Approaching ERP (Energy Rate Parity) between UP & US

If my last electricity bill had delivered a shock to me, this month's bill almost electrocuted me!  The steep rise in rates is having an ionizing effect on paying consumers' budget!!

I recalled a conversation with my son, settled in California, about his energy bill.  The prices had seemed quite reasonable, but I was not able to recall the exact figure.  So I Googled and found this chart that gives the average for the whole of USA - http://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.cfm?t=epmt_5_6_a

The table says that the average price of electricity in USA in the month of June 2015 was USD 0.13. Taking the exchange rate at INR 66 = 1 USD, this translates to INR 8.58 per kWh.  The last bill from Lucknow worked out to INR 7.05 per kWh.  It seems to be slightly lower than the US rate.  But we have to keep in mind that a typical US household, with all its gadgets, heating and cooling, has a load of much more than 10 kW.  A load of that kind would necessarily have to be commercial in UP.  So the correct thing would be to compare our commercial rates with the U.S. domestic rate.  However I have a hunch that doing so may invite a sharp rebuke from our energy managers and politicians.  So we will stick to domestic vs domestic comparison, connected loads and total consumption notwithstanding.

So I feel it wouldn't take more than one more revision to bring the electricity price in UP at par with that in USA!  And that will be the day to celebrate our parity with USA on at least one parameter!

Only thing that may spoil the party is the thought that people in USA who have income parity with me at current exchange rates, are considered poor enough to receive grants from the state, are exempt from Income Tax and get free medical care!

And the only consolation for us is that we get twice as much voltage as guys in USA do.  In fact, not too infrequently, it goes up to 4 times as much leading to electrical appliances giving up the ghost out of sheer exhilaration!!