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US Residential Electricity to Steel Ratio
The us residential electricity to steel ratio is 0.005858 — US Residential Electricity at $18.34 per Kilowatt Hour divided by Steel at $3,131.00 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Sep 5, 2026, 10:23 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
US Residential Electricity to Steel ratio
1.000 kWh of us residential electricity = 0.005858 T of steel
Inverse (STEEL/ELEC-RES-US): 170.7 — one Metric Ton of steel buys that much us residential electricity.
Above its 1 year average. (71th percentile of the last 1 year)
US Residential Electricity
$18.34
per Kilowatt Hour
Steel
¥3,131.00
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Kilowatt Hour ÷ CNY per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of steel per Kilowatt Hour of us residential electricity. Prices as of Sat, 05 Sep 2026 10:23:24 GMT.
Prices on this page are delayed by up to 15 minutes. For real-time rates, use the CommodityPriceAPI.
These two commodities are quoted in different currencies (USD and CNY). The figure above is a raw quote ratio and is not FX-adjusted.
1Y average
0.005798
median 0.005772
1Y low
0.005519
Dec 1, 2025
1Y high
0.006160
Mar 1, 2026
Normal band
0.005594–0.006003
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.29σ
7 observations
US Residential Electricity to Steel ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the ELEC-RES-US/STEEL ratio line, the OHLC candles and the US Residential Electricity / Steel price chart below.
ELEC-RES-US/STEEL ratio line
How many T of Steel one kWh of US Residential Electricity buys, over 1Y.
ELEC-RES-US/STEEL ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the ELEC-RES-US/STEEL ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
US Residential Electricity and Steel prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the us residential electricity to steel ratio
US Residential Electricity to Steel ratio = US Residential Electricity price per Kilowatt Hour ÷ Steel price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of steel per Kilowatt Hour of us residential electricity — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $18.34 ÷ ¥3,131.00 = 0.005858. The inverse is 170.7.
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|---|---|---|---|
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Frequently asked questions
What is the us residential electricity to steel ratio today?
The us residential electricity to steel ratio is 0.005858 — US Residential Electricity at $18.34 per Kilowatt Hour divided by Steel at ¥3,131.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the us residential electricity to steel ratio?
Divide the us residential electricity price per Kilowatt Hour by the steel price per Metric Ton. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Metric Tons of steel per Kilowatt Hour of us residential electricity.
What is the inverse of the us residential electricity to steel ratio?
The inverse, steel to us residential electricity, is 170.7 — how many Kilowatt Hours of us residential electricity one Metric Ton of steel buys.