Fresno County, California Electricity Rates & Statistics
Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics
- The average electricity bill in Fresno County, CA is $194.26
- The average electricity rate in Fresno County, CA is 38.94¢
Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Fresno County, CA
The average residential electric bill in Fresno County, CA is $194.26 per month. Fresno County, CA is the 40th most expensive county in California for electricity.
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Fresno County, California Electricity Overview
There has been a 60.91% rise in the burning of non-renewable fuel sources throughout the previous 12 months in Fresno County.
Fresno County is the 10th most populated county in California, with 1,015,190 citizens residing in the county.
With total production of 8,739,070 megawatt hours, Fresno County is ranked 8th highest generator of electricity of all 58 counties in the state for total production.
Fresno County's ability to produce 4,059,677 megawatts of electricity through the use of hydroelectric power sources, has given rise to its ranking of 2nd highest hydroelectric energy generating county in California out of 58 counties.
With a national average residential electric bill of $144.57, Fresno County consumers pay about 34.37% more than their fellow Americans per month for electricity.
With 1,015,190 citizens within its borders and 8,739,070 megawatt hours produced per year, Fresno County has a megawatt hour per capita production of 8.61 megawatt hours. This is the 997th largest megawatt hour per capita amount in the nation.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
6,371,721 MWh
Consumption per Capita
6.28 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
8,739,070 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
7,227,154 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
1,511,916 MWh
Production per Capita
8.61 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
683,828,471 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
673.6 kg
Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Fresno
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Fresno 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 increased by 14 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 increased by 6 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 increased by 26 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 increased by 26 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 has dropped by 131 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 dropped by 63 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 increased by 25 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 increased by 25 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 6 since November last year
Fresno, CA Electricity Overview
The residential electricity price is 74.33 cents per kilowatt hour for residents of Fresno, resulting in the city ranking 1538th out of 1617 cities in California. Solar power usage for electricity generation in the city has increased by 299,176 megawatt hours a year during the last year, which is a 1047.72% increase from the year before. The nationwide average monthly residential electricity bill is $144.57, while the Fresno average is 141.27% more at $348.8 per month.
Emissions in Fresno average 1,014.98 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen from electricity consumption, which ranks them as the 1499th worst polluting city out of 1617 cities in California based on emissions per capita. While not as telling of a statistic, the total emissions for the city from electricity use is 553,735,863.13 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 8th highest in California. The city has 12 power producing plants, which is the 10th most out of any city in California.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Fresno
Fresno residential electric rates are highest in May and the highest average bill is in July.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Fresno, California
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Gas and Electric Company | BUNDLED | 40.00 | 198.93 | 11,088,530 | 4,435,608,000 |
Zips with electric coverage in Fresno, California include: 93722, 93727, 93619, 93720, 93611, 93726, 93702, 93706, 93711, 93705, 93612 and 10 other zip code(s).
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Clovis, CA Electricity Overview
The residential electricity price is 74.33 cents per kilowatt hour for residents of Clovis, resulting in the city ranking 1538th out of 1617 cities in California. There has been a 12.97% drop in the use of renewable energy (such as solar, wind or hydro power) in Clovis over the past 12 months. The power grid in the city has an average of 1.56 outages per customer per year, with outages lasting around 255.9 minutes each. The US averages for outages and outage time frames are 1.44 outages a year and 123.49 minutes a outage.
Tracking emissions on a per capita basis shows us the emissions efficiency of a city. Clovis averages 1,114.98 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident due to electricity consumption. A total of 138,865,685.5 kilograms of CO2 emissions are emitted from the city a year. This is enough to rank 61st worst in California for total pollution. The city is home to 2 power producing plants, which is the 89th highest for a city in the state. Clovis has about 100.00% of its electricity generated from Solar.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Clovis
Clovis residential electric rates are highest in May and the highest average bill is in July.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Clovis, California
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Gas and Electric Company | BUNDLED | 40.00 | 198.93 | 11,088,530 | 4,435,608,000 |
Zips with electric coverage in Clovis, California include: 93727, 93619, 93611, 93726, 93612, 93626
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Sanger, CA Electricity Overview
The residential electricity price is 74.33 cents per kilowatt hour for residents of Sanger, resulting in the city ranking 1538th out of 1617 cities in California. Power facilities in the city have had a 57.21% drop in the use of renewable fuel types versus non-renewable fuels. The city is 31st out of 1617 cities in California for total hydroelectric generation. They produce 561 megawatt hours from hydroelectric dams and facilities.
