Haywood County, North Carolina Electricity Rates & Statistics
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Haywood County, North Carolina Electricity Overview
Haywood County emitted 163,762,268.36 kilograms of CO2 gases from electricity consumption, which makes it the 1342nd worst polluting county out of 3230 counties in the United States.
Non-renewable fuel types are used in the production of 14.81% of the megawatt hours produced in Haywood County, ranking it 752nd out of 3230 counties in the county for total megawatt hours produced from non-renewable sources.
Roughly 35,763.68 megawatt hours of electricity in Haywood County are generated per year using natural gas. This is 0.58 megawatt hours per customer in the county each year.
The nationwide average residential price per kilowatt hour sits at 16.02 cents, while residents of Haywood County benefit from an average rate that is 5.66% below that at 15.11 cents per kilowatt hour.
Averaging production of 6.82 megawatt hours per resident a year, Haywood County is 34 out of 100 counties in North Carolina in generation per capita.
Haywood County is 18th in the state rankings for total megawatt hours generated from renewable energy, with 358,238.64 megawatt hours produced from sustainable fuels.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
792,935 MWh
Consumption per Capita
12.85 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
420,501 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
358,239 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
62,262 MWh
Production per Capita
6.82 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
163,762,268 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
2,654.38 kg
Recent Energy News in Waynesville
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Waynesville, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 7,458 positions to 19,831st, from last year's value of 12,373rd
- In Waynesville, the residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 10,079 positions to 24,453rd, from last year's value of 14,374th
- In Waynesville, the residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 1,981 positions to 24,453rd, from last month's value of 22,472nd
- In Waynesville, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 497 positions to 19,831st, from last month's value of 19,334th
- In Waynesville, the residential electricity bill state rank dropped by 118 positions to 731st, from last year's value of 613th
- In Waynesville, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill state rank dropped by 36 positions to 653rd, from last year's value of 617th
- In Waynesville, the residential electricity bill state rank dropped by 79 positions to 731st, from last month's value of 652nd
- In Waynesville, the residential electricity bill increased by 37.59% to $175.18, from last year's value of $127.32
- In Waynesville, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill increased by 13.06% to $147.47, from last year's value of $130.44
- In Waynesville, the residential electricity bill decreased by 9.04% to $175.18, from last month's value of $192.59
- In Waynesville, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill increased by 2.78% to $147.47, from last month's value of $143.48
Commercial Electricity Prices
- In Waynesville, the commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 5,825 positions to 15,991st, from last year's value of 10,166th
- In Waynesville, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 2,270 positions to 12,939th, from last year's value of 10,669th
- In Waynesville, the commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 1,917 positions to 15,991st, from last month's value of 14,074th
- In Waynesville, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 351 positions to 12,939th, from last month's value of 12,588th
- In Waynesville, the commercial electricity bill increased by 30.33% to $572.36, from last year's value of $439.18
- In Waynesville, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill increased by 11.82% to $548.98, from last year's value of $490.94
- In Waynesville, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill state rank increased by 3 positions to 469th, from last year's value of 472nd
- In Waynesville, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill increased by 2.06% to $548.98, from last month's value of $537.88
- In Waynesville, the commercial electricity bill decreased by 4.54% to $572.36, from last month's value of $599.61
- In Waynesville, the commercial electricity bill state rank increased by 4 positions to 468th, from last month's value of 472nd
- In Waynesville, the commercial electricity bill state rank increased by 1 position to 468th, from last year's value of 469th
Industrial Electricity Prices
- In Waynesville, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 410 positions to 15,743rd, from last year's value of 15,333rd
- In Waynesville, the industrial electricity bill national rank increased by 729 positions to 15,850th, from last month's value of 16,579th
- In Waynesville, the industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 643 positions to 15,850th, from last year's value of 15,207th
- In Waynesville, the industrial electricity bill state rank increased by 261 positions to 352nd, from last year's value of 613th
- In Waynesville, the industrial electricity bill state rank increased by 264 positions to 352nd, from last month's value of 616th
- In Waynesville, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 29 positions to 15,743rd, from last month's value of 15,714th
- In Waynesville, the industrial electricity bill decreased by 14.7% to $15,299.8, from last month's value of $17,935.8
- In Waynesville, the industrial electricity bill increased by 4% to $15,299.8, from last year's value of $14,711.74
- In Waynesville, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill state rank increased by 1 position to 612th, from last month's value of 613th
- In Waynesville, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill increased by 0.29% to $16,880.55, from last month's value of $16,831.54
- In Waynesville, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill decreased by 0.2% to $16,880.55, from last year's value of $16,913.62
Waynesville Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Electricity Rate for February, 2024
17.17¢ per kWh
- 18.39% higher than last month
- 28.04% higher than February last year
- 8.02% higher than the North Carolina average
- 5.34% higher than the US average
- 732nd in the state out of 732 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 22 since February last year
- 18,289th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 3,727 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 9,600 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate
14.6¢ per kWh
- 2.19% higher than last month
- 15.22% higher than February last year
- 6.77% higher than the North Carolina average
- 13.78% lower than the US average
- 732nd in the state out of 732 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 22 since February last year
- 12,375th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 2,046 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 5,813 since February last year
Average Residential Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$175.18 per month
