Honolulu County, Hawaii Electricity Rates & Statistics
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Honolulu County, Hawaii Electricity Overview
Honolulu County ranks 1st in the state out of 5 counties for total generation of electricity from non-renewable fuels, with 6,295,004.56 of the county's 7,214,099.04 megawatt hours coming from those sources.
There was a 3.25% rise in electricity generated by wind in Honolulu County over the past year from 275,281 megawatt hours to 284,224 megawatt hours.
Honolulu County has a population of 995,638 residents.
While the national average residential electricity rate sits at 16.02 cents per kilowatt hour, Honolulu County's average rate is 173.47% higher at 43.80 cents per kilowatt hour.
Honolulu County produces 479,144 megawatt hours from solar energy, making it 1st out of 5 counties in Hawaii for total megawatt hours produced by solar power sources.
Honolulu County has seen an increase in electricity production from solar energy of 16.01% year over year.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
6,142,301 MWh
Consumption per Capita
6.17 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
7,214,099 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
919,094 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
6,295,005 MWh
Production per Capita
7.25 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
4,649,909,579 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
4,670.28 kg
Recent Energy News in Urban Honolulu CDP
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank increased by 64 positions to 26,773rd, from last year's value of 26,837th
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 138 positions to 26,840th, from last month's value of 26,702nd
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the residential electricity rate state rank dropped by 138 positions to 165th, from last month's value of 27th
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 110 positions to 26,840th, from last year's value of 26,730th
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate state rank dropped by 6 positions to 166th, from last year's value of 160th
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate decreased by 3.47% to 43.85 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 45.43 ¢ / kWh
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the residential electricity rate state rank dropped by 5 positions to 165th, from last year's value of 160th
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the residential electricity rate decreased by 0.82% to 45.1 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 45.47 ¢ / kWh
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the residential electricity rate decreased by 0.75% to 45.1 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 45.44 ¢ / kWh
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate decreased by 0.07% to 43.85 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 43.88 ¢ / kWh
Commercial Electricity Prices
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 145 positions to 26,837th, from last year's value of 26,982nd
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 33 positions to 26,873rd, from last month's value of 26,906th
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 28 positions to 135th, from last year's value of 163rd
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 30 positions to 135th, from last month's value of 165th
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 23 positions to 26,873rd, from last year's value of 26,896th
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate decreased by 5.87% to 39.66 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 42.13 ¢ / kWh
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 4 positions to 162nd, from last year's value of 166th
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 4 positions to 26,837th, from last month's value of 26,841st
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 4 positions to 162nd, from last month's value of 166th
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the commercial electricity rate decreased by 3.71% to 41.12 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 42.7 ¢ / kWh
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the commercial electricity rate decreased by 3.59% to 41.12 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 42.65 ¢ / kWh
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate decreased by 0.33% to 39.66 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 39.79 ¢ / kWh
Industrial Electricity Prices
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 81 positions to 25,592nd, from last year's value of 25,511th
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the industrial electricity bill national rank increased by 106 positions to 25,514th, from last month's value of 25,620th
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 32 positions to 25,592nd, from last month's value of 25,560th
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill state rank dropped by 13 positions to 166th, from last month's value of 153rd
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill decreased by 8.66% to $136,638.95, from last year's value of $149,599.64
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the industrial electricity bill decreased by 9.83% to $125,718.77, from last month's value of $139,423.44
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the industrial electricity bill national rank increased by 4 positions to 25,514th, from last year's value of 25,518th
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the industrial electricity bill state rank increased by 4 positions to 162nd, from last year's value of 166th
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the industrial electricity bill state rank increased by 4 positions to 162nd, from last month's value of 166th
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the industrial electricity bill decreased by 3.12% to $125,718.77, from last year's value of $129,761
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill decreased by 0.25% to $136,638.95, from last month's value of $136,975.8
Electricity Production from Other Biomass Liquids
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the 12 month rolling average other biomass liquids production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 94.52 MWhs
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the 12 month rolling average other biomass liquids production national rank dropped by 9 positions to 10th, from last year's value of 1st
Electricity Production from Distillate Fuel Oil
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, 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 Urban Honolulu CDP, the distillate fuel oil production national rank increased by 2 positions to 999th, from last month's value of 1,001st
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the distillate fuel oil production national rank dropped by 1 position to 999th, from last year's value of 998th
Electricity Production from All Fuel Types
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank dropped by 739 positions to 2,703rd, from last year's value of 1,964th
