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History
Projections
500
450
400
Solar
350
Geothermal
300
Waste
Wind
250
200
150
100
Biomass
50
0
1990
2000
2010
2020
2030
Figure 7.2
Nonhydropower renewable power meets 33 percent of total generation growth between
2007 and 2030 (Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Outlook 2009 Refer-
ence Case Presentation - December 17, 2008).
Table 7.1
Cost of electricity in the most expensive and least expensive states (cents per
kilowatt-hour)
Most expensive
Hawaii
Least expensive
Wyoming
29.3
7.9
Alaska
16.0
South Dakota
7.7
Connecticut
19.4
Oklahoma
7.6
Rhode Island
18.8
Washington
7.5
Massachusetts
18.2
Missouri
7.2
New York
17.1
Idaho
7.1
Nebraska
6.9
North Dakota
6.9
Source:
Energy Information Administration (2009).
