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Electricity prices see biggest jump in 25 years
The East sees largest price jumps, as price caps were lifted in many markets in 2006.
October 22 2007: 2:17 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The average retail price of electricity increased by more than 9 percent last year, the largest jump in 25 years, the government said Monday.

Electricity prices rose in 2006 by 10 percent or more in 14 states and the District of Columbia, according to an annual report released by the Energy Department's Energy Information Administration. The average price increase was the largest since 1981.

Prices rose nationwide but most of the larger jumps were in the East, mainly due to the lifting of retail electricity price caps in states transitioning to competitive retail markets. That means consumers paid more from previous cost increases that had not been completely reflected while the caps were in place, according to the EIA.

Households that use electricity are expected to pay $32, or 4 percent, more this winter, with the price of power climbing 2 percent to 10.3 cents per kilowatt-hour, the EIA predicted earlier this month. Thirty percent of U.S. households are heated by electricity.

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by: Steve W. @ Mon Oct 22, 2007 at 20:11:50 PM UTC