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the 12 month rolling average total production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 94.52 MWhs
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the total production national rank increased by 11 positions to 2,699th, from last year's value of 2,710th
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, 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 Urban Honolulu CDP, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank dropped by 2 positions to 22nd, from last year's value of 20th
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the total production national rank increased by 3 positions to 2,699th, from last month's value of 2,702nd
- In Urban Honolulu CDP, the total production state rank increased by 1 position to 22nd, from last year's value of 23rd
Urban Honolulu CDP Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Electricity Rate for February, 2024
45.1¢ per kWh
- 0.75% lower than last month
- 0.82% lower than February last year
- 1.29% higher than the Hawaii average
- 176.72% higher than the US average
- 165th in the state out of 166 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 138 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 5 since February last year
- 26,840th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 138 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 110 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate
43.85¢ per kWh
- 0.07% lower than last month
- 3.47% lower than February last year
- 1.97% higher than the Hawaii average
- 158.88% higher than the US average
- 166th in the state out of 166 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 6 since February last year
- 26,773rd in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank is the same since last month
- The national rank has increased by 64 since February last year
Average Residential Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$183.94 per month
- 16.14% lower than last month
- 2.19% lower than February last year
- 0.53% lower than the Hawaii average
- 46.73% higher than the US average
- 138th in the state out of 166 cities
- The state rank has increased by 25 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 26 since February last year
- 25,229th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 421 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 436 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill
$204.72 per month
- 0.17% lower than last month
- 6.84% lower than February last year
- 0.06% higher than the Hawaii average
- 54.47% higher than the US average
- 164th in the state out of 166 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 2 since February last year
- 26,808th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 1 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 127 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
41.12¢ per kWh
- 3.59% lower than last month
- 3.71% lower than February last year
- 0.19% lower than the Hawaii average
- 201.99% higher than the US average
- 135th in the state out of 166 cities
- The state rank has increased by 30 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 28 since February last year
- 26,873rd in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 33 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 23 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate
39.66¢ per kWh
- 0.33% lower than last month
- 5.87% lower than February last year
- 0.51% higher than the Hawaii average
- 180.84% higher than the US average
- 162nd in the state out of 166 cities
- The state rank has increased by 4 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 4 since February last year
- 26,837th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 4 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 145 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$1,468.71 per month
- 6.32% lower than last month
- 0.53% lower than February last year
- 8.35% higher than the Hawaii average
- 12.21% lower than the US average
- 165th in the state out of 166 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 4 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since February last year
- 25,996th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 78 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 2 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill
$1,564.22 per month
- 0.04% lower than last month
- 7.14% lower than February last year
- 8.2% higher than the Hawaii average
- 4.77% lower than the US average
- 165th in the state out of 166 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 122 since February last year
- 25,998th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 140 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
36.21¢ per kWh
- 4.27% lower than last month
- 5.51% lower than February last year
- 1.17% lower than the Hawaii average
- 267.46% higher than the US average
- 3rd in the state out of 166 cities
- The state rank has increased by 160 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 159 since February last year
- 26,146th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 162 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 111 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate
35.05¢ per kWh
- 0.5% lower than last month
- 7.48% lower than February last year
- 0.32% higher than the Hawaii average
- 243.53% higher than the US average
- 166th in the state out of 166 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 26,338th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 4 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 31 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$125,718.77 per month
- 9.83% lower than last month
- 3.12% lower than February last year
- 11.03% higher than the Hawaii average
- 310.1% higher than the US average
- 162nd in the state out of 166 cities
- The state rank has increased by 4 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 4 since February last year
- 25,514th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 106 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 4 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill
$136,638.95 per month
- 0.25% lower than last month
- 8.66% lower than February last year
- 11.47% higher than the Hawaii average
- 300.83% higher than the US average
- 166th in the state out of 166 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 13 since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 25,592nd in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 32 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 81 since February last year
Urban Honolulu CDP, HI Electricity Overview
Residents living in Urban Honolulu CDP are paying an average residential electricity rate of 43.80 cents per kilowatt hour . This is higher than both the state and United States average prices of 42.28 and 16.02 cents per kilowatt hour, respectively. Producing 0 megawatt hours per person living in the city, Urban Honolulu CDP is the 20th highest producer per capita in Hawaii out of 166 cities. The city has had a 19.50% drop in the usage of renewable fuel types, like solar or wind energy, compared to fossil fuel sources, such as coal and oil.
