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Lowndes County, Georgia Electricity Overview
Lowndes County is the 47 highest producer of megawatt hours per capita out of 159 counties in the state, with a population of 119,739 and recent annual megawatt hour production of 435,957.59.
Lowndes County ranks 285th out of 3230 counties in the nation for megawatt hours produced using solar power sources.
Emitting 606,743,557.05 kilograms of CO2 gases, Lowndes County has the 21st highest pollution level due to electricity consumption out of 159 counties in the state.
The US average residential price per kilowatt hour is 16.02 cents, while residents of Lowndes County enjoy an average rate that is 13.76% below that at 13.81 cents per kilowatt hour.
Lowndes County is home to over 119,739 citizens and generates 104,384 megawatt hours of electricity from solar sources, or 0.87 megawatt hour per capita. This ranks Lowndes County 25th in the state out of 159 counties for solar megawatt hours produced per person.
Non-renewable fuels are used in the generation of 3.18% of the megawatt hours produced in Lowndes County, ranking it 29th in the state out of 159 counties for total megawatt hours generated from non-renewable sources.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
1,570,576 MWh
Consumption per Capita
13.12 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
435,958 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
422,074 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
13,883 MWh
Production per Capita
3.64 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
606,743,557 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
5,067.22 kg
Recent Energy News in Valdosta
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Valdosta, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank increased by 2,666 positions to 11,501st, from last year's value of 14,167th
- In Valdosta, the residential electricity rate national rank increased by 749 positions to 8,891st, from last month's value of 9,640th
- In Valdosta, the residential electricity rate national rank increased by 515 positions to 8,891st, from last year's value of 9,406th
- In Valdosta, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank increased by 201 positions to 11,501st, from last month's value of 11,702nd
- In Valdosta, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate decreased by 4.51% to 14.46 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 15.14 ¢ / kWh
- In Valdosta, the residential electricity rate increased by 3.64% to 13.28 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 12.82 ¢ / kWh
- In Valdosta, the residential electricity rate decreased by 1.79% to 13.28 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 13.53 ¢ / kWh
- In Valdosta, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate decreased by 0.14% to 14.46 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 14.48 ¢ / kWh
Commercial Electricity Prices
- In Valdosta, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 5,545 positions to 8,880th, from last year's value of 14,425th
- In Valdosta, the commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 6,267 positions to 6,955th, from last month's value of 13,222nd
- In Valdosta, the commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 155 positions to 6,955th, from last year's value of 7,110th
- In Valdosta, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 56 positions to 594th, from last year's value of 650th
- In Valdosta, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 41 positions to 8,880th, from last month's value of 8,839th
- In Valdosta, the commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 56 positions to 594th, from last month's value of 650th
- In Valdosta, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate decreased by 11.48% to 11.09 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 12.52 ¢ / kWh
- In Valdosta, the commercial electricity rate decreased by 12.11% to 10.51 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 11.96 ¢ / kWh
- In Valdosta, the commercial electricity rate decreased by 1.9% to 10.51 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 10.71 ¢ / kWh
- In Valdosta, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate decreased by 0.15% to 11.09 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 11.1 ¢ / kWh
Industrial Electricity Prices
- In Valdosta, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank increased by 11,014 positions to 4,298th, from last year's value of 15,312th
- In Valdosta, the industrial electricity rate national rank increased by 9,124 positions to 4,123rd, from last month's value of 13,247th
- In Valdosta, the industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 1,120 positions to 4,123rd, from last year's value of 3,003rd
- In Valdosta, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank increased by 108 positions to 4,298th, from last month's value of 4,406th
- In Valdosta, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate state rank increased by 74 positions to 583rd, from last year's value of 657th
- In Valdosta, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate decreased by 28.49% to 6.57 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 9.18 ¢ / kWh
- In Valdosta, the industrial electricity rate state rank increased by 56 positions to 583rd, from last month's value of 639th
- In Valdosta, the industrial electricity rate decreased by 35.4% to 5.17 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 8.01 ¢ / kWh
- In Valdosta, the industrial electricity rate decreased by 14.35% to 5.17 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 6.04 ¢ / kWh
- In Valdosta, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate decreased by 1.09% to 6.57 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 6.64 ¢ / kWh
Electricity Production from Distillate Fuel Oil
