Chart assignment

Charts to read and discuss

Read each chart, then answer its questions. Every chart shows its source and date; open it for a table of the numbers and the data to download.

  1. Which states pay the most for electricity?

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Which states pay the most for electricity?

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In 2025 homes in Hawaii paid 40.4 cents per kilowatt-hour, 3.4 times the 11.8 cents in North Dakota. The US average was 17.2 cents; California and Massachusetts were next most expensive. Prices are the average residential price in each state and D.C.

Questions to discuss

  1. In one sentence of your own, what does this chart show?
  2. Find the biggest change or difference in the chart. What might explain it?
  3. Who collected these numbers, and how recent are they? What else would you want to know before drawing a conclusion?

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity Data Browser (retail sales) (Public domain (U.S. government work)) · Data as of Dec 31, 2025

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