Butte County, CA: Electricity Rates, Providers & More

Butte County, California Electricity Rates & Statistics

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

  • The average electricity bill in Butte County, CA is $198.89
  • The average electricity rate in Butte County, CA is 40.11¢

Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Butte County, CA

The average residential electric bill in Butte County, CA is $198.89 per month. Butte County, CA is the 45th most expensive county in California for electricity.

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Butte County, California Electricity Overview

With 14,539 megawatt generated from solar power and 207,303 citizens in Butte County, the county averages 0.07 megawatt hours produced from solar per capita, which gives it a ranking of 24th in California out of 58 counties.

The use of natural gas in Butte County yields a total of 20,714 megawatts of electricity, propelling this county into its ranking of 30th in California out of 58 counties.

Butte County ranks 31st in the state out of 58 counties for total production of electricity from non-renewable sources, with 20,688 of the county's 3,921,109 megawatt hours coming from those fuel sources.

By megawatt hours sold, the largest supplier in Butte County is Pacific Gas and Electric Company.

Butte County is the 931st highest county in the country for non-renewable production per capita, with an average of 0.1 megawatt hours per resident produced from non-renewable fuels.

Butte County is ranked 48th out of 58 for highest polluting county in California based on emissions per capita.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    1,300,662 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    6.27 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    3,921,109 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    3,900,421 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    20,688 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    18.91 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    5,229,105 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    25.22 kg

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Chico

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Chico Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024

76.86¢ per kWh

  • 12.62% higher than last month
  • 11.3% higher than November last year
  • 135.17% higher than the California average
  • 351.18% higher than the US average
  • 1,545th in the state out of 1,616 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 13 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 292 since November last year
  • 31,708th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 56 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 300 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate

74.33¢ per kWh

  • 0.88% higher than last month
  • 17.9% higher than November last year
  • 134.43% higher than the California average
  • 350.71% higher than the US average
  • 1,538th in the state out of 1,616 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 391 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 26 since November last year
  • 31,698th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 391 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 40 since November last year

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024

$291.68 per month

  • 18.27% lower than last month
  • 11.44% higher than November last year
  • 109.54% higher than the California average
  • 146.69% higher than the US average
  • 1,533rd in the state out of 1,616 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 56 since November last year
  • 31,648th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 68 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 92 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill

$348.8 per month

  • 0.72% higher than last month
  • 15.53% higher than November last year
  • 110.61% higher than the California average
  • 145.21% higher than the US average
  • 1,510th in the state out of 1,616 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 280 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 76 since November last year
  • 31,688th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 280 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 6 since November last year

Chico, CA Electricity Overview

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Chico's citizens are billed an average residential electricity rate of 74.33 cents per kilowatt hour, which ranks the city 1538th out of 1617 cities in the state. Customers in Chico deal with 1.56 power outages a year with outages lasting on average 255.9 minutes. Electricity production plants in the city are fueled by non-renewable fuel sources for 89.91% of the megawatt hours they produce. This is the 70th most out of the 1617 cities in California.

Chico emits 1,136.39 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the city from electricity use, which makes it the 94th worst polluting city out of 1617 cities in California based on emissions per capita. With total emissions of 115,120,928.38 kilograms, the city ranks 78th highest in California for total pollution from electricity use. The city is home to 2 power plants, which is the 89th highest for a city in the state.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Chico

Chico residential electric rates are highest in May and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$1.070/kWh$0.186/kWh$488.75/mo.$75.67/mo.
1538th74.33¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Chico
1510th$348.8Average residential monthly electricity bill for Chico Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Chico, California

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyBUNDLED40.11198.9910,999,6464,412,167,000

Zips with electric coverage in Chico, California include: 95926, 95928, 95973

Oroville, CA Electricity Overview

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Oroville's citizens are billed an average residential electricity rate of 74.33 cents per kilowatt hour, which ranks the city 1538th out of 1617 cities in the state. The city achieved a 7.11% drop in CO2 emissions per person, a praiseworthy effort. The city has permitted a 11.37% increase in fossil fuels and other non-renewable fuel type use for electricity production.

Oroville emits 1,108.78 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the city from electricity use, which makes it the 112th worst polluting city out of 1617 cities in California based on emissions per capita. This adds up to total emissions of 22,629,154.79 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use, making the city 348th highest for total emissions in the state. Around 100.00% of electricity in Oroville comes from production using Natural Gas. Oroville has the 141st highest number of electricity generation plants of any city in California, with one total power plant.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Oroville

Oroville residential electric rates are highest in May and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$1.070/kWh$0.186/kWh$488.75/mo.$75.67/mo.
1538th74.33¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Oroville
1510th$348.8Average residential monthly electricity bill for Oroville Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Oroville, California

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyBUNDLED40.11198.9910,999,6464,412,167,000

Zips with electric coverage in Oroville, California include: 95966, 95965, 95968

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Magalia CDP, CA Electricity Overview

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Magalia CDP's citizens are billed an average residential electricity rate of 74.33 cents per kilowatt hour, which ranks the city 1538th out of 1617 cities in the state. Customers in the city have 1.56 power outages a year, with outages lasting an average of 255.9 minutes. The national averages for these data points are 1.44 outages at 123.49 minutes each. Pacific Gas and Electric Company sells an estimated 5,787.3 megawatt hours in the city each year, more than any other vendor.

