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New Jersey Ranks 41st in the Nation in Electric Utility Costs, 2004
(Index of State Average Revenue per Kwh for Electric Utilities relative to US Average)

Source: Small Business Survival Index, 2004

Rank State Premium   Rank State Premium
             
1 Kentucky 0.60
26 Ohio 0.91
2
Wyoming 0.66   27 Mississippi 0.92
3
Idaho 0.67   27 Wisconsin 0.92
4
West Virginia 0.71   29 Colorado 0.93
5 Indiana 0.74   29 North Carolina 0.93
5 Nebraska 0.74   31 Delaware 0.94
7 North Dakota 0.75   31 Louisiana 0.94
7 Utah 0.75   31 Michigan 0.94
9
Arkansas 0.76   34 New Mexico 0.96
9 Washington 0.76   35 Arizona 0.99
11 Missouri 0.80   36 Texas 1.01
11 Montana 0.80   37 Pennsylvania 1.08
13 Alabama 0.82   38 Florida 1.10
13 Minnesota 0.82   39 Nevada 1.11
13 South Carolina 0.82   40 Maine 1.28
16 Oklahoma 0.83   41 NEW JERSEY 1.33
16 Oregon 0.83   42 Massachusetts 1.41
16 Tennessee 0.83   43 Connecticut 1.44
19 Iowa 0.84   44 Rhode Island 1.46
19 Kansas 0.84   45 California 1.48
21 Virginia 0.86   46 Vermont 1.49
22 South Dakota 0.87   47 Alaska 1.53
23
Georgia 0.88   47 New Hampshire 1.53
23
Maryland 0.88   49 New York 1.57
25 Illinois 0.90   50 Hawaii 2.05
             
          50 State Average
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          N.J. % Above Average 33%

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