From that chart it appears a large reason for that is they charge Commercial customers the same rates as Residential ones, unlike most states.<p>Also worth considering is economic activity per unit energy, where California is placed third in efficiency, so it looks like those energy prices are doing fine.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.eia.gov&#x2F;environment&#x2F;emissions&#x2F;state&#x2F;analysis&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;table6.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.eia.gov&#x2F;environment&#x2F;emissions&#x2F;state&#x2F;analysis&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;...</a>