Monroe County, Georgia Electricity Rates & Statistics
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Monroe County, Georgia Electricity Overview
The county is the 156th largest producer of electricity out of 3230 counties in the country, producing 7,753,899.99 megawatt hours.
With a population of 27,825 citizens, Monroe County is the 1557th largest county in the nation.
Monroe County comes in as the 34th worst pollution level from electricity use out of 159 counties in the state, releasing 392,232,964.42 kilograms of CO2 gases.
Monroe County is ranked as the 1565th highest consumer of electricity out of 3230 counties in the United States with 364,971.17 megawatt hours being used by residents for their electricity needs.
Monroe County is home to 27,825 people and its power generating plants generate 7,753,899.99 megawatt hours of electricity a year, for a production per capita average of 278.67 megawatt hours per capita per year.
The nationwide average residential rate per kilowatt hour is 16.02 cents, while residents of Monroe County benefit from an average rate that is 14.33% less at 13.72 cents per kilowatt hour.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
364,971 MWh
Consumption per Capita
13.12 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
7,753,900 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
7,753,900 MWh
Production per Capita
278.67 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
392,232,964 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
14,096.42 kg
Recent Energy News in Jackson
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Jackson, 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 Jackson, the residential electricity rate national rank increased by 749 positions to 8,891st, from last month's value of 9,640th
- In Jackson, the residential electricity rate national rank increased by 515 positions to 8,891st, from last year's value of 9,406th
- In Jackson, 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 Jackson, 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 Jackson, the residential electricity rate increased by 3.64% to 13.28 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 12.82 ¢ / kWh
- In Jackson, the residential electricity rate decreased by 1.79% to 13.28 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 13.53 ¢ / kWh
- In Jackson, 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 Jackson, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill national rank increased by 1,640 positions to 22,634th, from last year's value of 24,274th
- In Jackson, the commercial electricity bill national rank increased by 2,144 positions to 21,978th, from last month's value of 24,122nd
- In Jackson, the commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 459 positions to 21,978th, from last year's value of 21,519th
- In Jackson, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill national rank increased by 31 positions to 22,634th, from last month's value of 22,665th
- In Jackson, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill decreased by 11.56% to $914.9, from last year's value of $1,034.52
- In Jackson, the commercial electricity bill decreased by 22.67% to $778.22, from last month's value of $1,006.35
- In Jackson, the commercial electricity bill increased by 3.6% to $778.22, from last year's value of $751.17
- In Jackson, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill increased by 0.25% to $914.9, from last month's value of $912.65
Industrial Electricity Prices
- In Jackson, 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 Jackson, the industrial electricity rate national rank increased by 9,124 positions to 4,123rd, from last month's value of 13,247th
- In Jackson, the industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 1,120 positions to 4,123rd, from last year's value of 3,003rd
- In Jackson, 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 Jackson, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate state rank increased by 74 positions to 583rd, from last year's value of 657th
- In Jackson, 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 Jackson, the industrial electricity rate state rank increased by 56 positions to 583rd, from last month's value of 639th
- In Jackson, the industrial electricity rate decreased by 35.4% to 5.17 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 8.01 ¢ / kWh
- In Jackson, the industrial electricity rate decreased by 14.35% to 5.17 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 6.04 ¢ / kWh
- In Jackson, 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
Jackson 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
$12,181.43 per month
- 0.65% lower than last month
- 29.1% lower than February last year
- 4.27% lower than the Georgia average
- 64.27% lower than the US average
- 576th in the state out of 657 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 18 since February last year
- 13,920th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 61 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 2,001 since February last year
Jackson, GA Electricity Overview
Jackson's average residential electricity price per kilowatt hour is 10.91 cents per kilowatt hour. Thankfully, this is 19.84% less than the state's average price of 13.61 cents. Jackson Electric Company has an estimated 1,672 residential customers, more than all other electricity providers in the city. Customers in the city deal with 1 electrical outages a year, with outages lasting about 133.1 minutes on average. The national averages for these data points are 1.27 outages at 137.24 minutes each.
