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15.2% higher in Raleigh, North Carolina
than in Santa Clara, California

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	Santa Clara, CA	Raleigh, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Typical Electric Bill	$122.81	$130.01	$145.01	5.9%
Electric Rate, per kwh	$0.13	$0.11	$0.13	15.4%
Natural Gas, per 1000 cu ft.	$12.46	$17.44	$13.05	40.0%
Heating Oil, per gallon	$3.59	$2.57	$2.85	28.4%
Propane, per gallon	$2.79	$2.83	$2.44	1.4%

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