Washington County, Rhode Island Electricity Rates & Statistics
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Washington County, Rhode Island Electricity Overview
After a 8.01% rise in electricity produced by wind, Washington County's total electric production is now 1.10% wind powered.
On average, Washington County residents are accountable for 2,539.77 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita, while the nationwide average pollution per person is 4,162.25.
The Narragansett Electric Co is the largest provider in Washington County when calculated by megawatt hours sold.
Electricity from wind energy generated in Washington County totals 2,751 megawatt hours, ranking Washington County 503rd in the nation out of 3230 counties for wind power generation.
Solar power usage in Washington County has risen by 15.58% year over year, with 96,423 megawatt hours being produced from solar energy in the last 12 months.
The burning of natural gas in Washington County yields a total of 151,321.8 megawatts of electricity, propelling this county into its ranking of 480th in the nation out of 3230 counties.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
874,268 MWh
Consumption per Capita
6.71 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
250,595 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
99,174 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
151,421 MWh
Production per Capita
1.92 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
331,008,107 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
2,539.77 kg
Recent Energy News in Westerly CDP
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Westerly CDP, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 326 positions to 24,532nd, from last year's value of 24,206th
- In Westerly CDP, the residential electricity rate national rank increased by 614 positions to 24,825th, from last year's value of 25,439th
- In Westerly CDP, the residential electricity rate national rank increased by 541 positions to 24,825th, from last month's value of 25,366th
- In Westerly CDP, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 164 positions to 24,532nd, from last month's value of 24,368th
- In Westerly CDP, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate increased by 15.32% to 27.75 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 24.06 ¢ / kWh
- In Westerly CDP, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate state rank dropped by 3 positions to 37th, from last year's value of 34th
- In Westerly CDP, the residential electricity rate increased by 6.48% to 30.88 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 29 ¢ / kWh
- In Westerly CDP, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate increased by 0.57% to 27.75 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 27.59 ¢ / kWh
- In Westerly CDP, the residential electricity rate decreased by 0.95% to 30.88 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 31.18 ¢ / kWh
Commercial Electricity Prices
- In Westerly CDP, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 2,089 positions to 22,700th, from last year's value of 20,611th
- In Westerly CDP, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 476 positions to 22,700th, from last month's value of 23,176th
- In Westerly CDP, the commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 668 positions to 25,485th, from last year's value of 24,817th
- In Westerly CDP, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate increased by 17.04% to 17.57 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 15.01 ¢ / kWh
- In Westerly CDP, the commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 41 positions to 25,485th, from last month's value of 25,526th
- In Westerly CDP, the commercial electricity rate increased by 17.79% to 26.75 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 22.71 ¢ / kWh
- In Westerly CDP, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate increased by 1.95% to 17.57 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 17.23 ¢ / kWh
- In Westerly CDP, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate state rank dropped by 1 position to 23rd, from last month's value of 22nd
- In Westerly CDP, the commercial electricity rate state rank dropped by 1 position to 37th, from last year's value of 36th
- In Westerly CDP, the commercial electricity rate increased by 0.88% to 26.75 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 26.51 ¢ / kWh
Industrial Electricity Prices
- In Westerly CDP, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 359 positions to 2,866th, from last year's value of 2,507th
- In Westerly CDP, the industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 65 positions to 5,059th, from last year's value of 4,994th
- In Westerly CDP, the industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 56 positions to 5,059th, from last month's value of 5,003rd
- In Westerly CDP, the industrial electricity bill decreased by 26.8% to $1,904.66, from last year's value of $2,602.01
- In Westerly CDP, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill national rank increased by 9 positions to 2,866th, from last month's value of 2,875th
- In Westerly CDP, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill decreased by 3.29% to $2,004.08, from last year's value of $2,072.21
- In Westerly CDP, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill decreased by 2.82% to $2,004.08, from last month's value of $2,062.19
- In Westerly CDP, the industrial electricity bill increased by 2.9% to $1,904.66, from last month's value of $1,851
- In Westerly CDP, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill state rank dropped by 1 position to 23rd, from last month's value of 22nd
- In Westerly CDP, the industrial electricity bill state rank increased by 1 position to 22nd, from last year's value of 23rd
- In Westerly CDP, the industrial electricity bill state rank increased by 1 position to 22nd, from last month's value of 23rd
Electricity Production from All Fuel Types
- In Westerly CDP, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank dropped by 37 positions to 2,703rd, from last year's value of 2,666th
- In Westerly CDP, the total production national rank increased by 11 positions to 2,699th, from last year's value of 2,710th
- In Westerly CDP, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank increased by 4 positions to 2,703rd, from last month's value of 2,707th
- In Westerly CDP, the total production national rank increased by 3 positions to 2,699th, from last month's value of 2,702nd
Westerly CDP Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Electricity Rate for February, 2024
30.88¢ per kWh
- 0.95% lower than last month
- 6.48% higher than February last year
- 9.38% higher than the Rhode Island average
- 89.5% higher than the US average
- 37th in the state out of 37 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 24,825th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 541 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 614 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate
27.75¢ per kWh
- 0.57% higher than last month
- 15.32% higher than February last year
- 7.78% higher than the Rhode Island average
- 63.82% higher than the US average
- 37th in the state out of 37 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 3 since February last year
- 24,532nd in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 164 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 326 since February last year
Average Residential Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$172.8 per month
- 14.3% lower than last month
- 16.49% higher than February last year
- 5.37% higher than the Rhode Island average
- 37.84% higher than the US average
- 37th in the state out of 37 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 24,032nd in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 562 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,971 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill
$156.3 per month
- 1.32% higher than last month
- 13.05% higher than February last year
- 5.31% higher than the Rhode Island average
- 17.93% higher than the US average
- 37th in the state out of 37 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 21,377th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 758 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 6,409 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
26.75¢ per kWh
- 0.88% higher than last month
- 17.79% higher than February last year
- 4.93% higher than the Rhode Island average
- 96.43% higher than the US average
- 37th in the state out of 37 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since February last year
- 25,485th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 41 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 668 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate
17.57¢ per kWh
- 1.95% higher than last month
- 17.04% higher than February last year
- 2.38% lower than the Rhode Island average
- 24.42% higher than the US average
- 23rd in the state out of 37 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 22,700th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 476 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,089 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$511.96 per month
- 1.77% lower than last month
- 37.65% higher than February last year
- 16.65% higher than the Rhode Island average
- 69.4% lower than the US average
- 35th in the state out of 37 cities
- The state rank has increased by 2 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 2 since February last year
- 13,061st in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 1,183 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 7,037 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill
$347.77 per month
- 3.47% higher than last month
- 9.46% higher than February last year
- 14.94% higher than the Rhode Island average
- 78.83% lower than the US average
- 37th in the state out of 37 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 2 since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 4,250th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 495 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,958 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
32.32¢ per kWh
- 0.82% lower than last month
- 15.93% lower than February last year
- 10.5% higher than the Rhode Island average
- 228% higher than the US average
- 37th in the state out of 37 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 26,033rd in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 90 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 30 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate
26.8¢ per kWh
- 1.87% lower than last month
- 0.81% higher than February last year
- 7.78% higher than the Rhode Island average
- 162.61% higher than the US average
- 37th in the state out of 37 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 24,751st in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 56 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 847 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$1,904.66 per month
- 2.9% higher than last month
- 26.8% lower than February last year
- 15.47% lower than the Rhode Island average
- 93.79% lower than the US average
- 22nd in the state out of 37 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 1 since February last year
- 5,059th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 56 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 65 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill
$2,004.08 per month
- 2.82% lower than last month
- 3.29% lower than February last year
- 12.32% lower than the Rhode Island average
- 94.12% lower than the US average
- 23rd in the state out of 37 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 2,866th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 9 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 359 since February last year
Westerly CDP, RI Electricity Overview
Westerly CDP averages a residential electricity price of 26.34 cents per kilowatt hour spent by consumers living within the city borders. This is, fortunately, 7.14% below the state's average price of 28.36 cents, resulting in the city ranking 35th out of 37 cities in Rhode Island for best average electricity rate. Selling an estimated 48,760.1 megawatt hours, The Narragansett Electric Co is the largest electricity provider in the city.
Electricity use in Westerly CDP results in the release of 49,548,674.8 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which is the 9th largest amount in the state out of 37 cities. More telling of the city's pollution reality is the per citizen CO2 emission amount. Currently that amount stands at 2,716.34 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in them being the 4th ranked city in Rhode Island for CO2 pollution emitted per capita. The city is home to one electricity plant.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Westerly CDP
Westerly CDP residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in March.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Westerly CDP, Rhode Island
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Narragansett Electric Co | BUNDLED | 27.52 | 153.7 | 2,340,604.14 | 644,157,491 |
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Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP, RI Electricity Overview
Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP averages a residential electricity price of 26.34 cents per kilowatt hour spent by consumers living within the city borders. This is, fortunately, 7.14% below the state's average price of 28.36 cents, resulting in the city ranking 23rd out of 37 cities in Rhode Island for best average electricity rate. Selling an estimated 15,376.04 megawatt hours, The Narragansett Electric Co is the largest electricity provider in the city.
