Big Horn County, Montana Electricity Rates & Statistics
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Big Horn County, Montana Electricity Overview
Big Horn County ranks 3rd in Montana out of 56 counties in solar power generation, with 5,913 megawatt hours produced from solar energy.
Big Horn County is ranked as the 14th largest consuming county out of 56 counties in Montana with over 100,000 megawatt hours being used by residents for their electricity needs.
Big Horn County's average residential electricity rate is 13.74 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 14.19% lower than the nationwide average of 16.02 cents per kilowatt hour.
The use of renewable fuels for electricity production in Big Horn County rose by 33.56% last year.
About 491,169.54 megawatt hours of electricity in Big Horn County are created a year using natural gas. This is 37.22 megawatt hours per resident in the county a year.
Big Horn County is the 8 largest producer of megawatt hours per capita out of 56 counties in the state, with a population of 13,198 and recent annual megawatt hour production of 1,185,756.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
183,507 MWh
Consumption per Capita
13.9 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
1,185,756 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
691,848 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
493,908 MWh
Production per Capita
89.84 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
96,496,078 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
7,311.42 kg
Recent Energy News in Hardin
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 2,600 positions to 4,599th, from last year's value of 1,999th
- In Hardin, the residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 2,777 positions to 12,340th, from last month's value of 9,563rd
- In Hardin, the residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 1,925 positions to 12,340th, from last year's value of 10,415th
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 83 positions to 4,599th, from last month's value of 4,516th
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill increased by 10.33% to $105.15, from last year's value of $95.3
- In Hardin, the residential electricity bill state rank dropped by 27 positions to 376th, from last month's value of 349th
- In Hardin, the residential electricity bill decreased by 11.69% to $120.64, from last month's value of $136.61
- In Hardin, the residential electricity bill increased by 4.89% to $120.64, from last year's value of $115.02
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill increased by 0.45% to $105.15, from last month's value of $104.68
Commercial Electricity Prices
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 2,793 positions to 9,378th, from last year's value of 6,585th
- In Hardin, the commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 3,171 positions to 10,171st, from last month's value of 7,000th
- In Hardin, the commercial electricity bill national rank increased by 2,049 positions to 10,171st, from last year's value of 12,220th
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill national rank increased by 240 positions to 9,378th, from last month's value of 9,618th
- In Hardin, the commercial electricity bill state rank increased by 41 positions to 426th, from last year's value of 467th
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill state rank dropped by 14 positions to 467th, from last year's value of 453rd
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill increased by 11.46% to $463.89, from last year's value of $416.19
- In Hardin, the commercial electricity bill decreased by 7.18% to $447.25, from last year's value of $481.83
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill decreased by 0.62% to $463.89, from last month's value of $466.77
- In Hardin, the commercial electricity bill increased by 0.22% to $447.25, from last month's value of $446.25
Industrial Electricity Prices
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 2,409 positions to 5,591st, from last year's value of 3,182nd
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 460 positions to 5,591st, from last month's value of 5,131st
- In Hardin, the industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 835 positions to 8,892nd, from last year's value of 8,057th
- In Hardin, the industrial electricity bill national rank increased by 231 positions to 8,892nd, from last month's value of 9,123rd
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill increased by 2.72% to $2,465.83, from last year's value of $2,400.53
- In Hardin, the industrial electricity bill decreased by 5.54% to $4,239.47, from last year's value of $4,488.19
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill state rank increased by 1 position to 411th, from last year's value of 412th
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill state rank increased by 1 position to 411th, from last month's value of 412th
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill decreased by 0.83% to $2,465.83, from last month's value of $2,486.56
- In Hardin, the industrial electricity bill decreased by 0.09% to $4,239.47, from last month's value of $4,243.47
Electricity Production from Coal
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average coal production national rank dropped by 171 positions to 212th, from last year's value of 41st
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average coal production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 33,106.78 MWhs
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average coal production state rank dropped by 1 position to 3rd, from last year's value of 2nd
- In Hardin, the coal production national rank dropped by 2 positions to 212th, from last year's value of 210th
- In Hardin, the coal production national rank increased by 1 position to 212th, from last month's value of 213th
Electricity Production from All Fuel Types
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank dropped by 343 positions to 633rd, from last year's value of 290th
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average total production decreased by 98.59% to 477.46 MWhs, from last year's value of 33,755.62 MWhs
- In Hardin, the total production national rank dropped by 72 positions to 614th, from last year's value of 542nd
- In Hardin, the total production increased by 43.41% to 294 MWhs, from last month's value of 205 MWhs
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank dropped by 13 positions to 633rd, from last month's value of 620th
