Ashland County, Wisconsin Electricity Rates & Statistics
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Ashland County, Wisconsin Electricity Overview
With 16,002 residents living within the county and 175,216 megawatt hours produced a year, Ashland County has a megawatt hour per capita production rate of 10.95 megawatt hours. This is the 11 largest megawatt hour per capita amount in the state.
Citizens of Ashland County consume enough electricity to release 16,897.65 kilograms of CO2 gases per year per person, which is the highest amount of pollution from electricity consumption for a county in the state.
Ashland County is the 24th highest county in Wisconsin for non-renewable generation per capita, with an average of 0.06 megawatt hours per resident generated from non-renewable fuel sources.
Ashland County ranks 26th highest county in the state out of 72 counties in hydroelectric power production, producing 1,741 megawatt hours per year from hydroelectric facilities.
Emitting 270,396,155.01 kilograms of CO2 gases, Ashland County has the 977th highest pollution level from electricity use of any county in the country.
As the 1240th highest generator of electricity in the United States out of 3230 counties, Ashland County produces 175,216 megawatt hours of electricity.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
187,608 MWh
Consumption per Capita
11.72 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
175,216 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
174,240 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
976 MWh
Production per Capita
10.95 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
270,396,155 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
16,897.65 kg
Recent Energy News in Ashland
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 1,988 positions to 16,489th, from last year's value of 14,501st
- In Ashland, the residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 1,326 positions to 16,164th, from last year's value of 14,838th
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 524 positions to 16,489th, from last month's value of 15,965th
- In Ashland, the residential electricity rate national rank increased by 105 positions to 16,164th, from last month's value of 16,269th
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate state rank dropped by 6 positions to 233rd, from last year's value of 227th
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate increased by 4.99% to 16.07 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 15.31 ¢ / kWh
- In Ashland, the residential electricity rate increased by 3.34% to 15.91 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 15.4 ¢ / kWh
- In Ashland, the residential electricity rate increased by 1.86% to 15.91 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 15.62 ¢ / kWh
- In Ashland, the residential electricity rate state rank increased by 1 position to 232nd, from last year's value of 233rd
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate increased by 0.15% to 16.07 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 16.05 ¢ / kWh
Commercial Electricity Prices
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 3,248 positions to 12,869th, from last year's value of 9,621st
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 374 positions to 12,869th, from last month's value of 12,495th
- In Ashland, the commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 336 positions to 11,128th, from last month's value of 10,792nd
- In Ashland, the commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 64 positions to 11,128th, from last year's value of 11,064th
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate state rank dropped by 13 positions to 324th, from last year's value of 311th
- In Ashland, the commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 13 positions to 306th, from last year's value of 319th
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate increased by 4.83% to 12.05 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 11.5 ¢ / kWh
- In Ashland, the commercial electricity rate increased by 5.24% to 11.94 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 11.35 ¢ / kWh
- In Ashland, the commercial electricity rate increased by 1.13% to 11.94 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 11.81 ¢ / kWh
- In Ashland, the commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 1 position to 306th, from last month's value of 307th
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate increased by 0.09% to 12.05 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 12.04 ¢ / kWh
Industrial Electricity Prices
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 629 positions to 25,242nd, from last year's value of 24,613th
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill national rank increased by 127 positions to 25,242nd, from last month's value of 25,369th
- In Ashland, the industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 208 positions to 25,204th, from last year's value of 24,996th
- In Ashland, the industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 87 positions to 25,204th, from last month's value of 25,117th
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill increased by 4.61% to $129,372.07, from last year's value of $123,665.12
- In Ashland, the industrial electricity bill increased by 6.54% to $119,216.89, from last year's value of $111,895
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill state rank increased by 1 position to 781st, from last year's value of 782nd
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill state rank increased by 1 position to 781st, from last month's value of 782nd
- In Ashland, the industrial electricity bill increased by 1.92% to $119,216.89, from last month's value of $116,972.03
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill increased by 0.47% to $129,372.07, from last month's value of $128,761.92
- In Ashland, the industrial electricity bill state rank increased by 1 position to 781st, from last year's value of 782nd
Electricity Production from All Fuel Types
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank dropped by 2,227 positions to 2,703rd, from last year's value of 476th
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average total production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 12,139.31 MWhs
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank dropped by 69 positions to 87th, from last year's value of 18th
- In Ashland, the total production national rank increased by 11 positions to 2,699th, from last year's value of 2,710th
- In Ashland, 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 Ashland, the total production national rank increased by 3 positions to 2,699th, from last month's value of 2,702nd
Electricity Production from Coal
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average coal production state rank dropped by 1 position to 17th, from last year's value of 16th
- In Ashland, the coal production national rank dropped by 2 positions to 212th, from last year's value of 210th
- In Ashland, the coal production national rank increased by 1 position to 212th, from last month's value of 213th
Electricity Production from Natural Gas
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production national rank dropped by 396 positions to 1,061st, from last year's value of 665th
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 66.97 MWhs
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production state rank dropped by 12 positions to 31st, from last year's value of 19th
- In Ashland, the natural gas production national rank dropped by 5 positions to 1,060th, from last year's value of 1,055th
- In Ashland, the natural gas production state rank dropped by 1 position to 32nd, from last year's value of 31st
Electricity Production from Tire-derived Fuels
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average tire-derived fuels production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 389.43 MWhs
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average tire-derived fuels production national rank dropped by 17 positions to 26th, from last year's value of 9th
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average tire-derived fuels production state rank dropped by 2 positions to 3rd, from last year's value of 1st
Electricity Production from Wood/Wood Waste Solids
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average wood/wood waste solids production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 11,682.91 MWhs
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average wood/wood waste solids production national rank dropped by 92 positions to 107th, from last year's value of 15th
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average wood/wood waste solids production state rank dropped by 6 positions to 8th, from last year's value of 2nd
Electricity Production from Distillate Fuel Oil
