NJ Stats: State Index of Energy Regulation, 2014
Rank | State | Energy Regulation Average Score* |
1 | Alabama | 4.29 |
1 | Alaska | 4.29 |
1 | South Dakota | 4.29 |
1 | Texas | 4.29 |
5 | Delaware | 4.48 |
6 | North Dakota | 4.57 |
7 | Georgia | 4.86 |
7 | Kansas | 4.86 |
7 | Missouri | 4.86 |
10 | Oklahoma | 5.00 |
10 | Wyoming | 5.00 |
12 | Colorado | 5.14 |
12 | Mississippi | 5.14 |
14 | Ohio | 5.24 |
15 | Florida | 5.29 |
15 | Nebraska | 5.29 |
17 | Louisiana | 5.43 |
17 | Tennessee | 5.43 |
17 | Utah | 5.43 |
20 | Arizona | 5.57 |
20 | Iowa | 5.57 |
20 | South Carolina | 5.57 |
23 | Arkansas | 5.71 |
23 | Hawaii | 5.71 |
23 | Idaho | 5.71 |
26 | West Virginia | 5.86 |
27 | Rhode Island | 6.00 |
28 | Montana | 6.05 |
29 | Indiana | 6.14 |
29 | New Mexico | 6.14 |
31 | Illinois | 6.19 |
32 | Kentucky | 6.29 |
32 | Virginia | 6.29 |
34 | Minnesota | 6.43 |
34 | Vermont | 6.43 |
36 | Maine | 6.48 |
36 | New Hampshire | 6.48 |
38 | Massachusetts | 6.52 |
39 | Nevada | 6.57 |
39 | Pennsylvania | 6.57 |
41 | Oregon | 6.62 |
42 | North Carolina | 6.71 |
43 | New Jersey | 6.81 |
44 | Michigan | 6.86 |
44 | Washington | 6.86 |
46 | Maryland | 7.10 |
47 | Connecticut | 7.14 |
48 | Wisconsin | 7.29 |
49 | California | 7.71 |
50 | New York | 7.86 |
The 50 State Average Score is 5.85
*= The higher the score, the stricter the energy regulations are in that state.
New Jersey is 16.4% above the 50-State Average. This means that the state has relatively high restrictions in its energy business.
Source: Wayne Winegarden and Marc Miles. “50 State Index of Energy Regulation.” The Pacific Research Institute. July 2014. Accessed July 2015.