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Placer County, California Electricity Overview

Placer County uses non-renewable fuels to produce 0.82 megawatt hours per citizen, making them the 22nd highest county in California for non-renewable generation per capita.

Placer County generates 0.02 megawatt hours per capita per year from solar energy sources, giving the county a rank of 31st out of 58 counties in the state.

Placer County generates 73.09% of their electricity from hydroelectric power, roughly 1,269,116.45 megawatt hours each year.

When measuring CO2 emissions per capita, Placer County had a 40.96% drop during the previous 12 months.

Placer County is home to 417,772 citizens and its power generation plants produce 1,736,272.45 megawatt hours of electricity each year, for a production per capita average of 4.16 megawatt hours per capita per year.

Placer County produces 80.19% of its electricity from renewable fuels, or 3.33 megawatt hours per citizen each year.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    2,546,223 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    6.09 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    1,736,272 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    1,392,262 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    344,010 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    4.16 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    367,789,094 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    880.36 kg

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Roseville

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Roseville Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for April, 2024

22.52¢ per kWh

  • 6.43% higher than last month
  • 16.79% higher than April last year
  • 34.26% lower than the California average
  • 33.16% higher than the US average
  • 93rd in the state out of 1,588 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 37 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 69 since April last year
  • 28,749th in the US out of 31,696 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 761 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 2,186 since April last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate

19.65¢ per kWh

  • 1.39% higher than last month
  • 12.42% higher than April last year
  • 34.8% lower than the California average
  • 21.9% higher than the US average
  • 162nd in the state out of 1,588 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 2 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since April last year
  • 27,281st in the US out of 31,696 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 78 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 2,368 since April last year

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for April, 2024

$110.56 per month

  • 3.16% lower than last month
  • 4.85% higher than April last year
  • 16.16% lower than the California average
  • 1.94% lower than the US average
  • 114th in the state out of 1,588 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 2 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 18 since April last year
  • 17,777th in the US out of 31,696 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 3,122 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 680 since April last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill

$122.34 per month

  • 0.35% higher than last month
  • 0.78% lower than April last year
  • 16.13% lower than the California average
  • 10.09% lower than the US average
  • 95th in the state out of 1,588 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank is the same since April last year
  • 10,817th in the US out of 31,696 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 76 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 63 since April last year

Roseville, CA Electricity Overview

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Residents who call Roseville home pay an average residential electricity rate of 19.65 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 34.80% below the average California rate of 30.14 cents. The average monthly residential power bill for a consumer in the city is $122.34 per month. With annual production of 340,018 megawatt hours, the city is the 37th highest generator of electricity in the state.

Coming in at as the 25th worst ranked city out of 1617 cities in California, Roseville releases 266,778,927.05 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption each year. More importantly, the city averages 1,723.09 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen, which is a better measurement of the city's emission levels. Roughly 100.00% of Roseville's electricity is generated using Natural Gas. Roseville has one power producing plant within its borders.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Roseville

Roseville residential electric rates are highest in April and the highest average bill is in August.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.272/kWh$0.128/kWh$187.46/mo.$66.66/mo.
162nd19.65¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Roseville
95th$122.34Average residential monthly electricity bill for Roseville Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Roseville, California

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyBUNDLED36.72172.510,427,4413,828,497,000
Pioneer Community EnergyENERGY12.8172.67852,969.75109,249,841.95
Roseville Electric UtilitiesBUNDLED19.06120.94340,018455,840.7786,883,226.71

Zips with electric coverage in Roseville, California include: 95747, 95678, 95765, 95661, 95677, 95746, 95668

Rocklin, CA Electricity Overview

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Residents who call Rocklin home pay an average residential electricity rate of 37.85 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 25.55% above the average California rate of 30.14 cents. Pioneer Community Energy is the largest supplier in the city based on total residential customers. Customers in Rocklin deal with 1.63 electrical outages each year with outages lasting an average of 255.8 minutes.

Coming in at as the 128th worst ranked city out of 1617 cities in California, Rocklin releases 86,936,997.45 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption each year. More telling of the city's pollution reality is the per capita CO2 emission amount. That amount stands at 1,177.21 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in them being the 197th ranked city in the state for CO2 emissions released per capita. The city has zero power plants currently operating within the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Rocklin

Rocklin residential electric rates are highest in April and the highest average bill is in August.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.521/kWh$0.167/kWh$256.55/mo.$68.05/mo.
1521st37.85¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Rocklin
1555th$172.26Average residential monthly electricity bill for Rocklin Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Rocklin, California

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyBUNDLED36.72172.510,427,4413,828,497,000
Pioneer Community EnergyENERGY12.8172.67852,969.75109,249,841.95

Zips with electric coverage in Rocklin, California include: 95648, 95678, 95765, 95677, 95650, 95663

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Lincoln, CA Electricity Overview

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Residents who call Lincoln home pay an average residential electricity rate of 37.85 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 25.55% above the average California rate of 30.14 cents. The average monthly residential power bill for a consumer in the city is $172.26 per month, while the US average is $138.02. Consumers in Lincoln pay 24.81% more compared to other residents in the country. About 6.82% of the city's total electricity generation comes from solar power, with a total of 6,431 megawatt hours produced using the the Sun's power.

