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Baldwin County, Alabama Electricity Overview

When measuring CO2 emissions per capita, Baldwin County saw a 10.28% drop during the course of the most recent year.

Baldwin County customers experience outages averaging 133.1 minutes per interruption, with approximately 1 outages a year.

The electricity consumed by customers in Baldwin County is produced outside of their borders as the county has no power production facilities.

Baldwin County is the 31st highest polluting county in Alabama when considering emissions per capita.

Baldwin County is the 4th largest county in Alabama, with 246,435 citizens living within its borders.

Baldwin County released 1,355,833,079.04 kilograms of CO2 gases from electricity consumption, which makes them the 5th highest polluting county out of 67 counties in the state.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    4,211,893 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    17.09 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    1,355,833,079 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    5,501.79 kg

Recent Energy News in Daphne

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Daphne Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Electricity Rate for January, 2024

16.12¢ per kWh

  • 5.76% higher than last month
  • 1.85% higher than January last year
  • 1.63% higher than the Alabama average
  • 3.24% higher than the US average
  • 532nd in the state out of 532 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank is the same since January last year
  • 18,281st in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 3,879 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,555 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate

16.01¢ per kWh

  • 0.15% higher than last month
  • 1.88% higher than January last year
  • 1.46% higher than the Alabama average
  • 5.7% lower than the US average
  • 532nd in the state out of 532 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank is the same since January last year
  • 15,744th in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 342 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 848 since January last year

Average Residential Electricity Bill for January, 2024

$238.68 per month

  • 31.17% higher than last month
  • 35.72% higher than January last year
  • 0.88% higher than the Alabama average
  • 58.1% higher than the US average
  • 530th in the state out of 532 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 33 since January last year
  • 26,208th in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,295 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 4,061 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill

$179.01 per month

  • 3.01% higher than last month
  • 0.25% higher than January last year
  • 0.99% higher than the Alabama average
  • 34.93% higher than the US average
  • 531st in the state out of 532 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 11 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 11 since January last year
  • 25,989th in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 148 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 40 since January last year

Average Commercial Electricity Rate for January, 2024

14.91¢ per kWh

  • 3.63% higher than last month
  • 6.96% higher than January last year
  • 1.08% higher than the Alabama average
  • 11.82% higher than the US average
  • 532nd in the state out of 532 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank is the same since January last year
  • 21,449th in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,832 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 3,676 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate

14.19¢ per kWh

  • 0.57% higher than last month
  • 0.86% higher than January last year
  • 0.84% higher than the Alabama average
  • 0.23% higher than the US average
  • 532nd in the state out of 532 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank is the same since January last year
  • 19,544th in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 646 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 315 since January last year

Average Commercial Electricity Bill for January, 2024

$810 per month

  • 16.78% higher than last month
  • 20.63% higher than January last year
  • 1.92% higher than the Alabama average
  • 50.3% lower than the US average
  • 519th in the state out of 532 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 3 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since January last year
  • 20,899th in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 899 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 3,269 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill

$750.31 per month

  • 1.56% higher than last month
  • 0.41% higher than January last year
  • 1.61% higher than the Alabama average
  • 54.16% lower than the US average
  • 520th in the state out of 532 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank is the same since January last year
  • 19,843rd in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 97 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 930 since January last year

Average Industrial Electricity Rate for January, 2024

7.72¢ per kWh

  • 3.51% higher than last month
  • 12.25% higher than January last year
  • 0.97% higher than the Alabama average
  • 21.49% lower than the US average
  • 532nd in the state out of 532 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 21 since January last year
  • 11,114th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,031 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 3,742 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate

7.74¢ per kWh

  • 0.92% higher than last month
  • 7.38% lower than January last year
  • 0.84% higher than the Alabama average
  • 24.34% lower than the US average
  • 532nd in the state out of 532 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 9 since January last year
  • 10,912th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 608 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 374 since January last year

Average Industrial Electricity Bill for January, 2024

$21,416.9 per month

  • 5.16% higher than last month
  • 15.9% higher than January last year
  • 23.45% lower than the Alabama average
  • 36.47% lower than the US average
  • 498th in the state out of 532 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
  • The state rank is the same since January last year
  • 17,732nd in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,144 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,066 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill

