Garfield County, Colorado Electricity Rates & Statistics
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Garfield County, Colorado Electricity Overview
The largest electricity supplier in Garfield County by total customers is Public Service Company of Colorado.
Solar power generation in Garfield County has grown from 10,203 megawatt hours to 14,120 megawatt hours per year within the past year.
Garfield County's ability to generate 65,021 megawatts of electricity from the use of hydroelectric energy sources, has given rise to its ranking of 6th highest hydroelectric energy producing county out of 64 counties in the state.
Garfield County customers are faced with outages lasting on average 248.63 minutes per occurrence, with around 2.43 outages a year.
Natural gas makes up 1.16% of the electric production in Garfield County, resulting in a rank of 833rd countrywide out of 3230 counties for natural gas generation.
Hydroelectric power accounts for 81.20% of the electricity produced in the county after a 33.71% in electricity produced using hydroelectric power.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
592,519 MWh
Consumption per Capita
9.68 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
80,073 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
79,141 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
932 MWh
Production per Capita
1.31 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
245,491,722 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
4,009.93 kg
Recent Energy News in Rifle
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Rifle, the residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 1,838 positions to 3,138th, from last year's value of 1,300th
- In Rifle, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 722 positions to 1,110th, from last month's value of 388th
- In Rifle, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 98 positions to 1,110th, from last year's value of 1,012th
- In Rifle, the residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 191 positions to 3,138th, from last month's value of 2,947th
- In Rifle, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill state rank dropped by 44 positions to 176th, from last year's value of 132nd
- In Rifle, the residential electricity bill state rank increased by 36 positions to 129th, from last month's value of 165th
- In Rifle, the residential electricity bill decreased by 17.04% to $78.61, from last month's value of $94.75
- In Rifle, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill decreased by 5.02% to $83.91, from last year's value of $88.34
- In Rifle, the residential electricity bill increased by 1.02% to $78.61, from last year's value of $77.82
- In Rifle, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill increased by 0.08% to $83.91, from last month's value of $83.84
Commercial Electricity Prices
- In Rifle, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 1,694 positions to 11,817th, from last year's value of 10,123rd
- In Rifle, the commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 1,035 positions to 7,744th, from last year's value of 8,779th
- In Rifle, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 223 positions to 11,817th, from last month's value of 11,594th
- In Rifle, the commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 513 positions to 7,744th, from last month's value of 8,257th
- In Rifle, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate state rank dropped by 47 positions to 226th, from last year's value of 179th
- In Rifle, the commercial electricity rate decreased by 3.44% to 10.69 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 11.08 ¢ / kWh
- In Rifle, the commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 3 positions to 172nd, from last month's value of 175th
- In Rifle, the commercial electricity rate increased by 1.76% to 10.69 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 10.51 ¢ / kWh
- In Rifle, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate increased by 0.53% to 11.68 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 11.62 ¢ / kWh
- In Rifle, the commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 1 position to 172nd, from last year's value of 173rd
- In Rifle, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate decreased by 0.27% to 11.68 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 11.72 ¢ / kWh
Industrial Electricity Prices
- In Rifle, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 4,229 positions to 13,235th, from last year's value of 9,006th
- In Rifle, the industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 8,993 positions to 12,553rd, from last year's value of 3,560th
- In Rifle, the industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 4,652 positions to 12,553rd, from last month's value of 7,901st
- In Rifle, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 500 positions to 13,235th, from last month's value of 12,735th
- In Rifle, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 44 positions to 191st, from last year's value of 147th
- In Rifle, the industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 68 positions to 191st, from last year's value of 123rd
- In Rifle, the industrial electricity rate increased by 30.69% to 8.01 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 6.13 ¢ / kWh
- In Rifle, the industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 14 positions to 191st, from last month's value of 177th
- In Rifle, the industrial electricity rate increased by 11.73% to 8.01 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 7.17 ¢ / kWh
- In Rifle, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 2 positions to 191st, from last month's value of 189th
- In Rifle, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate increased by 1.97% to 8.12 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 7.96 ¢ / kWh
- In Rifle, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate increased by 0.57% to 8.12 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 8.07 ¢ / kWh
