Columbia County, New York Electricity Rates & Statistics
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Columbia County, New York Electricity Overview
Columbia County has the 49th largest electricity generation of all 62 counties in the state, producing 34,818 megawatt hours.
The largest supplier in Columbia County by customer count is New York State Electric & Gas.
The average monthly residential electricity bill in Columbia County totals $154.02. For comparison, the state average bill is $126.66
Columbia County's average residential electricity rate is 22.29 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 39.15% more than the nationwide average of 16.02 cents per kilowatt hour.
Customers in Columbia County deal with an average of 1.17 outages lasting 139.23 minutes each year, compared to the US averages of 1.27 outages at 137.24 minutes each.
Columbia County is the 1255th highest producing county in the nation out of 3230 counties when considering megawatt hours generated from sustainable fuel types.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
435,744 MWh
Consumption per Capita
7.08 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
34,818 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
34,818 MWh
Production per Capita
0.57 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
94,374,423 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
1,532.38 kg
Recent Energy News in Hudson
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Hudson, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank increased by 5,217 positions to 17,802nd, from last year's value of 23,019th
- In Hudson, the residential electricity rate national rank increased by 756 positions to 21,790th, from last year's value of 22,546th
- In Hudson, the residential electricity rate national rank increased by 190 positions to 21,790th, from last month's value of 21,980th
- In Hudson, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate state rank increased by 47 positions to 735th, from last year's value of 782nd
- In Hudson, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate state rank increased by 47 positions to 735th, from last month's value of 782nd
- In Hudson, the residential electricity rate state rank increased by 49 positions to 731st, from last year's value of 780th
- In Hudson, the residential electricity rate state rank increased by 47 positions to 731st, from last month's value of 778th
- In Hudson, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate decreased by 11.83% to 16.53 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 18.75 ¢ / kWh
- In Hudson, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 4 positions to 17,802nd, from last month's value of 17,798th
- In Hudson, the residential electricity rate decreased by 2.55% to 18.64 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 19.13 ¢ / kWh
- In Hudson, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate decreased by 0.24% to 16.53 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 16.58 ¢ / kWh
- In Hudson, the residential electricity rate decreased by 0.1% to 18.64 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 18.66 ¢ / kWh
Commercial Electricity Prices
- In Hudson, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill national rank increased by 1,244 positions to 2,890th, from last year's value of 4,134th
- In Hudson, the commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 2,275 positions to 5,282nd, from last month's value of 3,007th
- In Hudson, the commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 709 positions to 5,282nd, from last year's value of 4,573rd
- In Hudson, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill decreased by 23.73% to $274.25, from last year's value of $359.58
- In Hudson, the commercial electricity bill increased by 7.69% to $334.33, from last month's value of $310.46
- In Hudson, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill state rank increased by 2 positions to 729th, from last year's value of 731st
- In Hudson, the commercial electricity bill increased by 3.24% to $334.33, from last year's value of $323.84
- In Hudson, the commercial electricity bill state rank increased by 1 position to 729th, from last year's value of 730th
- In Hudson, the commercial electricity bill state rank increased by 1 position to 729th, from last month's value of 730th
- In Hudson, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill increased by 0.32% to $274.25, from last month's value of $273.38
Industrial Electricity Prices
- In Hudson, the industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 3,500 positions to 14,781st, from last month's value of 11,281st
- In Hudson, the industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 1,587 positions to 14,781st, from last year's value of 13,194th
- In Hudson, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 583 positions to 11,255th, from last year's value of 10,672nd
- In Hudson, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 533 positions to 11,255th, from last month's value of 10,722nd
- In Hudson, the industrial electricity bill increased by 81.78% to $12,240.94, from last month's value of $6,734.06
- In Hudson, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill decreased by 28.52% to $7,415.91, from last year's value of $10,374.5
- In Hudson, the industrial electricity bill state rank dropped by 66 positions to 956th, from last year's value of 890th
- In Hudson, the industrial electricity bill state rank dropped by 68 positions to 956th, from last month's value of 888th
- In Hudson, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill state rank dropped by 14 positions to 888th, from last month's value of 874th
- In Hudson, the industrial electricity bill increased by 14.83% to $12,240.94, from last year's value of $10,660.06
- In Hudson, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill state rank increased by 5 positions to 888th, from last year's value of 893rd
- In Hudson, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill increased by 1.81% to $7,415.91, from last month's value of $7,284.17
Electricity Production from All Fuel Types
- In Hudson, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank dropped by 1,418 positions to 2,703rd, from last year's value of 1,285th
- In Hudson, the 12 month rolling average total production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 577.96 MWhs
- In Hudson, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank dropped by 89 positions to 176th, from last year's value of 87th
- In Hudson, the total production national rank increased by 11 positions to 2,699th, from last year's value of 2,710th
- In Hudson, 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 Hudson, the total production national rank increased by 3 positions to 2,699th, from last month's value of 2,702nd
Electricity Production from Solar
- In Hudson, the 12 month rolling average solar production national rank dropped by 780 positions to 1,204th, from last year's value of 424th
- In Hudson, the 12 month rolling average solar production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 577.96 MWhs
- In Hudson, the 12 month rolling average solar production state rank dropped by 63 positions to 91st, from last year's value of 28th
Hudson Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Electricity Rate for February, 2024
18.64¢ per kWh
- 0.1% lower than last month
- 2.55% lower than February last year
- 11.17% lower than the New York average
- 14.38% higher than the US average
- 731st in the state out of 1,294 cities
- The state rank has increased by 47 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 49 since February last year
