Sitka City and Borough, Alaska Electricity Rates & Statistics

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Sitka City and Borough, Alaska Electricity Overview

When calculating by number of customers, City of Sitka Utilities is the largest electricity provider in Sitka City and Borough.

Sitka City and Borough saw a 11.87% decline in CO2 emissions per capita throughout the most recent year.

Sitka City and Borough has a population of 8,518 citizens.

Residents of Sitka City and Borough are paying, on average, 74.17% more per kilowatt hour used at home than the national average price, at 27.90 cents per kilowatt hour compared to 16.02 cents per kilowatt hour.

Sitka City and Borough has emissions of 9.18 kilograms per capita of CO2 equivalent gases, compared to the US average of 4,162.25.

Sitka City and Borough produces 121,187 megawatt hours from hydroelectric sources in the past year, which gives them a rank of 227th highest in the nation out of 3230 counties for total hydroelectric production.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

Total Consumption
70,365 MWh
Consumption per Capita
8.26 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

Total Production
120,375 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
121,187 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
-812 MWh
Production per Capita
14.13 MWh

EMISSIONS

CO2 Emissions
78,209 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
9.18 kg

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Residential Electricity Prices

In Sitka and, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank increased by 82 positions to 26,589th, from last year's value of 26,671st
In Sitka and, the residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 155 positions to 26,654th, from last year's value of 26,499th
In Sitka and, the residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 64 positions to 26,654th, from last month's value of 26,590th
In Sitka and, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank increased by 24 positions to 26,589th, from last month's value of 26,613th
In Sitka and, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate state rank increased by 12 positions to 206th, from last year's value of 218th
In Sitka and, the residential electricity rate state rank increased by 12 positions to 203rd, from last year's value of 215th
In Sitka and, the residential electricity rate decreased by 7.33% to 37.22 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 40.17 ¢ / kWh
In Sitka and, the residential electricity rate increased by 1.62% to 37.22 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 36.63 ¢ / kWh
In Sitka and, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate decreased by 0.65% to 37.73 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 37.97 ¢ / kWh
In Sitka and, the residential electricity rate state rank increased by 1 position to 203rd, from last month's value of 204th
In Sitka and, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate decreased by 0.12% to 37.73 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 37.78 ¢ / kWh

Commercial Electricity Prices

In Sitka and, the commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 3,747 positions to 13,849th, from last month's value of 10,102nd
In Sitka and, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 1,343 positions to 9,649th, from last year's value of 8,306th
In Sitka and, the commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 841 positions to 13,849th, from last year's value of 13,008th
In Sitka and, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill national rank increased by 272 positions to 9,649th, from last month's value of 9,921st
In Sitka and, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill state rank increased by 97 positions to 36th, from last year's value of 133rd
In Sitka and, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill state rank increased by 98 positions to 36th, from last month's value of 134th
In Sitka and, the commercial electricity bill state rank dropped by 129 positions to 133rd, from last month's value of 4th
In Sitka and, the commercial electricity bill state rank dropped by 102 positions to 133rd, from last year's value of 31st
In Sitka and, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill increased by 6.5% to $470.65, from last year's value of $441.9
In Sitka and, the commercial electricity bill increased by 4.51% to $520.89, from last month's value of $498.41
In Sitka and, the commercial electricity bill increased by 1.82% to $520.89, from last year's value of $511.59
In Sitka and, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill increased by 0.16% to $470.65, from last month's value of $469.87

Electricity Production from Distillate Fuel Oil

In Sitka and, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of -56.27 MWhs
In Sitka and, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil production national rank increased by 3 positions to 999th, from last year's value of 1,002nd
In Sitka and, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil production state rank dropped by 1 position to 90th, from last year's value of 89th
In Sitka and, the distillate fuel oil production national rank increased by 2 positions to 999th, from last month's value of 1,001st
In Sitka and, the distillate fuel oil production national rank dropped by 1 position to 999th, from last year's value of 998th

Electricity Production from Conventional Hydroelectric

In Sitka and, the 12 month rolling average conventional hydroelectric production national rank dropped by 296 positions to 337th, from last year's value of 41st
In Sitka and, the 12 month rolling average conventional hydroelectric production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 8,391.2 MWhs
In Sitka and, the 12 month rolling average conventional hydroelectric production state rank dropped by 10 positions to 13th, from last year's value of 3rd
In Sitka and, the conventional hydroelectric production national rank increased by 1 position to 337th, from last year's value of 338th