Electricity Production from Solar
- In Rifle, the 12 month rolling average solar production national rank dropped by 741 positions to 1,204th, from last year's value of 463rd
- In Rifle, the 12 month rolling average solar production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 510.75 MWhs
- In Rifle, the 12 month rolling average solar production state rank dropped by 16 positions to 27th, from last year's value of 11th
Electricity Production from Natural Gas
- In Rifle, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production national rank dropped by 398 positions to 1,061st, from last year's value of 663rd
- In Rifle, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 71.69 MWhs
- In Rifle, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production state rank dropped by 7 positions to 19th, from last year's value of 12th
- In Rifle, the natural gas production national rank dropped by 5 positions to 1,060th, from last year's value of 1,055th
Electricity Production from All Fuel Types
- In Rifle, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank dropped by 1,421 positions to 2,703rd, from last year's value of 1,282nd
- In Rifle, the 12 month rolling average total production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 582.44 MWhs
- In Rifle, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank dropped by 24 positions to 47th, from last year's value of 23rd
- In Rifle, the total production national rank increased by 11 positions to 2,699th, from last year's value of 2,710th
- In Rifle, 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 Rifle, 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 All Fuel Types
- In Rifle, the 12 month rolling average total emission national rank dropped by 1,772 positions to 2,699th, from last year's value of 927th
- In Rifle, the 12 month rolling average total emission decreased by 100% to 0 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 38419.521538461544 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Rifle, the 12 month rolling average total emission state rank dropped by 31 positions to 46th, from last year's value of 15th
Electricity Emission from Production from Natural Gas
- In Rifle, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission national rank dropped by 381 positions to 1,066th, from last year's value of 685th
- In Rifle, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission decreased by 100% to 0 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 38419.521538461544 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Rifle, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission state rank dropped by 6 positions to 19th, from last year's value of 13th
Rifle Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Electricity Rate for February, 2024
14.12¢ per kWh
- 1.08% higher than last month
- 0.24% lower than February last year
- 1.08% higher than the Colorado average
- 13.36% lower than the US average
- 250th in the state out of 290 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 51 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 59 since February last year
- 11,864th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 1,124 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 812 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate
14.31¢ per kWh
- 0.02% lower than last month
- 0.44% higher than February last year
- 1.3% higher than the Colorado average
- 15.53% lower than the US average
- 235th in the state out of 290 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 46 since February last year
- 10,313th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 151 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 1,960 since February last year
Average Residential Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$78.61 per month
- 17.04% lower than last month
- 1.02% higher than February last year
- 17.61% lower than the Colorado average
- 37.3% lower than the US average
- 129th in the state out of 290 cities
- The state rank has increased by 36 since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 3,138th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 191 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,838 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill
$83.91 per month
- 0.08% higher than last month
- 5.02% lower than February last year
- 10.33% lower than the Colorado average
- 36.69% lower than the US average
- 176th in the state out of 290 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 44 since February last year
- 1,110th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 722 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 98 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
10.69¢ per kWh
- 1.76% higher than last month
- 3.44% lower than February last year
- 1.22% lower than the Colorado average
- 21.46% lower than the US average
- 172nd in the state out of 290 cities
- The state rank has increased by 3 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 1 since February last year
- 7,744th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 513 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 1,035 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate
11.68¢ per kWh
- 0.27% lower than last month
- 0.53% higher than February last year
- 3.75% higher than the Colorado average
- 17.26% lower than the US average
- 226th in the state out of 290 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 47 since February last year
- 11,817th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 223 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,694 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$477.59 per month
- 7.69% lower than last month
- 0.92% lower than February last year
- 6.64% lower than the Colorado average
- 71.45% lower than the US average
- 147th in the state out of 290 cities
- The state rank has increased by 49 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 7 since February last year
