Lee County, Alabama Electricity Rates & Statistics
Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics
- The average electricity bill in Lee County, AL is $182.88
- The average electricity rate in Lee County, AL is 16.03¢
Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Lee County, AL
The average residential electric bill in Lee County, AL is $182.88 per month. Lee County, AL is the 31st most expensive county in Alabama for electricity.
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Lee County, Alabama Electricity Overview
With a national average residential electricity bill of $147.16, Lee County residents pay about 24.27% more than their fellow countrymen per month for electricity.
The nationwide average residential price per kilowatt hour sits at 16.73 cents, while residents of Lee County benefit from an average rate that is 4.20% below that at 16.03 cents per kilowatt hour.
As the 5th largest producer of electricity out of 67 counties in the state, Lee County generates 12,069,496 megawatt hours of electricity from various fuels.
With 180,773 residents living within the county and 12,069,496 megawatt hours produced per year, Lee County has a per capita production of 66.77 megawatt hours. The city ranks 364th highest megawatt hour per capita amount in the country.
Lee County produces 282.65% more megawatt hours than the county consumes, leading to the ability to export the excess.
Alabama Power is the largest provider in Lee County when calculated by megawatt hours sold.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
3,154,151 MWh
Consumption per Capita
17.45 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
12,069,496 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
12,069,496 MWh
Production per Capita
66.77 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
1,171,503,524 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
6,480.52 kg
Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Auburn
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Rates and Production Categories
Auburn Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024
16.4¢ per kWh
- 2.15% lower than last month
- 2.62% higher than November last year
- 5.97% higher than the Alabama average
- 3.69% lower than the US average
- 200th in the state out of 593 cities
- The state rank has increased by 24 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 19 since November last year
- 16,990th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has increased by 1,623 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 1,523 since November last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate
16.2¢ per kWh
- 0.22% higher than last month
- 4.99% higher than November last year
- 7.77% higher than the Alabama average
- 1.76% lower than the US average
- 220th in the state out of 593 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 11 since November last year
- 18,113th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has increased by 36 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 766 since November last year
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024
$142.26 per month
- 6.02% lower than last month
- 1.75% lower than November last year
- 5.69% higher than the Alabama average
- 20.32% higher than the US average
- 201st in the state out of 593 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 41 since November last year
- 25,841st in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has increased by 427 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 752 since November last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill
$183.02 per month
- 0.11% lower than last month
- 7.62% higher than November last year
- 6.63% higher than the Alabama average
- 28.67% higher than the US average
- 204th in the state out of 593 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 3 since November last year
- 28,685th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has increased by 94 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,204 since November last year
Auburn, AL Electricity Overview
Auburn averages a residential electricity rate of 16.20 cents per kilowatt hour spent by consumers within their city limits. Sadly, this is 4.91% above Alabama's average rate of 15.44 cents. Customers in the city pay an average monthly residential electricity bill of $183.02. This is 2.40% higher than the Alabama average bill of $178.73. Customers in Auburn deal with 1.25 power outages per year with outages lasting an average of 145.52 minutes.
Electricity use in Auburn has byproducts of 474,135,256.57 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the 7th largest emissions amount of any city in Alabama. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per person in the city, which is 5,926.02 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This measurement ranks Auburn as the 121st highest polluting city in the state. The inhabitants of Auburn must use power from outside city limits because they don't have any power producing plants within city boundaries.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Auburn
Auburn residential electric rates are highest in March and the highest average bill is in January.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Auburn, Alabama
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power | BUNDLED | 17.07 | 195.9 | 18,394,436 | 3,140,319,000 | |
| Dixie Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 14.82 | 177.56 | 319,385.11 | 47,344,663.2 | |
| Tallapoosa River Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 13.91 | 161.56 | 415,595.49 | 57,808,619.8 |
Zips with electric coverage in Auburn, Alabama include: 36830, 36832, 36801, 36804, 36849, 36879
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Opelika, AL Electricity Overview
Opelika averages a residential electricity rate of 14.22 cents per kilowatt hour spent by consumers within their city limits. Thankfully, this is 7.94% below Alabama's average rate of 15.44 cents. Opelika Power has an estimated 14,527 residential customers, which is more than all other electricity suppliers who operate in the city. The city experiences an average of 0.84 electrical outages per consumer a year. These outages last on average of 79.03 minutes. In comparison, the nationwide average is 1.44 outages per consumer and 123.49 minutes per outage.
