Public power costs less
This article is a comparison of electric rate structures for public utilities and those for investor-owned utilities. It is shown that residential customers of investor-owned utilities paid average rates that were 31% higher than those paid by customers of publicly owned systems during 1994. Similarly, cooperative customers paid average rates that were 16% above those paid by customers of publicly owned systems. Public power customers paid an average of 6.7 cents per kwh, compared to 8.8 cents/kwh paid by customers of investor-owned utilities, and 7.8 cents/kwh paid by customers of cooperative systems. A detailed rate comparison by state is provided for residential, industrial, and commercial customers of the three types of electric utilities.
- OSTI ID:
- 196624
- Journal Information:
- Public Power, Journal Name: Public Power Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 54; ISSN 0033-3654; ISSN PUPOAG
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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