Houston County, Alabama Electricity Rates & Statistics

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The average residential electricity price for Dothan is around 14.13 cents per kilowatt hour. This is 3.05% below the state's average rate of 14.58 cents, ranking the city at 135th best for average electricity rate out of 593 cities in Alabama. With annual generation of 386 megawatt hours, the city is the 8th largest generator of electricity in the state. Dothan residents consume 312265.94% of the electricity produced within the city limits and the city must import electricity produced in rural areas or other nearby municipalities to make up the difference.

Tracking emissions on a per capita basis shows us the emissions efficiency of a city. Dothan averages 5,505.75 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident from electricity use, which ranks them 5th highest in the state out of 593 cities for emissions efficiency. With total emissions of 388,287,506.15 kilograms, the city ranks 8th worst in Alabama for total emissions from electricity use, however, it could be argued that emissions per capita is a better measurement of a city's pollution levels. The city is home to one electricity producing plant. Dothan has approximately 100.00% of its electricity generated from Distillate Fuel Oil.

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The average residential electricity price for Taylor is around 14.54 cents per kilowatt hour. This is 0.28% below the state's average rate of 14.58 cents, ranking the city at 196th best for average electricity rate out of 593 cities in Alabama. The national average monthly residential power bill is $138.02, while the Taylor average is 22.83% higher at $169.53 per month. Dothan Utilities is the largest supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold.

Tracking emissions on a per capita basis shows us the emissions efficiency of a city. Taylor averages 5,501.79 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident from electricity use, which ranks them 179th highest in the state out of 593 cities for emissions efficiency. With total emissions of 14,200,114.34 kilograms, the city ranks 187th worst in Alabama for total emissions from electricity use, however, it could be argued that emissions per capita is a better measurement of a city's pollution levels. The 44,112.63 megawatt hours of electricity used in Taylor must be imported from nearby areas with power plants as there are no electricity facilities that call the city home.