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Oswego County, New York Electricity Overview

Oswego County is ranked 16th in New York out of 62 counties for renewable electricity production per capita, at 1.91 megawatt hours per person each year.

Oswego County is home to over 118,287 citizens and produces 13,291 megawatt hours of electricity from solar sources, or 0.11 megawatt hour per capita. This ranks Oswego County 716th in the nation out of 3230 counties for solar megawatt hours produced per person.

Oswego County produces 3240.98% more megawatt hours than the county consumes, leading to the need to export the excess.

Oswego County is the 734th largest producing county in the US out of 3230 counties when considering megawatt hours generated using sustainable fuel types.

National Grid is the largest provider in Oswego County when calculated by megawatt hours sold.

Oswego County is the 79th highest county in the nation for non-renewable production per capita, with an average of 234.48 megawatt hours per resident produced from non-renewable fuel sources.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    836,912 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    7.08 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    27,961,090 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    225,491 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    27,735,598 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    236.38 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    52,186,605 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    441.19 kg

Recent Energy News in Oswego

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Oswego 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 dropped by 350 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 357 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
  • 55th in the state out of 1,294 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 401 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 777 since February last year
  • 12,939th in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 5,457 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 1,886 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 400 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 3,045 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 has dropped by 400 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 dropped by 16 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
  • 552nd in the state out of 1,003 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 336 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 338 since February last year
  • 14,377th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 3,096 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,183 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

Oswego Electricity Production and Emission Data

Average Electricity Production from All Fuel Types for February, 2024

5,833 MWh

  • 13.03% lower than last month
  • 34.7% lower than February last year
  • 60.89% lower than the New York average
  • 74.81% lower than the US average
  • 16th in the state out of 176 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 2 since February last year
  • 455th in the US out of 2,738 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 18 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 94 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Production from All

4,727.23 MWh

  • 14.57% higher than last month
  • 17.73% lower than February last year
  • 69.42% lower than the New York average
  • 81.61% lower than the US average
  • 17th in the state out of 176 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 2 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 16 since February last year
  • 471st in the US out of 2,738 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 10 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 155 since February last year

Average Electricity Emission from All Fuel Types for February, 2024

5,508,712.32 MWh

  • 20.57% lower than last month
  • 30.37% lower than February last year
  • 18.56% lower than the New York average
  • 42.95% lower than the US average
  • 14th in the state out of 174 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 2 since February last year
  • 260th in the US out of 2,699 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 11 since last month
  • The national rank is the same since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Emission from All

4,558,091.27 MWh

  • 5.65% higher than last month
  • 7.52% lower than February last year
  • 38.68% lower than the New York average
  • 60.88% lower than the US average
  • 16th in the state out of 174 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 7 since February last year
  • 292nd in the US out of 2,699 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 2 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 130 since February last year

Average Electricity Production from Residual Fuel Oil Fuel Types for February, 2024

5,833 MWh

  • 13.03% lower than last month
  • 30.77% lower than February last year
  • 700% higher than the New York average
  • 663.89% higher than the US average
  • 1st in the state out of 8 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 2 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 2 since February last year
  • 2nd in the US out of 112 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 3 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 4 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Production from Residual Fuel Oil

4,817.46 MWh

  • 10.27% higher than last month
  • 26.59% higher than February last year
  • 190.01% higher than the New York average
  • 330.91% higher than the US average
  • 2nd in the state out of 8 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since February last year
  • 3rd in the US out of 112 cities
  • The national rank is the same since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 5 since February last year

Average Electricity Emission from Residual Fuel Oil Fuel Types for February, 2024

5,508,712.32 MWh

  • 20.57% lower than last month
  • 27.36% lower than February last year
  • 700% higher than the New York average
  • 758.24% higher than the US average
  • 1st in the state out of 8 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 2 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since February last year
  • 2nd in the US out of 112 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 2 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 3 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Emission from Residual Fuel Oil

4,449,612.14 MWh

  • 10.53% higher than last month
  • 18.52% higher than February last year
  • 209.7% higher than the New York average
  • 373.6% higher than the US average
  • 2nd in the state out of 8 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since February last year
  • 3rd in the US out of 112 cities
  • The national rank is the same since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 5 since February last year

Oswego, NY Electricity Overview

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On average, residents living in Oswego are paying a residential electricity rate of 22.61 cents per kilowatt hour. Regrettably, this is 1.44% higher than the state's average rate of 22.29 cents. The city has a ranking of 75th out of 1306 cities in the state for renewable energy production per capita, with 0.92 megawatt hours being produced per citizen. With 19.42% of its electricity generation coming from renewable fuels, the city ranks 109th out of 1306 cities in the state for total electricity generation from renewable fuels.