- 11,524th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 160 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 823 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill
$551.06 per month
- 0.07% lower than last month
- 1.83% lower than February last year
- 1.02% higher than the Colorado average
- 66.45% lower than the US average
- 228th in the state out of 290 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 44 since February last year
- 13,225th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 142 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 208 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
8.01¢ per kWh
- 11.73% higher than last month
- 30.69% higher than February last year
- 21.04% lower than the Colorado average
- 18.74% lower than the US average
- 191st in the state out of 290 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 14 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 68 since February last year
- 12,553rd in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 4,652 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 8,993 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate
8.12¢ per kWh
- 1.97% higher than last month
- 0.57% higher than February last year
- 17.96% lower than the Colorado average
- 20.43% lower than the US average
- 191st in the state out of 290 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 2 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 44 since February last year
- 13,235th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 500 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 4,229 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$118,382.75 per month
- 2.15% higher than last month
- 36.8% higher than February last year
- 59.74% higher than the Colorado average
- 286.17% higher than the US average
- 288th in the state out of 290 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since February last year
- 24,997th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 89 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 939 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill
$130,287.71 per month
- 2.08% higher than last month
- 0.91% higher than February last year
- 60.05% higher than the Colorado average
- 282.2% higher than the US average
- 289th in the state out of 290 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 6 since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 25,399th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 241 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 263 since February last year
Rifle, CO Electricity Overview
Citizens who call Rifle home have an average residential electricity rate of 14.33 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 0.04% lower than the average Colorado rate of 14.34 cents and 10.52% lower than the national average of 16.02 cents. The largest electricity supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold is Public Service Company of Colorado. The national average monthly residential electric bill is $138.3, while the Rifle average is 39.32% less at $83.91 per month.
Approximately 4,310.76 kilograms of CO2 pollution per resident are emitted in the city due to electricity use, making them the 459th worst polluter in the state out of 483 cities. This results in a total pollution amount from electricity consumption of 44,508,568.1 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Solar makes up 88.17% of the fuel types used for electricity generation in Rifle. Rifle has 4 electricity plants, which is the 7th most for a city in the state.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Rifle
Rifle residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Rifle, Colorado
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Company of Colorado | BUNDLED | 14.33 | 83.91 | 9,477,686.64 | 1,358,340,661 |
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Glenwood Springs, CO Electricity Overview
Citizens who call Glenwood Springs home have an average residential electricity rate of 11.90 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 17.02% lower than the average Colorado rate of 14.34 cents and 25.72% lower than the national average of 16.02 cents. Glenwood Springs Electric is the largest electricity supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold. The average monthly residential electric bill for a consumer in the city is $74.08 per month, while the Colorado average is $98.52. Patrons in the city have a 24.80% discount compared to the rest of the state.
Approximately 4,627.07 kilograms of CO2 pollution per resident are emitted in the city due to electricity use, making them the 61st worst polluter in the state out of 483 cities. This results in a total pollution amount from electricity consumption of 46,349,366.28 kilograms of CO2 emissions. The city is home to zero power plants.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Glenwood Springs
Glenwood Springs residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Glenwood Springs, Colorado
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood Springs Electric | BUNDLED | 11.82 | 73.78 | 38,169.27 | 4,512,854.7 | |
| Public Service Company of Colorado | BUNDLED | 14.33 | 83.91 | 9,477,686.64 | 1,358,340,661 |
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Carbondale, CO Electricity Overview
Citizens who call Carbondale home have an average residential electricity rate of 13.80 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 3.76% lower than the average Colorado rate of 14.34 cents and 13.85% lower than the national average of 16.02 cents. Public Service Company of Colorado is the largest electricity supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold. The average monthly residential electric bill for a consumer in the city is $97.11 per month, while the Colorado average is $98.52. Patrons in the city have a 1.43% discount compared to the rest of the state.
