Baltimore-Washington area consumers still pay more for electricity than the average U.S. city, according to federal data released today, but catch a break with fuel prices slightly below the rest of the nation.

Local residents pay 19.4 percent more for utility gas and 9.2 percent more for electricity than the U.S. city average, according to Department of Labor consumer price data.

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