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10.1% higher in Black Mountain, North Carolina
than in Grimes, Iowa

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	Grimes, IA	Black Mountain, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Typical Electric Bill	$129.39	$131.70	$145.01	1.8%
Electric Rate, per kwh	$0.09	$0.12	$0.13	33.3%
Natural Gas, per 1000 cu ft.	$11.38	$17.44	$13.05	53.3%
Heating Oil, per gallon	$2.26	$2.57	$2.85	13.7%
Propane, per gallon	$1.36	$2.83	$2.44	108.1%

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