Average US electricity cost for industrial sector unchanged in November from a year ago at US$0.0653/kWh; transportation sector jumped 3.7% to US$0.103/kWh: EIA

Cindy Allen

WASHINGTON , January 23, 2013 (press release) –

Retail Service by Customer Sector

	Average Revenues/Sales (¢/kWh)		Retail Sales (1000s MWh)
End-use sector	November 2012	Change from November 2011	November 2012	Change from November 2011	Year to Date
Residential	11.74	-0.3%	97,174	4.2%	1,260,803
Commercial	9.88	-1.0%	102,546	2.0%	1,220,293
Industrial	6.53	0.0%	78,877	-2.4%	903,139
Transportation	10.30	3.7%	580	-1.6%	6,871
Total	9.58	0.0%	279,178	1.4%	3,391,107

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration

The average cost of electricity fell slightly in the Residential and Commercial sectors compared to November 2011, with average revenues decreasing 0.3 percent and 1.0 percent, respectively. The average cost of electricity in the Industrial sector was unchanged and average revenues increased 3.7 percent in the Transportation sector. The volume of retail sales of electricity increased in the Residential and Commercial sectors by 4.2 percent and 2.0 percent, respectively, while volume was down 2.4 percent and 1.6 percent, respectively, in the Industrial and Transportation sectors.

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