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12.7% higher in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
than in Ruston, Louisiana

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	Ruston, LA	Winston-Salem, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Typical Electric Bill	$116.61	$128.90	$145.01	10.5%
Electric Rate, per kwh	$0.07	$0.11	$0.13	57.1%
Natural Gas, per 1000 cu ft.	$14.31	$17.44	$13.05	21.9%
Heating Oil, per gallon	$2.54	$2.57	$2.85	1.2%
Propane, per gallon	$2.10	$2.83	$2.44	34.8%

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