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Alaska

Electricity Rates

Residential = 11 cents/kwh (National ranking: 11)

Commerical = 10 cents/kwh
(National ranking: 11)

Industrial = 7 cents/kwh(National ranking: 7)

kwh = kilowatt hour
1st ranking = highest rate in catagory

Deregulation

Alaska is considering deregulating its utilities. A consulting firm hired by the state recommended in 1999 that the state take steps to prepare for deregulation. The consultants recognized the unique nature of Alaska’s power system (few of the utility systems are interconnected) and urged that any deregulation be fully considered by the state legislature. The legislature rejected a bill last year that would have opened the state gradually to competition.

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