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Energy

Wincing at the pump or the electricity bill and wondering what's behind it? These pages track what a tank and a kilowatt-hour cost, week by week, and why they move.

Fuel

Why is diesel so much dearer than petrol?

The two pump prices used to travel together; now diesel sits well above gas. Why the gap opened, week by week - and what it quietly adds to the price of everything delivered.

Updates weekly Read →

Electricity

Which states pay the most for electricity?

Your electricity bill depends on your state more than your thermostat. All fifty ranked and mapped, the national average marked - see which side yours sits on, and why the gap is threefold.

Updates monthly Read →

Fuel

What does a gallon of gas cost right now?

You've watched the sign on the corner change again and wondered who decides. Here's what's inside a gallon's price, and what a fill-up costs now against any year you remember.

Updates weekly Read →

Where this data comes from

All of our data comes from live, free government and independent research sources - the US Energy Information Administration's weekly and monthly surveys, and consumer-price data via FRED. Every story links its own further reading, so you can always dig deeper than we did.

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