 |
| New Jersey |
$26.89 |
$25.14 |
$5.72 |
$4.97 |
| New York |
$35.50 |
$15.75 |
$7.55 |
$5.96 |
| North Carolina |
$18.67 |
$13.43 |
$7.39 |
$5.15 |
| Ohio |
$21.93 |
$12.82 |
$6.74 |
$4.91 |
| Pennsylvania |
$22.80 |
$16.50 |
$7.46 |
$4.86 |
| Rhode Island |
$28.95 |
$25.69 |
$8.24 |
$5.18 |
| South Carolina |
$18.59 |
$10.96 |
$7.50 |
$4.79 |
| Tennessee |
$18.69 |
$11.98 |
$6.58 |
$4.90 |
| Vermont |
$31.20 |
$21.44 |
$6.41 |
$2.95 |
| Virginia |
$16.08 |
$11.42 |
$7.31 |
$5.05 |
| West Virginia |
16.13 |
$11.03 |
$6.16 |
$4.18 |
| U.S. Average |
$21.52 |
$13.60 |
$6.57 |
$4.71 |
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