- In Hardin, the total production national rank increased by 8 positions to 614th, from last month's value of 622nd
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average total production increased by 1.27% to 477.46 MWhs, from last month's value of 471.46 MWhs
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank dropped by 1 position to 6th, from last year's value of 5th
- In Hardin, the total production state rank increased by 2 positions to 6th, from last year's value of 8th
Electricity Production from Natural Gas
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production national rank dropped by 439 positions to 1,061st, from last year's value of 622nd
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 174.6 MWhs
- In Hardin, the natural gas production national rank dropped by 5 positions to 1,060th, from last year's value of 1,055th
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production state rank dropped by 1 position to 4th, from last year's value of 3rd
Electricity Production from Solar
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average solar production national rank increased by 320 positions to 161st, from last year's value of 481st
- In Hardin, the solar production national rank dropped by 69 positions to 165th, from last year's value of 96th
- In Hardin, the solar production increased by 43.41% to 294 MWhs, from last month's value of 205 MWhs
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average solar production national rank dropped by 12 positions to 161st, from last month's value of 149th
- In Hardin, the solar production national rank dropped by 5 positions to 165th, from last month's value of 160th
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average solar production increased by 1.27% to 477.46 MWhs, from last month's value of 471.46 MWhs
- In Hardin, the solar production state rank increased by 2 positions to 1st, from last year's value of 3rd
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average solar production increased by 0.68% to 477.46 MWhs, from last year's value of 474.23 MWhs
Electricity Emission from Production from Coal
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average coal emission national rank dropped by 176 positions to 213th, from last year's value of 37th
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average coal emission decreased by 100% to 0 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 41680025.05384616 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average coal emission state rank dropped by 1 position to 3rd, from last year's value of 2nd
Electricity Emission from Production from Natural Gas
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission national rank dropped by 437 positions to 1,066th, from last year's value of 629th
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission decreased by 100% to 0 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 122323.70769230768 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission state rank dropped by 1 position to 4th, from last year's value of 3rd
Electricity Emission from Production from All Fuel Types
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average total emission national rank dropped by 2,518 positions to 2,699th, from last year's value of 181st
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average total emission decreased by 100% to 0 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 41802348.76153846 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Hardin, the 12 month rolling average total emission state rank dropped by 9 positions to 11th, from last year's value of 2nd
Hardin Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Electricity Rate for February, 2024
13.76¢ per kWh
- 1.27% lower than last month
- 5.62% lower than February last year
- 3.35% higher than the Montana average
- 15.59% lower than the US average
- 467th in the state out of 467 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 11,355th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 1,499 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 1,215 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate
14.53¢ per kWh
- 0.47% lower than last month
- 14.48% higher than February last year
- 4.55% higher than the Montana average
- 14.22% lower than the US average
- 467th in the state out of 467 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 12,028th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 94 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 5,113 since February last year
Average Residential Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$120.64 per month
- 11.69% lower than last month
- 4.89% higher than February last year
- 3.58% lower than the Montana average
- 3.77% lower than the US average
- 376th in the state out of 467 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 27 since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 12,340th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 2,777 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,925 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill
$105.15 per month
- 0.45% higher than last month
- 10.33% higher than February last year
- 0.52% lower than the Montana average
- 20.66% lower than the US average
- 376th in the state out of 467 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 4,599th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 83 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,600 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
12.91¢ per kWh
- 1.26% lower than last month
- 8.37% lower than February last year
- 3.72% higher than the Montana average
- 5.15% lower than the US average
- 467th in the state out of 467 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 15,314th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 1,751 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 2,923 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate
13.98¢ per kWh
- 0.7% lower than last month
- 13.66% higher than February last year
- 5.57% higher than the Montana average
- 0.98% lower than the US average
- 467th in the state out of 467 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 14 since February last year
- 19,109th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 100 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 6,257 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$447.25 per month
- 0.22% higher than last month
- 7.18% lower than February last year
- 3.38% higher than the Montana average
- 73.27% lower than the US average