- In Valdosta, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil production national rank dropped by 50 positions to 999th, from last year's value of 949th
- In Valdosta, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil production state rank dropped by 1 position to 15th, from last year's value of 14th
- In Valdosta, the distillate fuel oil production national rank increased by 2 positions to 999th, from last month's value of 1,001st
- In Valdosta, the distillate fuel oil production national rank dropped by 1 position to 999th, from last year's value of 998th
Electricity Production from Solar
- In Valdosta, the 12 month rolling average solar production national rank dropped by 640 positions to 1,204th, from last year's value of 564th
- In Valdosta, the 12 month rolling average solar production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 354.38 MWhs
- In Valdosta, the 12 month rolling average solar production state rank dropped by 20 positions to 36th, from last year's value of 16th
Electricity Production from All Fuel Types
- In Valdosta, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank dropped by 1,238 positions to 2,703rd, from last year's value of 1,465th
- In Valdosta, the 12 month rolling average total production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 354.38 MWhs
- In Valdosta, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank dropped by 25 positions to 53rd, from last year's value of 28th
- In Valdosta, the total production national rank increased by 11 positions to 2,699th, from last year's value of 2,710th
- In Valdosta, 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 Valdosta, 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 Distillate Fuel Oil
- In Valdosta, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil emission national rank dropped by 419 positions to 1,008th, from last year's value of 589th
- In Valdosta, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil emission decreased by 100% to 0 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 1504.4547692307692 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Valdosta, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil emission state rank dropped by 6 positions to 15th, from last year's value of 9th
Electricity Emission from Production from All Fuel Types
- In Valdosta, the 12 month rolling average total emission national rank dropped by 1,468 positions to 2,699th, from last year's value of 1,231st
- In Valdosta, the 12 month rolling average total emission decreased by 100% to 0 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 1504.4547692307692 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Valdosta, the 12 month rolling average total emission state rank dropped by 39 positions to 53rd, from last year's value of 14th
Valdosta Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Electricity Rate for February, 2024
13.28¢ per kWh
- 3.64% higher than last month
- 1.79% lower than February last year
- 0.96% higher than the Georgia average
- 18.48% lower than the US average
- 657th in the state out of 657 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 8,891st in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 749 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 515 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate
14.46¢ per kWh
- 0.14% lower than last month
- 4.51% lower than February last year
- 1.11% higher than the Georgia average
- 14.65% lower than the US average
- 657th in the state out of 657 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 11,501st in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 201 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 2,666 since February last year
Average Residential Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$120.08 per month
- 24.8% lower than last month
- 10.53% higher than February last year
- 0% higher than the Georgia average
- 4.22% lower than the US average
- 650th in the state out of 657 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 56 since February last year
- 11,988th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 4,220 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 4,654 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill
$144.22 per month
- 0.67% higher than last month
- 6.96% lower than February last year
- 0.43% higher than the Georgia average
- 8.82% higher than the US average
- 657th in the state out of 657 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 19,030th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 36 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 2,163 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
10.51¢ per kWh
- 12.11% lower than last month
- 1.9% lower than February last year
- 0.49% lower than the Georgia average
- 22.82% lower than the US average
- 594th in the state out of 657 cities
- The state rank has increased by 56 since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 6,955th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 6,267 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 155 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate
11.09¢ per kWh
- 0.15% lower than last month
- 11.48% lower than February last year
- 0.16% lower than the Georgia average
- 21.5% lower than the US average
- 594th in the state out of 657 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 56 since February last year
- 8,880th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 41 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 5,545 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$778.22 per month
- 22.67% lower than last month
- 3.6% higher than February last year
- 1.94% higher than the Georgia average
- 53.48% lower than the US average
- 657th in the state out of 657 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 21,978th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 2,144 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 459 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill
$914.9 per month
