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Butte County, California Electricity Overview
Butte County ranks 771st in the United States out of 3230 counties for solar electricity generation per capita, averaging 0.08 megawatt hours produced per person per year.
Butte County generates 0.64% of its electricity from non-renewable sources, resulting in a ranking of 873rd out of 3230 counties in the United States for total electricity production from non-renewable fuel types.
Renewable electricity fuel sources account for 99.36%, or 3,261,156 megawatt hours, of Butte County's total energy production, giving the county a ranking of 9th in California for total megawatt hours from renewable fuel types.
Butte County is the 49th highest polluting county in the state based on pollution per capita.
About 98.45% of Butte County's production comes from hydroelectric power facilities, making them 2nd county out of 58 counties in California for total hydroelectric generation.
There has been a 49.26% increase in the use of non-renewable fuel sources over the course of the past 12 months in Butte County.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
1,265,465 MWh
Consumption per Capita
6.1 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
3,282,056 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
3,261,156 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
20,900 MWh
Production per Capita
15.83 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
5,838,102 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
28.16 kg
Recent Energy News in Chico
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Chico, the residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 1,517 positions to 26,537th, from last year's value of 25,020th
- In Chico, the residential electricity rate state rank dropped by 515 positions to 1,526th, from last year's value of 1,011th
- In Chico, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 158 positions to 26,471st, from last year's value of 26,313th
- In Chico, the residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 299 positions to 26,537th, from last month's value of 26,238th
- In Chico, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 113 positions to 26,471st, from last month's value of 26,358th
- In Chico, the residential electricity rate state rank dropped by 68 positions to 1,526th, from last month's value of 1,458th
- In Chico, the residential electricity rate increased by 46.41% to 36.5 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 24.93 ¢ / kWh
- In Chico, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate increased by 14.1% to 36 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 31.55 ¢ / kWh
- In Chico, the residential electricity rate increased by 14.56% to 36.5 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 31.86 ¢ / kWh
- In Chico, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate increased by 2.75% to 36 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 35.03 ¢ / kWh
- In Chico, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate state rank dropped by 1 position to 1,463rd, from last month's value of 1,462nd
Commercial Electricity Prices
- In Chico, the commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 511 positions to 26,691st, from last year's value of 26,180th
- In Chico, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 65 positions to 1,465th, from last year's value of 1,530th
- In Chico, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 60 positions to 26,635th, from last year's value of 26,695th
- In Chico, the commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 75 positions to 26,691st, from last month's value of 26,616th
- In Chico, the commercial electricity rate state rank dropped by 61 positions to 1,525th, from last year's value of 1,464th
- In Chico, the commercial electricity rate state rank dropped by 60 positions to 1,525th, from last month's value of 1,465th
- In Chico, the commercial electricity rate increased by 29.47% to 37.07 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 28.63 ¢ / kWh
- In Chico, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate increased by 11.65% to 35.52 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 31.82 ¢ / kWh
- In Chico, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 10 positions to 26,635th, from last month's value of 26,625th
- In Chico, the commercial electricity rate increased by 7.15% to 37.07 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 34.6 ¢ / kWh
- In Chico, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate increased by 2.02% to 35.52 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 34.82 ¢ / kWh
Industrial Electricity Prices
- In Chico, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 641 positions to 25,849th, from last year's value of 25,208th
- In Chico, the industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 706 positions to 25,753rd, from last year's value of 25,047th
- In Chico, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 189 positions to 25,849th, from last month's value of 25,660th
- In Chico, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate state rank increased by 65 positions to 1,464th, from last year's value of 1,529th
- In Chico, the industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 99 positions to 25,753rd, from last month's value of 25,654th
- In Chico, the industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 74 positions to 1,500th, from last year's value of 1,426th
- In Chico, the industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 66 positions to 1,500th, from last month's value of 1,434th
- In Chico, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate increased by 18.4% to 27.85 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 23.52 ¢ / kWh
- In Chico, the industrial electricity rate increased by 29.02% to 27.67 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 21.45 ¢ / kWh
- In Chico, the industrial electricity rate increased by 7.76% to 27.67 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 25.68 ¢ / kWh
- In Chico, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate increased by 1.9% to 27.85 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 27.33 ¢ / kWh
Electricity Production from Batteries or other use of electricity as an energy source
- In Chico, the 12 month rolling average batteries or other use of electricity as an energy source production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of -2.55 MWhs
- In Chico, the 12 month rolling average batteries or other use of electricity as an energy source production national rank dropped by 18 positions to 126th, from last year's value of 108th
