BLS average price
How much did electricity cost in 1979?
Electricity averaged $0.05 per kilowatt-hour in 1979.
Electricity prices over time
Annual BLS average prices. The highlighted point marks 1979.
Related historical prices
Monthly electricity prices in 1979
January 1979
$0.05 per kilowatt-hour
February 1979
$0.05 per kilowatt-hour
March 1979
$0.05 per kilowatt-hour
April 1979
$0.05 per kilowatt-hour
May 1979
$0.05 per kilowatt-hour
June 1979
$0.05 per kilowatt-hour
July 1979
$0.05 per kilowatt-hour
August 1979
$0.05 per kilowatt-hour
September 1979
$0.05 per kilowatt-hour
October 1979
$0.05 per kilowatt-hour
November 1979
$0.05 per kilowatt-hour
December 1979
$0.05 per kilowatt-hour