A Consumer Energy Alliance analysis finds five New England states making the list of the most expensive states to cook a Turkey. Calculations are based on cooking a 16 lb to 20 lb turkey (with stuffing) in an electric oven for about four hours. Hawaii tops the list at $4.29 followed by Alaska then New York state. Massachusetts, the home of the first Thanksgiving, clocks in at number 9 costing a $1.74.
State | Price (for 16-20lb Stuffed) | Price per kWh (in cents) |
1. Hawaii | $4.29 | 37.34 |
2. Alaska | $2.05 | 17.88 |
3. New York | $2.03 | 17.62 |
4. Connecticut | $1.99 | 17.34 |
5. Vermont | $1.96 | 17.01 |
6. New Hampshire | $1.85 | 16.07 |
7. New Jersey | $1.81 | 15.78 |
8. California | $1.76 | 15.34 |
9. Massachusetts | $1.74 | 14.91 |
10.Maine: | $1.69 | 14.66 |