Oswego has roughly 66.64% of its electricity produced by Residual Fuel Oil. Conventional Hydroelectric and Natural Gas make up the next highest amounts at 15,797 megawatt hours (19.42%) and 11,332.67 megawatt hours (13.93%), respectively. The city is the 34th highest ranked city in the state out of 1306 when it comes to total emissions from electricity use, with the city emitting 67,229,342.2 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per citizen in the city, which amounts to 3,930.39 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This calculation ranks the city as the 13th highest polluting city in New York. Oswego has 4 electricity generation plants, which is the 8th most for a city in the state.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Oswego

Oswego residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in October.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.218/kWh$0.109/kWh$166.86/mo.$60.86/mo.
416th16.60¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Oswego
51st$104.23Average residential monthly electricity bill for Oswego Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Oswego, New York

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Abest Power & GasENERGY18.5185.2719,0693,530,000
Agway Energy ServicesENERGY13.5385.41125,64616,996,200
All American Power and GasENERGY31.34140.13,9381,234,000
Alpha Gas and ElectricENERGY12.1768.3164,0117,789,400
American Power & GasENERGY15.84124.79111,00417,583,400

Fulton, NY Electricity Overview

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On average, residents living in Fulton are paying a residential electricity rate of 22.59 cents per kilowatt hour. Regrettably, this is 1.36% higher than the state's average rate of 22.29 cents. Generation from renewable fuel sources totals 5.3 megawatt hours generated per resident in the city. National Grid sells an estimated 3,116.02 megawatt hours in the city each year, more than any other electricity provider.

Fulton's electricity consumption results in CO2 pollution totaling 4,784,229.92 kilograms, which is 512th largest amount in New York out of 1306 cities. A better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per resident in the city, which is 417.44 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This measurement ranks Fulton as the 1258th highest polluting city in the state. Conventional Hydroelectric makes up 100.00% of the fuel used for electricity production in Fulton. Fulton has 4 power producing plants, which is the 8th most for a city in New York.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Fulton

Fulton residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in October.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.218/kWh$0.109/kWh$166.86/mo.$60.86/mo.
416th16.60¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Fulton
51st$104.23Average residential monthly electricity bill for Fulton Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Fulton, New York

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Abest Power & GasENERGY18.5185.2719,0693,530,000
Agway Energy ServicesENERGY13.5385.41125,64616,996,200
All American Power and GasENERGY31.34140.13,9381,234,000
Alpha Gas and ElectricENERGY12.1768.3164,0117,789,400
American Power & GasENERGY15.84124.79111,00417,583,400

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SUNY Oswego CDP, NY Electricity Overview

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On average, residents living in SUNY Oswego CDP are paying a residential electricity rate of 22.62 cents per kilowatt hour. Regrettably, this is 1.50% higher than the state's average rate of 22.29 cents. The average residential electricity bill for a resident in the city is $153.5 per month, while the US average is $138.3. Patrons in the city pay a 10.99% markup compared to the rest of the United States. The largest electricity supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold is National Grid.

SUNY Oswego CDP's electricity consumption results in CO2 pollution totaling 6,258,772.95 kilograms, which is 430th largest amount in New York out of 1306 cities. A better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per resident in the city, which is 1,665.45 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This measurement ranks SUNY Oswego CDP as the 159th highest polluting city in the state. The city has zero power plants currently operating within the city limits.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in SUNY Oswego CDP

SUNY Oswego CDP residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in October.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.218/kWh$0.109/kWh$166.86/mo.$60.86/mo.
416th16.60¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of SUNY Oswego CDP
51st$104.23Average residential monthly electricity bill for SUNY Oswego CDP Residents

