The nonpartisan group, SaveOnEnergy.com just compiled the latest electricity costs across the 50 states.

High energy costs are very much like an extra tax that you pay for living in a particular state.

Notice that eight of the 10 most expensive states are in blue states and 9 of the 10 cheapest states are in red states.

On average, electricity in big blue states costs almost twice as much per kilowatt hour as in the red states.

Here’s one reason: blue states tend to have strict renewable energy standards that are passed on to homeowners and businesses as higher costs.

Just another reason millions of Americans are fleeing blue states.