Government report shows Oklahoma has low electricity rates compared to most others

A new government report about residential electricity prices in the U.S. ranked Oklahoma 41 for the lowest amount paid during June of this year.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration showed Oklahoma’s average retail price for electricity was $12.63, far from the $41.74 in Hawaii and $31.80 in Connecticut.

The lowest was Washington State with a cost of $11.21.

Critics of the Biden administration’s strong push for more renewable energy pointed out that many of the states that complied with his efforts have the higher electricity rates. They contend that renewable energy has expensive standards that drive up the cost of heating a home, powering a factory or running a business.

Washington State was one exception but it also gets more energy from hydropower than nearly any other state.