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Solano County, California Electricity Overview
Renewable electricity fuel types account for 89.89%, or 2,619,822 megawatt hours, of Solano County's total energy production.
Solano County uses non-renewable fuel sources to produce 0.66 megawatt hours per citizen, making them the 24th highest county in California for non-renewable generation per capita.
The burning of natural gas in Solano County yields a total of 217,004.89 megawatts of electricity, propelling this county into its ranking of 22nd in the state out of 58 counties.
In Solano County, the usage of renewable fuels for electricity generation has dropped by 13.14% during the last year.
Over the last 12 months, Solano County has seen a 21.73% increase in generation of electricity from solar sources, up from 36,472 megawatt hours a year to 44,398 megawatt hours a year.
The burning of non-renewable fuel sources in electricity generation in Solano County has been reduced by 22.40% during the course of the past 12 months.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
2,739,342 MWh
Consumption per Capita
6.1 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
2,914,509 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
2,619,822 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
294,687 MWh
Production per Capita
6.49 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
106,194,155 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
236.65 kg
Recent Energy News in Vallejo
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Vallejo, the residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 2,349 positions to 26,537th, from last year's value of 24,188th
- In Vallejo, the residential electricity rate state rank dropped by 1,347 positions to 1,526th, from last year's value of 179th
- In Vallejo, 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 Vallejo, the residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 299 positions to 26,537th, from last month's value of 26,238th
- In Vallejo, 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 Vallejo, the residential electricity rate state rank dropped by 68 positions to 1,526th, from last month's value of 1,458th
- In Vallejo, the residential electricity rate increased by 46.41% to 36.5 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 24.93 ¢ / kWh
- In Vallejo, 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 Vallejo, the residential electricity rate increased by 14.56% to 36.5 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 31.86 ¢ / kWh
- In Vallejo, 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 Vallejo, 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 Vallejo, the commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 511 positions to 26,691st, from last year's value of 26,180th
- In Vallejo, 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 Vallejo, 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 Vallejo, the commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 75 positions to 26,691st, from last month's value of 26,616th
- In Vallejo, the commercial electricity rate state rank dropped by 61 positions to 1,525th, from last year's value of 1,464th
- In Vallejo, the commercial electricity rate state rank dropped by 60 positions to 1,525th, from last month's value of 1,465th
- In Vallejo, the commercial electricity rate increased by 29.47% to 37.07 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 28.63 ¢ / kWh
- In Vallejo, 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 Vallejo, 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 Vallejo, the commercial electricity rate increased by 7.15% to 37.07 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 34.6 ¢ / kWh
- In Vallejo, 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 Vallejo, 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 Vallejo, the industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 1,601 positions to 3,675th, from last year's value of 2,074th
- In Vallejo, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 603 positions to 4,799th, from last month's value of 4,196th
- In Vallejo, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill state rank dropped by 41 positions to 949th, from last month's value of 908th
- In Vallejo, the industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 70 positions to 3,675th, from last month's value of 3,605th
- In Vallejo, 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 Vallejo, the industrial electricity bill increased by 14.68% to $1,328.13, from last year's value of $1,158.13
- In Vallejo, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill state rank increased by 2 positions to 949th, from last year's value of 951st
- In Vallejo, the industrial electricity bill state rank dropped by 2 positions to 912th, from last month's value of 910th
- In Vallejo, 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 Vallejo, the industrial electricity bill decreased by 1.09% to $1,328.13, from last month's value of $1,342.71
Electricity Production from All Fuel Types
- In Vallejo, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank dropped by 1,543 positions to 2,703rd, from last year's value of 1,160th
- In Vallejo, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank dropped by 132 positions to 280th, from last year's value of 148th
- In Vallejo, the 12 month rolling average total production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 762.29 MWhs
- In Vallejo, the total production national rank increased by 11 positions to 2,699th, from last year's value of 2,710th
- In Vallejo, 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 Vallejo, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank increased by 2 positions to 280th, from last month's value of 282nd
- In Vallejo, the total production state rank increased by 3 positions to 280th, from last year's value of 283rd
- In Vallejo, the total production national rank increased by 3 positions to 2,699th, from last month's value of 2,702nd
Electricity Production from Solar
- In Vallejo, the 12 month rolling average solar production national rank dropped by 891 positions to 1,204th, from last year's value of 313th
- In Vallejo, the 12 month rolling average solar production state rank dropped by 127 positions to 178th, from last year's value of 51st
- In Vallejo, the 12 month rolling average solar production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 762.29 MWhs
Vallejo 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 1,347 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 2,349 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
$2,241.43 per month
- 0.64% higher than last month
- 12.54% lower than February last year
- 35.15% lower than the California average
- 93.42% lower than the US average
- 949th in the state out of 1,529 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 41 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 2 since February last year
- 4,799th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 603 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 716 since February last year
Vallejo, CA Electricity Overview
Vallejo's residents are billed an average residential electricity price of 32.40 cents per kilowatt hour. This is, regrettably, 9.80% above the state's average rate of 29.51 cents. With an estimated 11,767 total residential customers, Marin Clean Energy is the largest supplier in the city. The city's use of renewable fuel types for electricity generation is 0.08 megawatt hours per person.
