Cold-storage energy cost, market by market
The same modelled 22,000-position facility in every market — only the climate and the tariff change. Ranked by refrigeration electricity cost per pallet position per year. This is the free layer; the building model, tariff sensitivity and the per-market report stay behind the paid report.
The table — 39 markets, $/pallet·yr
Ranked cheapest to dearest. Every value is the model output for the fixed reference facility at that market's climate and state industrial tariff.
| # | Market | State | $/pallet·yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle | WA | $2.12 |
| 2 | Duluth | MN | $2.19 |
| 3 | Oklahoma City | OK | $2.28 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | OH | $2.42 |
| 5 | Nashville | TN | $2.46 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh | PA | $2.49 |
| 7 | Detroit | MI | $2.55 |
| 8 | Allentown | PA | $2.58 |
| 9 | Memphis | TN | $2.62 |
| 10 | Minneapolis | MN | $2.63 |
| 11 | Denver | CO | $2.67 |
| 12 | Harrisburg | PA | $2.67 |
| 13 | Salt Lake City | UT | $2.70 |
| 14 | Kansas City | MO | $2.71 |
| 15 | Indianapolis | IN | $2.72 |
| 16 | New Orleans | LA | $2.75 |
| 17 | Dallas-Fort Worth | TX | $2.77 |
| 18 | Chicago | IL | $2.79 |
| 19 | Philadelphia | PA | $2.80 |
| 20 | St. Louis | MO | $2.90 |
| 21 | San Antonio | TX | $2.95 |
| 22 | Houston | TX | $3.01 |
| 23 | Atlanta | GA | $3.03 |
| 24 | New York | NY | $3.09 |
| 25 | Charlotte | NC | $3.10 |
| 26 | Wilmington | NC | $3.32 |
| 27 | Brownsville | TX | $3.39 |
| 28 | Baltimore | MD | $3.55 |
| 29 | Norfolk | VA | $3.62 |
| 30 | Jacksonville | FL | $4.04 |
| 31 | Newark | NJ | $4.16 |
| 32 | Orlando | FL | $4.37 |
| 33 | Phoenix | AZ | $4.38 |
| 34 | Tampa | FL | $4.53 |
| 35 | Miami | FL | $4.80 |
| 36 | Sacramento | CA | $8.58 |
| 37 | Los Angeles | CA | $8.86 |
| 38 | Fresno | CA | $9.35 |
| 39 | Inland Empire (Chino) | CA | $9.49 |
Read it as a band, not a verdict: your building's insulation, dock activity, setpoints and tariff rider will move it. The paid report puts your actual building against the band. Method and constants are on the cite & data page.
Use it, and cite it
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