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Yuma County, Arizona Electricity Overview

Yuma County uses 152.75% more electricity than it generates.

Yuma County's average residential price per kilowatt hour is 7.77% below the US average rate, at 14.77 cents per kilowatt hour compared to 16.02 cents.

Yuma County generates 38.33% of their electricity from non-renewable fuel sources. This equates to 1.77 megawatt hours per resident and ranks Yuma County as the 7th highest county out of 15 counties in Arizona for non-renewable production per capita per year.

Yuma County generates 590,420.39 megawatt hours from solar energy, making it 49th out of 3230 counties in the United States for total megawatt hours generated using solar power.

Non-renewable fuel types are used in the production of 38.33% of the megawatt hours produced in Yuma County, ranking it 8th in the state out of 15 counties for total megawatt hours generated from non-renewable fuels.

The average monthly residential electric cost in Yuma County is 8.14% lower than the Arizona average and 0.14% lower than the nationwide average.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    2,419,782 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    11.64 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    957,381 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    590,420 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    366,961 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    4.61 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    658,066,592 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    3,166.19 kg

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Yuma Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Electricity Rate for February, 2024

15.28¢ per kWh

  • 1.61% higher than last month
  • 7.64% higher than February last year
  • 0.99% lower than the Arizona average
  • 6.25% lower than the US average
  • 226th in the state out of 329 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 9 since February last year
  • 14,687th in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 759 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 3,160 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate

15.55¢ per kWh

  • 0.58% higher than last month
  • 11.8% higher than February last year
  • 0.81% lower than the Arizona average
  • 8.23% lower than the US average
  • 255th in the state out of 329 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 13 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 3 since February last year
  • 13,972nd in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 62 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 2,542 since February last year

Average Residential Electricity Bill for February, 2024

$103.08 per month

  • 23.01% lower than last month
  • 2.14% lower than February last year
  • 1.6% lower than the Arizona average
  • 17.78% lower than the US average
  • 259th in the state out of 329 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 70 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 1 since February last year
  • 6,296th in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 1,931 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 101 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill

$156.4 per month

  • 0.12% lower than last month
  • 9.24% higher than February last year
  • 14.17% higher than the Arizona average
  • 18.01% higher than the US average
  • 329th in the state out of 329 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 40 since February last year
  • 21,596th in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 468 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 4,537 since February last year

Average Commercial Electricity Rate for February, 2024

12.09¢ per kWh

  • 2.28% lower than last month
  • 3.97% higher than February last year
  • 11.24% lower than the Arizona average
  • 11.22% lower than the US average
  • 198th in the state out of 329 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 17 since last month
  • The state rank is the same since February last year
  • 12,009th in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 3,471 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 2,654 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate

12.82¢ per kWh

  • 0.3% higher than last month
  • 11.37% higher than February last year
  • 9% lower than the Arizona average
  • 9.23% lower than the US average
  • 208th in the state out of 329 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 9 since February last year
  • 14,463rd in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 426 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 4,571 since February last year

Average Commercial Electricity Bill for February, 2024

$976.38 per month

  • 2.45% higher than last month
  • 21.3% higher than February last year
  • 7.61% higher than the Arizona average
  • 41.64% lower than the US average
  • 257th in the state out of 329 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 11 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since February last year
  • 24,034th in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,134 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,123 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill

$1,110.57 per month

  • 1.3% higher than last month
  • 16.23% higher than February last year
  • 12.12% higher than the Arizona average
  • 32.39% lower than the US average
  • 328th in the state out of 329 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 9 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 9 since February last year
  • 24,622nd in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 11 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 2,098 since February last year

Average Industrial Electricity Rate for February, 2024

12.54¢ per kWh

  • 79.79% higher than last month
  • 14.34% higher than February last year
  • 16.93% higher than the Arizona average
  • 27.23% higher than the US average
  • 328th in the state out of 329 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 132 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 16 since February last year
  • 22,024th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 14,552 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 935 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate

10.12¢ per kWh

  • 1.31% higher than last month
  • 4.04% higher than February last year
  • 6.43% higher than the Arizona average
  • 0.86% lower than the US average
  • 310th in the state out of 329 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 4 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 58 since February last year
  • 19,159th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 26 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 2,126 since February last year

Average Industrial Electricity Bill for February, 2024

$7,804.75 per month

  • 79.86% higher than last month
  • 45.64% higher than February last year
  • 94.5% lower than the Arizona average
  • 74.54% lower than the US average
  • 156th in the state out of 329 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 1 since February last year
  • 11,304th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 2,019 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,765 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill

$6,637.53 per month

  • 3.17% higher than last month
  • 9.38% higher than February last year
  • 95.69% lower than the Arizona average
  • 80.53% lower than the US average
  • 157th in the state out of 329 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank is the same since February last year
  • 9,581st in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 56 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,361 since February last year

