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4.5% higher in Lake Charles, Louisiana
than in Butte-Silver Bow, Montana

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	Butte-Silver Bow, MT	Lake Charles, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Typical Electric Bill	$143.83	$111.18	$145.01	22.7%
Electric Rate, per kwh	$0.09	$0.09	$0.13	0.0%
Natural Gas, per 1000 cu ft.	$8.57	$14.31	$13.05	67.0%
Heating Oil, per gallon	$2.81	$2.54	$2.85	9.6%
Propane, per gallon	$2.03	$2.10	$2.44	3.4%

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