For the purpose of electricity production, Vallejo's top fuel type is Solar, making up 100.00%, or 10,462 megawatt hours of generation in the city. Approximately 146,526,870.68 kilograms of CO2 emissions are released a year in the city because of electricity use. More telling of the city's emissions reality is the per citizen CO2 emission amount. That amount stands at 1,185.66 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in them being the 1465th highest polluting city in the state when calculating by CO2 emissions per capita. Vallejo has one electricity generation plant.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Vallejo
Vallejo residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Vallejo, California
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Energy of California | ENERGY | |||||
| Marin Clean Energy | ENERGY | 10.25 | 46.76 | 2,797,083 | 286,681,400 | |
| 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 | |
| Pittsburg Power Company | BUNDLED | 25.18 | 155.8 | 2,710.29 | 682,425.65 |
Zips with electric coverage in Vallejo, California include: 94591, 94534, 94590, 94589, 94503, 94592
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Fairfield, CA Electricity Overview
Fairfield's residents are billed an average residential electricity price of 33.03 cents per kilowatt hour. This is, regrettably, 11.94% above the state's average rate of 29.51 cents. The average residential electricity bill for a resident in the city is $153.11 per month. Wind turbines in the city generate 5,129 megawatt hours of electricity.
Fairfield's top fuel consumed for electricity production is Natural Gas. The city generates 73.44% of the total production in the city from this fuel type. Wind and Solar are the second and third most used fuels for electricity generation. Wind makes up 15.58% of electricity generation and Solar accounts for 10.97% of total production in the city. The city has the 17th most electricity generation plants of any city in the state, with 8 total power plants. Fairfield residents average 1,243.38 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person due to electricity consumption. This adds up to total emissions of 148,376,709.65 kilograms of CO2 emissions, ranking the city 61st highest for total emissions in California.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Fairfield
Fairfield residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Fairfield, California
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Energy of California | ENERGY | |||||
| Marin Clean Energy | ENERGY | 10.25 | 46.76 | 2,797,083 | 286,681,400 | |
| Pacific Gas and Electric Company | BUNDLED | 35.40 | 170.78 | 10,706,982 | 3,789,904,000 | |
| Pilot Power Group | ENERGY | 13.25 | 74.5 | 30,697 | 4,067,000 |
Zips with electric coverage in Fairfield, California include: 94533, 95687, 94591, 94534, 94585, 94510, 94535
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Vacaville, CA Electricity Overview
Vacaville's residents are billed an average residential electricity price of 34.16 cents per kilowatt hour. This is, regrettably, 15.78% above the state's average rate of 29.51 cents. Selling an estimated 11,930.36 megawatt hours, Pacific Gas and Electric Company is the largest vendor in the city. Solar fields in the city generate 0.17 megawatt hours per person living in the city. This ranks the city 77th out of 1617 cities in the state.
