U.S. Electricity Retail Prices by Sector

An API provides average retail electricity price data for residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation sectors. It is sourced from Department of Energy forms EIA-826 and EIA-861. Data is available at annual, quarterly, and monthly frequencies.

Use Cases

• Analyze residential sector price trends against commercial and industrial prices over time.
• Model transportation sector electricity costs using monthly and quarterly time series data.
• Compare price volatility across major end-use sectors like residential, commercial, and industrial.

Strengths

• Data originates from official Department of Energy forms EIA-826 and EIA-861.
• Covers four major end-use sectors: residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation.
• Offers data at three temporal resolutions: annual, quarterly, and monthly.

Limitations

• The last update recorded was in July 2021, indicating potential staleness.
• Specific data volume (row count) and granular column definitions are unknown.
• Geographic coverage is not specified, limiting spatial analysis.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy

Collection Method

Based on Form EIA-826 and Form EIA-861 data.

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