Figure 4 - Percentage Change in United States Real Electricity CPI and Generation, 1999-2025

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Calculations by Edgardo Sepulveda. Both series smoothed using LOESS (FRAC=0.09; IT=3).

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U series for electricity and all items. US: Historical Statistics of the United States and U.S. Energy Information Administration for power generation.Get the data