Magalia CDP emits 1,106.95 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the city from electricity use, which makes it the 124th worst polluting city out of 1617 cities in California based on emissions per capita. While not as telling of a statistic (more people almost always equals more pollution), the total pollution of Magalia CDP from electricity consumption is 11,663,918.06 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 482nd highest in California. The city has zero electricity generation plants.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Magalia CDP

Magalia CDP residential electric rates are highest in May and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$1.070/kWh$0.186/kWh$488.75/mo.$75.67/mo.
1538th74.33¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Magalia CDP
1510th$348.8Average residential monthly electricity bill for Magalia CDP Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Magalia CDP, California

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyBUNDLED40.11198.9910,999,6464,412,167,000

Zips with electric coverage in Magalia CDP, California include: 95928, 95954, 95969

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Butte County, California Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types

Power Plants in Butte County, California

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Production State RankEmission (kg)Emission State RankEmissions per MWhEmissions per MWh State RankToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Butte County CA Conventional Hydroelectric 2,406,962111
Butte County CA Conventional Hydroelectric 396,7152411
Thermalito CDP CA Conventional Hydroelectric 343,6913611
Butte County CA Conventional Hydroelectric 231,5545011
Butte County CA Conventional Hydroelectric 155,0306211
Butte County CA Conventional Hydroelectric 121,7106911
Oroville East CDP CA Conventional Hydroelectric 64,9709211
Butte County CA Conventional Hydroelectric 47,1989811
Forks of Butte Hydro ProjectHYPOWER INC (100.00%)
Butte County CA Conventional Hydroelectric 41,94510311
Butte County CA Conventional Hydroelectric 41,10510411
Butte County CA Conventional Hydroelectric 16,45213811
Ameresco Butte CountyAmeresco (100.00%)
Butte County CA Landfill Gas 16,031258,689,129.1825542.0222
Enloe Medical - ChicoBloom Energy (100.00%)
Chico CA Natural Gas 13,4561694,808,031.9191357.32238
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co HybridSierra Nevada Brewing Co (100.00%)
Chico CA Natural Gas 9,2932022,188,141.34269235.46291
Butte College Main Campus SolarButte-Glenn Community College District (100.00%)
Butte Valley CDP CA Solar 6,67136155
Gridley Main TwoEDF Renewables (100.00%)
Butte County CA Solar 3,99044455
Butte County CA Conventional Hydroelectric 2,51920111
Butte County CA Solar 1,58266155
Oroville Cogeneration LPOroville Cogeneration LP (100.00%)
Oroville CA Natural Gas 23530278,900.22303335.75258

Butte County, California Production Fuel Makeup

CONVENTIONAL HYDROELECTRIC
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
98.69%
NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
0.53%
LANDFILL GAS
Landfill Gas
0.41%
SOLAR
Solar
0.37%
BATTERIES OR OTHER USE OF ELECTRICITY AS AN ENERGY SOURCE
Batteries or other use of electricity as an energy source
-0.00%

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

Releasing 5,229,105.31 kilograms of CO2 emissions each year, Butte County ranks 45th highest out of 58 counties in California for total pollution from electricity use. Additionally, the county ranks 2842nd worst in the US in emissions per citizen, which could be argued to be the more important statistic. Around 98.69% of Butte County's electricity is produced using Conventional Hydroelectric. Taken together with Natural Gas (0.53%) and Landfill Gas (0.41%), these three fuel types account for 3,906,596 megawatt hours (or 99.63%) of the electricity production in the county. Butte County is home to 19 power plants, which is 22nd highest in the state.

Butte County, California Net Metering

Butte County has 3 out of 3 companies reporting that they offer net metering to residents with personal solar panels. Citizens of California have favorable net metering regulations that encourage the installation of solar panels.

Energy Loss

Butte County electricity companies who report energy loss average roughly 5.00% of their energy lost per year. The nationwide average for energy loss is 2.43% and the state average is 3.51%, resulting in a rank of 1961st best in the US and a state rank of 13th best out of 3221 and 58 counties, respectively.

Providers In Each City in Butte County:

  • Biggs, California:
    • Biggs, California Electric Utility: 57.70%
    • Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 42.30%
  • Chico, California:
    • Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 100.00%
  • Gridley, California:
    • Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 26.35%
    • Gridley Municipal Utilities: 73.65%
  • Oroville, California:
    • Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 100.00%
  • Paradise, California:
    • Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 100.00%

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

FAQ

What electricity company is the largest provider in Butte County, California?

By total revenue, Pacific Gas and Electric Company is the largest electricity company in Butte County, California.

Which electricity companies offer service in Butte County, California?

County Customers RankProviderEst. County Customers
1Pacific Gas and Electric Company54,850
2Gridley Municipal Utilities3,149
3Biggs, California Electric Utility807

How many power plants are located in Butte County, California?

There are 19 power plants in Butte County, California

How many electric companies offer service in Butte County, California?

Butte County, California is home to 3 electricity providers serving customers in the area.

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Last Reviewed By: Ginalyn Gelera
Published: 2025-06-04