Topic · 3 stories
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.