- In Chico, the batteries or other use of electricity as an energy source production national rank increased by 24 positions to 132nd, from last year's value of 156th
- In Chico, the 12 month rolling average batteries or other use of electricity as an energy source production national rank increased by 4 positions to 126th, from last month's value of 130th
- In Chico, the batteries or other use of electricity as an energy source production state rank increased by 6 positions to 36th, from last year's value of 42nd
- In Chico, the 12 month rolling average batteries or other use of electricity as an energy source production state rank increased by 2 positions to 34th, from last month's value of 36th
- In Chico, the 12 month rolling average batteries or other use of electricity as an energy source production state rank dropped by 1 position to 34th, from last year's value of 33rd
- In Chico, the batteries or other use of electricity as an energy source production national rank increased by 2 positions to 132nd, from last month's value of 134th
Electricity Production from Natural Gas
- In Chico, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production national rank dropped by 571 positions to 1,061st, from last year's value of 490th
- In Chico, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 1,474.76 MWhs
- In Chico, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production state rank dropped by 56 positions to 129th, from last year's value of 73rd
- In Chico, the natural gas production national rank dropped by 5 positions to 1,060th, from last year's value of 1,055th
Electricity Production from Solar
- In Chico, the 12 month rolling average solar production national rank dropped by 354 positions to 1,204th, from last year's value of 850th
- In Chico, the 12 month rolling average solar production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 177.13 MWhs
- In Chico, the 12 month rolling average solar production state rank dropped by 50 positions to 178th, from last year's value of 128th
Electricity Production from All Fuel Types
- In Chico, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank dropped by 1,762 positions to 2,703rd, from last year's value of 941st
- In Chico, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank dropped by 161 positions to 280th, from last year's value of 119th
- In Chico, the 12 month rolling average total production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 1,649.34 MWhs
- In Chico, the total production national rank increased by 11 positions to 2,699th, from last year's value of 2,710th
- In Chico, 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 Chico, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank increased by 2 positions to 280th, from last month's value of 282nd
- In Chico, the total production state rank increased by 3 positions to 280th, from last year's value of 283rd
- In Chico, the total production national rank increased by 3 positions to 2,699th, from last month's value of 2,702nd
Electricity Emission from Production from Natural Gas
- In Chico, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission national rank dropped by 537 positions to 1,066th, from last year's value of 529th
- In Chico, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission decreased by 100% to 0 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 511318.81230769237 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Chico, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission state rank dropped by 49 positions to 129th, from last year's value of 80th
Electricity Emission from Production from All Fuel Types
- In Chico, the 12 month rolling average total emission national rank dropped by 2,007 positions to 2,699th, from last year's value of 692nd
- In Chico, the 12 month rolling average total emission state rank dropped by 188 positions to 280th, from last year's value of 92nd
- In Chico, the 12 month rolling average total emission decreased by 100% to 0 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 511318.81230769237 CO2 equivalent kgs
Chico Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Electricity Rate for February, 2024
36.5¢ per kWh
- 14.56% higher than last month
- 46.41% higher than February last year
- 7.8% higher than the California average
- 123.95% higher than the US average
- 1,526th in the state out of 1,530 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 68 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 515 since February last year
- 26,537th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 299 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,517 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate
36¢ per kWh
- 2.75% higher than last month
- 14.1% higher than February last year
- 9.82% higher than the California average
- 112.51% higher than the US average
- 1,463rd in the state out of 1,530 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 26,471st in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 113 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 158 since February last year
Average Residential Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$170.3 per month
- 0.51% lower than last month
- 37.68% higher than February last year
- 11.15% higher than the California average
- 35.84% higher than the US average
- 1,487th in the state out of 1,530 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 114 since February last year
- 23,789th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 4,345 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 10,647 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill
$170.44 per month
- 2.33% higher than last month
- 0.76% higher than February last year
- 6.78% higher than the California average
- 28.61% higher than the US average
- 1,484th in the state out of 1,530 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 25,030th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 1,054 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 323 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
37.07¢ per kWh
- 7.15% higher than last month
- 29.47% higher than February last year
- 22.77% higher than the California average
- 172.24% higher than the US average
- 1,525th in the state out of 1,530 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 60 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 61 since February last year
- 26,691st in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 75 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 511 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate
35.52¢ per kWh
- 2.02% higher than last month
- 11.65% higher than February last year
- 17.62% higher than the California average
- 151.57% higher than the US average
