A new government report shows electricity remains relatively cheap in the Great Plains.

The federal Energy Information Administration on Friday released its annual state electricity profiles, based on 2008 data.

The report shows that Americans nationwide pay 9.74 cents per kilowatt hour on average.

In South Dakota, electricity costs an average of 7.14 cents per kilowatt hour. North Dakotans pay an average of 6.69 cents per kilowatt hour. And Nebraskans pay an average of 6.58 cents per kilowatt hour.

Hawaii has the most expensive energy with an average cost of 29.2 cents per kilowatt hour.

Wyoming and West Virginia, which both have big coal deposits, have the cheapest power at 5.67 cents and 5.61 cents per kilowatt hour, respectively.