Electricity providers suppliers who provide service in Jackson must rely on electricity produced in neighboring towns and rural areas, because zero power generation occurs within the city. Emitting 24,703,996.96 kilograms of CO2 emissions, the city ranks 157th worst out of 675 cities in the state for total emissions from electricity consumption. This total equates to 4,545.35 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person, so the city ranks 29th highest in the state for pollution per capita.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Jackson
Jackson residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in February.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Jackson, Georgia
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Georgia Power | BUNDLED | 14.56 | 144.22 | 28,451,240.28 | 4,143,728,303 | |
Jackson Electric Company | BUNDLED | 7.26 | 132.65 | 27,464.83 | 1,994,548.35 |
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Forsyth, GA Electricity Overview
Forsyth's average residential electricity price per kilowatt hour is 13.57 cents per kilowatt hour. Thankfully, this is 0.33% less than the state's average price of 13.61 cents. Customers in the city have an average monthly residential power bill of $150.72. This is 2.75% higher than the Georgia average bill of $146.69. Selling an estimated 119,268 megawatt hours, Forsyth Utilities is the largest provider in the city.
Electricity providers suppliers who provide service in Forsyth must rely on electricity produced in neighboring towns and rural areas, because zero power generation occurs within the city. Emitting 19,863,195.35 kilograms of CO2 emissions, the city ranks 183rd worst out of 675 cities in the state for total emissions from electricity consumption. This total equates to 4,545.35 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person, so the city ranks 29th highest in the state for pollution per capita.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Forsyth
Forsyth residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in February.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Forsyth, Georgia
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Forsyth Utilities | BUNDLED | 12.57 | 157.22 | 32,830.63 | 4,127,965.78 | |
Georgia Power | BUNDLED | 14.56 | 144.22 | 28,451,240.28 | 4,143,728,303 |
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Bolingbroke CDP, GA Electricity Overview
Bolingbroke CDP's average residential electricity price per kilowatt hour is 13.15 cents per kilowatt hour. Thankfully, this is 3.39% less than the state's average price of 13.61 cents. The average monthly residential electric bill for a resident in the city is $147.33 per month. With a population of 466 residents, the city is the 504th most populated city in Georgia.
Electricity providers suppliers who provide service in Bolingbroke CDP must rely on electricity produced in neighboring towns and rural areas, because zero power generation occurs within the city. Emitting 2,118,134.79 kilograms of CO2 emissions, the city ranks 497th worst out of 675 cities in the state for total emissions from electricity consumption. This total equates to 4,545.35 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person, so the city ranks 432nd highest in the state for pollution per capita.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Bolingbroke CDP
Bolingbroke CDP residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in February.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Bolingbroke CDP, Georgia
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Central Georgia EMC | BUNDLED | 11.74 | 150.44 | 895,626 | 105,164,000 | |
Georgia Power | BUNDLED | 14.56 | 144.22 | 28,451,240.28 | 4,143,728,303 |
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Electricity Production in Monroe County, Georgia
Power Plants in Monroe County, Georgia
Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
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Monroe County | GA | Coal | 7,472,011.99 | 8,161,331,704.36 | 1,092.25 | |||
Smarr Energy CenterSmarr Electric Member Cooperative (100.00%) | Monroe County | GA | Natural Gas | 281,888 | 171,751,718.04 | 609.29 |
Monroe County, Georgia Details
In Monroe County, Coal is 96.24% of the fuel types used in electricity production. Adding Coal totals to Natural Gas (3.64%) and Distillate Fuel Oil (0.13%), these three fuel types account for 7,753,899.99 megawatt hours (or 100.00%) electricity generation in the county. The county emits 14,096.42 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the county from electricity consumption, which makes it the 4th highest polluting county out of 159 counties in the state and 163rd out of 3230 counties nationally. With total emissions of 392,232,964.42 kilograms, the county ranks 34th highest in Georgia and 737th in the US for total emissions from electricity use, however, it could be argued that emissions per capita is a better measurement of a county's pollution levels. Monroe County has the 1112th highest power generation plants of any county in the country, with 2 total power plants.
FAQ
What electricity company is the largest supplier in Monroe County, Georgia?
The largest electricity supplier in Monroe County, Georgia by megawatt hours sold is Georgia Power.
What electricity companies offer service in Monroe County, Georgia?
County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
---|---|---|
1 | Georgia Power | 18,842 |
2 | Central Georgia EMC | 11,883 |
3 | Southern Rivers Energy | 4,092 |
4 | Forsyth Utilities | 3,105 |
How many electric companies offer service in Monroe County, Georgia?
There are 4 electricity suppliers operating in Monroe County, Georgia.
How many power plants are located within Monroe County, Georgia?
There are 2 power plants located in Monroe County, Georgia