Lee County, Alabama Electricity Rates & Statistics
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Lee County, Alabama Electricity Overview
The use of renewable fuel sources for electricity production has declined by 11.99% in the county over the course of the past 12 months.
Lee County ranks 5th in the state out of 67 counties for total production of electricity from non-renewable fuel types, with 13,657,797 of the county's 14,223,896 megawatt hours coming from those fuel sources.
When calculating by total customers, Alabama Power is the largest electricity supplier in Lee County.
There was a 1.89% decline in CO2 emissions per capita over the course of the past year in Lee County.
Lee County is the 396th largest producing county out of 3230 counties in the US when considering megawatt hours generated from renewable fuel sources.
The average residential price per kilowatt hour in Lee County is 14.34 cents. This is about 10.43% below the nationwide average price of 16.01 cents per kilowatt hour.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
3,089,645 MWh
Consumption per Capita
17.09 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
14,223,896 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
566,099 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
13,657,797 MWh
Production per Capita
78.68 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
1,095,520,889 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
6,060.2 kg
Recent Energy News in Auburn
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Auburn, the residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 4,061 positions to 26,208th, from last year's value of 22,147th
- In Auburn, the residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 1,295 positions to 26,208th, from last month's value of 24,913th
- In Auburn, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 148 positions to 25,989th, from last month's value of 25,841st
- In Auburn, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 40 positions to 25,989th, from last year's value of 25,949th
- In Auburn, the residential electricity bill increased by 35.72% to $238.68, from last year's value of $175.86
- In Auburn, the residential electricity bill state rank dropped by 33 positions to 530th, from last year's value of 497th
- In Auburn, the residential electricity bill increased by 31.17% to $238.68, from last month's value of $181.96
- In Auburn, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill state rank dropped by 11 positions to 531st, from last year's value of 520th
- In Auburn, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill state rank dropped by 11 positions to 531st, from last month's value of 520th
- In Auburn, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill increased by 3.01% to $179.01, from last month's value of $173.78
- In Auburn, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill increased by 0.25% to $179.01, from last year's value of $178.57
Commercial Electricity Prices
- In Auburn, the commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 3,269 positions to 20,899th, from last year's value of 17,630th
- In Auburn, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 930 positions to 19,843rd, from last year's value of 18,913th
- In Auburn, the commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 899 positions to 20,899th, from last month's value of 20,000th
- In Auburn, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 97 positions to 19,843rd, from last month's value of 19,746th
- In Auburn, the commercial electricity bill increased by 20.63% to $810, from last year's value of $671.48
- In Auburn, the commercial electricity bill increased by 16.78% to $810, from last month's value of $693.6
- In Auburn, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill increased by 1.56% to $750.31, from last month's value of $738.77
- In Auburn, the commercial electricity bill state rank dropped by 3 positions to 519th, from last month's value of 516th
- In Auburn, the commercial electricity bill state rank increased by 1 position to 519th, from last year's value of 520th
- In Auburn, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill increased by 0.41% to $750.31, from last year's value of $747.22
Industrial Electricity Prices
- In Auburn, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill national rank increased by 466 positions to 17,406th, from last year's value of 17,872nd
- In Auburn, the industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 1,066 positions to 17,732nd, from last year's value of 16,666th
- In Auburn, the industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 1,144 positions to 17,732nd, from last month's value of 16,588th
- In Auburn, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill national rank increased by 37 positions to 17,406th, from last month's value of 17,443rd
- In Auburn, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill decreased by 9.7% to $21,503.89, from last year's value of $23,814.68
- In Auburn, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill state rank increased by 8 positions to 498th, from last year's value of 506th
- In Auburn, the industrial electricity bill increased by 15.9% to $21,416.9, from last year's value of $18,478.3
- In Auburn, the industrial electricity bill increased by 5.16% to $21,416.9, from last month's value of $20,366.37
- In Auburn, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill increased by 1.15% to $21,503.89, from last month's value of $21,259.01
- In Auburn, the industrial electricity bill state rank dropped by 1 position to 498th, from last month's value of 497th
Auburn 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
Auburn, AL Electricity Overview
Auburn averages a residential electricity rate of 15.00 cents per kilowatt hour spent by consumers within their city limits. Sadly, this is 2.91% above Alabama's average rate of 14.58 cents. Customers in the city pay an average monthly residential electricity bill of $169.76. This is 1.68% higher than the Alabama average bill of $166.96. Customers in Auburn deal with 1 power outages per year with outages lasting an average of 133.1 minutes.
