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Electric rices vary by state in the continental U.S., from:
. . . . . . 9.33 cents per kWh in Louisiana to
. . . . . . 19.95 cents per kWh in Connecticut,
. . . but the prices in the lower 48 states pale in comparison to those in Hawaii.

According to the EIA, in October 2016 residential electricity prices were
. . . . . . 27.54 cents per kWh in Hawaii,
. . . . . . 32.78 per kWh on the island of Kaua'i and
. . . . . . 14.5 cents per kWh from a Tesla/SolarCity system.

This week, AES Corp announced a deal to build a
. . . 28 MW solar farm with a
. . . 100 MWh battery system attached.
This time, electricity will be sold to KIUC for
. . . 11 cents per kWh.
When completed, Kaua'i will get over
. . . 50% of its electricity from renewable sources.

1-15-2017 Source:  Hawaii: Electric costs