For the purpose of electricity production, Vacaville's top fuel type is Solar, making up 100.00%, or 17,765 megawatt hours of generation in the city. Approximately 119,015,956.98 kilograms of CO2 emissions are released a year in the city because of electricity use. More telling of the city's emissions reality is the per citizen CO2 emission amount. That amount stands at 1,167.99 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in them being the 1481st highest polluting city in the state when calculating by CO2 emissions per capita. Vacaville has 5 electricity generation plants, which is the 30th highest out of any city in California.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Vacaville
Vacaville residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Vacaville, California
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | 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 |
Zips with electric coverage in Vacaville, California include: 94533, 95687, 95688, 94534, 95620, 95625
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Electricity Production in Solano County, California
Power Plants in Solano County, California
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solano County | CA | Wind | 479,451 | |||||
Shiloh I Wind ProjectAvangrid (100.00%) | Solano County | CA | Wind | 416,935 | ||||
Shiloh Wind Project 2 LLCEDF Renewables (100.00%) | Solano County | CA | Wind | 403,140 | ||||
High Winds LLCFlorida Power & Light (100.00%) | Solano County | CA | Wind | 304,912 | ||||
Shiloh IV Wind Project LLCEDF Renewables (100.00%) | Solano County | CA | Wind | 287,426 | ||||
Shiloh III Wind Project LLCEDF Renewables (100.00%) | Solano County | CA | Wind | 276,358 | ||||
Valero Refinery Cogeneration Unit 1Valero Refining Co California (100.00%) | Benicia | CA | Natural Gas | 221,896 | 35,704,657.66 | 160.91 | ||
Montezuma Wind IINextEra Energy (100.00%) | Solano County | CA | Wind | 211,274 | ||||
FPL Energy Montezuma Winds LLCNextEra Energy (100.00%) | Solano County | CA | Wind | 94,119 | ||||
Potrero Hills Energy ProducersPotrero Hills Energy Producers, LLC (100.00%) | Solano County | CA | Landfill Gas | 62,437 | 31,944,163.95 | 511.62 | ||
EDF Renewable Windfarm V IncEDF Renewables (100.00%) | Solano County | CA | Wind | 20,519 | ||||
CalPeak Power Vaca Dixon Peaker PlantCalPeak Power Vaca Dixon Peaker Plant (100.00%) | Solano County | CA | Natural Gas | 13,660 | 7,822,211.32 | 572.64 | ||
Goose Haven Energy CenterCalpine (100.00%) | Solano County | CA | Natural Gas | 13,603 | 7,541,311.68 | 554.39 | ||
Genentech Vacaville Meter #1Dom Solar Lessor I, LP (100.00%) | Vacaville | CA | Solar | 13,522 | ||||
G2 Energy Hay RdG2 Energy LLC (100.00%) | Solano County | CA | Landfill Gas | 12,493 | 6,674,020.18 | 534.22 | ||
Lambie Energy CenterCalpine (100.00%) | Solano County | CA | Natural Gas | 10,895 | 5,759,397.7 | 528.63 | ||
Creed Energy CenterCalpine (100.00%) | Solano County | CA | Natural Gas | 10,463 | 6,157,878.3 | 588.54 | ||
SFDK SolarAES Distributed Energy (100.00%) | Vallejo | CA | Solar | 10,462 | ||||
Wolfskill Energy CenterCalpine (100.00%) | Fairfield | CA | Natural Gas | 9,245 | 5,114,294.22 | 553.2 | ||
| Benicia | CA | Solar | 8,619 |
Solano County, California Details
Solano County's top fuel consumed for electricity production is Wind. The county generates 85.79% of the total production in the county from this fuel type. Natural Gas and Other Gas are the second and third most used fuels for electricity generation. Natural Gas makes up 7.45% of electricity generation and Other Gas accounts for 2.67% of total production in the county. The county has the 35th most electricity generation plants of any county in the nation, with 33 total power plants. Solano County is the 31st worst ranked county in the state out of 58 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the county releasing 106,194,155.5 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year. This total equates to 236.65 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident, which ranks the county 2828th worst in the US for pollution per capita.
Providers In Each City in Solano County:
- Benicia, California:
- Marin Clean Energy: 51.71%
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 48.29%
- Dixon, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 100.00%
- Fairfield, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 50.44%
- Marin Clean Energy: 49.56%
- Rio Vista, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 100.00%
- Suisun City, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 100.00%
- Vacaville, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 100.00%
- Vallejo, California:
- Pittsburg Power Company: 7.23%
- Marin Clean Energy: 50.55%
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 42.22%
* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.
FAQ
How many power plants are located within Solano County, California?
Solano County, California has 33 active power plants generating electricity for the county and surrounding areas.
What electricity company is the largest supplier in Solano County, California?
The largest electricity company in Solano County, California by total customer count is Marin Clean Energy.
How many electric companies offer service in Solano County, California?
Solano County, California has 5 electricity suppliers serving customers in the area.
What electricity companies offer service in Solano County, California?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marin Clean Energy | 31,956 |
| 2 | Pacific Gas and Electric Company | 26,968 |
| 3 | Pittsburg Power Company | 596 |
| 4 | Pilot Power Group | 45 |
| 5 | Commercial Energy of California | 9 |