- 1,465th in the state out of 1,530 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 65 since February last year
- 26,635th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 10 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 60 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$1,115.45 per month
- 7.18% higher than last month
- 29.57% higher than February last year
- 7.44% higher than the California average
- 33.33% lower than the US average
- 1,505th in the state out of 1,530 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 64 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 117 since February last year
- 25,022nd in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 36 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 511 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill
$1,079.66 per month
- 2% higher than last month
- 10.16% higher than February last year
- 2.77% lower than the California average
- 34.27% lower than the US average
- 999th in the state out of 1,530 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 51 since February last year
- 24,355th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 248 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 702 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
27.67¢ per kWh
- 7.76% higher than last month
- 29.02% higher than February last year
- 15.47% higher than the California average
- 180.84% higher than the US average
- 1,500th in the state out of 1,529 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 66 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 74 since February last year
- 25,753rd in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 99 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 706 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate
27.85¢ per kWh
- 1.9% higher than last month
- 18.4% higher than February last year
- 12.47% higher than the California average
- 172.98% higher than the US average
- 1,464th in the state out of 1,529 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 65 since February last year
- 25,849th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 189 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 641 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$1,328.13 per month
- 1.09% lower than last month
- 14.68% higher than February last year
- 45.27% lower than the California average
- 95.67% lower than the US average
- 912th in the state out of 1,529 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 2 since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 3,675th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 70 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,601 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill
$2,241.43 per month
- 0.64% higher than last month
- 12.54% lower than February last year
- 35.15% lower than the California average
- 93.42% lower than the US average
- 949th in the state out of 1,529 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 41 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 2 since February last year
- 4,799th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 603 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 716 since February last year
Chico, CA Electricity Overview
Chico's citizens are billed an average residential electricity rate of 34.16 cents per kilowatt hour, which ranks the city 962nd out of 1617 cities in the state. The largest supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold is Pacific Gas and Electric Company. The nationwide average monthly residential electricity bill is $138.3, while the Chico average is 17.78% more at $162.89 per month.
Chico emits 1,228.31 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the city from electricity use, which makes it the 93rd worst polluting city out of 1617 cities in California based on emissions per capita. With total emissions of 124,432,754.22 kilograms, the city ranks 80th highest in California for total pollution from electricity use. The city is home to 2 power plants, which is the 87th highest for a city in the state.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Chico
Chico residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Chico, California
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
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Commercial Energy of California | ENERGY | |||||
Pacific Gas and Electric Company | BUNDLED | 35.40 | 170.78 | 10,706,982 | 3,789,904,000 | |
Pilot Power Group | ENERGY | 13.25 | 74.5 | 30,697 | 4,067,000 |
Zips with electric coverage in Chico, California include: 95926, 95928, 95973
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Oroville, CA Electricity Overview
Oroville's citizens are billed an average residential electricity rate of 34.16 cents per kilowatt hour, which ranks the city 962nd out of 1617 cities in the state. The city has a deficiency of 124,374.18 megawatt hours because of residents using 58945.11% more electricity than the city generates. The city achieved a 14.34% decline in CO2 emissions per capita, a commendable effort.
Oroville emits 1,203.09 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the city from electricity use, which makes it the 112th worst polluting city out of 1617 cities in California based on emissions per capita. This adds up to total emissions of 24,553,820.87 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use, making the city 348th highest for total emissions in the state. Around 100.00% of electricity in Oroville comes from production using Natural Gas. Oroville has the 139th highest number of electricity generation plants of any city in California, with one total power plant.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Oroville
Oroville residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Oroville, California
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
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Commercial Energy of California | ENERGY | |||||
Pacific Gas and Electric Company | BUNDLED | 35.40 | 170.78 | 10,706,982 | 3,789,904,000 | |
Pilot Power Group | ENERGY | 13.25 | 74.5 | 30,697 | 4,067,000 |
Zips with electric coverage in Oroville, California include: 95966, 95965, 95968
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Magalia CDP, CA Electricity Overview
Magalia CDP's citizens are billed an average residential electricity rate of 34.16 cents per kilowatt hour, which ranks the city 962nd out of 1617 cities in the state. Pacific Gas and Electric Company is the largest supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold. The average monthly residential electricity bill for a citizen in the city is $162.89 per month, while the nationwide average is $138.3.