Electricity Production from All Fuel Types

In Sitka and, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank dropped by 2,150 positions to 2,703rd, from last year's value of 553rd
In Sitka and, the 12 month rolling average total production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 8,334.92 MWhs
In Sitka and, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank dropped by 87 positions to 95th, from last year's value of 8th
In Sitka and, the total production national rank increased by 11 positions to 2,699th, from last year's value of 2,710th
In Sitka and, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank increased by 4 positions to 2,703rd, from last month's value of 2,707th
In Sitka and, the total production national rank increased by 3 positions to 2,699th, from last month's value of 2,702nd
In Sitka and, the total production state rank dropped by 1 position to 95th, from last year's value of 94th

Electricity Emission from Production from Distillate Fuel Oil

In Sitka and, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil emission national rank dropped by 605 positions to 1,008th, from last year's value of 403rd
In Sitka and, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil emission decreased by 100% to 0 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 9271.772384615384 CO2 equivalent kgs
In Sitka and, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil emission state rank dropped by 13 positions to 90th, from last year's value of 77th

Electricity Emission from Production from All Fuel Types

In Sitka and, the 12 month rolling average total emission national rank dropped by 1,623 positions to 2,699th, from last year's value of 1,076th
In Sitka and, the 12 month rolling average total emission decreased by 100% to 0 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 9271.772384615384 CO2 equivalent kgs
In Sitka and, the 12 month rolling average total emission state rank dropped by 13 positions to 96th, from last year's value of 83rd

Sitka and Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Electricity Rate for February, 2024

37.22¢ per kWh

1.62% higher than last month
7.33% lower than February last year
10.23% lower than the Alaska average
128.41% higher than the US average
203rd in the state out of 344 cities
The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
The state rank has increased by 12 since February last year
26,654th in the US out of 26,964 cities
The national rank has dropped by 64 since last month
The national rank has dropped by 155 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate

37.73¢ per kWh

0.65% lower than last month
0.12% lower than February last year
9.73% lower than the Alaska average
122.73% higher than the US average
206th in the state out of 344 cities
The state rank is the same since last month
The state rank has increased by 12 since February last year
26,589th in the US out of 26,964 cities
The national rank has increased by 24 since last month
The national rank has increased by 82 since February last year

Average Residential Electricity Bill for February, 2024

$177.79 per month

3.05% lower than last month
0.02% higher than February last year
15.79% lower than the Alaska average
41.82% higher than the US average
175th in the state out of 344 cities
The state rank has increased by 2 since last month
The state rank has increased by 28 since February last year
24,661st in the US out of 26,964 cities
The national rank has dropped by 3,304 since last month
The national rank has increased by 388 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill

$152.16 per month

0% higher than last month
2.57% higher than February last year
17.82% lower than the Alaska average
14.81% higher than the US average
178th in the state out of 344 cities
The state rank is the same since last month
The state rank has dropped by 9 since February last year
20,534th in the US out of 26,964 cities
The national rank has dropped by 58 since last month
The national rank has dropped by 2,253 since February last year

Average Commercial Electricity Rate for February, 2024

32.4¢ per kWh

3.19% lower than last month
3.48% lower than February last year
7.07% lower than the Alaska average
137.94% higher than the US average
205th in the state out of 345 cities
The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
The state rank has increased by 2 since February last year
25,746th in the US out of 26,992 cities
The national rank has increased by 5 since last month
The national rank has increased by 800 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate

30.88¢ per kWh

0.31% lower than last month
2.45% higher than February last year
9.37% lower than the Alaska average
118.72% higher than the US average
207th in the state out of 345 cities
The state rank is the same since last month
The state rank is the same since February last year
25,741st in the US out of 26,992 cities
The national rank has dropped by 3 since last month
The national rank has dropped by 275 since February last year

Average Commercial Electricity Bill for February, 2024

$520.89 per month

4.51% higher than last month
1.82% higher than February last year
50.11% lower than the Alaska average
68.86% lower than the US average
133rd in the state out of 345 cities
The state rank has dropped by 129 since last month
The state rank has dropped by 102 since February last year
13,849th in the US out of 26,992 cities
The national rank has dropped by 3,747 since last month
The national rank has dropped by 841 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill

