DataPoints for the following County: Harrison, TX
TABLE 15
 
Utility Cost Comparisons
 
Cost of Power per kWh (1)
Weighted Average Cost per kWh of Power 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
   Cents per kWh of industrial power 3.56 3.46 3.61 3.88 3.84
   Cents per kWh of commercial power 5 4.79 4.89 5.31 5.04
   Cents per kWh of residential power 6.2 6.04 6.14 6.52 6.68
Detail of Power Companies within the County (1)          
Panola-Harrison Elec Coop Inc          
   Cents per kWh of industrial power N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
   Cents per kWh of commercial power 6.28 5.62 6.05 6.44 N/A
   Cents per kWh of residential power 5.69 5.39 5.36 5.89 N/A
Southwestern Electric Power Co          
   Cents per kWh of industrial power 3.56 3.46 3.61 3.87 3.84
   Cents per kWh of commercial power 4.89 4.66 4.78 5.18 5.04
   Cents per kWh of residential power 6.34 6.16 6.28 6.64 6.68
Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp          
   Cents per kWh of industrial power 3.93 4.52 6.78 7.34 N/A
   Cents per kWh of commercial power 5.38 5.39 5.31 5.8 N/A
   Cents per kWh of residential power 5.75 5.69 5.73 6.19 N/A
 
(1) U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration
Note:
Year 2001 data represents an average of monthly power rates through October 2001 taken from a sample of electric utilities in the United States.
The Weighted Average Cost per kilowatt hour (kWh) factors the number of customers by cost per kWh, for each utility by year. The weights are aggregated at the county and state levels to produce the Weighted Average Cost per kWh of power.