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil production national rank dropped by 50 positions to 999th, from last year's value of 949th
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil production state rank dropped by 3 positions to 38th, from last year's value of 35th
- In Ashland, the distillate fuel oil production national rank increased by 2 positions to 999th, from last month's value of 1,001st
- In Ashland, the distillate fuel oil production national rank dropped by 1 position to 999th, from last year's value of 998th
- In Ashland, the distillate fuel oil production state rank dropped by 1 position to 39th, from last year's value of 38th
Electricity Emission from Production from All Fuel Types
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average total emission national rank dropped by 2,437 positions to 2,699th, from last year's value of 262nd
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average total emission decreased by 100% to 0 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 18574325.84230769 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average total emission state rank dropped by 76 positions to 86th, from last year's value of 10th
Electricity Emission from Production from Natural Gas
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission national rank dropped by 391 positions to 1,066th, from last year's value of 675th
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission decreased by 100% to 0 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 58394.57076923077 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission state rank dropped by 13 positions to 32nd, from last year's value of 19th
Electricity Emission from Production from Tire-derived Fuels
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average tire-derived fuels emission decreased by 100% to 0 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 546167.41 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average tire-derived fuels emission national rank dropped by 17 positions to 26th, from last year's value of 9th
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average tire-derived fuels emission state rank dropped by 2 positions to 3rd, from last year's value of 1st
Electricity Emission from Production from Wood/Wood Waste Solids
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average wood/wood waste solids emission decreased by 100% to 0 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 17969763.861538462 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average wood/wood waste solids emission national rank dropped by 95 positions to 107th, from last year's value of 12th
- In Ashland, the 12 month rolling average wood/wood waste solids emission state rank dropped by 7 positions to 8th, from last year's value of 1st
Ashland Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Electricity Rate for February, 2024
15.91¢ per kWh
- 3.34% higher than last month
- 1.86% higher than February last year
- 8.05% lower than the Wisconsin average
- 2.35% lower than the US average
- 232nd in the state out of 784 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 1 since February last year
- 16,164th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 105 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,326 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate
16.07¢ per kWh
- 0.15% higher than last month
- 4.99% higher than February last year
- 5.01% lower than the Wisconsin average
- 5.11% lower than the US average
- 233rd in the state out of 784 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 6 since February last year
- 16,489th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 524 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,988 since February last year
Average Residential Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$109.12 per month
- 16.65% lower than last month
- 7.5% lower than February last year
- 5.11% higher than the Wisconsin average
- 12.96% lower than the US average
- 783rd in the state out of 784 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 183 since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 8,901st in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 1,949 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 2,252 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill
$114.67 per month
- 0.64% lower than last month
- 2.12% higher than February last year
- 2.2% higher than the Wisconsin average
- 13.48% lower than the US average
- 599th in the state out of 784 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 185 since February last year
- 7,837th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 737 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 930 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
11.94¢ per kWh
- 5.24% higher than last month
- 1.13% higher than February last year
- 6.24% lower than the Wisconsin average
- 12.31% lower than the US average
- 306th in the state out of 784 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 13 since February last year
- 11,128th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 336 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 64 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate
12.05¢ per kWh
- 0.09% higher than last month
- 4.83% higher than February last year
- 5.54% lower than the Wisconsin average
- 14.66% lower than the US average
- 324th in the state out of 784 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 13 since February last year
- 12,869th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 374 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 3,248 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$570.12 per month
- 10.14% lower than last month
- 1.21% higher than February last year
- 1.48% higher than the Wisconsin average
- 65.92% lower than the US average
- 488th in the state out of 784 cities
- The state rank has increased by 2 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 1 since February last year
- 15,554th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 117 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 743 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill
$658.56 per month
- 0.09% higher than last month
- 3.58% higher than February last year
- 6.27% higher than the Wisconsin average
- 59.91% lower than the US average
- 490th in the state out of 784 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 3 since February last year
- 15,759th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 7 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 139 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
8.6¢ per kWh
- 9.35% higher than last month
- 1.34% higher than February last year
- 1.78% lower than the Wisconsin average
- 12.69% lower than the US average
- 313th in the state out of 784 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 7 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 2 since February last year
- 14,852nd in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 2,942 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 926 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate
8.75¢ per kWh
- 0.11% higher than last month
- 4.08% higher than February last year
- 2.06% lower than the Wisconsin average
- 14.26% lower than the US average
- 314th in the state out of 784 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 17,211th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 242 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 6,305 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$119,216.89 per month
- 1.92% higher than last month
- 6.54% higher than February last year
- 53.91% higher than the Wisconsin average
- 288.89% higher than the US average
- 781st in the state out of 784 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 1 since February last year
- 25,204th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 87 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 208 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill
$129,372.07 per month
- 0.47% higher than last month
- 4.61% higher than February last year
- 51.74% higher than the Wisconsin average
- 279.52% higher than the US average
- 781st in the state out of 784 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 1 since February last year
- 25,242nd in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 127 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 629 since February last year
Ashland, WI Electricity Overview
On average, Ashland's residential electricity rate is 17.17 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 1.77% above the average state rate of 16.87 cents. Northern States Power Company is the largest supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold. The city has a surplus of 80,972.18 megawatt hours because of citizens consuming 87.53% less electricity than the city produces. This leads to the city having to export or store the supplemental megawatt hours.