Releasing 1,389,445,173.92 kilograms of CO2 emissions each year, Urban Honolulu CDP is the highest out of 166 cities in the state for total pollution from electricity consumption. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per citizen in the city, which amounts to 4,045.71 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This measurement ranks Urban Honolulu CDP as the 151st highest polluting city in Hawaii. The city has one power plant. In Urban Honolulu CDP, Other Biomass Liquids makes up 100.00% of the fuel sources used in electricity generation.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Urban Honolulu CDP
Urban Honolulu CDP residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in May.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Urban Honolulu CDP, Hawaii
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian Electric | BUNDLED | 43.80 | 204.71 | 2,334,292.77 | 1,022,492,163 |
Zips with electric coverage in Urban Honolulu CDP, Hawaii include: 96818, 96817, 96819, 96816, 96822, 96826, 96815, 96813, 96814, 96821, 96853 and 2 other zip code(s).
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East Honolulu CDP, HI Electricity Overview
Residents living in East Honolulu CDP are paying an average residential electricity rate of 43.80 cents per kilowatt hour . This is higher than both the state and United States average prices of 42.28 and 16.02 cents per kilowatt hour, respectively. Selling an estimated 40,164.57 megawatt hours, Hawaiian Electric is the largest supplier in the city. Consumers in East Honolulu CDP deal with 1.74 power outages a year with outages lasting an average of 138.11 minutes.
As the 4th worst ranked city out of 166 cities in Hawaii, East Honolulu CDP releases 202,721,565.73 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption. Additionally, the city ranks 18th highest in the state in pollution per citizen, which could be argued to be the more important metric. They average 4,048.28 kilograms of emissions per citizen. In East Honolulu CDP, there are no power generating plants. The citizens must depend on power generated outside of the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in East Honolulu CDP
East Honolulu CDP residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in May.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in East Honolulu CDP, Hawaii
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian Electric | BUNDLED | 43.80 | 204.71 | 2,334,292.77 | 1,022,492,163 |
Zips with electric coverage in East Honolulu CDP, Hawaii include: 96816, 96825, 96821, 96795
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Pearl City CDP, HI Electricity Overview
Residents living in Pearl City CDP are paying an average residential electricity rate of 43.80 cents per kilowatt hour . This is higher than both the state and United States average prices of 42.28 and 16.02 cents per kilowatt hour, respectively. The city ranks 14th out of 166 cities in the state for renewable energy production per capita, with 0.02 megawatt hours being produced per person. The city has had a 41.24% drop in the usage of renewable fuels, like solar and wind energy, compared to fossil fuel types, such as coal or natural gas.