- 21,790th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 190 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 756 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate
16.53¢ per kWh
- 0.24% lower than last month
- 11.83% lower than February last year
- 13.18% lower than the New York average
- 2.39% lower than the US average
- 735th in the state out of 1,294 cities
- The state rank has increased by 47 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 47 since February last year
- 17,802nd in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 4 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 5,217 since February last year
Average Residential Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$124.01 per month
- 6.16% lower than last month
- 2.8% lower than February last year
- 12.04% lower than the New York average
- 1.08% lower than the US average
- 452nd in the state out of 1,294 cities
- The state rank has increased by 4 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 372 since February last year
- 13,336th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 5,854 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 1,481 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill
$104.2 per month
- 0.29% lower than last month
- 13.98% lower than February last year
- 17.6% lower than the New York average
- 21.37% lower than the US average
- 410th in the state out of 1,294 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 422 since February last year
- 4,143rd in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 19 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 5,676 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
13.14¢ per kWh
- 8.74% higher than last month
- 4.27% higher than February last year
- 16.5% lower than the New York average
- 3.5% lower than the US average
- 410th in the state out of 1,294 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 8 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since February last year
- 17,380th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 2,653 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 3,571 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate
11.07¢ per kWh
- 0.41% higher than last month
- 20.35% lower than February last year
- 25.51% lower than the New York average
- 21.61% lower than the US average
- 409th in the state out of 1,294 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 1 since February last year
- 8,289th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 394 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 10,592 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$334.33 per month
- 7.69% higher than last month
- 3.24% higher than February last year
- 27.07% lower than the New York average
- 80.02% lower than the US average
- 729th in the state out of 1,294 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 1 since February last year
- 5,282nd in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 2,275 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 709 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill
$274.25 per month
- 0.32% higher than last month
- 23.73% lower than February last year
- 41.31% lower than the New York average
- 83.3% lower than the US average
- 729th in the state out of 1,294 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 2 since February last year
- 2,890th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank is the same since last month
- The national rank has increased by 1,244 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
7.71¢ per kWh
- 49.8% higher than last month
- 4.45% higher than February last year
- 29.29% lower than the New York average
- 21.76% lower than the US average
- 411th in the state out of 1,003 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 10 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 388 since February last year
- 10,566th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 7,500 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 1,101 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate
6.35¢ per kWh
- 0.43% higher than last month
- 30.15% lower than February last year
- 33.76% lower than the New York average
- 37.78% lower than the US average
- 406th in the state out of 1,003 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 69 since February last year
- 3,117th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 384 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 11,555 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$12,240.94 per month
- 81.78% higher than last month
- 14.83% higher than February last year
- 67.16% higher than the New York average
- 60.07% lower than the US average
- 956th in the state out of 1,003 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 68 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 66 since February last year
- 14,781st in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 3,500 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,587 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill
$7,415.91 per month
- 1.81% higher than last month
- 28.52% lower than February last year
- 42.27% higher than the New York average
- 78.25% lower than the US average
- 888th in the state out of 1,003 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 14 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 5 since February last year
- 11,255th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 533 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 583 since February last year
Hudson, NY Electricity Overview
The average residential electricity rate for Hudson is about 22.59 cents per kilowatt hour. Unfortunately for the citizens, this rate is above both the New York and the nationwide average prices of 22.29 and 16.02 cents per kilowatt hour, respectively. Hudson produces 18.71% of the electricity used in the city and must import power from neighboring cities and counties or rural area power generation facilities. National Grid sells an estimated 1,436.81 megawatt hours in the city each year, more than any other supplier.
Emissions in Hudson average 1,353.93 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident due to electricity consumption, which ranks them as the 1235th worst polluting city out of 1306 cities in New York based on emissions per capita. Total emissions in the city are 8,074,822.15 kilograms, which is the 368th worst total amount of pollution for any city in the state. The city has one power producing plant. For the purpose of electricity production, Hudson's top fuel type is Solar, making up 100.00%, or 7,893 megawatt hours of production in the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Hudson
Hudson residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in October.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Hudson, New York
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abest Power & Gas | ENERGY | 18.51 | 85.27 | 19,069 | 3,530,000 | |
Agway Energy Services | ENERGY | 13.53 | 85.41 | 125,646 | 16,996,200 | |
All American Power and Gas | ENERGY | 31.34 | 140.1 | 3,938 | 1,234,000 | |
Alpha Gas and Electric | ENERGY | 12.17 | 68.31 | 64,011 | 7,789,400 | |
American Power & Gas | ENERGY | 15.84 | 124.79 | 111,004 | 17,583,400 |
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Lorenz Park CDP, NY Electricity Overview
The average residential electricity rate for Lorenz Park CDP is about 22.59 cents per kilowatt hour. Unfortunately for the citizens, this rate is above both the New York and the nationwide average prices of 22.29 and 16.02 cents per kilowatt hour, respectively. National Grid is the largest provider in the city based on megawatt hours sold. The US average monthly residential power bill is $138.3, while the Lorenz Park CDP average is 10.79% more at $153.23 per month.