$21,503.89 per month

  • 1.15% higher than last month
  • 9.7% lower than January last year
  • 23.84% lower than the Alabama average
  • 37.14% lower than the US average
  • 498th in the state out of 532 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 8 since January last year
  • 17,406th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 37 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 466 since January last year

Daphne, AL Electricity Overview

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Daphne has an average residential electricity rate of 14.19 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 2.66% less than the average state rate of 14.58 cents, a welcome situation for residents of the city. Selling an estimated 116,734.22 megawatt hours, Riviera Utilities is the largest vendor in the city. The power grid in the city experiences an average of 1 outages per customer a year, with outages lasting around 133.1 minutes each. The national averages for these two data points are 1.27 outages per year and 137.24 minutes each outage.

Emissions in Daphne average 5,501.79 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident from electricity use, making them the 179th worst polluting city out of 593 cities in Alabama based on emissions per capita. While not as telling of a statistic (more people almost always equals more pollution), the total emissions of Daphne from electricity use is 149,032,428.21 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 20th highest amount in Alabama. The city has no electricity production plants within its borders, meaning the companies that service the city must import all of the 462,969.02 megawatt hours that citizens here consume annually.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Daphne

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

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.172/kWh$0.080/kWh$253.46/mo.$80.86/mo.
141st14.19¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Daphne
211th$164.91Average residential monthly electricity bill for Daphne Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Daphne, Alabama

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Alabama PowerBUNDLED15.93179.0617,865,2592,846,372,000
Baldwin EMCBUNDLED12.73142.041,043,914132,914,000
Riviera UtilitiesBUNDLED12.44151.09695,71386,532,000

Zips with electric coverage in Daphne, Alabama include: 36532, 36526, 36527, 36551

Fairhope, AL Electricity Overview

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Fairhope has an average residential electricity rate of 13.91 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 4.59% less than the average state rate of 14.58 cents, a welcome situation for residents of the city. Selling an estimated 167,416.48 megawatt hours, Fairhope Utilities is the largest vendor in the city. The power grid in the city experiences an average of 1 outages per customer a year, with outages lasting around 133.1 minutes each. The national averages for these two data points are 1.27 outages per year and 137.24 minutes each outage.

Emissions in Fairhope average 5,501.79 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident from electricity use, making them the 179th worst polluting city out of 593 cities in Alabama based on emissions per capita. While not as telling of a statistic (more people almost always equals more pollution), the total emissions of Fairhope from electricity use is 120,076,518.96 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 29th highest amount in Alabama. The city has no electricity production plants within its borders, meaning the companies that service the city must import all of the 373,017.53 megawatt hours that citizens here consume annually.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Fairhope

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

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.172/kWh$0.080/kWh$253.46/mo.$80.86/mo.
98th13.91¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Fairhope
198th$161.83Average residential monthly electricity bill for Fairhope Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Fairhope, Alabama

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Alabama PowerBUNDLED15.93179.0617,865,2592,846,372,000
Baldwin EMCBUNDLED12.73142.041,043,914132,914,000
Fairhope UtilitiesBUNDLED12.48148.6985,819.8910,707,648.17
Riviera UtilitiesBUNDLED12.44151.09695,71386,532,000

Zips with electric coverage in Fairhope, Alabama include: 36532, 36526, 36559

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Foley, AL Electricity Overview

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Foley has an average residential electricity rate of 14.27 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 2.10% less than the average state rate of 14.58 cents, a welcome situation for residents of the city. Selling an estimated 84,208.72 megawatt hours, Riviera Utilities is the largest vendor in the city. The power grid in the city experiences an average of 1 outages per customer a year, with outages lasting around 133.1 minutes each. The national averages for these two data points are 1.27 outages per year and 137.24 minutes each outage.

