UTILITIES & SITE SELECTION: POWER PLAYERS

摘要

For businesses choosing new distribution center and warehouse locations, reliable low-cost energy is a key con-sideration. That's why a first step for many site selectors is identifying locations where affordable, efficient energy service is available in abundance. Here's a look at some U.S. locations attracting manufacturers and third-party logistics providers seeking affordable utility assets. Kentucky may be known as the Bluegrass State, but when it comes to utility rates, the grass is always green. The state's industrial electricity rates rank sixth-lowest in the nation, and more than 20 percent lower than the national average, according to the Energy Information Administration.