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California ranks No. 2 in the nation for steep electricity prices, this report says

California has the second-highest electricity prices in the nation, according to an analysis by a pair of free-market organizations that looks at the effects of state energy policies on customers, but a representative for Gov. Gavin Newsom dismissed the findings as the work of groups favoring fossil fuel interests.

The Institute for Energy Research and Always On Energy Research recently launched a website called Blue States, High Rates that includes an interactive map breaking down all 50 states plus the District of Columbia, as well as 10 regional transmission organizations across the country.