Tracking emissions on a per capita basis shows us the emissions efficiency of a city. Sanger averages 1,227.91 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident due to electricity consumption. A total of 32,446,189.47 kilograms of CO2 emissions are emitted from the city a year. This is enough to rank 280th worst in California for total pollution. The city is home to 2 power producing plants, which is the 89th highest for a city in the state. Sanger has about 94.67% of its electricity generated from Natural Gas.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Sanger
Sanger residential electric rates are highest in May and the highest average bill is in July.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Sanger, California
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Gas and Electric Company | BUNDLED | 40.00 | 198.93 | 11,088,530 | 4,435,608,000 |
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Electricity Production in Fresno County, California
Power Plants in Fresno County, California
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Panoche Energy CenterAres Management (100.00%) | Fresno County | CA | Natural Gas | 1,330,343 | 25 | 653,724,032.08 | 19 | 491.4 | 104 | ||
Big Creek 3Southern California Edison (100.00%) | Fresno County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 607,648 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Great Valley Solar Portfolio Holdings, LLCConsolidated Edison Development (100.00%) | Fresno County | CA | Solar | 535,811 | 23 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Fresno County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 489,703 | 10 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Fresno County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 450,750 | 15 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Fresno County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 450,456 | 16 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Fresno County | CA | Solar | 450,448 | 29 | 5 | 5 | |||||
Kerckhoff 2Pacific Gas and Electric Company (100.00%) | Fresno County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 417,020 | 22 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Big Creek 1Southern California Edison (100.00%) | Big Creek CDP | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 393,801 | 27 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Big Creek 2ASouthern California Edison (100.00%) | Fresno County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 375,728 | 29 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Fifth Standard Solar PV, LLC (Hybrid)RWE Renewables Americas (100.00%) | Fresno County | CA | Solar | 328,046 | 51 | 5 | 5 | ||||
Big Creek 2Southern California Edison (100.00%) | Fresno County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 296,174 | 40 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Scarlet Solar (CA)EDP Renewables North America (100.00%) | Fresno | CA | Solar | 294,161 | 57 | 5 | 5 | ||||
Panoche Valley Solar FarmConsolidated Edison Development (100.00%) | Fresno County | CA | Solar | 284,769 | 64 | 5 | 5 | ||||
Kings River PHPacific Gas and Electric Company (100.00%) | Fresno County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 206,654 | 53 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Fresno County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 184,360 | 58 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Big Creek 8Southern California Edison (100.00%) | Fresno County | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 152,879 | 63 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Rio Bravo FresnoRio Bravo Fresno (100.00%) | Fresno County | CA | Wood/Wood Waste Solids | 145,082 | 9 | 208,408,337.2 | 11 | 1,436.49 | 11 | ||
North Star SolarSouthern Company (100.00%) | Fresno County | CA | Solar | 135,878 | 97 | 5 | 5 | ||||
Little Bear 5Little Bear Solar 5, LLC (Longroad) (100.00%) | Fresno County | CA | Solar | 119,216 | 107 | 5 | 5 |
Fresno County, California Details
Fresno County citizens average 673.6 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident from electricity use. This equals a total emissions amount from electricity use of 683,828,471.5 kilograms. Around 46.45% of electricity in Fresno County comes from generation using Conventional Hydroelectric. Taken together with Solar (34.63%) and Natural Gas (17.74%), these three fuel sources make up 98.83% of the county electricity generation. Fresno County has the 5th most power producing plants of any county in California, with 85 total power plants.
Providers In Each City in Fresno County:
- Clovis, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 100.00%
- Coalinga, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 100.00%
- Firebaugh, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 100.00%
- Fowler, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 100.00%
- Fresno, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 100.00%
- Huron, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 100.00%
- Kerman, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 100.00%
- Kingsburg, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 100.00%
- Mendota, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 100.00%
- Orange Cove, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 100.00%
- Parlier, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 100.00%
- Reedley, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 100.00%
- San Joaquin, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 100.00%
- Sanger, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 100.00%
- Selma, 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
How many electric companies offer service in Fresno County, California?
Fresno County, California has 2 electricity companies operating in the area.
How many power plants are located in Fresno County, California?
There are 85 active electricity plants in Fresno County, California
Which electricity company is the largest supplier in Fresno County, California?
The largest electricity supplier in Fresno County, California by megawatt hours sold is Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
Which electricity companies offer service in Fresno County, California?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacific Gas and Electric Company | 164,140 |
| 2 | Southern California Edison | 58,268 |
