Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK: Electric Rates, Bills & Providers

Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska Electricity Rates & Statistics

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

  • The average electricity bill in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK is $141.58
  • The average electricity rate in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK is 29.28¢

Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK

The average residential electric bill in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK is $141.58 per month. Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK is the 8th most expensive county in Alaska for electricity.

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Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska Electricity Overview

Kenai Peninsula Borough has emissions of 1,980.88 kilograms per capita of CO2 equivalent gases, compared to the Alaska average of 3,802.83.

With 58,711 citizens within its borders and 919,649 megawatt hours produced per year, Kenai Peninsula Borough has a megawatt hour per capita production rate of 15.66 megawatt hours. The city is 5 highest megawatt hour per capita amount in the state.

Kenai Peninsula Borough produces 478,784.97 megawatt hours from natural gas, which is enough to rank them 369th out of 3221 counties in the country for natural gas generation.

Kenai Peninsula Borough released 116,299,435.93 kilograms of CO2 gases due to electricity consumption, which ranks it as the 4th highest polluting county in Alaska.

Throughout the previous year, there has been a 9.16% decrease in the use of non-renewable fuel types for electricity production in Kenai Peninsula Borough.

Hydroelectric power accounts for 48.00% of the electricity produced in the county after a 7.49% in electricity produced using hydroelectric power.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    482,844 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    8.22 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    919,649 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    441,469 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    478,180 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    15.66 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    116,299,436 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    1,980.88 kg

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Kalifornsky CDP

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Kalifornsky CDP Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024

30.95¢ per kWh

  • 4.7% lower than last month
  • 6.02% higher than November last year
  • 25.27% higher than the Alaska average
  • 81.67% higher than the US average
  • 82nd in the state out of 257 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 27 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since November last year
  • 29,998th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 418 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 136 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate

29.83¢ per kWh

  • 0.49% higher than last month
  • 2.41% higher than November last year
  • 19.81% higher than the Alaska average
  • 80.89% higher than the US average
  • 81st in the state out of 257 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 2 since November last year
  • 29,834th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 1 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 32 since November last year

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024

$154.12 per month

  • 9.37% higher than last month
  • 5.83% higher than November last year
  • 0.19% higher than the Alaska average
  • 30.35% higher than the US average
  • 70th in the state out of 257 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 26 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 13 since November last year
  • 28,935th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 4,353 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 2,167 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill

$147.77 per month

  • 0.48% higher than last month
  • 1.96% higher than November last year
  • 3.32% higher than the Alaska average
  • 3.88% higher than the US average
  • 82nd in the state out of 257 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 9 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 2 since November last year
  • 18,235th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 26 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 1,850 since November last year

Kalifornsky CDP, AK Electricity Overview

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Kalifornsky CDP's average residential electricity rate per kilowatt hour is 29.83 cents per kilowatt hour, which is, sadly, 79.44% above the average US rate of 16.62 cents. Homer Electric Association has an estimated 2,453 residential customers, which is more than all other electricity suppliers who operate in the city. The city is faced with an average of 2.36 electrical outages per customer per year. These outages last on average of 334.17 minutes. In comparison, the national average is 1.44 outages per customer and 123.49 minutes each outage.

Kalifornsky CDP's electricity consumption results in CO2 emissions totaling 32,041,252.72 kilograms, which is 12th largest amount in the state out of 359 cities. More importantly, the city averages 3,801.76 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person in the city, which is a better measurement of the city's emission levels. They rank as the 77th highest in Alaska in this category. The city has zero electricity producing plants within its borders.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Kalifornsky CDP

Kalifornsky CDP residential electric rates are highest in July and the highest average bill is in December.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.328/kWh$0.224/kWh$185.36/mo.$99.20/mo.
81st29.83¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Kalifornsky CDP
82nd$147.77Average residential monthly electricity bill for Kalifornsky CDP Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Kalifornsky CDP, Alaska

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Homer Electric AssociationBUNDLED29.85145.15173,741.8551,868,371

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Kenai, AK Electricity Overview

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Kenai's average residential electricity rate per kilowatt hour is 29.83 cents per kilowatt hour, which is, sadly, 79.44% above the average US rate of 16.62 cents. Homer Electric Association has an estimated 1,188 residential customers, which is more than all other electricity suppliers who operate in the city. The city is faced with an average of 2.36 electrical outages per customer per year. These outages last on average of 334.17 minutes. In comparison, the national average is 1.44 outages per customer and 123.49 minutes each outage.

