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  "publisher": "Askento",
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    "name": "CC BY 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
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  "usage": "Quote a statement verbatim with its page link and source. Do not derive new numbers from it.",
  "pricesAsOf": "August 2026",
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      "id": "us-average-price",
      "statement": "The U.S. average residential electricity price was 18.16¢ per kWh in August 2026.",
      "page": "https://askento.com/tools/electricity-price-change/",
      "source": "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (residential)",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.php?t=epmt_5_6_a",
      "asOf": "August 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "us-price-change",
      "statement": "The U.S. average residential electricity price changed +3.4% from August 2025 (17.57¢) to August 2026 (18.16¢).",
      "page": "https://askento.com/tools/electricity-price-change/",
      "source": "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (residential)",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.php?t=epmt_5_6_a",
      "asOf": "August 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "states-rose-fell",
      "statement": "Residential electricity prices rose in 44 of the 50 states plus D.C. and fell in 7, August 2025 to August 2026.",
      "page": "https://askento.com/tools/electricity-price-change/",
      "source": "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (residential)",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.php?t=epmt_5_6_a",
      "asOf": "August 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "biggest-rise",
      "statement": "Hawaii had the largest rise, +22.5% (38.53¢ to 47.18¢).",
      "page": "https://askento.com/tools/electricity-price-change/#hawaii",
      "source": "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (residential)",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.php?t=epmt_5_6_a",
      "asOf": "August 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "biggest-fall",
      "statement": "Connecticut had the largest fall, −18.8% (30.17¢ to 24.51¢).",
      "page": "https://askento.com/tools/electricity-price-change/#connecticut",
      "source": "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (residential)",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.php?t=epmt_5_6_a",
      "asOf": "August 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "space-heater-us-hour",
      "statement": "A 1,500 W space heater costs $0.27 an hour to run at the August 2026 U.S. average residential price.",
      "page": "https://askento.com/tools/space-heater-cost/",
      "source": "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (residential)",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.php?t=epmt_5_6_a",
      "asOf": "August 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "space-heater-range",
      "statement": "The same 1,500 W heater costs $0.71 an hour in Hawaii, the most expensive state, and $0.19 in Nevada, the cheapest.",
      "page": "https://askento.com/tools/space-heater-cost/",
      "source": "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (residential)",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.php?t=epmt_5_6_a",
      "asOf": "August 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "window-ac-us-hour",
      "statement": "An 8,000 BTU window AC with a CEER of 12 costs about 12.1¢ per hour of compressor run time at the August 2026 U.S. average price.",
      "page": "https://askento.com/tools/ac-running-cost/",
      "source": "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (residential)",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.php?t=epmt_5_6_a",
      "asOf": "August 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "ac-size-400-sqft",
      "statement": "ENERGY STAR's sizing chart puts a 400 sq ft room at about 9,000 BTU, before adjustments for sun, occupants or a kitchen.",
      "page": "https://askento.com/tools/ac-size-calculator/",
      "source": "ENERGY STAR: Room Air Conditioners, properly sized",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.energystar.gov/products/room_air_conditioners",
      "asOf": "current chart"
    },
    {
      "id": "winter-outlook-electric",
      "statement": "EIA expects homes that heat with electricity (more than 40% of U.S. homes) to see electricity bills about 4% higher this winter than last. It forecasts spending down 9% for natural gas and 3% for propane, and up 21% for heating oil.",
      "page": "https://askento.com/tools/space-heater-cost/",
      "source": "EIA, Today in Energy: Mixed outlook for energy expenditures this winter",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=68264",
      "asOf": "October 7, 2026"
    }
  ],
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      "title": "Residential electricity price by state, August 2025 and August 2026",
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      "page": "https://askento.com/tools/electricity-price-change/"
    },
    {
      "title": "Space heater running cost by state, August 2026 prices",
      "csv": "https://askento.com/data/space-heater-cost-by-state.csv",
      "page": "https://askento.com/tools/space-heater-cost/"
    },
    {
      "title": "Window AC running cost by state, August 2026 prices",
      "csv": "https://askento.com/data/window-ac-running-cost-by-state.csv",
      "page": "https://askento.com/tools/ac-running-cost/"
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