Humboldt County, California Electricity Rates & Statistics
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Humboldt County, California Electricity Overview
Humboldt County generates 62.91% of their required electricity and must bring in the remaining 37.09% from other counties.
Renewable fuel usage for electricity generation has decreased by 11.74% within the last year in Humboldt County.
Humboldt County is the 43rd highest producer of solar electricity by megawatt hours produced in the state out of 58 counties.
The 398,688.83 megawatt hours of electricity produced by non-renewable fuel ranks Humboldt County at 552nd in the United States out of 3230 counties in non-renewable power generation.
Residents in Humboldt County pay $154.57 per month for residential electricity, compared to the national average bill of $138.3.
Humboldt County averages 0.89 megawatt hours per person generated from renewable electricity sources, which is 34th highest in California out of 58counties.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
824,158 MWh
Consumption per Capita
6.1 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
518,498 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
119,809 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
398,689 MWh
Production per Capita
3.84 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
466,781,797 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
3,457.39 kg
Recent Energy News in Eureka
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Eureka, the residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 1,517 positions to 26,537th, from last year's value of 25,020th
- In Eureka, the residential electricity rate state rank dropped by 515 positions to 1,526th, from last year's value of 1,011th
- In Eureka, 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 Eureka, the residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 299 positions to 26,537th, from last month's value of 26,238th
- In Eureka, 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 Eureka, the residential electricity rate state rank dropped by 68 positions to 1,526th, from last month's value of 1,458th
- In Eureka, the residential electricity rate increased by 46.41% to 36.5 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 24.93 ¢ / kWh
- In Eureka, 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 Eureka, the residential electricity rate increased by 14.56% to 36.5 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 31.86 ¢ / kWh
- In Eureka, 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 Eureka, 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 Eureka, the commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 511 positions to 26,691st, from last year's value of 26,180th
- In Eureka, 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 Eureka, 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 Eureka, the commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 75 positions to 26,691st, from last month's value of 26,616th
- In Eureka, the commercial electricity rate state rank dropped by 61 positions to 1,525th, from last year's value of 1,464th
- In Eureka, the commercial electricity rate state rank dropped by 60 positions to 1,525th, from last month's value of 1,465th
- In Eureka, the commercial electricity rate increased by 29.47% to 37.07 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 28.63 ¢ / kWh
- In Eureka, 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 Eureka, 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 Eureka, the commercial electricity rate increased by 7.15% to 37.07 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 34.6 ¢ / kWh
- In Eureka, 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 Eureka, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 716 positions to 4,799th, from last year's value of 4,083rd
- In Eureka, the industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 1,601 positions to 3,675th, from last year's value of 2,074th
- In Eureka, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 562 positions to 4,799th, from last month's value of 4,237th
- In Eureka, the industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 70 positions to 3,675th, from last month's value of 3,605th
- In Eureka, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill decreased by 12.54% to $2,241.43, from last year's value of $2,562.87
- In Eureka, the industrial electricity bill increased by 14.68% to $1,328.13, from last year's value of $1,158.13
- In Eureka, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill state rank increased by 2 positions to 949th, from last year's value of 951st
- In Eureka, the industrial electricity bill state rank dropped by 2 positions to 912th, from last month's value of 910th
- In Eureka, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill increased by 0.64% to $2,241.43, from last month's value of $2,227.26
- In Eureka, the industrial electricity bill decreased by 1.09% to $1,328.13, from last month's value of $1,342.71
Eureka 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 108 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 502 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 is the same 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 562 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 716 since February last year
Eureka, CA Electricity Overview
Citizens who call Eureka home spend, on average, 33.25 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity. Sadly, this is 12.69% more than California's average price of 29.51 cents, resulting in the city ranking 910th out of 1617 cities in California for best average electricity rate. The largest vendor in the city based on megawatt hours sold is Pacific Gas and Electric Company. The nationwide average monthly residential electric bill is $138.3, while the Eureka average is 11.85% more at $154.69 per month.
Eureka is the 286th highest ranked city in California out of 1617 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the city emitting 32,177,940.78 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This total also equates to a ranking of 368th worst in the state for emissions per capita. The city has no power production sources, resulting in the need to import the 163,372.68 megawatt hours that citizens here consume.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Eureka
Eureka residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Eureka, California
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |
Redwood Coast Energy Authority | ENERGY | 10.99 | 52.03 | 300,405 | 33,003,300 |
Zips with electric coverage in Eureka, California include: 95501, 95503, 95521, 95524, 95537
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Arcata, CA Electricity Overview
Citizens who call Arcata home spend, on average, 33.24 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity. Sadly, this is 12.65% more than California's average price of 29.51 cents, resulting in the city ranking 906th out of 1617 cities in California for best average electricity rate. The largest vendor in the city based on megawatt hours sold is Pacific Gas and Electric Company. The nationwide average monthly residential electric bill is $138.3, while the Arcata average is 11.77% more at $154.57 per month.
