Rank #7 · spotted on r/InternetIsBeautiful
The US Energy-Price Map
See what US households actually pay for electricity and gas in every state — and how it’s changed across 25 years.
⚡ Electricity · ¢/kWh
🔥 Natural gas · $/therm
Illustrative sample data (12 states) so you can feel the interaction — the real site maps every state from official household-energy data.
Why people love it
Energy bills are personal, confusing, and usually invisible as data. This idea turns them into a map: what households actually pay for electricity and gas in every US state, with 25 years of history to scroll through. Suddenly a boring public dataset becomes something you can browse like a weather map.
People love it for the “how does my state stack up?” reflex. Californians can see exactly why their bill hurts; Texans can watch their cheap-electricity story play out over two decades; anyone can spot the cold-state pattern where cheap gas quietly balances expensive heating season. The time axis makes it a story, not a snapshot — you watch the 2000s energy-price climb, the shale-gas dip, and the renewable-era shifts happen in front of you.
It’s also quietly practical: people use it to make real decisions about heat pumps, solar, EV charging, and whether the “cheap energy state” move actually saves money. Data nerds love the depth; the rest of us just love finally seeing our bills explained. Slide the year back in the demo above — that’s the whole charm.
Spotted on r/InternetIsBeautiful · try the original at energy-maps.com