- 0.25% higher than last month
- 11.56% lower than February last year
- 2.14% higher than the Georgia average
- 44.3% lower than the US average
- 657th in the state out of 657 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 22,634th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 31 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 1,640 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
5.17¢ per kWh
- 35.4% lower than last month
- 14.35% lower than February last year
- 2.13% lower than the Georgia average
- 47.49% lower than the US average
- 583rd in the state out of 657 cities
- The state rank has increased by 56 since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 4,123rd in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 9,124 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,120 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate
6.57¢ per kWh
- 1.09% lower than last month
- 28.49% lower than February last year
- 0.53% lower than the Georgia average
- 35.65% lower than the US average
- 583rd in the state out of 657 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 74 since February last year
- 4,298th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 108 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 11,014 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$9,125.58 per month
- 35.59% lower than last month
- 9.52% lower than February last year
- 7.91% lower than the Georgia average
- 70.23% lower than the US average
- 576th in the state out of 657 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 13,095th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 2,277 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,366 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill
$12,181.43 per month
- 0.65% lower than last month
- 29.1% lower than February last year
- 4.27% lower than the Georgia average
- 64.27% lower than the US average
- 576th in the state out of 657 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 18 since February last year
- 13,920th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 61 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 2,001 since February last year
Valdosta, GA Electricity Overview
Valdosta has an average residential electricity rate of 13.83 cents per kilowatt hour. This is, sadly for their citizens, 1.62% more than Georgia's average rate of 13.61 cents, ranking the city at 234th out of 675 cities in the state for best average electricity price. Valdosta residents consume 14777.11% of the electricity generated within the city limits and the city must import electricity generated in rural areas or other nearby cities to make up for the excess usage. Selling an estimated 52,531.55 megawatt hours, Georgia Power is the largest vendor in the city.
As the 17th worst ranked city out of 675 cities in Georgia, Valdosta emits 250,206,603.24 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use. This total also results in a ranking of 635th worst in Georgia for emissions per capita. The city is home to 4 power plants, which is the 3rd highest number of plants within a city in Georgia out of the state's 675 cities. Valdosta has about 100.00% of its electricity generated from Solar.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Valdosta
Valdosta residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in February.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Valdosta, Georgia
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colquitt Electric Membership | BUNDLED | 13.11 | 149.86 | 884,946 | 115,976,100 | |
| Georgia Power | BUNDLED | 14.56 | 144.22 | 28,451,240.28 | 4,143,728,303 |
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Bemiss CDP, GA Electricity Overview
Bemiss CDP has an average residential electricity rate of 13.83 cents per kilowatt hour. This is, sadly for their citizens, 1.62% more than Georgia's average rate of 13.61 cents, ranking the city at 234th out of 675 cities in the state for best average electricity price. The electricity grid in the city deals with an average of 1 outages per customer each year, with outages lasting roughly 133.1 minutes each. The United States averages of outages and outage time frames are 1.27 outages each year and 137.24 minutes a outage. The average monthly residential electric bill for a consumer in the city is $147.04 per month, while the state average is $146.69.
As the 123rd worst ranked city out of 675 cities in Georgia, Bemiss CDP emits 40,521,827.59 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use. This total also results in a ranking of 29th worst in Georgia for emissions per capita. The electricity sold in Bemiss CDP has to be brought in from neighboring cities and rural areas, since there are no electricity generation plants within its borders.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Bemiss CDP
Bemiss CDP residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in February.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Bemiss CDP, Georgia
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colquitt Electric Membership | BUNDLED | 13.11 | 149.86 | 884,946 | 115,976,100 | |
| Georgia Power | BUNDLED | 14.56 | 144.22 | 28,451,240.28 | 4,143,728,303 |
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Hahira, GA Electricity Overview
Hahira has an average residential electricity rate of 13.83 cents per kilowatt hour. This is, sadly for their citizens, 1.62% more than Georgia's average rate of 13.61 cents, ranking the city at 234th out of 675 cities in the state for best average electricity price. The electricity grid in the city deals with an average of 1 outages per customer each year, with outages lasting roughly 133.1 minutes each. The United States averages of outages and outage time frames are 1.27 outages each year and 137.24 minutes a outage. The average monthly residential electric bill for a consumer in the city is $147.04 per month, while the state average is $146.69.
