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3.9% lower in Santa Barbara, California
than in Iowa City, Iowa

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	Iowa City, IA	Santa Barbara, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Typical Electric Bill	$137.09	$118.50	$145.01	13.6%
Electric Rate, per kwh	$0.11	$0.16	$0.13	45.5%
Natural Gas, per 1000 cu ft.	$11.38	$12.46	$13.05	9.5%
Heating Oil, per gallon	$2.26	$3.59	$2.85	58.8%
Propane, per gallon	$1.36	$2.79	$2.44	105.1%

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