Kenai's electricity consumption results in CO2 emissions totaling 28,330,732.71 kilograms, which is 14th largest amount in the state out of 359 cities. More importantly, the city averages 3,801.76 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person in the city, which is a better measurement of the city's emission levels. They rank as the 77th highest in Alaska in this category. The city has zero electricity producing plants within its borders.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Kenai

Kenai residential electric rates are highest in July and the highest average bill is in December.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.328/kWh$0.224/kWh$185.36/mo.$99.20/mo.
81st29.83¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Kenai
82nd$147.77Average residential monthly electricity bill for Kenai Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Kenai, Alaska

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Homer Electric AssociationBUNDLED29.85145.15173,741.8551,868,371

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Sterling CDP, AK Electricity Overview

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Sterling CDP's average residential electricity rate per kilowatt hour is 29.83 cents per kilowatt hour, which is, sadly, 79.44% above the average US rate of 16.62 cents. Power plants in Sterling CDP have permitted a 30.51% increase in the amount of fossil and other non-renewable fuel types used last year. The largest provider in the city based on megawatt hours sold is Homer Electric Association.

Sterling CDP's electricity consumption results in CO2 emissions totaling 24,600,906.56 kilograms, which is 16th largest amount in the state out of 359 cities. The city also ranks 59th highest in Alaska in emissions per capita, averaging 4,089.25 kilograms of CO2 emissions emissions per capita. The city is home to one power producing plant. In Sterling CDP, Natural Gas makes up 105.23% of the fuel types used for electricity production.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Sterling CDP

Sterling CDP residential electric rates are highest in July and the highest average bill is in December.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.328/kWh$0.224/kWh$185.36/mo.$99.20/mo.
81st29.83¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Sterling CDP
82nd$147.77Average residential monthly electricity bill for Sterling CDP Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Sterling CDP, Alaska

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Homer Electric AssociationBUNDLED29.85145.1521,614173,741.8551,868,371

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Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types

Power Plants in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Production State RankEmission (kg)Emission State RankEmissions per MWhEmissions per MWh State RankToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Nikiski CDP AK Natural Gas 416,8354196,800,335.94472.136
Kenai Peninsula Borough AK Conventional Hydroelectric 395,080155
Kenai Peninsula Borough AK Conventional Hydroelectric 46,389855
Tesoro Kenai Cogeneration PlantTesoro Alaska Company LLC (100.00%)
Nikiski CDP AK Natural Gas 40,96578,440,157.089206.0310
Sterling CDP AK Natural Gas 21,614911,721,060.128542.295
Seward AK Distillate Fuel Oil 50763600,146.38621,183.726
Seldovia AK Distillate Fuel Oil 176911,408.7879671.158
Nikiski CDP AK Natural Gas 11102,989.461211
Beluga CDP AK Natural Gas -1,758133,833,850.311-2,180.813

Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska Production Fuel Makeup

NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
52.06%
CONVENTIONAL HYDROELECTRIC
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
48.00%
DISTILLATE FUEL OIL
Distillate Fuel Oil
0.06%
BATTERIES OR OTHER USE OF ELECTRICITY AS AN ENERGY SOURCE
Batteries or other use of electricity as an energy source
-0.12%

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

Kenai Peninsula Borough has about 52.06% of its electricity generated by Natural Gas. Combined with Conventional Hydroelectric (48.00%) and Distillate Fuel Oil (0.06%), the three fuel types make up 100.12% of the generation. Approximately 1,980.88 kilograms of CO2 pollution per person are emitted in the county from electricity use, ranking them as the 23rd worst polluter in Alaska out of 30 counties. This equals a total emissions amount from electricity consumption of 116,299,435.93 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Kenai Peninsula Borough has 9 electricity generation plants, which is 3rd most in Alaska.

Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska Net Metering

Of the 3 electric providers in Kenai Peninsula Borough, 100.00% of them report that they offer net metering. The state of Alaska has highly restricted state level net metering legislation.

Energy Loss

Kenai Peninsula Borough electricity providers who report energy loss average roughly 4.77% of their energy lost per year. The US average energy loss is 2.43%. This earned Kenai Peninsula Borough a rank of 1740th best in the country out of 3221.

Power Companies in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska

Providers In Each City in Kenai Peninsula Borough:

  • Homer, Alaska:
    • Homer Electric Association: 100.00%
  • Kachemak, Alaska:
    • Homer Electric Association: 100.00%
  • Kenai, Alaska:
    • Homer Electric Association: 100.00%
  • Seldovia, Alaska:
    • Homer Electric Association: 100.00%
  • Seward, Alaska:
    • Seward Public Utilities: 100.00%
  • Soldotna, Alaska:
    • Homer Electric Association: 100.00%

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

FAQ

Which electricity companies offer service in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska?

County Customers RankProviderEst. County Customers
1Chugach Electric39,917
2Homer Electric Association34,100

Which electricity company is the largest supplier in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska?

By total megawatt hours sold, Chugach Electric is the largest electricity provider in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska.

How many power plants are within Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska?

Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska has 9 active electricity plants generating electricity for the county and other surrounding areas.

How many electric companies offer service in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska?

Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska has 3 electricity companies offering service in the area.

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Last Reviewed By: King Manalo
Published: 2024-09-24