{
    "source": "Applicost (https://applicost.com), based on U.S. EIA data",
    "license": "CC BY 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "attribution": "Applicost (applicost.com), based on EIA data",
    "period": "2026-07",
    "updated": "2026-10-06",
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            "url": "https://applicost.com/electricity-rates/maryland/",
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            "url": "https://applicost.com/electricity-rates/massachusetts/",
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            "url": "https://applicost.com/electricity-rates/michigan/",
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            "url": "https://applicost.com/electricity-rates/minnesota/",
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            "name": "Missouri",
            "url": "https://applicost.com/electricity-rates/missouri/",
            "cents": 16.09,
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            "url": "https://applicost.com/electricity-rates/montana/",
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            "name": "Nebraska",
            "url": "https://applicost.com/electricity-rates/nebraska/",
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            "name": "Nevada",
            "url": "https://applicost.com/electricity-rates/nevada/",
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            "url": "https://applicost.com/electricity-rates/new-hampshire/",
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            "name": "New Jersey",
            "url": "https://applicost.com/electricity-rates/new-jersey/",
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            "url": "https://applicost.com/electricity-rates/new-mexico/",
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            "name": "New York",
            "url": "https://applicost.com/electricity-rates/new-york/",
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            "avg_kwh": 784,
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            "name": "North Carolina",
            "url": "https://applicost.com/electricity-rates/north-carolina/",
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            "name": "North Dakota",
            "url": "https://applicost.com/electricity-rates/north-dakota/",
            "cents": 13.41,
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            "avg_kwh": 1077,
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            "prev_year": 13.31,
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        },
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            "name": "Ohio",
            "url": "https://applicost.com/electricity-rates/ohio/",
            "cents": 19.45,
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            "avg_kwh": 1151,
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            "name": "Oklahoma",
            "url": "https://applicost.com/electricity-rates/oklahoma/",
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            "rank": 10
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            "name": "Oregon",
            "url": "https://applicost.com/electricity-rates/oregon/",
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        "PA": {
            "name": "Pennsylvania",
            "url": "https://applicost.com/electricity-rates/pennsylvania/",
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            "name": "Rhode Island",
            "url": "https://applicost.com/electricity-rates/rhode-island/",
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            "name": "South Carolina",
            "url": "https://applicost.com/electricity-rates/south-carolina/",
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            "url": "https://applicost.com/electricity-rates/south-dakota/",
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            "url": "https://applicost.com/electricity-rates/tennessee/",
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            "name": "Texas",
            "url": "https://applicost.com/electricity-rates/texas/",
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            "url": "https://applicost.com/electricity-rates/utah/",
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            "url": "https://applicost.com/electricity-rates/washington/",
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            "name": "Wisconsin",
            "url": "https://applicost.com/electricity-rates/wisconsin/",
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