) ▁directly ▁consum ed ▁ ▁or ▁ 3 7 . 0 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁total . ▁This ▁was ▁down ▁ ▁(- 2 . 3 %) ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁An ▁average ▁resident ial ▁customer ▁used ▁ ▁per ▁month , ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁average ▁US ▁resident ial ▁cost ▁of ▁, ▁the ▁average ▁month ly ▁elect rical ▁bill ▁would ▁be ▁$ 1 1 1 . 7 0 , ▁down ▁slightly ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁▁ ▁Com mer cial ▁customers ▁( 1 8 . 3 5 9 ▁million ) ▁directly ▁consum ed ▁ ▁or ▁ 3 6 . 3 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁total . ▁This ▁was ▁less ▁() ▁than ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁even ▁though ▁there ▁were ▁over ▁ 2 1 1 , 0 0 0 ▁new ▁customers . ▁An ▁average ▁commercial ▁customer ▁used ▁ ▁per ▁month , ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁average ▁US ▁commercial ▁electric ▁cost ▁of ▁, ▁the ▁average ▁month ly ▁elect rical ▁bill ▁would ▁be ▁$ 6 5 4 . 6 0 , ▁down ▁slightly ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁▁ ▁Indust rial ▁customers ▁( about ▁ 8 4 0 , 3 0 0 ; ▁up ▁ 2 , 2 0 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ) ▁directly ▁consum ed ▁ ▁or ▁ 2 6 . 4 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁total . ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁little ▁more ▁() ▁than ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁(+ 0 . 8 %). ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁customers ▁( 8 6 )