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Gas & Energy Power Rankings — Methodology
Field: 50 states + D.C.. Accountable official: Governor. Cadence: weekly. Data retrieved 2026-06-18.
Weights are public so the ranking cannot be called rigged. Each dimension is normalized 0–100 across all ranked states & D.C. (min–max; inverted where lower is better), multiplied by its weight, and summed to the 0–100 composite. A metric that is unavailable for an entity is never estimated — the remaining weights are rescaled and the composite flagged “partial.”
| Dimension | Source | Direction | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline price | AAA daily state averages | Lower better ▼ | 30 |
| Diesel price | AAA daily state averages | Lower better ▼ | 10 |
| Residential electricity price pending | EIA API key registration returns HTTP 500 | — | 20 |
| Natural gas / home heating pending | EIA API key pending | — | 15 |
| State gas tax (policy lever) pending | Tax Foundation / state DOR feed pending | — | 15 |
| Price as % of median income pending | derived (needs EIA + Census) | — | 10 |
Provenance
Primary source: AAA (state gas price averages) · https://gasprices.aaa.com/state-gas-price-averages/.