$470.65 per month

0.16% higher than last month
6.5% higher than February last year
47.13% lower than the Alaska average
71.35% lower than the US average
36th in the state out of 345 cities
The state rank has increased by 98 since last month
The state rank has increased by 97 since February last year
9,649th in the US out of 26,992 cities
The national rank has increased by 272 since last month
The national rank has dropped by 1,343 since February last year

Sitka and, AK Electricity Overview

The residential electricity rate is 27.90 cents per kilowatt hour for inhabitants of Sitka and, which is 15.69% above the average Alaska price of 24.11 cents. There has been a 1.51% rise in the usage of renewable fuels (like solar, wind or hydro power) in Sitka and over the course of the previous 12 months. It's great to see these fuels slowly replace nonrenewable fuels such as coal and natural gas. The city ranks 3rd out of 359 cities in Alaska for total hydroelectric generation. They produce 121,187 megawatt hours from hydroelectric facilities.

The use of electricity in Sitka and accounts for 78,208.97 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which is the 302nd largest amount in the state out of 359 cities. Averaging 9.18 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person, the city ranks 330th highest in Alaska for pollution per capita. About 100.67% of electricity in Sitka and comes from generation using Conventional Hydroelectric. Sitka and has 3 power plants in the city. This is the 6th most plants in a city within Alaska.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Sitka and

Sitka and residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in February.

Historical Electricity Rates:

8^th27.90¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Sitka and

161^st$171.4Average residential monthly electricity bill for Sitka and Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Sitka and, Alaska

Provider	Service Type	Residential Rate (¢)	Residential Average Bill ($)	City Production (MWh)	Residential Sales (MWh)	Residential Revenues ($)
Alaska Power and Telephone	BUNDLED	37.83	152.11		27,468.55	10,392,393
City of Sitka Utilities	BUNDLED	18.75	189.16	120,375	44,159.94	8,280,464.42

Electricity Production in Sitka City and Borough, Alaska

MonthlyWe report production data as it is published. Due to reporting methods and timing, data from 2023 and 2022 may be incomplete. Data is released in full each fall for the previous calendar year. For clarification on any data points, please contact our team.

AnnualAnnual data for 2022 will be finalized in the fall of 2023. Until that time, some data may be incomplete. Data for 2023 is a summation of all information released to date, which may only represent a portion of the actual production that has occurred. For clarification on any data points, please contact our team.

Power Plants in Sitka City and Borough, Alaska

Plant	City/County	State	Primary Fuel Type	Production (MWh)	Emission (kg)	Emissions per MWh
Blue Lake HydroCity of Sitka Utilities (100.00%)	Sitka and	AK	Conventional Hydroelectric	73,144
Green LakeCity of Sitka Utilities (100.00%)	Sitka and	AK	Conventional Hydroelectric	48,043
Jarvis StreetCity of Sitka Utilities (100.00%)	Sitka and	AK	Distillate Fuel Oil	-812	133,793.9	-164.77

Sitka City and Borough, Alaska Details

Electricity use in Sitka City and Borough creates 78,208.97 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the 29th largest amount of any county in the state. Averaging 9.18 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita, the county ranks 2879th highest for pollution per capita. About 100.67% of electricity in Sitka City and Borough comes from generation using Conventional Hydroelectric. Sitka City and Borough has 3 power plants in the county. This is the 847th most plants in a county.

CONVENTIONAL HYDROELECTRIC

100.67%

DISTILLATE FUEL OIL

-0.67%

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FAQ

Which electricity company is the largest supplier in Sitka City and Borough, Alaska?

The largest electricity supplier in Sitka City and Borough, Alaska by total customer count is City of Sitka Utilities.

How many electric companies offer service in Sitka City and Borough, Alaska?

Sitka City and Borough, Alaska has 2 electricity companies offering service in the area.

Which electricity companies offer service in Sitka City and Borough, Alaska?

County Customers Rank	Provider	Est. County Customers
1	City of Sitka Utilities	5,586
2	Alaska Power and Telephone	33

How many power plants are located within Sitka City and Borough, Alaska?

Sitka City and Borough, Alaska has 3 electricity plants generating electricity for the county and other surrounding areas.

Last Reviewed By: Alex Zdanov

Published: 2022-09-13