| The five states with the most expensive cost per kilowatt-hour for commercial users (including schools), as of February 1997: | |
| Vermont | 12.8 cents |
| Maine | 11.8 |
| New York | 11.4 |
| New Hampshire | 10.9 |
| Rhode Island | 10.7 |
| States with the least expensive rates: | |
| Idaho | 4.4 |
| Oklahoma | 4.8 |
| Oregon | 5.0 |
| Nebraska (tie) | 5.0 |
| Missouri | 5.1 |
| Kentucky (tie) | 5.1 |
| U.S. average | 7.37 cents |
SOURCE: U.S. National Energy Information Center.
