<story><title>Electricity over $900/MWh in most of Western US now</title><url>http://www.caiso.com/pricemap/Pages/default.aspx</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>jedberg</author><text>I need more context.  Is that a lot?  Is that low?  Is it a big change from before?  In what direction?</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>nimos</author><text>900&amp;#x2F;Mwh is 90c per kwh. Normal wholesale is about 5-7c. Retail national average is about 14. Higher cost states are around 20c with Hawaii near 30c.</text></comment>
<story><title>Electricity over $900/MWh in most of Western US now</title><url>http://www.caiso.com/pricemap/Pages/default.aspx</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>jedberg</author><text>I need more context.  Is that a lot?  Is that low?  Is it a big change from before?  In what direction?</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>kevindong</author><text>The national US average is ~$104.50&amp;#x2F;MWh (1000 kWh = 1 MWh). So, it&amp;#x27;s about ~9 times more expensive right than than normal.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.eia.gov&amp;#x2F;electricity&amp;#x2F;monthly&amp;#x2F;epm_table_grapher.php?t=epmt_5_6_a&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.eia.gov&amp;#x2F;electricity&amp;#x2F;monthly&amp;#x2F;epm_table_grapher.ph...&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>