Electricity use in Opelika has byproducts of 182,580,800.35 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the 18th largest emissions amount of any city in Alabama. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per person in the city, which is 5,926.02 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This measurement ranks Opelika as the 488th highest polluting city in the state. The inhabitants of Opelika must use power from outside city limits because they don't have any power producing plants within city boundaries.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Opelika
Opelika residential electric rates are highest in April and the highest average bill is in August.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Opelika, Alabama
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power | BUNDLED | 17.07 | 195.9 | 18,394,436 | 3,140,319,000 | |
| Opelika Power | BUNDLED | 13.58 | 137.12 | 160,978.11 | 21,862,316.16 | |
| Tallapoosa River Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 13.91 | 161.56 | 415,595.49 | 57,808,619.8 |
Zips with electric coverage in Opelika, Alabama include: 36830, 36801, 36804, 36852
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Smiths Station, AL Electricity Overview
Smiths Station averages a residential electricity rate of 16.81 cents per kilowatt hour spent by consumers within their city limits. Sadly, this is 8.86% above Alabama's average rate of 15.44 cents. Customers in the city pay an average monthly residential electricity bill of $188.23. This is 5.31% higher than the Alabama average bill of $178.73. Customers in Smiths Station deal with 1.1 power outages per year with outages lasting an average of 110.86 minutes.
Electricity use in Smiths Station has byproducts of 32,119,050.24 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the 111th largest emissions amount of any city in Alabama. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per person in the city, which is 5,926.02 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This measurement ranks Smiths Station as the 121st highest polluting city in the state. The inhabitants of Smiths Station must use power from outside city limits because they don't have any power producing plants within city boundaries.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Smiths Station
Smiths Station residential electric rates are highest in March and the highest average bill is in January.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Smiths Station, Alabama
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power | BUNDLED | 17.07 | 195.9 | 18,394,436 | 3,140,319,000 |
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Lee County, Alabama Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types
Power Plants in Lee County, Alabama
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Production State Rank | Emission (kg) | Emission State Rank | Emissions per MWh | Emissions per MWh State Rank | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H Allen Franklin Combined CycleSouthern Company (100.00%) | Lee County | AL | Natural Gas | 12,069,496 | 2 | 4,482,808,854.3 | 2 | 371.42 | 12 |
Lee County, Alabama Production Fuel Makeup
Around 1,171,503,524.5 kilograms of CO2 emissions are released in Lee County due to electricity use. More telling of the county's emissions reality is the per citizen CO2 emission amount. Currently that amount stands at 6,480.52 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in the county being the 13th highest county in Alabama for CO2 pollution per capita. Natural Gas makes up 100.00% of the fuel types used for electricity production in Lee County. Lee County has one electricity producing plant.
Providers In Each City in Lee County:
- Auburn, Alabama:
- Dixie Electric Cooperative: 2.62%
- Alabama Power: 82.65%
- Tallapoosa River Electric Cooperative: 14.73%
- Cusseta, Alabama:
- Alabama Power: 100.00%
- Loachapoka, Alabama:
- Alabama Power: 100.00%
- Opelika, Alabama:
- Tallapoosa River Electric Cooperative: 30.60%
- Opelika Power: 48.55%
- Alabama Power: 20.85%
- Smiths Station, Alabama:
- Alabama Power: 100.00%
- Waverly, Alabama:
- Alabama Power: 100.00%
* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.
FAQ
How many power plants are within Lee County, Alabama?
There is one power plant in Lee County, Alabama
What electricity company is the largest supplier in Lee County, Alabama?
The largest electricity supplier in Lee County, Alabama by total revenue is Alabama Power.
Which electricity companies offer service in Lee County, Alabama?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama Power | 30,450 |
| 2 | Opelika Power | 15,660 |
| 3 | Tallapoosa River Electric Cooperative | 3,423 |
| 4 | Dixie Electric Cooperative | 594 |
How many electric companies offer service in Lee County, Alabama?
There are 4 electricity providers offering service in Lee County, Alabama.
