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Utilities: Comparative Prices of Energy in North America
Electricity: Manitoba Hydro 
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Manitoba's electrical rates are among the most affordable in North America and according to a recent survey conducted by Hydro Quebec, Manitoba is the most competitive in terms of published electrical rates for large industrial customers.
Comparative prices of energy in North America
Average Prices on April 1, 2008, in US cents/kWh
Power: 50,000 kW; Voltage: 120kv;
Consumption: 30,600,000 kWh; Load Factor: 85%
Source: Hydro Quebec
Exchange rate $1 Cdn = U.S. $0.9737
| Average Prices on April 1, 2008 | |
| City | US cents/kWh |
| New York | 14.76 |
| Boston | 14.37 |
| Edmonton | 9.44 |
| Chicago | 8.70 |
| Toronto | 8.24 |
| San Francisco | 8.11 |
| Houston | 7.25 |
| Regina | 4.98 |
| Seattle | 4.46 |
| Montreal | 4.35 |
| Portland | 4.20 |
| Vancouver | 3.74 |
| Winnipeg | 3.11 |
| Power | 50,000 kW |
| Voltage | 120kv |
| Consumption | 30,600,000 kWh |
| Load Factor | 85% |
| Source: Hydro Quebec. Amounts do not include taxes. | |
| Exchange rate $1 Cdn = U.S.$0.9737 | |
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