The 67,262.21 megawatt hours consumed in Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP must be sourced from outside of the city as there are no power plants that call the city home. The city emits 2,716.34 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the city due to electricity use, which makes it the 21st highest polluting city out of 37 cities in Rhode Island based on emissions per capita. While not as telling of a statistic (more people almost always equals more pollution), the total emissions of the city from electricity use is 27,236,695.48 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 12th largest amount in Rhode Island.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP
Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in March.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP, Rhode Island
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Narragansett Electric Co | BUNDLED | 27.52 | 153.7 | 2,340,604.14 | 644,157,491 |
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Kingston CDP, RI Electricity Overview
Kingston CDP averages a residential electricity price of 26.34 cents per kilowatt hour spent by consumers living within the city borders. This is, fortunately, 7.14% below the state's average price of 28.36 cents, resulting in the city ranking 23rd out of 37 cities in Rhode Island for best average electricity rate. Selling an estimated 4,627.47 megawatt hours, The Narragansett Electric Co is the largest electricity provider in the city.
The 43,575.88 megawatt hours consumed in Kingston CDP must be sourced from outside of the city as there are no power plants that call the city home. The city emits 2,716.34 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the city due to electricity use, which makes it the 4th highest polluting city out of 37 cities in Rhode Island based on emissions per capita. While not as telling of a statistic (more people almost always equals more pollution), the total emissions of the city from electricity use is 17,645,315.03 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 16th largest amount in Rhode Island.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Kingston CDP
Kingston CDP residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in March.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Kingston CDP, Rhode Island
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Narragansett Electric Co | BUNDLED | 27.52 | 153.7 | 2,340,604.14 | 644,157,491 |
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Electricity Production in Washington County, Rhode Island
Power Plants in Washington County, Rhode Island
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Toray Plastic America's CHP PlantToray Plastics America (100.00%) | Washington County | RI | Natural Gas | 151,321.8 | 78,388,297.12 | 518.02 | ||
Alton Road SolarRevity Energy LLC (100.00%) | Bradford CDP | RI | Solar | 24,361 | ||||
GD Hopkinton Main I, LLCGD Hopkinton Main I, LLC (100.00%) | Ashaway CDP | RI | Solar | 16,885 | ||||
Dry Bridge Solar (Brown University)Brookfield Renewable Partners (100.00%) | Washington County | RI | Solar | 9,521 | ||||
Kearsarge WesterlyKearsarge Westerly (100.00%) | Washington County | RI | Solar | 7,220 | ||||
Kearsarge SKSC1 LLCKearsarge Energy (100.00%) | Washington County | RI | Solar | 6,473 | ||||
Richmond NMCAAES Distributed Energy (100.00%) | Washington County | RI | Solar | 6,369 | ||||
Kearsarge SKSC2 LLCKearsarge Energy (100.00%) | Washington County | RI | Solar | 5,805 | ||||
WED Kingstown Solar I - East ArrayWED Kingstown Solar I, LLC (100.00%) | Washington County | RI | Solar | 5,133 | ||||
Hopkinton Phase 2Hopkinton Industrial Park LLC (100.00%) | Washington County | RI | Solar | 3,633 | ||||
WED Stilson SolarWED Stilson Solar, LLC (100.00%) | Wyoming CDP | RI | Solar | 3,332 | ||||
WED NK GreenWED NK Green LLC (100.00%) | Washington County | RI | Wind | 2,751 | ||||
West Davisville SolarEDF Renewables (100.00%) | Washington County | RI | Solar | 2,565 | ||||
WED Kingstown Solar I, LLC - WestWED Kingstown Solar I, LLC (100.00%) | Washington County | RI | Solar | 2,314 | ||||
GD Richmond Buttonwoods I, LLCGD Richmond Buttonwoods I, LLC (100.00%) | Washington County | RI | Solar | 2,037 | ||||
North Kingstown Solar LLCNorth Kingstown Solar LLC (100.00%) | Washington County | RI | Solar | 775 | ||||
Block IslandBlock Island Power Company (100.00%) | Washington County | RI | Distillate Fuel Oil | 99 | 73,934.83 | 746.82 |
Washington County, Rhode Island Details
In Washington County, Natural Gas is 60.39% of the fuel sources utilized in electricity production. Solar and Wind make up the next highest amounts at 38.48% and 1.10%, respectively. Approximately 2,539.77 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen are released in the county from electricity consumption, making them the 4th highest polluter in Rhode Island out of 5 counties. This adds up to total emissions of 331,008,107.02 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption, making the county the 844th highest for total pollution in the nation. Washington County has 17 power plants, which is 90th highest in the nation.
FAQ
How many electric companies offer service in Washington County, Rhode Island?
Washington County, Rhode Island is home to 2 electricity providers offering service in the area.
What electricity company is the largest provider in Washington County, Rhode Island?
The largest electricity company in Washington County, Rhode Island by total revenue is The Narragansett Electric Co.
Which electricity companies offer service in Washington County, Rhode Island?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Narragansett Electric Co | 122,699 |
| 2 | Block Island Power Company | 1,999 |
How many power plants are within Washington County, Rhode Island?
There are 17 active electricity plants located in Washington County, Rhode Island
