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Sonoma County, California Electricity Overview

There was a 6.05% decline in CO2 emissions per capita during the preceding year in Sonoma County.

Sonoma County is 21st out of 58 counties in the state for megawatt hours produced from solar power sources.

Sonoma County produces 5,355,000.1 megawatt hours of electricity from sustainable fuel sources. This ranks Sonoma County 6th in California out of 58 counties for total renewable electricity production.

Citizens of Sonoma County consume enough electricity to release 35.48 kilograms of CO2 gases per year per person, which is the 2860th highest amount of pollution from electric consumption for a county in the nation.

Sonoma County is the 17th largest county in California.

Renewable fuel usage for electricity generation has decreased by 10.09% during the past 12 months in Sonoma County.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    2,946,300 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    6.1 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    5,390,540 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    5,355,000 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    35,540 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    11.17 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    17,126,462 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    35.48 kg

Recent Energy News in Santa Rosa

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Santa Rosa 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

Santa Rosa, CA Electricity Overview

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On average, residents living within Santa Rosa are billed a residential electricity rate of 34.16 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 15.78% above the state's average rate of 29.51 cents. This makes the city 962nd lowest for average electricity rate out of 1617 cities in California. The city is ranked 82nd in the state in total electricity generated from electrical power plants within its borders, with 46,868 megawatt hours produced. The national average monthly residential electric bill is $138.3, while the Santa Rosa average is 17.78% more at $162.89 per month.

Electricity use in Santa Rosa has byproducts of 220,603,546.53 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the 35th highest amount of any city in the state. This total results in 1,245.05 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident, so the city ranks 82nd worst in California for emissions per capita. The city has 3 electricity plants within its borders. This is the 50th most plants in a single city out of 1617 cities, in California. Santa Rosa's top fuel source consumed for electricity generation is Natural Gas. They produce 35,539.9 megawatt hours, or 75.83% of the total production in the city, from this fuel. Other Biomass Gas and Solar account for 24.15% and 0.02% of electricity production, respectively.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Santa Rosa

Santa Rosa residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.421/kWh$0.167/kWh$256.55/mo.$68.05/mo.
685th35.40¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Santa Rosa
721st$170.78Average residential monthly electricity bill for Santa Rosa Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Santa Rosa, California

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Commercial Energy of CaliforniaENERGY
Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyBUNDLED35.40170.7810,706,9823,789,904,000
Pilot Power GroupENERGY13.2574.530,6974,067,000

Zips with electric coverage in Santa Rosa, California include: 95403, 95407, 95404, 95401, 95472, 95409, 95405

Petaluma, CA Electricity Overview

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On average, residents living within Petaluma are billed a residential electricity rate of 34.16 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 15.78% above the state's average rate of 29.51 cents. This makes the city 962nd lowest for average electricity rate out of 1617 cities in California. Solar production plants in the city produce 0.08 megawatt hours per citizen living within the city. The city produces about 0.08 megawatt hours per consumer in the city per year from its power generating plants, which makes it the 212th highest producing city in the state out of 1617 cities.

Petaluma emits 1,186.89 kilograms of CO2 pollution per capita due to electricity consumption, which makes it the 1462nd worst polluting city out of 1617 cities in the state based on emissions per capita. This comes to a total pollution amount of 71,272,982.94 kilograms of CO2 emissions. There is one electricity plant in the city. Petaluma's main fuel consumed for electricity generation is Solar. They generate 4,706 megawatt hours from this fuel type.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Petaluma

Petaluma residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.421/kWh$0.167/kWh$256.55/mo.$68.05/mo.
685th35.40¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Petaluma
721st$170.78Average residential monthly electricity bill for Petaluma Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Petaluma, California

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Commercial Energy of CaliforniaENERGY
Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyBUNDLED35.40170.7810,706,9823,789,904,000
Pilot Power GroupENERGY13.2574.530,6974,067,000

Zips with electric coverage in Petaluma, California include: 94954, 94952, 94951

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Rohnert Park, CA Electricity Overview

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On average, residents living within Rohnert Park are billed a residential electricity rate of 34.16 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 15.78% above the state's average rate of 29.51 cents. This makes the city 962nd lowest for average electricity rate out of 1617 cities in California. Customers in the city pay an average monthly residential power bill of $162.89. This is 17.78% above the national average of $138.3. Pacific Gas and Electric Company is the largest electricity provider in the city based on residential customer count.

