Humboldt County, California Electricity Rates & Statistics
Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics
- The average electricity bill in Humboldt County, CA is $175.08
- The average electricity rate in Humboldt County, CA is 39.56¢
Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Humboldt County, CA
The average residential electric bill in Humboldt County, CA is $175.08 per month. Humboldt County, CA is the 24th most expensive county in California for electricity.
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Humboldt County, California Electricity Overview
Humboldt County uses 77.79% more electricity than it generates.
Humboldt County's average residential price per kilowatt hour is 136.40% above the US average rate, at 39.56 cents per kilowatt hour compared to 16.73 cents.
Humboldt County generates 3.54 megawatt hours per capita each year, making it the 27 highest county out of 58 counties in California for production per capita.
Humboldt County is the 670th highest producing county in the US out of 3221 counties when it comes to megawatt hours generated using renewable fuel types.
Humboldt County produces 363,657.46 megawatt hours from natural gas, which is enough to rank them 316th out of 3221 counties in the US for natural gas generation.
Humboldt County ranks 34th out of 58 counties in the state for total consumption, with its citizens using over 800,000 megawatt hours.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
848,757 MWh
Consumption per Capita
6.29 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
477,405 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
111,999 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
365,406 MWh
Production per Capita
3.54 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
475,046,880 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
3,518.61 kg
Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Eureka
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Eureka Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024
49.58¢ per kWh
- 3.07% higher than last month
- 10.43% higher than November last year
- 51.7% higher than the California average
- 191.04% higher than the US average
- 1,068th in the state out of 1,616 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 5 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 4 since November last year
- 31,149th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 6 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 4 since November last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate
49.36¢ per kWh
- 0.8% higher than last month
- 16.2% higher than November last year
- 55.68% higher than the California average
- 199.3% higher than the US average
- 1,069th in the state out of 1,616 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 11 since November last year
- 31,151st in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank is the same since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 155 since November last year
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024
$179.27 per month
- 21.58% lower than last month
- 9.53% higher than November last year
- 28.79% higher than the California average
- 51.61% higher than the US average
- 635th in the state out of 1,616 cities
- The state rank has increased by 408 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 15 since November last year
- 30,191st in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has increased by 829 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,048 since November last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill
$218.48 per month
- 0.6% higher than last month
- 15.06% higher than November last year
- 31.92% higher than the California average
- 53.6% higher than the US average
- 1,039th in the state out of 1,616 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since November last year
- 30,885th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 5 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 519 since November last year
Eureka, CA Electricity Overview
Citizens who call Eureka home spend, on average, 49.36 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity. Sadly, this is 55.11% more than California's average price of 31.82 cents, resulting in the city ranking 1069th out of 1617 cities in California for best average electricity rate. The electricity grid in the city experiences an average of 1.56 outages per customer each year, with outages lasting about 255.9 minutes. The US averages of outages and outage time frames are 1.44 outages per year and 123.49 minutes per outage. Pacific Gas and Electric Company has an estimated 328 residential customers, which is more than all other suppliers who operate in the city.
Eureka is the 287th highest ranked city in California out of 1617 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the city emitting 29,194,027.47 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This total also equates to a ranking of 288th worst in the state for emissions per capita. The city has no power production sources, resulting in the need to import the 168,248.85 megawatt hours that citizens here consume.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Eureka
Eureka residential electric rates are highest in May and the highest average bill is in July.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Eureka, California
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Gas and Electric Company | BUNDLED | 40.11 | 198.02 | 10,946,102 | 4,390,801,000 | |
| Redwood Coast Energy Authority | ENERGY | 16.26 | 65.83 | 270,533.33 | 43,994,916.14 |
Zips with electric coverage in Eureka, California include: 95501, 95503, 95521, 95524, 95537
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Arcata, CA Electricity Overview
Citizens who call Arcata home spend, on average, 48.91 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity. Sadly, this is 53.70% more than California's average price of 31.82 cents, resulting in the city ranking 1062nd out of 1617 cities in California for best average electricity rate. The electricity grid in the city experiences an average of 1.56 outages per customer each year, with outages lasting about 255.9 minutes. The US averages of outages and outage time frames are 1.44 outages per year and 123.49 minutes per outage. Pacific Gas and Electric Company has an estimated 318 residential customers, which is more than all other suppliers who operate in the city.