- 9.04% lower than last month
- 37.59% higher than February last year
- 8.59% higher than the North Carolina average
- 39.74% higher than the US average
- 731st in the state out of 732 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 79 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 118 since February last year
- 24,453rd in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 1,981 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 10,079 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill
$147.47 per month
- 2.78% higher than last month
- 13.06% higher than February last year
- 5.91% higher than the North Carolina average
- 11.27% higher than the US average
- 653rd in the state out of 732 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 36 since February last year
- 19,831st in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 497 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 7,458 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
12.31¢ per kWh
- 11.4% higher than last month
- 19.19% higher than February last year
- 4.59% higher than the North Carolina average
- 9.6% lower than the US average
- 653rd in the state out of 732 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 23 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 56 since February last year
- 12,910th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 3,213 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 7,422 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate
10.75¢ per kWh
- 1.56% higher than last month
- 9.02% higher than February last year
- 5.3% higher than the North Carolina average
- 23.86% lower than the US average
- 612th in the state out of 732 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 83 since February last year
- 6,977th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 235 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,808 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$572.36 per month
- 4.54% lower than last month
- 30.33% higher than February last year
- 0.36% lower than the North Carolina average
- 65.79% lower than the US average
- 468th in the state out of 732 cities
- The state rank has increased by 4 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 1 since February last year
- 15,991st in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 1,917 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 5,825 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill
$548.98 per month
- 2.06% higher than last month
- 11.82% higher than February last year
- 0.38% higher than the North Carolina average
- 66.58% lower than the US average
- 469th in the state out of 732 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 3 since February last year
- 12,939th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 351 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,270 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
8.98¢ per kWh
- 14.5% higher than last month
- 26.74% higher than February last year
- 3.09% higher than the North Carolina average
- 8.87% lower than the US average
- 729th in the state out of 729 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 93 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 95 since February last year
- 15,995th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 4,385 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 6,568 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate
7.68¢ per kWh
- 2.1% higher than last month
- 3.71% lower than February last year
- 1.5% higher than the North Carolina average
- 24.73% lower than the US average
- 635th in the state out of 729 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 16 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 80 since February last year
- 10,780th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 1,369 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,524 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$15,299.8 per month
- 14.7% lower than last month
- 4% higher than February last year
- 54.66% lower than the North Carolina average
- 50.09% lower than the US average
- 352nd in the state out of 729 cities
- The state rank has increased by 264 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 261 since February last year
- 15,850th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 729 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 643 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill
$16,880.55 per month
- 0.29% higher than last month
- 0.2% lower than February last year
- 57.75% lower than the North Carolina average
- 50.48% lower than the US average
- 612th in the state out of 729 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 15,743rd in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 29 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 410 since February last year
Waynesville, NC Electricity Overview
Waynesville has an average residential electricity rate of 14.31 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 6.50% more than the average state rate of 13.44 cents, a potentially frustrating situation for residents of the city. The average residential electricity bill for a resident in the city is $131.6 per month. Waynesville, North Carolina Electricity Utility is the largest electricity provider in the city based on residential customer count.
Emissions in Waynesville average 3,895.61 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident from electricity use, making them the 315th worst polluting city out of 777 cities in North Carolina based on emissions per capita. While not as telling of a statistic (more people almost always equals more pollution), the total emissions of Waynesville from electricity use is 39,295,067.42 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 92nd highest amount in North Carolina. The city has no electricity production plants within its borders, meaning the companies that service the city must import all of the 129,643.1 megawatt hours that citizens here consume annually.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Waynesville
Waynesville residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in December.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Waynesville, North Carolina
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Progress | BUNDLED | 14.55 | 147.6 | 16,158,188.45 | 2,351,270,324 | |
| Haywood Electric Membership | BUNDLED | 15.90 | 133.02 | 276,206 | 43,924,200 | |
| Waynesville, North Carolina Electricity Utility | BUNDLED | 13.00 | 113.42 | 25,390.71 | 3,302,013.5 |
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Canton, NC Electricity Overview
Canton has an average residential electricity rate of 15.21 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 13.19% more than the average state rate of 13.44 cents, a potentially frustrating situation for residents of the city. Generation from renewable fuel types totals 10.49 megawatt hours generated per person, which ranks the city 18th in the state out of 777 cities. There is an excess of 51,949.05 megawatt hours in the city because of customers consuming 92.43% less electricity than the city's electricity plants generate. This results in the necessity to export or store the extra megawatt hours.