Rohnert Park emits 1,202.33 kilograms of CO2 pollution per capita due to electricity consumption, which makes it the 368th worst polluting city out of 1617 cities in the state based on emissions per capita. This comes to a total pollution amount of 53,407,470.38 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Electricity companies servicing Rohnert Park must turn to power produced in nearby cities and rural areas, since no power production takes place in the city boundaries.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Rohnert Park

Rohnert Park residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.421/kWh$0.167/kWh$256.55/mo.$68.05/mo.
685th35.40¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Rohnert Park
721st$170.78Average residential monthly electricity bill for Rohnert Park Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Rohnert Park, California

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Commercial Energy of CaliforniaENERGY
Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyBUNDLED35.40170.7810,706,9823,789,904,000
Pilot Power GroupENERGY13.2574.530,6974,067,000

Zips with electric coverage in Rohnert Park, California include: 94928, 95407, 94931

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Electricity Production in Sonoma County, California

Power Plants in Sonoma County, California

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Emission (kg)Emissions per MWhToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Geysers Unit 5-20Calpine (100.00%)
Sonoma County CA Geothermal 4,477,926
Sonoma California GeothermalCalpine (100.00%)
Sonoma County CA Geothermal 255,004
Sonoma County CA Geothermal 246,375
Sonoma County CA Geothermal 240,227
Aidlin Geothermal Power PlantCalpine (100.00%)
Sonoma County CA Geothermal 84,895
Keysight - Santa RosaBloom Energy (100.00%)
Santa Rosa CA Natural Gas 33,02412,524,282.4379.25
Laguna Water Reclamation FacilityCity of Santa Rosa (100.00%)
Santa Rosa CA Other Biomass Gas 13,8344,275,673.35309.07
Sonoma Central Landfill Phase ICounty of Sonoma Dept of Trnsp (100.00%)
Sonoma County CA Landfill Gas 9,1597,258,766.28792.53
Sonoma Central Landfill Phase IICounty of Sonoma Dept of Trnsp (100.00%)
Sonoma County CA Landfill Gas 8,9907,275,793.17809.32
Dissigno Healdsburg FPV, LLCKenwood Creek Holdings, LLC (100.00%)
Sonoma County CA Solar 6,205
Bodega Avenue Solar LLCBodega Avenue Solar LLC (100.00%)
Petaluma CA Solar 4,706
Windsor Floating SolarCA ODEVI LLC (100.00%)
Windsor CA Solar 2,724
Cloverdale Solar CenterNextEra Energy (100.00%)
Sonoma County CA Solar 2,333
Lavio SolarLavio Solar, LLC (100.00%)
Sonoma County CA Solar 1,916
Stage Gulch SolarStage Gulch Solar, LLC (100.00%)
Sonoma County CA Solar 1,783
ASTIPerpetual Energy Systems (100.00%)
Sonoma County CA Solar 1,429
Santa Rosa Junior College Petaluma SolarSonoma County Junior College District (100.00%)
Santa Rosa CA Solar 10

Sonoma County, California Details

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

Approximately 17,126,462.35 kilograms of CO2 emissions are released in Sonoma County due to electricity consumption. This total results in 35.48 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita, so the county ranks 2860th highest in the United States for pollution per capita. Geothermal is the primary fuel type in Sonoma County, with 98.40% of electricity generation coming from the fuel source. Other fuel types used include Natural Gas at 0.66% and Solar at 0.39%. Sonoma County has 17 power producing plants, which is 78th most in the country.

GEOTHERMAL
Geothermal
Geothermal
Geothermal
Geothermal
Geothermal
Geothermal
Geothermal
Geothermal
Geothermal
Geothermal
98.40%
NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
0.66%
SOLAR
Solar
0.39%
LANDFILL GAS
Landfill Gas
0.34%
OTHER BIOMASS GAS
Other Biomass Gas
0.21%

Sonoma County, California Net Metering

Companies offering net metering in Sonoma County include Pacific Gas and Electric Company and City of Healdsburg Utilities The state has great net metering and feed in tariffs that make solar and other alternative types of electricity generation more attractive.

Energy Loss

The 2 companies in Sonoma County who report energy loss metrics had an average of 18.50% of electricity generated lost due to heat dissipation or other causes during transmission. The US average energy loss is 2.87%. This earned Sonoma County a rank of 39th best in California out of 58.

Providers In Each City in Sonoma County:

  • Cloverdale, California:
    • Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 100.00%
  • Cotati, California:
    • Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 100.00%
  • Healdsburg, California:
    • City of Healdsburg Utilities: 100.00%
  • Petaluma, California:
    • Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 100.00%
  • Rohnert Park, California:
    • Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 100.00%
  • Santa Rosa, California:
    • Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 100.00%
  • Sebastopol, California:
    • Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 100.00%
  • Sonoma, California:
    • Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 100.00%
  • Windsor, California:
    • Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 100.00%

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

FAQ

What electricity companies offer service in Sonoma County, California?

What electricity company is the largest supplier in Sonoma County, California?

The largest electricity company in Sonoma County, California by megawatt hours sold is Pacific Gas and Electric Company.

How many electric companies offer service in Sonoma County, California?

There are 4 electricity suppliers operating in Sonoma County, California.

How many power plants are in Sonoma County, California?

There are 17 active power plants in Sonoma County, California

Alex Zdanov
Last Reviewed By: Alex Zdanov
Published: 2023-12-06