Portage County, Wisconsin Electricity Rates & Statistics
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Portage County, Wisconsin Electricity Overview
The largest electricity provider in Portage County by megawatt hours sold is Wisconsin Public Service.
Renewable electricity fuel types account for 84.54%, or 88,516.89 megawatt hours, of Portage County's total energy generation.
The nationwide average residential rate per kilowatt hour is 16.02 cents, while residents of Portage County pay an average rate of 5.86% above the national average at 16.96 cents per kilowatt hour.
With a population of 70,718 residents, Portage County is the 23rd largest county in Wisconsin and the 791st largest in the United States.
Portage County experienced a 0.14% decrease in CO2 emissions per capita over the course of the preceding year.
Portage County is home to 70,718 residents and its power plants produce 104,698.89 megawatt hours of electricity each year, for a generation per capita average of 1.48 megawatt hours per capita per year.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
829,102 MWh
Consumption per Capita
11.72 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
104,699 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
88,517 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
16,182 MWh
Production per Capita
1.48 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
382,153,304 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
5,403.9 kg
Recent Energy News in Stevens Point
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Stevens Point, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 3,030 positions to 17,846th, from last year's value of 14,816th
- In Stevens Point, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 576 positions to 17,846th, from last month's value of 17,270th
- In Stevens Point, the residential electricity rate national rank increased by 354 positions to 16,574th, from last month's value of 16,928th
- In Stevens Point, the residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 245 positions to 16,574th, from last year's value of 16,329th
- In Stevens Point, the residential electricity rate state rank increased by 160 positions to 333rd, from last year's value of 493rd
- In Stevens Point, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate state rank dropped by 8 positions to 495th, from last year's value of 487th
- In Stevens Point, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate increased by 7.53% to 16.57 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 15.41 ¢ / kWh
- In Stevens Point, the residential electricity rate increased by 2.9% to 16.29 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 15.83 ¢ / kWh
- In Stevens Point, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate state rank increased by 1 position to 495th, from last month's value of 496th
- In Stevens Point, the residential electricity rate increased by 0.79% to 16.29 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 16.17 ¢ / kWh
- In Stevens Point, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate increased by 0.06% to 16.57 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 16.56 ¢ / kWh
Commercial Electricity Prices
- In Stevens Point, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 4,654 positions to 10,670th, from last year's value of 6,016th
- In Stevens Point, the commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 894 positions to 8,029th, from last year's value of 8,923rd
- In Stevens Point, the commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 544 positions to 8,029th, from last month's value of 8,573rd
- In Stevens Point, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 24 positions to 10,670th, from last month's value of 10,646th
- In Stevens Point, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate increased by 9.62% to 11.54 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 10.53 ¢ / kWh
- In Stevens Point, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate state rank dropped by 2 positions to 86th, from last year's value of 84th
- In Stevens Point, the commercial electricity rate decreased by 3.93% to 10.84 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 11.28 ¢ / kWh
- In Stevens Point, the commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 3 positions to 84th, from last year's value of 87th
- In Stevens Point, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 1 position to 86th, from last month's value of 87th
- In Stevens Point, the commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 2 positions to 84th, from last month's value of 86th
- In Stevens Point, the commercial electricity rate increased by 1.08% to 10.84 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 10.72 ¢ / kWh
- In Stevens Point, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate decreased by 0.32% to 11.54 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 11.58 ¢ / kWh
Industrial Electricity Prices
- In Stevens Point, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 210 positions to 24,486th, from last year's value of 24,276th
- In Stevens Point, the industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 343 positions to 24,409th, from last year's value of 24,066th
- In Stevens Point, the industrial electricity bill national rank increased by 221 positions to 24,409th, from last month's value of 24,630th
- In Stevens Point, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 22 positions to 24,486th, from last month's value of 24,464th
- In Stevens Point, the industrial electricity bill increased by 19.53% to $104,416.13, from last year's value of $87,353.16
- In Stevens Point, the industrial electricity bill decreased by 6.24% to $104,416.13, from last month's value of $111,370.36
- In Stevens Point, the industrial electricity bill state rank dropped by 3 positions to 477th, from last year's value of 474th
- In Stevens Point, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill increased by 1.19% to $121,218.78, from last month's value of $119,796.87
- In Stevens Point, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill increased by 1.06% to $121,218.78, from last year's value of $119,950.13
- In Stevens Point, the industrial electricity bill state rank increased by 1 position to 477th, from last month's value of 478th
Electricity Production from All Fuel Types
- In Stevens Point, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank dropped by 1,784 positions to 2,703rd, from last year's value of 919th
- In Stevens Point, the 12 month rolling average total production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 1,765.49 MWhs
- In Stevens Point, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank dropped by 46 positions to 87th, from last year's value of 41st
- In Stevens Point, the total production national rank increased by 11 positions to 2,699th, from last year's value of 2,710th
- In Stevens Point, 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 Stevens Point, the total production national rank increased by 3 positions to 2,699th, from last month's value of 2,702nd
Electricity Production from Conventional Hydroelectric
- In Stevens Point, the 12 month rolling average conventional hydroelectric production national rank dropped by 209 positions to 337th, from last year's value of 128th
- In Stevens Point, the 12 month rolling average conventional hydroelectric production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 1,765.49 MWhs
- In Stevens Point, the 12 month rolling average conventional hydroelectric production state rank dropped by 15 positions to 33rd, from last year's value of 18th