Arcata is the 363rd highest ranked city in California out of 1617 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the city emitting 20,767,324.1 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This total also equates to a ranking of 288th worst in the state for emissions per capita. The city has no power production sources, resulting in the need to import the 119,684.7 megawatt hours that citizens here consume.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Arcata
Arcata residential electric rates are highest in May and the highest average bill is in July.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Arcata, California
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Gas and Electric Company | BUNDLED | 40.11 | 198.02 | 10,946,102 | 4,390,801,000 | |
| Redwood Coast Energy Authority | ENERGY | 16.26 | 65.83 | 270,533.33 | 43,994,916.14 |
Zips with electric coverage in Arcata, California include: 95521, 95519, 95524, 95549
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McKinleyville CDP, CA Electricity Overview
Citizens who call McKinleyville CDP home spend, on average, 49.02 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity. Sadly, this is 54.03% more than California's average price of 31.82 cents, resulting in the city ranking 1067th out of 1617 cities in California for best average electricity rate. The electricity grid in the city experiences an average of 1.56 outages per customer each year, with outages lasting about 255.9 minutes. The US averages of outages and outage time frames are 1.44 outages per year and 123.49 minutes per outage. Pacific Gas and Electric Company has an estimated 694 residential customers, which is more than all other suppliers who operate in the city.
McKinleyville CDP is the 388th highest ranked city in California out of 1617 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the city emitting 17,951,877.97 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This total also equates to a ranking of 288th worst in the state for emissions per capita. The city has no power production sources, resulting in the need to import the 103,458.93 megawatt hours that citizens here consume.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in McKinleyville CDP
McKinleyville CDP residential electric rates are highest in May and the highest average bill is in July.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in McKinleyville CDP, California
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Gas and Electric Company | BUNDLED | 40.11 | 198.02 | 10,946,102 | 4,390,801,000 | |
| Redwood Coast Energy Authority | ENERGY | 16.26 | 65.83 | 27 | 270,533.33 | 43,994,916.14 |
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Humboldt County, California Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types
Power Plants in Humboldt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Humboldt BayPacific Gas and Electric Company (100.00%) | Humboldt County | CA | Natural Gas | 365,123 | 42 | 168,704,679.61 | 41 | 462.05 | 36 | ||
Humboldt Sawmill CompanyMendocino Forest Products (100.00%) | Scotia CDP | CA | Wood/Wood Waste Solids | 112,282 | 3 | 241,906,376.05 | 2 | 2,154.45 | 1 |
Humboldt County, California Production Fuel Makeup
When considering electricity production, Humboldt County's top fuel type is Natural Gas, making up 76.17%, or 363,657.46 megawatt hours of production in the county. Taken together with Wood/Wood Waste Solids (23.46%) and Distillate Fuel Oil (0.37%), these three fuel types make up 100.00% county electricity generation. Electricity use in the county results in the release of 475,046,879.8 kilograms of CO2 pollution per year, which is 639th highest in the United States out of 3221 counties. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per capita, which amounts to 3,518.61 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. Using this calculation the county is the 2283rd highest polluting county in the nation. Humboldt County is home to 2 power producing plants, which is 31st most in the state.
Providers In Each City in Humboldt County:
- Arcata, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 50.00%
- Redwood Coast Energy Authority: 50.00%
- Blue Lake, California:
- Redwood Coast Energy Authority: 50.00%
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 50.00%
- Eureka, California:
- Redwood Coast Energy Authority: 49.20%
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 50.80%
- Ferndale, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 50.00%
- Redwood Coast Energy Authority: 50.00%
- Fortuna, California:
- Redwood Coast Energy Authority: 50.00%
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 50.00%
- Rio Dell, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 50.00%
- Redwood Coast Energy Authority: 50.00%
- Trinidad, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 50.02%
- Redwood Coast Energy Authority: 49.98%
* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.
FAQ
How many power plants are located in Humboldt County, California?
Humboldt County, California has 2 active electricity plants producing electricity for the county and other surrounding areas.
What electricity company is the largest provider in Humboldt County, California?
By total customer count, Pacific Gas and Electric Company is the largest electricity company in Humboldt County, California.
How many electric companies offer service in Humboldt County, California?
There are 2 electricity suppliers offering service in Humboldt County, California.
What electricity companies offer service in Humboldt County, California?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacific Gas and Electric Company | 118,938 |
| 2 | Redwood Coast Energy Authority | 67,692 |