Magalia CDP emits 1,202.33 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the city from electricity use, which makes it the 1290th worst polluting city out of 1617 cities in California based on emissions per capita. While not as telling of a statistic (more people almost always equals more pollution), the total pollution of Magalia CDP from electricity consumption is 12,668,944.51 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 481st highest in California. The city has zero electricity generation plants.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Magalia CDP
Magalia CDP residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Magalia CDP, California
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
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Commercial Energy of California | ENERGY | |||||
Pacific Gas and Electric Company | BUNDLED | 35.40 | 170.78 | 10,706,982 | 3,789,904,000 | |
Pilot Power Group | ENERGY | 13.25 | 74.5 | 30,697 | 4,067,000 |
Zips with electric coverage in Magalia CDP, California include: 95928, 95954, 95969
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Electricity Production in Butte County, California
Power Plants in Butte County, California
Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
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Edward C HyattCalifornia Deptartment of Water Resources (100.00%) | Butte County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1,667,495 | ||||
Butte County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 655,813 | |||||
Thermalito CDP | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 335,194 | |||||
Butte County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 157,359 | |||||
Butte County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 155,228 | |||||
ForbestownSouth Feather Water and Power (100.00%) | Butte County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 95,468 | ||||
Butte County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 56,872 | |||||
Kelly RidgeSouth Feather Water and Power (100.00%) | Oroville East CDP | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 52,596 | ||||
Butte County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 22,275 | |||||
Thermalito Diverson DamCalifornia Deptartment of Water Resources (100.00%) | Butte County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 19,778 | ||||
Enloe Medical - ChicoBloom Energy (100.00%) | Chico | CA | Natural Gas | 14,289 | 5,054,177.24 | 353.71 | ||
Ameresco Butte CountyAmeresco (100.00%) | Butte County | CA | Landfill Gas | 14,160 | 7,898,706.58 | 557.82 | ||
Forks of Butte Hydro ProjectHYPOWER INC (100.00%) | Butte County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9,863 | ||||
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co HybridSierra Nevada Brewing Co (100.00%) | Chico | CA | Natural Gas | 8,831 | 2,131,526.32 | 241.37 | ||
Butte College Main Campus SolarButte-Glenn Community College District (100.00%) | Butte Valley CDP | CA | Solar | 6,821 | ||||
Gridley Main TwoEDF Renewables (100.00%) | Butte County | CA | Solar | 4,745 | ||||
Butte County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3,252 | |||||
Gridley MainEDF Renewables (100.00%) | Butte County | CA | Solar | 1,806 | ||||
Oroville Cogeneration LPOroville Cogeneration LP (100.00%) | Oroville | CA | Natural Gas | 211 | 57,039.5 | 270.33 | 1/2025 |
Butte County, California Details
Releasing 5,838,102.33 kilograms of CO2 emissions each year, Butte County ranks 45th highest out of 58 counties in California for total pollution from electricity use. Additionally, the county ranks 2867th worst in the US in emissions per citizen, which could be argued to be the more important statistic. Around 98.45% of Butte County's electricity is produced using Conventional Hydroelectric. Taken together with Natural Gas (0.64%) and Solar (0.48%), these three fuel types account for 3,267,932 megawatt hours (or 99.57%) of the electricity production in the county. Butte County is home to 19 power plants, which is 21st highest in the state.
Providers In Each City in Butte County:
- Biggs, California:
- Biggs, California Electric Utility: 67.59%
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 32.41%
- Chico, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 100.00%
- Gridley, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 1.09%
- Gridley Municipal Utilities: 98.91%
- Oroville, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 100.00%
- Paradise, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 100.00%
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FAQ
What electricity company is the largest provider in Butte County, California?
By total revenue, Pacific Gas and Electric Company is the largest electricity company in Butte County, California.
Which electricity companies offer service in Butte County, California?
County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
---|---|---|
1 | Pacific Gas and Electric Company | 54,283 |
2 | Gridley Municipal Utilities | 2,940 |
3 | Biggs, California Electric Utility | 752 |
4 | Pilot Power Group | 91 |
5 | Commercial Energy of California | 17 |
How many power plants are located in Butte County, California?
There are 19 power plants in Butte County, California
How many electric companies offer service in Butte County, California?
Butte County, California is home to 5 electricity providers serving customers in the area.