Real shoppers tracking what staples actually cost —
compared to official government data.
Electricity
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Submission guidelines for Electricity
Electricity price per kilowatt-hour. Find your rate per kWh on your monthly utility bill — it is listed in the rate summary section. Submit once per month when your bill arrives. Do not submit your total bill amount.
How this works
Shoppers across America can submit what they actually paid for everyday staples. We compare those prices to the government's official monthly figures for the same items, and the findings are often surprising.
About Electricity Prices
Electricity prices per kilowatt-hour vary significantly by state and utility service territory. The U.S. government tracks residential electricity rates monthly through Department of Energy data compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. CrowdCPI collects rates from utility bills submitted by real customers and compares them to the official monthly average. Electricity has become a growing inflation concern as utility infrastructure investment drives record rate increase requests.