Wyoming residents play less than most Americans for electricity, says a Wednesday report from the American Legislative Exchange Council that declares Wyoming is home to the lowest power bills in the United States.
“As the lowest-cost state for energy consumers in the nation, Wyoming stands out for its excellent affordability, reliability and grid mix ratings,” reports ALEC in the fourth edition of its annual Energy Affordability Report.
“The state does not have a Renewable Portfolio Standard, nor does it participate in cap-and-trade carbon tax schemes that plague high-cost states,” continues the report, which evaluated in cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) data from 2023 compiled by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. It includes residential, commercial, industrial and transportation sectors.
The ALEC report found Wyoming residents pay 8.24 cents per kWh, followed closely by North Dakota (8.42 cents per kWh) and Idaho (8.51 kWh).
Over the last four years, Wyoming’s electricity consistently ranks among the most affordable, Jake Morabito, a senior director at ALEC, told Cowboy State Daily on Thursday.
“State policy really does have consequences,” said Morabito, describing ALEC as an organization committed to the principles of limited government, free markets and federalism.