- 426th in the state out of 467 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 41 since February last year
- 10,171st in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 3,171 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 2,049 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill
$463.89 per month
- 0.62% lower than last month
- 11.46% higher than February last year
- 5.72% higher than the Montana average
- 71.76% lower than the US average
- 467th in the state out of 467 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 14 since February last year
- 9,378th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 240 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,793 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
9.09¢ per kWh
- 5.68% lower than last month
- 8.81% lower than February last year
- 4.03% lower than the Montana average
- 7.74% lower than the US average
- 453rd in the state out of 467 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 17,042nd in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 2,495 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 2,353 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate
10.76¢ per kWh
- 0.68% lower than last month
- 20.71% higher than February last year
- 1.68% higher than the Montana average
- 5.46% higher than the US average
- 453rd in the state out of 467 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 20,609th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 433 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 6,493 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$4,239.47 per month
- 0.09% lower than last month
- 5.54% lower than February last year
- 11.85% lower than the Montana average
- 86.17% lower than the US average
- 412th in the state out of 467 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 8,892nd in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 231 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 835 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill
$2,465.83 per month
- 0.83% lower than last month
- 2.72% higher than February last year
- 23.79% lower than the Montana average
- 92.77% lower than the US average
- 411th in the state out of 467 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 1 since February last year
- 5,591st in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 460 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,409 since February last year
Hardin Electricity Production and Emission Data
Average Electricity Production from All Fuel Types for February, 2024
294 MWh
- 43.41% higher than last month
- The same as February last year
- 99.73% lower than the Montana average
- 98.73% lower than the US average
- 6th in the state out of 11 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 2 since February last year
- 614th in the US out of 2,738 cities
- The national rank has increased by 8 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 72 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Production from All
477.46 MWh
- 1.27% higher than last month
- 98.59% lower than February last year
- 99.54% lower than the Montana average
- 98.14% lower than the US average
- 6th in the state out of 11 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since February last year
- 633rd in the US out of 2,738 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 13 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 343 since February last year
Average Electricity Production from Solar Fuel Types for February, 2024
294 MWh
- 43.41% higher than last month
- The same as February last year
- 12.93% higher than the Montana average
- 86.99% lower than the US average
- 1st in the state out of 3 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 2 since February last year
- 165th in the US out of 1,204 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 5 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 69 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Production from Solar
477.46 MWh
- 1.27% higher than last month
- 0.68% higher than February last year
- 4.26% higher than the Montana average
- 73.56% lower than the US average
- 1st in the state out of 3 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 161st in the US out of 1,204 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 12 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 320 since February last year
Hardin, MT Electricity Overview
On average, citizens living in Hardin are billed a residential electricity rate of 13.67 cents per kilowatt hour. While this is above the Montana average rate of 12.57 cents per kilowatt hour, it is less than the United States average of 16.02 cents. There has been a 1.97% increase in the use of sustainable fuels (think solar, wind or hydro power) in Hardin throughout the previous 12 months. It's great to see these fuel sources slowly replace nonrenewable fuels like coal and oil. Power generation facilities in the city are fueled by non-renewable fuels for 98.82% of the megawatt hours produce.
For every citizen in the city there are 17,345.32 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This ranks the city worst in the state out of 498 cities for pollution per capita. Total emissions in the city are 65,114,339.5 kilograms, which is the 13th highest total amount of pollution for any city in the state. The top fuel source used in Hardin is Coal, making up 98.27% of the fuel used in the city for electricity production. Solar and Natural Gas make up the next highest totals for a fuel type at 5,913 megawatt hours (1.18%) and 2,738.46 megawatt hours (0.55%), respectively. Hardin is home to 2 electricity plants, which is the 2nd most plants within a city in Montana.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Hardin
Hardin residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in March.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Hardin, Montana
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Horn County Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 12.85 | 131.41 | 37,907.27 | 4,869,448 | |
| NorthWestern Energy | BUNDLED | 14.48 | 105.2 | 2,816,563.74 | 407,963,734 |
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Crow Agency CDP, MT Electricity Overview
On average, citizens living in Crow Agency CDP are billed a residential electricity rate of 13.67 cents per kilowatt hour. While this is above the Montana average rate of 12.57 cents per kilowatt hour, it is less than the United States average of 16.02 cents. NorthWestern Energy is the largest provider in the city based on residential customer count.