Emissions in Lorenz Park CDP average 1,665.45 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident due to electricity consumption, which ranks them as the 159th worst polluting city out of 1306 cities in New York based on emissions per capita. Total emissions in the city are 3,196,004.6 kilograms, which is the 634th worst total amount of pollution for any city in the state. The inhabitants of Lorenz Park CDP have to import electricity from outside city limits because there are not any electricity producing facilities within the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Lorenz Park CDP
Lorenz Park CDP residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in October.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Lorenz Park CDP, New York
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abest Power & Gas | ENERGY | 18.51 | 85.27 | 19,069 | 3,530,000 | |
Agway Energy Services | ENERGY | 13.53 | 85.41 | 125,646 | 16,996,200 | |
All American Power and Gas | ENERGY | 31.34 | 140.1 | 3,938 | 1,234,000 | |
Alpha Gas and Electric | ENERGY | 12.17 | 68.31 | 64,011 | 7,789,400 | |
American Power & Gas | ENERGY | 15.84 | 124.79 | 111,004 | 17,583,400 |
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Chatham, NY Electricity Overview
The average residential electricity rate for Chatham is about 21.22 cents per kilowatt hour. While this is less than the state average rate of 22.29 cents per kilowatt hour, it is above the US average of 16.02 cents. Consumers in Chatham are faced with 1.09 electrical outages per year with outages lasting on average 117.25 minutes. New York State Electric & Gas sells an estimated 603.26 megawatt hours in the city per year, which is more than any other electricity provider.
Emissions in Chatham average 1,665.45 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident due to electricity consumption, which ranks them as the 159th worst polluting city out of 1306 cities in New York based on emissions per capita. Total emissions in the city are 2,854,586.7 kilograms, which is the 674th worst total amount of pollution for any city in the state. The inhabitants of Chatham have to import electricity from outside city limits because there are not any electricity producing facilities within the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Chatham
Chatham residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in July.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Chatham, New York
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abest Power & Gas | ENERGY | 18.51 | 85.27 | 19,069 | 3,530,000 | |
Agway Energy Services | ENERGY | 13.53 | 85.41 | 125,646 | 16,996,200 | |
All American Power and Gas | ENERGY | 31.34 | 140.1 | 3,938 | 1,234,000 | |
Alpha Gas and Electric | ENERGY | 12.17 | 68.31 | 64,011 | 7,789,400 | |
American Power & Gas | ENERGY | 15.84 | 124.79 | 111,004 | 17,583,400 |
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Electricity Production in Columbia County, New York
Power Plants in Columbia County, New York
Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stuyvesant FallsAlbany Engineering Corporation (100.00%) | Columbia County | NY | Conventional Hydroelectric | 13,933 | ||||
ELP Kinderhook CSGConductive Power (100.00%) | Valatie | NY | Solar | 8,460 | ||||
ELP Greenport CSGConductive Power (100.00%) | Hudson | NY | Solar | 7,893 | ||||
Ghent (NY)VC Renewables (100.00%) | Ghent CDP | NY | Solar | 4,532 |
Columbia County, New York Details
Emissions in Columbia County average 1,532.38 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident from electricity use, which ranks them as the 2663rd worst polluting county in the nation based on emissions per capita. Total emissions in the county are 94,374,422.59 kilograms, which is the 36th worst total amount of pollution for any county in the state. The county has 4 electricity generation plants, which is 52nd highest in the state. Columbia County's fuel of choice is Solar, with 59.98% of electricity generation coming from the fuel type.
Providers In Each City in Columbia County:
- Chatham, New York:
- New York State Electric & Gas: 100.00%
- Hudson, New York:
- National Grid: 100.00%
- Kinderhook, New York:
- National Grid: 100.00%
- Philmont, New York:
- New York State Electric & Gas: 100.00%
- Valatie, New York:
- National Grid: 100.00%
* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.
FAQ
How many power plants are in Columbia County, New York?
Columbia County, New York has 4 active electricity plants producing electricity for the county and other surrounding areas.
What electricity company is the largest provider in Columbia County, New York?
The largest electricity company in Columbia County, New York by megawatt hours sold is New York State Electric & Gas.
What electricity companies offer service in Columbia County, New York?
County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
---|---|---|
1 | New York State Electric & Gas | 16,718 |
2 | National Grid | 15,402 |
3 | Central Hudson Gas and Electric | 6,821 |
4 | Green Mountain Energy | 879 |
5 | Direct Energy | 787 |
6 | Family Energy | 457 |
7 | MPower Energy | 441 |
8 | Clean Choice Energy | 423 |
9 | IDT Energy | 335 |
10 | American Power & Gas | 317 |
How many electric companies offer service in Columbia County, New York?
There are 48 electricity providers operating in Columbia County, New York.