Coming in at as the 137th worst ranked city out of 1617 cities in California, Lincoln releases 81,169,896.7 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption each year. More importantly, the city averages 1,649.69 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen, which is a better measurement of the city's emission levels. Roughly 93.18% of Lincoln's electricity is generated using Wood/Wood Waste Solids. Lincoln has 2 power producing plants within its borders. This is the 75th highest amount of power plants in a single city within the state.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Lincoln

Lincoln residential electric rates are highest in April and the highest average bill is in August.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.521/kWh$0.167/kWh$256.55/mo.$68.05/mo.
1521st37.85¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Lincoln
1555th$172.26Average residential monthly electricity bill for Lincoln Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Lincoln, California

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyBUNDLED36.72172.510,427,4413,828,497,000
Pioneer Community EnergyENERGY12.8172.67852,969.75109,249,841.95

Zips with electric coverage in Lincoln, California include: 95648, 95765, 95650

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Electricity Production in Placer County, California

Power Plants in Placer County, California

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Emission (kg)Emissions per MWhToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Placer County CA Conventional Hydroelectric 611,127
Roseville CA Natural Gas 340,018150,190,946.22441.71
Placer County CA Conventional Hydroelectric 271,031
Placer County CA Conventional Hydroelectric 112,054
Placer County CA Conventional Hydroelectric 88,194
Sierra Pacific Lincoln FacilitySierra Pacific Industries (100.00%)
Lincoln CA Wood/Wood Waste Solids 87,87141,462,132.6471.85
Placer County CA Conventional Hydroelectric 73,093
Placer County CA Conventional Hydroelectric 64,627
Lincoln LandfillEnergy 2001 Inc (100.00%)
Placer County CA Landfill Gas 28,84415,699,469.49544.29
Camp Far WestSouth Sutter Water District (100.00%)
Placer County CA Conventional Hydroelectric 22,428.45
Placer County CA Conventional Hydroelectric 17,253
Meadow Vista CDP CA Conventional Hydroelectric 6,785
Lincoln WWTF HybridST TOTAL Strong Solar Statutory Trust (100.00%)
Lincoln CA Solar 6,431
Placer County CA Natural Gas 3,9923,993,707.021,000.43
Placer County CA Conventional Hydroelectric 2,524

Placer County, California Details

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

Placer County has 15 electricity producing plants within its borders. This is the 81st most plants in a single county. Conventional Hydroelectric makes up 73.09% of the fuel types used for electricity generation in Placer County. Natural Gas and Wood/Wood Waste Solids make up 19.81% and 5.06% of production, respectively. Electricity use in Placer County results in the release of 367,789,094.02 kilograms of CO2 pollution, which is 768th highest in the country out of 3230 counties. This total results in 880.36 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen, so the county ranks 2787th worst in the country for pollution per capita.

CONVENTIONAL HYDROELECTRIC
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
73.09%
NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
19.81%
WOOD/WOOD WASTE SOLIDS
Wood/Wood Waste Solids
5.06%
LANDFILL GAS
Landfill Gas
1.66%
SOLAR
Solar
0.37%
OTHER
Other
0.00%

Placer County, California Net Metering

There are 4 companies in Placer County offering electricity. Of those 4, 3 of them offer some type of net metering option for their customers, making solar panels and alternative electric sources more economically viable. The state has highly favorable net metering and feed in tariffs that make solar and other types of electricity generation more feasible.

Energy Loss

The average energy loss for companies in Placer County is 16.76%. This includes data from 3 companies, including Roseville Electric Utilities, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, and Liberty Utilities. The United States average for energy loss is 2.87% while the state average is 9.15%, resulting in a rank of 2951st best in the nation and a state rank of 12th best out of 3230 and 58 counties, respectively.

Providers In Each City in Placer County:

  • Auburn, California:
    • Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 50.00%
    • Pioneer Community Energy: 50.00%
  • Colfax, California:
    • Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 50.00%
    • Pioneer Community Energy: 50.00%
  • Lincoln, California:
    • Pioneer Community Energy: 50.00%
    • Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 50.00%
  • Loomis, California:
    • Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 50.00%
    • Pioneer Community Energy: 50.00%
  • Rocklin, California:
    • Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 50.00%
    • Pioneer Community Energy: 50.00%
  • Roseville, California:
    • Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 15.29%
    • Pioneer Community Energy: 15.29%
    • Roseville Electric Utilities: 69.42%

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

FAQ

What electricity company is the largest supplier in Placer County, California?

The largest electricity provider in Placer County, California by total customer count is Roseville Electric Utilities.

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

Placer County, California is home to 4 electricity suppliers operating in the area.

Which electricity companies offer service in Placer County, California?

County Customers RankProviderEst. County Customers
1Roseville Electric Utilities80,431
2Pioneer Community Energy61,707
3Pacific Gas and Electric Company39,107
4Liberty Utilities8,762

How many power plants are in Placer County, California?

There are 15 active electricity plants located in Placer County, California

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Last Reviewed By: King Manalo
Published: 2024-07-16