- In Stevens Point, the conventional hydroelectric production national rank increased by 1 position to 337th, from last year's value of 338th
Stevens Point Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Electricity Rate for February, 2024
16.29¢ per kWh
- 2.9% higher than last month
- 0.79% higher than February last year
- 5.86% lower than the Wisconsin average
- 0.02% lower than the US average
- 333rd in the state out of 784 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 160 since February last year
- 16,574th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 354 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 245 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate
16.57¢ per kWh
- 0.06% higher than last month
- 7.53% higher than February last year
- 2.08% lower than the Wisconsin average
- 2.18% lower than the US average
- 495th in the state out of 784 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 8 since February last year
- 17,846th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 576 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 3,030 since February last year
Average Residential Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$87.94 per month
- 17.97% lower than last month
- 8.97% lower than February last year
- 15.29% lower than the Wisconsin average
- 29.85% lower than the US average
- 96th in the state out of 784 cities
- The state rank has increased by 11 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 8 since February last year
- 3,812th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 248 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 550 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill
$99.87 per month
- 0.72% lower than last month
- 5.15% higher than February last year
- 10.99% lower than the Wisconsin average
- 24.64% lower than the US average
- 110th in the state out of 784 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 6 since February last year
- 2,791st in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 16 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,142 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
10.84¢ per kWh
- 1.08% higher than last month
- 3.93% lower than February last year
- 14.92% lower than the Wisconsin average
- 20.42% lower than the US average
- 84th in the state out of 784 cities
- The state rank has increased by 2 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 3 since February last year
- 8,029th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 544 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 894 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate
11.54¢ per kWh
- 0.32% lower than last month
- 9.62% higher than February last year
- 9.56% lower than the Wisconsin average
- 18.29% lower than the US average
- 86th in the state out of 784 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 2 since February last year
- 10,670th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 24 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 4,654 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$592.67 per month
- 8.24% lower than last month
- 3.51% lower than February last year
- 5.49% higher than the Wisconsin average
- 64.57% lower than the US average
- 507th 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
- 16,477th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 433 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 126 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill
$690.61 per month
- 0.26% lower than last month
- 9.27% higher than February last year
- 11.44% higher than the Wisconsin average
- 57.95% lower than the US average
- 508th in the state out of 784 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 220 since February last year
- 17,693rd in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 30 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,285 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
6.78¢ per kWh
- 2.91% lower than last month
- 7.28% higher than February last year
- 22.58% lower than the Wisconsin average
- 31.18% lower than the US average
- 84th 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
- 7,259th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 219 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 3,150 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate
7.46¢ per kWh
- 0.52% higher than last month
- 1.78% higher than February last year
- 16.52% lower than the Wisconsin average
- 26.92% lower than the US average
- 84th 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
- 9,630th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 836 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 3,542 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$104,416.13 per month
- 6.24% lower than last month
- 19.53% higher than February last year
- 34.8% higher than the Wisconsin average
- 240.61% higher than the US average
- 477th in the state out of 784 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 3 since February last year
- 24,409th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 221 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 343 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill
$121,218.78 per month
- 1.19% higher than last month
- 1.06% higher than February last year
- 42.18% higher than the Wisconsin average
- 255.6% higher than the US average
- 478th 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
- 24,486th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 22 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 210 since February last year
Stevens Point, WI Electricity Overview
Stevens Point has an average residential electricity rate of 16.52 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 3.16% above the average US rate of 16.02 cents. Customers in the city have an average monthly residential electric bill of $99.87. This is 10.34% below the state average bill of $111.38. The city is the 61st highest producer in the state out of 810 cities, averaging 0.97 megawatt hours produced per customer in the city.
On average, Stevens Point residents emit 5,528.23 kilograms of CO2 emissions from the use of electricity, which makes it the 761st worst polluting city out of 810 cities in the state. Total emissions in the city are 142,362,871.15 kilograms, which is the 35th highest total amount of pollution for a city in the state. About 100.00% of Stevens Point's electricity is produced using Conventional Hydroelectric. Stevens Point has one electricity producing plant.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Stevens Point
Stevens Point residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Stevens Point, Wisconsin
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliant Energy | BUNDLED | 16.31 | 112.92 | 3,584,119.3 | 584,713,424 | |
| Wisconsin Public Service | BUNDLED | 16.53 | 99.47 | 2,947,006.28 | 487,114,101 |
Zips with electric coverage in Stevens Point, Wisconsin include: 54481, 54467, 54482
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Plover, WI Electricity Overview
Plover has an average residential electricity rate of 16.51 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 3.10% above the average US rate of 16.02 cents. Selling an estimated 12,166.97 megawatt hours a year, Wisconsin Public Service is the largest vendor in the city. The average residential electric bill for a citizen in the city is $100.4 per month, while the US average is $138.3. Consumers in Plover pay a 9.86% discount compared to other residents in the US.