Electric Companies With Service in SUNY Oswego CDP, New York

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Abest Power & GasENERGY18.5185.2719,0693,530,000
Agway Energy ServicesENERGY13.5385.41125,64616,996,200
All American Power and GasENERGY31.34140.13,9381,234,000
Alpha Gas and ElectricENERGY12.1768.3164,0117,789,400
American Power & GasENERGY15.84124.79111,00417,583,400

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Electricity Production in Oswego County, New York

Power Plants in Oswego County, New York

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Emission (kg)Emissions per MWhToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Oswego County NY Nuclear 15,573,727
James A FitzpatrickExelon Corporation (100.00%)
Oswego County NY Nuclear 7,392,690
Sithe Independence StationVistra Energy (100.00%)
Oswego County NY Natural Gas 4,700,043.821,681,935,675357.86
Oswego County NY Conventional Hydroelectric 86,264
Oswego Harbor PowerArcLight Capital Partners LLC (100.00%)
Oswego NY Residual Fuel Oil 52,52151,344,065.83977.59
Fulton NY Conventional Hydroelectric 29,619
Minetto CDP NY Conventional Hydroelectric 24,936
Fulton NY Conventional Hydroelectric 22,150
Oswego County NY Conventional Hydroelectric 21,393
Oswego NY Conventional Hydroelectric 15,797
Indeck Oswego Energy CenterIndeck-Oswego Ltd Partnership (100.00%)
Oswego NY Natural Gas 13,0186,543,455.27502.65
Oswego County Energy RecoveryOswego County (100.00%)
Oswego County NY Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste 6,767.693,722,690.8550.07
Fulton NY Conventional Hydroelectric 5,255
Volney IIDG New York CS, LLC (100.00%)
Oswego County NY Solar 4,680
Fulton NY Conventional Hydroelectric 3,741
Sandy Creek NY Solar 3,188
Onondaga County- ClearwaterDom Solar Lessor I, LP (100.00%)
Oswego County NY Solar 2,647
Oswego County - Fulton SolarTesla Energy (100.00%)
Oswego County NY Solar 2,511
OYA PulaskiOYA Pulaski LLC (100.00%)
Pulaski NY Solar 264
East Pulaski BESSNational Grid (100.00%)
Oswego County NY Batteries or other use of electricity as an energy source -123

Oswego County, New York Details

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

Oswego County has roughly 82.14% of its electricity produced by Nuclear. Natural Gas and Conventional Hydroelectric make up the next highest amounts at 4,711,376.49 megawatt hours (16.85%) and 209,155 megawatt hours (0.75%), respectively. The county's electricity use results in CO2 emissions totaling 52,186,604.67 kilograms, which is 49th largest emissions amount in New York out of 62 counties. A better measurement of pollution is the CO2 emissions per citizen in the county, which amounts to 441.19 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This measurement ranks the county as the 53rd highest polluting county in the state. Oswego County has 20 electricity generation plants, which is 72nd most in the country.

NUCLEAR
Nuclear
Nuclear
Nuclear
Nuclear
Nuclear
Nuclear
Nuclear
Nuclear
Nuclear
82.14%
NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
16.85%
CONVENTIONAL HYDROELECTRIC
Conventional Hydroelectric
0.75%
RESIDUAL FUEL OIL
Residual Fuel Oil
0.19%
SOLAR
Solar
0.05%
OTHER
Other
0.02%

Oswego County, New York Net Metering

Of the 45 electricity providers in Oswego County, only one of them report that they offer net metering crediting. Consumers in New York have pretty good net metering laws that allow them to take advantage of additional benefits of personal solar.

Energy Loss

The average energy loss for electricity providers in Oswego County is 5.91%. This includes data from 9 companies, including National Grid, Agway Energy Services, and Kiwi Energy. The countrywide average is 2.87%, meaning Oswego County ranks 2403rd best in the United States for energy loss efficiency.

Providers In Each City in Oswego County:

* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.

FAQ

How many electric companies offer service in Oswego County, New York?

Oswego County, New York has 45 electricity providers operating in the area.

Which electricity companies offer service in Oswego County, New York?

Which electricity company is the largest provider in Oswego County, New York?

By total megawatt hours sold, National Grid is the largest electricity supplier in Oswego County, New York.

How many power plants are located within Oswego County, New York?

There are 20 power plants in Oswego County, New York

Fernando García
Last Reviewed By: Fernando García
Published: 2024-01-25