Approximately 4,627.07 kilograms of CO2 pollution per resident are emitted in the city due to electricity use, making them the 61st worst polluter in the state out of 483 cities. This results in a total pollution amount from electricity consumption of 29,909,384.41 kilograms of CO2 emissions. The city is home to zero power plants.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Carbondale
Carbondale residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Carbondale, Colorado
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross Energy | BUNDLED | 12.05 | 140.32 | 688,858 | 83,033,100 | |
| Public Service Company of Colorado | BUNDLED | 14.33 | 83.91 | 9,477,686.64 | 1,358,340,661 |
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Electricity Production in Garfield County, Colorado
Power Plants in Garfield County, Colorado
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shoshone (CO)Public Service Company of Colorado (100.00%) | Garfield County | CO | Conventional Hydroelectric | 65,021 | ||||
Oak Leaf Solar XXXII (CSG)Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation (100.00%) | Rifle | CO | Solar | 3,432 | ||||
Sunnyside Ranch Community Solar ArrayHoly Cross Energy (100.00%) | Garfield County | CO | Solar | 3,211 | ||||
WWRF Solar PlantSunE Solar Trust VI (100.00%) | Rifle | CO | Solar | 2,084 | ||||
Eagle Springs Solar LLCEagle Springs Solar LLC (100.00%) | Garfield County | CO | Solar | 1,650 | ||||
Pivot Solar 3 LLC (CSG)Nautilus Solar (100.00%) | Parachute | CO | Solar | 1,544 | ||||
Pivot Solar 7 LLC (CSG)Nautilus Solar (100.00%) | Rifle | CO | Solar | 1,428 | ||||
Rifle Generating StationTri State Generation (100.00%) | Rifle | CO | Natural Gas | 932 | 499,453.78 | 535.89 | 9/2022 | |
Pivot Solar 1 LLC (CSG)Nautilus Solar (100.00%) | Parachute | CO | Solar | 771 |
Garfield County, Colorado Details
Approximately 4,009.93 kilograms of CO2 pollution per resident are emitted in the county from electricity use, making them the 1945th worst in the nation. At 4,009.93 kilograms per person and 61,221 residents in the county, the county emits 245,491,722.14 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the 1044th highest rank in the United States Conventional Hydroelectric is the fuel of choice in Garfield County, with 81.20% of electricity generation coming from the fuel source. Solar and Natural Gas are the second and third most used fuel sources, respectively, for electricity generation. Solar is used to make 17.63% of electricity generation and Natural Gas makes up 1.16% of total generation in the county. Garfield County has 9 electricity plants, which is 300th most in the country.
Providers In Each City in Garfield County:
- Carbondale, Colorado:
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 76.60%
- Holy Cross Energy: 23.40%
- Glenwood Springs, Colorado:
- Glenwood Springs Electric: 97.04%
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 2.96%
- New Castle, Colorado:
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 100.00%
- Parachute, Colorado:
- Holy Cross Energy: 58.55%
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 41.45%
- Rifle, Colorado:
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 100.00%
- Silt, Colorado:
- Public Service Company of Colorado: 100.00%
* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.
FAQ
Which electricity company is the largest supplier in Garfield County, Colorado?
By total megawatt hours sold, Public Service Company of Colorado is the largest electricity provider in Garfield County, Colorado.
How many electric companies offer service in Garfield County, Colorado?
Garfield County, Colorado has 5 electricity companies serving customers in the area.
Which electricity companies offer service in Garfield County, Colorado?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Public Service Company of Colorado | 204,553 |
| 2 | Holy Cross Energy | 15,275 |
| 3 | Glenwood Springs Electric | 6,674 |
| 4 | Grand Valley Power | 3,231 |
| 5 | Moon Lake Electric | 63 |
How many power plants are in Garfield County, Colorado?
There are 9 electricity plants in Garfield County, Colorado