Electricity use in Auburn has byproducts of 440,192,540.92 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the 7th largest emissions amount of any city in Alabama. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per person in the city, which is 5,501.79 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This measurement ranks Auburn as the 179th highest polluting city in the state. The inhabitants of Auburn must use power from outside city limits because they don't have any power producing plants within city boundaries.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Auburn
Auburn residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in January.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Auburn, Alabama
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power | BUNDLED | 15.93 | 179.06 | 17,865,259 | 2,846,372,000 | |
| Dixie Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 13.61 | 163.61 | 309,434 | 42,109,000 | |
| Tallapoosa River Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 12.59 | 143.56 | 389,540 | 49,029,500 |
Zips with electric coverage in Auburn, Alabama include: 36830, 36832, 36801, 36804, 36849, 36879
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Opelika, AL Electricity Overview
Opelika averages a residential electricity rate of 13.73 cents per kilowatt hour spent by consumers within their city limits. Thankfully, this is 5.79% below Alabama's average rate of 14.58 cents. Opelika Power has an estimated 14,705 residential customers, which is more than all other electricity suppliers who operate in the city. The city experiences an average of 1 electrical outages per consumer a year. These outages last on average of 133.1 minutes. In comparison, the nationwide average is 1.27 outages per consumer and 137.24 minutes per outage.
Electricity use in Opelika has byproducts of 169,510,082.44 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the 17th largest emissions amount of any city in Alabama. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per person in the city, which is 5,501.79 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This measurement ranks Opelika as the 11th highest polluting city in the state. The inhabitants of Opelika must use power from outside city limits because they don't have any power producing plants within city boundaries.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Opelika
Opelika residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in January.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Opelika, Alabama
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power | BUNDLED | 15.93 | 179.06 | 17,865,259 | 2,846,372,000 | |
| Opelika Power | BUNDLED | 12.60 | 126.22 | 149,690 | 18,860,000 | |
| Tallapoosa River Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 12.59 | 143.56 | 389,540 | 49,029,500 |
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 15.93 cents per kilowatt hour spent by consumers within their city limits. Sadly, this is 9.29% above Alabama's average rate of 14.58 cents. Customers in the city pay an average monthly residential electricity bill of $179.06. This is 7.25% higher than the Alabama average bill of $166.96. Customers in Smiths Station deal with 1 power outages per year with outages lasting an average of 133.1 minutes.
Electricity use in Smiths Station has byproducts of 29,819,689.93 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the 110th largest emissions amount of any city in Alabama. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per person in the city, which is 5,501.79 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This measurement ranks Smiths Station as the 179th highest polluting city in the state. The inhabitants of Smiths Station must use power from outside city limits because they don't have any power producing plants within city boundaries.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Smiths Station
Smiths Station residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in January.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Smiths Station, Alabama
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power | BUNDLED | 15.93 | 179.06 | 17,865,259 | 2,846,372,000 |
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Electricity Production in Lee County, Alabama
Power Plants in Lee County, Alabama
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H Allen Franklin Combined CycleSouthern Company (100.00%) | Lee County | AL | Natural Gas | 13,657,665 | 5,043,428,292.14 | 369.27 | ||
Bartletts FerryGeorgia Power (100.00%) | Lee County | AL | Conventional Hydroelectric | 423,677 | ||||
Goat RockGeorgia Power (100.00%) | Lee County | AL | Conventional Hydroelectric | 142,422 | ||||
Walton Discover Power FacilityWalton Discover LLC (100.00%) | Lee County | AL | Natural Gas | 132 | 56,084.42 | 424.88 |
Lee County, Alabama Details
Around 1,095,520,888.96 kilograms of CO2 emissions are released in Lee County due to electricity use. A better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per capita, which amounts to 6,060.2 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. Using this calculation Lee County is the 913th highest polluting county in the US. The county has 4 power generation plants, which is 679th most in the US. Lee County's power plants mainly use Natural Gas, which accounts for 96.02% of the fuel sources used for electricity production in the county.
Providers In Each City in Lee County:
- Auburn, Alabama:
- Tallapoosa River Electric Cooperative: 23.57%
- Dixie Electric Cooperative: 6.07%
- Alabama Power: 70.36%
- Cusseta, Alabama:
- Alabama Power: 50.00%
- Tallapoosa River Electric Cooperative: 50.00%
- Loachapoka, Alabama:
- Alabama Power: 100.00%
- Opelika, Alabama:
- Alabama Power: 34.16%
- Opelika Power: 31.69%
- Tallapoosa River Electric Cooperative: 34.16%
- Smiths Station, Alabama:
- Alabama Power: 100.00%
- Waverly, Alabama:
- Tallapoosa River Electric Cooperative: 50.00%
- Alabama Power: 50.00%
* 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 are 4 power plants 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 | 21,078 |
| 2 | Opelika Power | 14,730 |
| 3 | Tallapoosa River Electric Cooperative | 4,365 |
| 4 | Dixie Electric Cooperative | 947 |
How many electric companies offer service in Lee County, Alabama?
There are 4 electricity providers offering service in Lee County, Alabama.