As the 221st worst ranked city out of 675 cities in Georgia, Hahira emits 15,008,757.68 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use. This total also results in a ranking of 29th worst in Georgia for emissions per capita. The electricity sold in Hahira has to be brought in from neighboring cities and rural areas, since there are no electricity generation plants within its borders.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Hahira
Hahira residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in February.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Hahira, Georgia
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colquitt Electric Membership | BUNDLED | 13.11 | 149.86 | 884,946 | 115,976,100 | |
| Georgia Power | BUNDLED | 14.56 | 144.22 | 28,451,240.28 | 4,143,728,303 |
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Electricity Production in Lowndes County, Georgia
Power Plants in Lowndes County, Georgia
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PCA-Valdosta MillPCA-Valdosta Mill (100.00%) | Lowndes County | GA | Black Liquour | 300,871.59 | 199,576,930.34 | 663.33 | ||
Moody Air Force Base SolarGeorgia Power (100.00%) | Lowndes County | GA | Solar | 93,162 | ||||
Pecan Row Landfill To Electric FacilityEDL Inc (100.00%) | Lowndes County | GA | Landfill Gas | 30,702 | 13,962,778.78 | 454.78 | ||
Lowndes Tycor FarmsLowndes County GA S2, LLC (100.00%) | Lowndes County | GA | Solar | 4,541 | ||||
Lowndes IDALowndes County GA S1, LLC (100.00%) | Valdosta | GA | Solar | 3,139 | ||||
Valdosta PrisonIGS Solar (100.00%) | Valdosta | GA | Solar | 1,780 | ||||
ValdostaTerraForm Power (100.00%) | Lowndes County | GA | Solar | 1,762 | ||||
Valdosta Water Treatment PlantValdosta City of (100.00%) | Valdosta | GA | Distillate Fuel Oil | 21,335.9 |
Lowndes County, Georgia Details
Lowndes County has 8 power plants, which is 300th highest in the nation. About 42.14% of electricity in Lowndes County comes from generation using Black Liquour. Solar (23.94%) is also used in the generation of electricity, as well as Wood/Wood Waste Solids (23.69%). Tracking emissions on a per capita basis gives us a glimpse of the emissions efficiency of a county. Lowndes County averages 5,067.22 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person from electricity use. Total emissions in the county are 606,743,557.05 kilograms, which is the 21st highest total amount of pollution for any county in the state.
Providers In Each City in Lowndes County:
- Dasher, Georgia:
- Colquitt Electric Membership: 50.00%
- Georgia Power: 50.00%
- Hahira, Georgia:
- Colquitt Electric Membership: 50.00%
- Georgia Power: 50.00%
- Lake Park, Georgia:
- Georgia Power: 50.00%
- Colquitt Electric Membership: 50.00%
- Remerton, Georgia:
- Georgia Power: 100.00%
- Valdosta, Georgia:
- Georgia Power: 50.00%
- Colquitt Electric Membership: 50.00%
* 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 Lowndes County, Georgia?
The largest electricity company in Lowndes County, Georgia by megawatt hours sold is Georgia Power.
Which electricity companies offer service in Lowndes County, Georgia?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Power | 23,600 |
| 2 | Colquitt Electric Membership | 15,354 |
| 3 | Slash Pine Electric | 209 |
How many electric companies offer service in Lowndes County, Georgia?
There are 3 electricity companies serving consumers in Lowndes County, Georgia.
How many power plants are located within Lowndes County, Georgia?
There are 8 active power plants located in Lowndes County, Georgia