Canton citizens average 6,046.02 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident from electricity use. A total of 26,439,265.41 kilograms of CO2 emissions are emitted from the city each year. Around 40.90% of Canton's electricity is generated using Black Liquour. Secondary fuels used in electricity production include Coal at 33.07% and Natural Gas at 17.10% of generation. Canton has one electricity generation plant.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Canton
Canton residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in December.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Canton, North Carolina
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Progress | BUNDLED | 14.55 | 147.6 | 16,158,188.45 | 2,351,270,324 | |
| French Broad Electric | BUNDLED | 13.81 | 108.27 | 333,401 | 46,041,300 | |
| Haywood Electric Membership | BUNDLED | 15.90 | 133.02 | 276,206 | 43,924,200 |
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Lake Junaluska CDP, NC Electricity Overview
Lake Junaluska CDP has an average residential electricity rate of 15.22 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 13.23% more than the average state rate of 13.44 cents, a potentially frustrating situation for residents of the city. The average residential electricity bill for a resident in the city is $140.16 per month, while the nationwide average is $138.3. Selling an estimated 8,149.97 megawatt hours, Duke Energy Progress is the largest supplier in the city.
Emissions in Lake Junaluska CDP average 3,895.61 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident from electricity use, making them the 59th worst polluting city out of 777 cities in North Carolina based on emissions per capita. While not as telling of a statistic (more people almost always equals more pollution), the total emissions of Lake Junaluska CDP from electricity use is 11,776,443.82 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 247th highest amount in North Carolina. The city has no electricity production plants within its borders, meaning the companies that service the city must import all of the 38,853.09 megawatt hours that citizens here consume annually.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Lake Junaluska CDP
Lake Junaluska CDP residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in December.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Lake Junaluska CDP, North Carolina
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy Progress | BUNDLED | 14.55 | 147.6 | 16,158,188.45 | 2,351,270,324 | |
| Haywood Electric Membership | BUNDLED | 15.90 | 133.02 | 276,206 | 43,924,200 | |
| Waynesville, North Carolina Electricity Utility | BUNDLED | 13.00 | 113.42 | 25,390.71 | 3,302,013.5 |
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Electricity Production in Haywood County, North Carolina
Power Plants in Haywood County, North Carolina
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haywood County | NC | Conventional Hydroelectric | 309,709 | |||||
Canton North CarolinaBlue Ridge Paper Products Inc (100.00%) | Canton | NC | Black Liquour | 108,153 | 50,876,953.56 | 470.42 | 6/2023 | |
Innovative Solar 10Cypress Creek Renewables (100.00%) | Haywood County | NC | Solar | 2,639 |
Haywood County, North Carolina Details
Haywood County citizens average 2,654.38 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident from electricity consumption, which is sufficient to rank them 74th highest in the state out of 100 in this category. A total of 163,762,268.36 kilograms of CO2 emissions are emitted from the county. Over 73.65% of electricity in Haywood County comes from generation using Conventional Hydroelectric. When combined with Black Liquour (10.52%) and Coal (8.51%), the three fuel types make up 92.68% of the production in the county. Haywood County has the 847th most power plants of any county in the nation, with 3 total power plants.
Providers In Each City in Haywood County:
- Canton, North Carolina:
- Haywood Electric Membership: 49.31%
- French Broad Electric: 1.10%
- Duke Energy Progress: 49.59%
- Clyde, North Carolina:
- Haywood Electric Membership: 50.00%
- Duke Energy Progress: 50.00%
- Maggie Valley, North Carolina:
- Duke Energy Progress: 50.00%
- Haywood Electric Membership: 50.00%
- Waynesville, North Carolina:
- Haywood Electric Membership: 24.04%
- Waynesville, North Carolina Electricity Utility: 36.57%
- Duke Energy Progress: 39.40%
* 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 Haywood County, North Carolina?
By total megawatt hours sold, Duke Energy Progress is the largest electricity company in Haywood County, North Carolina.
How many power plants are within Haywood County, North Carolina?
Haywood County, North Carolina has 3 active power plants generating electricity for the county and surrounding areas.
How many electric companies offer service in Haywood County, North Carolina?
There are 3 electricity companies operating in Haywood County, North Carolina.
Which electricity companies offer service in Haywood County, North Carolina?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke Energy Progress | 33,617 |
| 2 | Haywood Electric Membership | 13,519 |
| 3 | Waynesville, North Carolina Electricity Utility | 3,189 |