Electricity consumption in Pearl City CDP results in the release of 241,127,750.08 kilograms of CO2 pollution, which is the 2nd largest emissions amount in the state out of 166 cities. More telling of the city's pollution reality is the per person CO2 emission amount. Currently that amount stands at 5,248.64 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in them being the 3rd ranked city in Hawaii for CO2 pollution emitted per capita. Residual Fuel Oil is the fuel of choice in Pearl City CDP, with 94.50% of electricity production coming from the fuel source. Secondary fuels used during electricity generation include Distillate Fuel Oil at 5.43% and Solar at 0.07% of production. Pearl City CDP has 2 electricity plants, which is the 2nd highest out of any city in Hawaii.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Pearl City CDP
Pearl City CDP residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in May.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Pearl City CDP, Hawaii
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian Electric | BUNDLED | 43.80 | 204.71 | 1,296,120 | 2,334,292.77 | 1,022,492,163 |
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Electricity Production in Honolulu County, Hawaii
Power Plants in Honolulu County, Hawaii
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu County | HI | Residual Fuel Oil | 2,538,745 | 2,030,411,358.84 | 799.77 | |||
| Honolulu County | HI | Residual Fuel Oil | 1,320,807 | 792,645,918.95 | 600.12 | |||
| Pearl City CDP | HI | Residual Fuel Oil | 1,296,120 | 1,103,491,878.02 | 851.38 | |||
AES HawaiiAES Corporation (100.00%) | Honolulu County | HI | Coal | 666,339 | 744,821,581.49 | 1,117.78 | 9/2022 | |
H PowerCity and County of Honolulu (100.00%) | Honolulu County | HI | Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste | 314,970 | 566,538,484.8 | 1,798.71 | ||
Tesoro HawaiiPAR Petroleum (100.00%) | Honolulu County | HI | Waste/other Oil | 162,531.04 | 57,493,330.89 | 353.74 | ||
Campbell Industrial ParkHawaiian Electric (100.00%) | Honolulu County | HI | Distillate Fuel Oil | 126,117 | 157,142,488.94 | 1,246.01 | ||
Kawailoa WindKawailoa Wind LLC (100.00%) | Honolulu County | HI | Wind | 116,382 | ||||
Na Pua Makani Wind ProjectNa Pua Makani Power Partners LLC (100.00%) | Honolulu County | HI | Wind | 93,485 | ||||
Waipio SolarClearway Energy (100.00%) | Honolulu County | HI | Solar | 86,910 | ||||
Kahuku Wind Power LLCTerraForm Power (100.00%) | Honolulu County | HI | Wind | 74,357 | ||||
Kawailoa SolarClearway Energy (100.00%) | Honolulu County | HI | Solar | 70,033 | ||||
Mililani South Solar FarmMililani I Solar LLC (100.00%) | Honolulu County | HI | Solar | 69,763 | ||||
Waiawa Solar Power HybridWaiawa Solar Power LLC (100.00%) | Honolulu County | HI | Solar | 62,399 | ||||
EE Waianae Solar ProjectEE Waianae Solar Project LLC (100.00%) | Waianae CDP | HI | Solar | 54,639 | ||||
West Loch Solar OneHawaiian Electric (100.00%) | Honolulu County | HI | Solar | 38,233 | ||||
Lanikuhana Solar LLCClearway Energy (100.00%) | Mililani Town CDP | HI | Solar | 29,117 | ||||
Schofield Generating StationHawaiian Electric (100.00%) | Honolulu County | HI | Other Biomass Liquids | 28,148 | 8,748,313.3 | 310.8 | ||
Waipio PeninsulaPacific Energy Solutions, LLC (100.00%) | Honolulu County | HI | Solar | 23,505 | ||||
Waihonu North SolarWaihonu North LLC (100.00%) | Waipio Acres CDP | HI | Solar | 8,181 |
Honolulu County, Hawaii Details
Electricity consumption in Honolulu County results in the release of 4,649,909,579.18 kilograms of CO2 pollution, which is 46th largest emissions amount in the United States out of 3230 counties and highest in Hawaii out of 5 counties. More telling of the county's pollution reality is the per citizen CO2 emission amount. Currently that amount stands at 4,670.28 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in the county being the highest county in Hawaii for CO2 emissions per capita. The county has 30 electricity plants, which is 37th highest in the US. In Honolulu County, Residual Fuel Oil makes up 70.47% of the fuel types used in electricity generation. Other fuels used include Coal at 8.98% and Solar at 6.64% of generation.
FAQ
Which electricity company is the largest supplier in Honolulu County, Hawaii?
The largest electricity supplier in Honolulu County, Hawaii by megawatt hours sold is Hawaiian Electric.
How many power plants are located within Honolulu County, Hawaii?
Honolulu County, Hawaii is home to 30 active power plants generating electricity for the county and other surrounding areas.
What electricity companies offer service in Honolulu County, Hawaii?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian Electric | 50,738 |