Yuma Electricity Production and Emission Data

Average Electricity Emission from All Fuel Types for February, 2024

197,489.32 MWh

  • Was nothing last month
  • 95.62% lower than February last year
  • 98.89% lower than the Arizona average
  • 97.95% lower than the US average
  • 9th in the state out of 42 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 33 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 1 since February last year
  • 374th in the US out of 2,699 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 2,325 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 91 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Emission from All

4,572,808.76 MWh

  • 6.4% lower than last month
  • 106.16% higher than February last year
  • 79.02% lower than the Arizona average
  • 60.76% lower than the US average
  • 9th in the state out of 42 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since February last year
  • 291st in the US out of 2,699 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 2 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 213 since February last year

Average Electricity Production from All Fuel Types for February, 2024

464 MWh

  • Was nothing last month
  • 95.62% lower than February last year
  • 99.03% lower than the Arizona average
  • 98% lower than the US average
  • 15th in the state out of 43 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 27 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 6 since February last year
  • 601st in the US out of 2,738 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 2,101 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 260 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Production from All

10,749.69 MWh

  • 6.38% lower than last month
  • 90.04% higher than February last year
  • 79.94% lower than the Arizona average
  • 58.19% lower than the US average
  • 11th in the state out of 43 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 5 since February last year
  • 386th in the US out of 2,738 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 12 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 242 since February last year

Average Electricity Emission from Natural Gas Fuel Types for February, 2024

197,489.32 MWh

  • Was nothing last month
  • 95.62% lower than February last year
  • 99.68% lower than the Arizona average
  • 98.65% lower than the US average
  • 9th in the state out of 12 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 3 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 1 since February last year
  • 292nd in the US out of 1,066 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 774 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 109 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Emission from Natural Gas

4,572,808.76 MWh

  • 6.4% lower than last month
  • 106.16% higher than February last year
  • 94% lower than the Arizona average
  • 74.2% lower than the US average
  • 9th in the state out of 12 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since February last year
  • 202nd in the US out of 1,066 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 2 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 156 since February last year

Average Electricity Production from Natural Gas Fuel Types for February, 2024

464 MWh

  • Was nothing last month
  • 95.62% lower than February last year
  • 99.7% lower than the Arizona average
  • 98.78% lower than the US average
  • 9th in the state out of 12 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 3 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 1 since February last year
  • 285th in the US out of 1,066 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 775 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 101 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Production from Natural Gas

10,749.69 MWh

  • 6.38% lower than last month
  • 106.25% higher than February last year
  • 94.12% lower than the Arizona average
  • 75.77% lower than the US average
  • 9th in the state out of 12 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since February last year
  • 205th in the US out of 1,066 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 3 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 152 since February last year

Yuma, AZ Electricity Overview

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Citizens who call Yuma home spend, on average, 15.50 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity. Sadly, this is 9.20% more than Arizona's average price of 14.19 cents, resulting in the city ranking 222nd out of 469 cities in Arizona for best average electricity rate. Yuma citizens use 847.66% of the electricity generated within the city boundaries and the city must use electricity produced in rural areas or other nearby cities to make up the difference. The city's use of renewable fuels for electricity generation totals 0.06 megawatt hours per person.

Yuma is the 13th highest ranked city in Arizona out of 469 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the city emitting 369,631,108.86 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Additionally, the city ranks 10th highest in the state for emissions per capita, which could be argued to be the more important statistic. They average 3,751.95 kilograms of emissions per citizen. Natural Gas is the primary fuel type in Yuma, with 95.46% of electricity production coming from the fuel type. Yuma has the 9th highest electricity producing plants of any city in Arizona, with 2 total plants.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Yuma

Yuma residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in November.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.164/kWh$0.121/kWh$287.23/mo.$81.09/mo.
222nd15.50¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Yuma
296th$156.21Average residential monthly electricity bill for Yuma Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Yuma, Arizona

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Arizona Public ServiceBUNDLED15.50156.2114,896,522.552,309,119,654

Zips with electric coverage in Yuma, Arizona include: 85364, 85365, 85350

San Luis, AZ Electricity Overview

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Citizens who call San Luis home spend, on average, 15.50 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity. Sadly, this is 9.20% more than Arizona's average price of 14.19 cents, resulting in the city ranking 222nd out of 469 cities in Arizona for best average electricity rate. The largest vendor in the city based on megawatt hours sold is Arizona Public Service. The nationwide average monthly residential electric bill is $138.3, while the San Luis average is 12.95% more at $156.21 per month.

San Luis is the 31st highest ranked city in Arizona out of 469 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the city emitting 127,799,738.96 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This total also equates to a ranking of 152nd worst in the state for emissions per capita. The city has no power production sources, resulting in the need to import the 410,848.98 megawatt hours that citizens here consume.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in San Luis

San Luis residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in November.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.164/kWh$0.121/kWh$287.23/mo.$81.09/mo.
222nd15.50¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of San Luis
296th$156.21Average residential monthly electricity bill for San Luis Residents

Electric Companies With Service in San Luis, Arizona

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Arizona Public ServiceBUNDLED15.50156.2114,896,522.552,309,119,654

Zips with electric coverage in San Luis, Arizona include: 85349, 85350, 85336

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Fortuna Foothills CDP, AZ Electricity Overview

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Citizens who call Fortuna Foothills CDP home spend, on average, 15.47 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity. Sadly, this is 9.00% more than Arizona's average price of 14.19 cents, resulting in the city ranking 221st out of 469 cities in Arizona for best average electricity rate. There is 221.27% more electricity used in Fortuna Foothills CDP than is produced, meaning they must purchase electricity from neighboring cities and counties. The city is the 18th highest generator out of 469 cities in the state, averaging 3.62 megawatt hours produced per consumer in the city.