Emissions in Foley average 5,501.79 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident from electricity use, making them the 179th worst polluting city out of 593 cities in Alabama based on emissions per capita. While not as telling of a statistic (more people almost always equals more pollution), the total emissions of Foley from electricity use is 110,971,060.13 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 32nd highest amount in Alabama. The city has no electricity production plants within its borders, meaning the companies that service the city must import all of the 344,731.43 megawatt hours that citizens here consume annually.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Foley

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

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.172/kWh$0.080/kWh$253.46/mo.$80.86/mo.
170th14.27¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Foley
205th$162.39Average residential monthly electricity bill for Foley Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Foley, Alabama

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Alabama PowerBUNDLED15.93179.0617,865,2592,846,372,000
Baldwin EMCBUNDLED12.73142.041,043,914132,914,000
Riviera UtilitiesBUNDLED12.44151.09695,71386,532,000

Zips with electric coverage in Foley, Alabama include: 36535, 36542, 36530, 36580

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Baldwin County, Alabama Details

Baldwin County, Alabama Net Metering

There are 6 companies in Baldwin County selling electricity. Of those 6, 33.33% of them offer some type of net metering option for their customers, making solar panels and alternative electric sources more economically feasible. Alabama has nonexistent regulations in place for consumers who are interested in taking advantage of net metering with solar installations.

Energy Loss

The average energy loss for electricity providers in Baldwin County is 4.49%. This includes data from 4 suppliers, including Baldwin EMC, Riviera Utilities, and Alabama Power. The United States average energy loss is 2.87%. This earned Baldwin County a rank of 1403rd best in the US out of 3230 counties.

Providers In Each City in Baldwin County:

  • Bay Minette, Alabama:
    • Alabama Power: 100.00%
  • Daphne, Alabama:
    • Riviera Utilities: 48.26%
    • Baldwin EMC: 1.76%
    • Alabama Power: 49.98%
  • Elberta, Alabama:
    • Baldwin EMC: 78.23%
    • Riviera Utilities: 21.77%
  • Fairhope, Alabama:
    • Riviera Utilities: 25.24%
    • Baldwin EMC: 1.59%
    • Alabama Power: 41.61%
    • Fairhope Utilities: 31.56%
  • Foley, Alabama:
    • Alabama Power: 50.00%
    • Riviera Utilities: 20.33%
    • Baldwin EMC: 29.67%
  • Gulf Shores, Alabama:
    • Baldwin EMC: 100.00%
  • Loxley, Alabama:
    • Baldwin EMC: 82.58%
    • Riviera Utilities: 17.42%
  • Magnolia Springs, Alabama:
    • Baldwin EMC: 22.42%
    • Riviera Utilities: 77.58%
  • Orange Beach, Alabama:
    • Baldwin EMC: 50.00%
    • Alabama Power: 50.00%
  • Perdido Beach, Alabama:
    • Alabama Power: 49.90%
    • Riviera Utilities: 50.10%
  • Robertsdale, Alabama:
    • Robertsdale Utilities: 42.68%
    • Riviera Utilities: 0.58%
    • Baldwin EMC: 1.13%
    • Alabama Power: 55.61%
  • Silverhill, Alabama:
    • Alabama Power: 50.00%
    • Riviera Utilities: 49.10%
    • Baldwin EMC: 0.90%
  • Spanish Fort, Alabama:
    • Baldwin EMC: 35.38%
    • Alabama Power: 49.98%
    • Riviera Utilities: 14.64%
  • Summerdale, Alabama:
    • Baldwin EMC: 68.68%
    • Riviera Utilities: 31.32%

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

FAQ

Which electricity company is the largest supplier in Baldwin County, Alabama?

By total customer count, Baldwin EMC is the largest electricity company in Baldwin County, Alabama.

How many electric companies offer service in Baldwin County, Alabama?

Baldwin County, Alabama has 6 electricity suppliers serving customers in the area.

Which electricity companies offer service in Baldwin County, Alabama?

County Customers RankProviderEst. County Customers
1Baldwin EMC78,945
2Riviera Utilities54,659
3Alabama Power52,512
4Fairhope Utilities6,964
5Robertsdale Utilities3,462
6Southern Pine Electric Cooperative852

Nick Reese
Last Reviewed By: Nick Reese
Published: 2024-03-29