Table 1. Retail Prices of Electricity Sold by Electric
Utilities, 1973-1997
(Cents per Kilowatthour)
| Year | Residential | Commercial | Industrial | |||
| Nominal | Real (1992 dollars)a | Nominal | Real (1992 dollars)a | Nominal | Real (1992 dollars)a | |
| 1973 | 2.5 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 6.8 | 1.3 | 3.7 |
| 1974 | 3.1 | 8.1 | 3.0 | 7.8 | 1.7 | 4.4 |
| 1975 | 3.5 | 8.3 | 3.5 | 8.3 | 2.1 | 5.0 |
| 1976 | 3.7 | 8.3 | 3.7 | 8.3 | 2.2 | 4.9 |
| 1977 | 4.1 | 8.6 | 4.1 | 8.6 | 2.5 | 5.3 |
| 1978 | 4.3 | 8.4 | 4.4 | 8.6 | 2.8 | 5.5 |
| 1979 | 4.6 | 8.3 | 4.7 | 8.5 | 3.1 | 5.6 |
| 1980 | 5.4 | 9.0 | 5.5 | 9.1 | 3.7 | 6.1 |
| 1981 | 6.2 | 9.4 | 6.3 | 9.5 | 4.3 | 6.5 |
| 1982 | 6.9 | 9.8 | 6.9 | 9.8 | 5.0 | 7.1 |
| 1983 | 7.2 | 9.8 | 7.0 | 9.6 | 5.0 | 6.8 |
| 1984 | 7.15 | 9.5 | 7.13 | 9.4 | 4.83 | 6.3 |
| 1985 | 7.39 | 9.4 | 7.27 | 9.3 | 4.97 | 6.4 |
| 1986 | 7.42 | 9.2 | 7.20 | 8.9 | 4.93 | 6.1 |
| 1987 | 7.45 | 8.9 | 7.08 | 8.5 | 4.77 | 5.8 |
| 1988 | 7.48 | 8.7 | 7.04 | 8.1 | 4.70 | 5.5 |
| 1989 | 7.65 | 8.5 | 7.20 | 8.0 | 4.72 | 5.2 |
| 1990 | 7.83 | 8.3 | 7.34 | 7.8 | 4.74 | 5.0 |
| 1991 | 8.04 | 8.2 | 7.53 | 7.7 | 4.83 | 4.9 |
| 1992 | 8.21 | 8.2 | 7.66 | 7.7 | 4.83 | 4.8 |
| 1993 | 8.32 | 8.1 | 7.74 | 7.5 | 4.85 | 4.7 |
| 1994 | 8.38 | 8.0 | 7.73 | 7.3 | 4.77 | 4.6 |
| 1995 | 8.40 | 7.8 | 7.69 | 7.1 | 4.66 | 4.4 |
| 1996 | 8.36 | 7.6 | 7.64 | 6.9 | 4.60 | 4.2 |
| 1997 | 8.43 | 7.6 | 7.59 | 6.8 | 4.53 | 4.1 |
aIn chained
(1992) dollars, calculated by using gross domestic product implicit
price deflators.
Source: Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-861,
"Annual
Electric Utility Report," and predecessor forms.