Fortuna Foothills CDP is the 41st highest ranked city in Arizona out of 469 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the city emitting 66,664,650.41 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Additionally, the city ranks 439th highest in the state for emissions per capita, which could be argued to be the more important statistic. They average 2,494.28 kilograms of emissions per citizen. Solar is the primary fuel type in Fortuna Foothills CDP, with 100.00% of electricity production coming from the fuel type. Fortuna Foothills CDP has the 19th highest number of electricity plants of any city in the state, with one total plant.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Fortuna Foothills CDP

Fortuna Foothills CDP residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in November.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.164/kWh$0.121/kWh$287.23/mo.$81.09/mo.
221st15.47¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Fortuna Foothills CDP
292nd$155.51Average residential monthly electricity bill for Fortuna Foothills CDP Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Fortuna Foothills CDP, Arizona

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Arizona Public ServiceBUNDLED15.50156.2196,85414,896,522.552,309,119,654
Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation DistrictBUNDLED13.42104.4932,603.284,376,082.02

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Electricity Production in Yuma County, Arizona

Power Plants in Yuma County, Arizona

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Emission (kg)Emissions per MWhToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Yuma County AZ Solar 692,489
Yuma County AZ Natural Gas 239,099148,228,383.41619.95
Yuma Cogeneration AssociatesMidAmerican Energy (100.00%)
Yuma AZ Natural Gas 129,16354,940,234.16425.36
Foothills Solar Plant HybridArizona Public Service (100.00%)
Fortuna Foothills CDP AZ Solar 96,854
McFarland A Solar and StorageAES Clean Energy (100.00%)
Dateland CDP AZ Solar 58,274
Yuma County AZ Solar 40,233
Yuma County AZ Solar 34,441
Arizona Western College PVAES Distributed Energy (100.00%)
Yuma AZ Solar 6,148

Yuma County, Arizona Details

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

When considering electricity production, Yuma County's top fuel type is Solar, making up 61.67%, or 590,420.39 megawatt hours of production in the county. Taken together with Natural Gas (38.37%) and Distillate Fuel Oil (0.09%), these three fuel types make up 100.14% county electricity generation. Electricity use in the county results in the release of 658,066,592.28 kilograms of CO2 pollution per year, which is 504th highest in the United States out of 3230 counties. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per capita, which amounts to 3,166.19 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. Using this calculation the county is the 2265th highest polluting county in the nation. Yuma County is home to 8 power producing plants, which is 5th most in the state.

SOLAR
Solar
Solar
Solar
Solar
Solar
Solar
Solar
61.67%
NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
38.37%
DISTILLATE FUEL OIL
Distillate Fuel Oil
0.09%
BATTERIES OR OTHER USE OF ELECTRICITY AS AN ENERGY SOURCE
Batteries or other use of electricity as an energy source
-0.14%

Yuma County, Arizona Net Metering

Of the 3 electric companies in Yuma County, only one of them report that they offer net metering crediting. Regulations put in place at the state level are highly restricted for consumers interested in installing solar or other alternative electricity generation sources.

Energy Loss

The 2 companies in Yuma County who report energy loss metrics had an average of 4.52% of electricity generated lost due to heat dissipation or other causes during transmission. With a United States average energy loss of 2.87%, Yuma County is ranked as the 1442nd best county in the US for energy loss efficiency.

Providers In Each City in Yuma County:

  • San Luis, Arizona:
    • Arizona Public Service: 100.00%
  • Somerton, Arizona:
    • Arizona Public Service: 100.00%
  • Wellton, Arizona:
    • Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation District: 100.00%
  • Yuma, Arizona:
    • Arizona Public Service: 100.00%

* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.

FAQ

How many power plants are located in Yuma County, Arizona?

Yuma County, Arizona has 8 active electricity plants producing electricity for the county and other surrounding areas.

What electricity company is the largest provider in Yuma County, Arizona?

By total customer count, Arizona Public Service is the largest electricity company in Yuma County, Arizona.

How many electric companies offer service in Yuma County, Arizona?

There are 3 electricity suppliers offering service in Yuma County, Arizona.

What electricity companies offer service in Yuma County, Arizona?

County Customers RankProviderEst. County Customers
1Arizona Public Service63,970
2Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation District4,188
3Electrical District 8 Maricopa County265

Matt Hope
Last Reviewed By: Matt Hope
Published: 2024-05-11