On average, Ashland residents emit 17,843.8 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption, which makes it the worst polluting city out of 810 cities in the state based on emissions per capita. This adds up to total emissions of 140,787,559.59 kilograms of CO2 emissions, making the city 36th highest for total pollution in the state. Around 96.15% of electricity in Ashland comes from generation using Wood/Wood Waste Solids. Tire-derived Fuels and Natural Gas make up the next highest totals for a fuel type at 3.29% and 0.56%, respectively. Ashland is home to one power producing plant.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Ashland
Ashland residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in July.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Ashland, Wisconsin
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayfield Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 18.29 | 131.06 | 80,634 | 14,750,700 | |
| Northern States Power Company | BUNDLED | 16.06 | 114.67 | 173,475 | 1,873,653.89 | 300,963,770 |
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Mellen, WI Electricity Overview
On average, Mellen's residential electricity rate is 16.06 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 0.29% above the average US price of 16.02 cents. Northern States Power Company is the largest supplier in the city based on residential customer count. With a population of 592 citizens, the city is the 503rd largest city by population in the state.
Mellen residents average 6,026.89 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen due to electricity consumption, which ranks them 21st worst in Wisconsin out of 810 in this category. This comes to a total pollution amount of 3,567,919.06 kilograms. With no electricity production happening within the city, electricity providers who service Mellen must import all of the megawatt hours they consume every year.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Mellen
Mellen residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in July.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Mellen, Wisconsin
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern States Power Company | BUNDLED | 16.06 | 114.67 | 1,873,653.89 | 300,963,770 |
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Butternut, WI Electricity Overview
On average, Butternut's residential electricity rate is 18.45 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 9.37% above the average state rate of 16.87 cents. Northern States Power Company is the largest supplier in the city based on residential customer count. With a population of 475 citizens, the city is the 545th largest city by population in the state.
Butternut residents average 6,026.89 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen due to electricity consumption, which ranks them 634th worst in Wisconsin out of 810 in this category. This comes to a total pollution amount of 2,862,772.9 kilograms. With no electricity production happening within the city, electricity providers who service Butternut must import all of the megawatt hours they consume every year.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Butternut
Butternut residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in July.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Butternut, Wisconsin
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern States Power Company | BUNDLED | 16.06 | 114.67 | 1,873,653.89 | 300,963,770 | |
| Price Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 20.84 | 108.53 | 57,231.53 | 11,926,786.07 |
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Electricity Production in Ashland County, Wisconsin
Power Plants in Ashland County, Wisconsin
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland | WI | Wood/Wood Waste Solids | 173,475 | 264,025,707.91 | 1,521.98 | |||
White River (WI)Northern States Power Company (100.00%) | Ashland County | WI | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1,741 | 7/2025 |
Ashland County, Wisconsin Details
On average, Ashland County residents emit 16,897.65 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption, which makes it the worst polluting county out of 72 counties in Wisconsin. This adds up to total emissions of 270,396,155.01 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use, ranking the county the 977th highest for total pollution in the nation. Wood/Wood Waste Solids is the primary fuel in Ashland County, with 95.19% of electricity generation coming from the fuel. Tire-derived Fuels (3.26%) is also used in the generation of electricity, as well as Conventional Hydroelectric (0.99%). Ashland County is home to 2 electricity generation plants, which is the 34th most plants within a county in Wisconsin.
FAQ
How many electric companies offer service in Ashland County, Wisconsin?
There are 3 electricity providers serving consumers in Ashland County, Wisconsin.
How many power plants are within Ashland County, Wisconsin?
There are 2 active electricity plants in Ashland County, Wisconsin
Which electricity companies offer service in Ashland County, Wisconsin?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern States Power Company | 11,155 |
| 2 | Bayfield Electric Cooperative | 1,706 |
| 3 | Price Electric Cooperative | 1,324 |
What electricity company is the largest provider in Ashland County, Wisconsin?
By total customer count, Northern States Power Company is the largest electricity supplier in Ashland County, Wisconsin.