On average, Plover residents emit 6,026.89 kilograms of CO2 emissions from the use of electricity, which makes it the 634th worst polluting city out of 810 cities in the state. Total emissions in the city are 80,971,271.3 kilograms, which is the 66th highest total amount of pollution for a city in the state. The city has zero power plants currently operating in the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Plover
Plover residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Plover, Wisconsin
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliant Energy | BUNDLED | 16.31 | 112.92 | 3,584,119.3 | 584,713,424 | |
| Wisconsin Public Service | BUNDLED | 16.53 | 99.47 | 2,947,006.28 | 487,114,101 |
Zips with electric coverage in Plover, Wisconsin include: 54481, 54467, 54482
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Whiting, WI Electricity Overview
Whiting has an average residential electricity rate of 16.53 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 3.20% above the average US rate of 16.02 cents. The average monthly residential power bill for a resident in the city is $99.47 per month. Wisconsin Public Service has an estimated 103 residential customers, more than any other electricity provider in the city.
On average, Whiting residents emit 0 kilograms of CO2 emissions from the use of electricity, which makes it the 795th worst polluting city out of 810 cities in the state. Total emissions in the city are 0 kilograms, which is the 795th highest total amount of pollution for a city in the state. About 100.00% of Whiting's electricity is produced using Conventional Hydroelectric. Whiting has one electricity producing plant.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Whiting
Whiting residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in March.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Whiting, Wisconsin
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Public Service | BUNDLED | 16.53 | 99.47 | 2,947,006.28 | 487,114,101 |
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Electricity Production in Portage County, Wisconsin
Power Plants in Portage County, Wisconsin
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portage County | WI | Conventional Hydroelectric | 38,725.83 | |||||
Stevens PointConsolidated Water Power Company (100.00%) | Stevens Point | WI | Conventional Hydroelectric | 24,980.67 | ||||
| Whiting | WI | Conventional Hydroelectric | 24,810.39 | |||||
Stevens Point MillPixelle Specialty Solutions LLC - (OH) (100.00%) | Portage County | WI | Natural Gas | 16,182 | 9,765,374.64 | 603.47 |
Portage County, Wisconsin Details
On average, Portage County residents emit 5,403.9 kilograms of CO2 emissions from the use of electricity, which makes it the 50th worst polluting county out of 72 counties in the state and 1217th out of 3230 counties nationally. Total emissions in the county are 382,153,304.07 kilograms, which is the 756th worst total amount of pollution for all counties in the US. Conventional Hydroelectric makes up 84.54% of the fuel used for electricity generation in Portage County. Portage County is home to 4 electricity producing plants, which is 679th highest in the country.
Providers In Each City in Portage County:
- Almond, Wisconsin:
- Alliant Energy: 100.00%
- Amherst, Wisconsin:
- Alliant Energy: 100.00%
- Amherst Junction, Wisconsin:
- Alliant Energy: 100.00%
- Junction City, Wisconsin:
- Alliant Energy: 54.70%
- Wisconsin Public Service: 45.30%
- Nelsonville, Wisconsin:
- Alliant Energy: 100.00%
- Park Ridge, Wisconsin:
- Wisconsin Public Service: 100.00%
- Plover, Wisconsin:
- Wisconsin Public Service: 93.08%
- Alliant Energy: 6.92%
- Rosholt, Wisconsin:
- Alliant Energy: 100.00%
- Stevens Point, Wisconsin:
- Alliant Energy: 2.94%
- Wisconsin Public Service: 97.06%
- Whiting, Wisconsin:
- Wisconsin Public Service: 100.00%
* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.
FAQ
How many power plants are located within Portage County, Wisconsin?
There are 4 active electricity plants in Portage County, Wisconsin
What electricity company is the largest provider in Portage County, Wisconsin?
By total revenue, Wisconsin Public Service is the largest electricity supplier in Portage County, Wisconsin.
What electricity companies offer service in Portage County, Wisconsin?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin Public Service | 21,943 |
| 2 | Alliant Energy | 14,056 |
| 3 | Wisconsin Rapids Power | 4,260 |
| 4 | Central Wisconsin Electric Cooperative | 1,659 |
| 5 | Adams Columbia Electric Cooperative | 1,167 |
How many electric companies offer service in Portage County, Wisconsin?
Portage County, Wisconsin has 5 electricity suppliers offering service in the area.