Arcata is the 366th highest ranked city in California out of 1617 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the city emitting 22,889,946.44 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This total also equates to a ranking of 368th worst in the state for emissions per capita. The city has no power production sources, resulting in the need to import the 116,216.01 megawatt hours that citizens here consume.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Arcata
Arcata residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Arcata, California
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |
Redwood Coast Energy Authority | ENERGY | 10.99 | 52.03 | 300,405 | 33,003,300 |
Zips with electric coverage in Arcata, California include: 95521, 95519, 95524, 95549
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McKinleyville CDP, CA Electricity Overview
Citizens who call McKinleyville CDP home spend, on average, 33.24 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity. Sadly, this is 12.65% more than California's average price of 29.51 cents, resulting in the city ranking 905th out of 1617 cities in California for best average electricity rate. McKinleyville CDP citizens use 25304.91% 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. Solar power usage for electricity production in the city has increased by 656 megawatt hours a year in the last year, which is a 1772.97% increase from the previous year.
McKinleyville CDP is the 387th highest ranked city in California out of 1617 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the city emitting 19,708,541.09 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Additionally, the city ranks 1439th highest in the state for emissions per capita, which could be argued to be the more important statistic. They average 1,197.58 kilograms of emissions per citizen. Solar is the primary fuel type in McKinleyville CDP, with 174.56% of electricity production coming from the fuel type. McKinleyville CDP has the 139th highest number of electricity plants of any city in the state, with one total plant.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in McKinleyville CDP
McKinleyville CDP residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in McKinleyville CDP, California
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |
Redwood Coast Energy Authority | ENERGY | 10.99 | 52.03 | 397 | 300,405 | 33,003,300 |
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Electricity Production in Humboldt County, California
Power Plants in Humboldt County, California
Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Humboldt BayPacific Gas and Electric Company (100.00%) | Humboldt County | CA | Natural Gas | 398,247 | 185,095,305.4 | 464.78 | ||
Humboldt Sawmill CompanyMendocino Forest Products (100.00%) | Scotia CDP | CA | Wood/Wood Waste Solids | 118,728 | 221,483,551.75 | 1,865.47 | ||
Baker Creek HydroelectricBaker Station Associates, LP (100.00%) | Humboldt County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1,126 | ||||
Redwood Coast Airport MicrogridRedwood Coast Energy Authority (100.00%) | McKinleyville CDP | CA | Solar | 397 |
Humboldt County, California Details
When considering electricity production, Humboldt County's top fuel type is Natural Gas, making up 76.51%, or 396,692.75 megawatt hours of production in the county. Taken together with Wood/Wood Waste Solids (22.76%) and Distillate Fuel Oil (0.44%), these three fuel types make up 99.71% county electricity generation. Electricity use in the county results in the release of 466,781,797.12 kilograms of CO2 pollution per year, which is 650th highest in the United States out of 3230 counties. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per capita, which amounts to 3,457.39 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. Using this calculation the county is the 2194th highest polluting county in the nation. Humboldt County is home to 4 power producing plants, which is 40th most in the state.
Providers In Each City in Humboldt County:
- Arcata, California:
- Redwood Coast Energy Authority: 50.00%
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 50.00%
- Blue Lake, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 50.00%
- Redwood Coast Energy Authority: 50.00%
- Eureka, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 50.53%
- Redwood Coast Energy Authority: 49.47%
- Ferndale, California:
- Redwood Coast Energy Authority: 50.00%
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 50.00%
- Fortuna, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 50.00%
- Redwood Coast Energy Authority: 50.00%
- Rio Dell, California:
- Redwood Coast Energy Authority: 50.00%
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 50.00%
- Trinidad, California:
- Redwood Coast Energy Authority: 49.98%
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 50.02%
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FAQ
How many power plants are located in Humboldt County, California?
Humboldt County, California has 4 active electricity plants producing electricity for the county and other surrounding areas.
What electricity company is the largest provider in Humboldt County, California?
By total customer count, Pacific Gas and Electric Company is the largest electricity company in Humboldt County, California.
How many electric companies offer service in Humboldt County, California?
There are 4 electricity suppliers offering service in Humboldt County, California.
What electricity companies offer service in Humboldt County, California?
County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
---|---|---|
1 | Pacific Gas and Electric Company | 117,778 |
2 | Redwood Coast Energy Authority | 63,310 |
3 | Pilot Power Group | 197 |
4 | Commercial Energy of California | 37 |