For every citizen in the city there are 7,257.55 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This ranks the city 15th worst in the state out of 498 cities for pollution per capita. This comes to a total pollution amount of 14,464,304.45 kilograms. The residents of Crow Agency CDP have to use power from outside city limits because they don't have any electricity facilities within the city boundaries.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Crow Agency CDP
Crow Agency CDP residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in March.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Crow Agency CDP, Montana
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Horn County Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 12.85 | 131.41 | 37,907.27 | 4,869,448 | |
| NorthWestern Energy | BUNDLED | 14.48 | 105.2 | 2,816,563.74 | 407,963,734 |
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Muddy CDP, MT Electricity Overview
On average, citizens living in Muddy CDP are billed a residential electricity rate of 14.34 cents per kilowatt hour. While this is above the Montana average rate of 12.57 cents per kilowatt hour, it is less than the United States average of 16.02 cents. Selling an estimated 1,533.1 megawatt hours, NorthWestern Energy is the largest electricity supplier in the city. With a population of 709 residents, the city is the 123rd largest city by population in Montana.
For every citizen in the city there are 7,257.55 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This ranks the city 401st worst in the state out of 498 cities for pollution per capita. This comes to a total pollution amount of 5,145,605.55 kilograms. The residents of Muddy CDP have to use power from outside city limits because they don't have any electricity facilities within the city boundaries.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Muddy CDP
Muddy CDP residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in March.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Muddy CDP, Montana
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Horn County Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 12.85 | 131.41 | 37,907.27 | 4,869,448 | |
| NorthWestern Energy | BUNDLED | 14.48 | 105.2 | 2,816,563.74 | 407,963,734 | |
| Tongue River Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 14.25 | 155.02 | 57,323.52 | 8,166,328.71 |
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Electricity Production in Big Horn County, Montana
Power Plants in Big Horn County, Montana
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
YellowtailUS Bureau of Reclamation (100.00%) | Big Horn County | MT | Conventional Hydroelectric | 685,935 | ||||
Hardin Generator ProjectHeorot Power Management (100.00%) | Hardin | MT | Coal | 493,908 | 623,521,198.67 | 1,262.42 | ||
South Mills Solar, LLCNextEra Energy (100.00%) | Hardin | MT | Solar | 5,913 |
Big Horn County, Montana Details
For every citizen in the county there are 7,311.42 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use. Total emissions in the county are 96,496,078.3 kilograms, which is the 12th worst total amount of emissions for all counties in Montana. Conventional Hydroelectric makes up 57.85% of the fuel used for electricity generation in Big Horn County. Coal and Solar make up the next highest amounts of fuel used at 41.42% and 0.50% of total electricity generation, respectively. Big Horn County is home to 3 electricity generation plants, which is the 7th highest number of plants within a county in Montana.
Providers In Each City in Big Horn County:
- Hardin, Montana:
- Big Horn County Electric Cooperative: 50.00%
- NorthWestern Energy: 50.00%
- Lodge Grass, Montana:
- NorthWestern Energy: 50.00%
- Big Horn County Electric Cooperative: 50.00%
* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.
FAQ
What electricity company is the largest provider in Big Horn County, Montana?
By total revenue, NorthWestern Energy is the largest electricity company in Big Horn County, Montana.
How many power plants are located within Big Horn County, Montana?
Big Horn County, Montana is home to 3 power plants producing electricity for the county and other surrounding areas.
How many electric companies offer service in Big Horn County, Montana?
Big Horn County, Montana has 6 electricity suppliers offering service in the area.
Which electricity companies offer service in Big Horn County, Montana?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NorthWestern Energy | 17,122 |
| 2 | Yellowstone Valley Electric Cooperative | 3,623 |
| 3 | Big Horn County Electric Cooperative | 3,609 |
| 4 | Mid-Yellowstone Electric | 201 |
| 5 | Powder River Energy Corporation | 117 |
| 6 | Tongue River Electric Cooperative | 107 |
