† Index of state's average revenue/kilowatt hour.
4. Washington "Low taxes and low electricity costs are this state's best attributes," Kerrigan says. "For three years running Washington has had more business startups per capita than any other state." But the cheaper electricity is offset by very high gas taxes and what Kerrigan describes as burdensome health insurance mandates.
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