States that have the largest percentages of electricity generated from coal benefit from lower electricity prices.
States that generate, on average, less than 8% of their electricity from coal pay an average of 24% more than the national average price of electricity.
States that generate, on average, nearly 70% of their electricity from coal pay an average of 13% less than the national average.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, February 2016.