Update of Wind Power and Electric Rates

Wind Energy Does Not Increase Electric Rates

Table of Wind Power and Electric Rates

in Ten Midwest and Appalachian States

State	Wind Power, GW	Average Electric Rates, Cents/kWh
Illinois	3.055	8.65
Indiana	1.342	8.29
Iowa	4.524	7.45
Kentucky	0	7.05
Michigan	0.487	10.76
Minnesota	2.718	8.69
Missouri	0.459	8.23
Ohio	0.419	8.87
West Virginia	0.583	8.10
Wisconsin	0.636	10.24

Note: 1 GW is the power of a typical nuclear reactor

Sources: American Wind Energy Association, U.S. Wind Power Capacity Installations by State, June 2012; U.S. Energy Information Administration, Table 5.6.B, Average Retail Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customers by End-Use Sector, by State, June 2012 and 2011 (June 2012 used in table)