Santa Cruz County, California Electricity Rates & Statistics
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Santa Cruz County, California Electricity Overview
Citizens of Santa Cruz County use enough electricity to emit 1,268.76 kilograms of CO2 gases per person, which is the 2709th highest amount of pollution from electricity consumption for a county in the country.
Santa Cruz County's average residential electricity rate is 32.27 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 101.59% more than the national average price of 16.01 cents per kilowatt hour.
Over 46.91% of Santa Cruz County's electricity production comes from sustainable fuel types, ranking Santa Cruz County at 47th in the state for total sustainable electricity generation.
Santa Cruz County is home to over 264,370 citizens and produces 3,458 megawatt hours of electricity from solar sources, or 0.01 megawatt hour per capita. This ranks Santa Cruz County 37th out of 58 counties in California for solar megawatt hours generated per capita.
As the 49th highest producer of electricity in California out of 58 counties, Santa Cruz County produces 62,973 megawatt hours of electricity.
Solar power generation in Santa Cruz County has grown from 1,904 megawatt hours to 3,458 megawatt hours per year over the last 12 months.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
1,611,298 MWh
Consumption per Capita
6.09 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
62,973 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
29,539 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
33,434 MWh
Production per Capita
0.24 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
335,421,719 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
1,268.76 kg
Recent Energy News in Santa Cruz
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Santa Cruz, the residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 1,737 positions to 19,444th, from last year's value of 17,707th
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill national rank increased by 706 positions to 23,976th, from last year's value of 24,682nd
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill national rank increased by 457 positions to 23,976th, from last month's value of 24,433rd
- In Santa Cruz, the residential electricity bill state rank dropped by 521 positions to 1,486th, from last year's value of 965th
- In Santa Cruz, the residential electricity bill national rank increased by 483 positions to 19,444th, from last month's value of 19,927th
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill state rank dropped by 63 positions to 1,484th, from last month's value of 1,421st
- In Santa Cruz, the residential electricity bill state rank dropped by 15 positions to 1,486th, from last month's value of 1,471st
- In Santa Cruz, the residential electricity bill increased by 14.26% to $171.17, from last month's value of $149.81
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill state rank dropped by 3 positions to 1,484th, from last year's value of 1,481st
- In Santa Cruz, the residential electricity bill increased by 6.85% to $171.17, from last year's value of $160.2
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill decreased by 2.18% to $166.56, from last year's value of $170.28
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill increased by 0.55% to $166.56, from last month's value of $165.64
Commercial Electricity Prices
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill national rank increased by 842 positions to 23,265th, from last month's value of 24,107th
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill state rank increased by 842 positions to 157th, from last month's value of 999th
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 708 positions to 23,265th, from last year's value of 22,557th
- In Santa Cruz, the commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 1,129 positions to 24,986th, from last year's value of 23,857th
- In Santa Cruz, the commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 757 positions to 24,986th, from last month's value of 24,229th
- In Santa Cruz, the commercial electricity bill state rank dropped by 447 positions to 1,441st, from last year's value of 994th
- In Santa Cruz, the commercial electricity bill state rank dropped by 481 positions to 1,441st, from last month's value of 960th
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill state rank increased by 77 positions to 157th, from last year's value of 234th
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill increased by 8.97% to $1,058.44, from last year's value of $971.33
- In Santa Cruz, the commercial electricity bill increased by 18.58% to $1,040.69, from last year's value of $877.65
- In Santa Cruz, the commercial electricity bill increased by 10.77% to $1,040.69, from last month's value of $939.48
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill increased by 1.3% to $1,058.44, from last month's value of $1,044.85
Industrial Electricity Prices
- In Santa Cruz, the industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 1,163 positions to 3,605th, from last year's value of 2,442nd
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill national rank increased by 357 positions to 4,237th, from last month's value of 4,594th
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill national rank increased by 234 positions to 4,237th, from last year's value of 4,471st
- In Santa Cruz, the industrial electricity bill national rank increased by 477 positions to 3,605th, from last month's value of 4,082nd
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill decreased by 13.9% to $2,227.26, from last year's value of $2,586.96
- In Santa Cruz, the industrial electricity bill state rank increased by 32 positions to 910th, from last year's value of 942nd
- In Santa Cruz, the industrial electricity bill state rank increased by 26 positions to 910th, from last month's value of 936th
- In Santa Cruz, the industrial electricity bill decreased by 14.99% to $1,342.71, from last month's value of $1,579.5
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill state rank increased by 3 positions to 949th, from last year's value of 952nd
- In Santa Cruz, the industrial electricity bill increased by 3.55% to $1,342.71, from last year's value of $1,296.73
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill increased by 0.17% to $2,227.26, from last month's value of $2,223.43
Electricity Production from Batteries or other use of electricity as an energy source
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average batteries or other use of electricity as an energy source production national rank dropped by 57 positions to 125th, from last month's value of 68th
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average batteries or other use of electricity as an energy source production national rank dropped by 41 positions to 125th, from last year's value of 84th
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average batteries or other use of electricity as an energy source production state rank dropped by 12 positions to 34th, from last month's value of 22nd
- In Santa Cruz, the batteries or other use of electricity as an energy source production national rank increased by 21 positions to 129th, from last year's value of 150th
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average batteries or other use of electricity as an energy source production state rank dropped by 9 positions to 34th, from last year's value of 25th
- In Santa Cruz, the batteries or other use of electricity as an energy source production state rank increased by 4 positions to 34th, from last year's value of 38th
- In Santa Cruz, the batteries or other use of electricity as an energy source production national rank increased by 3 positions to 129th, from last month's value of 132nd
- In Santa Cruz, the batteries or other use of electricity as an energy source production state rank increased by 2 positions to 34th, from last month's value of 36th
Electricity Production from All Fuel Types
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank dropped by 1,973 positions to 2,703rd, from last year's value of 730th
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank dropped by 1,843 positions to 2,703rd, from last month's value of 860th
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank dropped by 194 positions to 280th, from last year's value of 86th
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank dropped by 183 positions to 280th, from last month's value of 97th
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average total production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 3,598.31 MWhs
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average total production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last month's value of 336.61 MWhs
- In Santa Cruz, the total production national rank increased by 8 positions to 2,698th, from last year's value of 2,706th
- In Santa Cruz, the total production state rank increased by 3 positions to 278th, from last year's value of 281st
- In Santa Cruz, the total production state rank increased by 2 positions to 278th, from last month's value of 280th
- In Santa Cruz, the total production national rank increased by 1 position to 2,698th, from last month's value of 2,699th
Electricity Production from Landfill Gas
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average landfill gas production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 760.46 MWhs
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average landfill gas production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last month's value of 64.91 MWhs
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average landfill gas production national rank dropped by 56 positions to 110th, from last year's value of 54th
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average landfill gas production national rank dropped by 57 positions to 110th, from last month's value of 53rd
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average landfill gas production state rank dropped by 9 positions to 14th, from last year's value of 5th
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average landfill gas production state rank dropped by 9 positions to 14th, from last month's value of 5th
Electricity Production from Solar
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average solar production national rank dropped by 494 positions to 1,204th, from last year's value of 710th
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average solar production national rank dropped by 445 positions to 1,204th, from last month's value of 759th
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average solar production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 266 MWhs
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average solar production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last month's value of 11.03 MWhs
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average solar production state rank dropped by 76 positions to 178th, from last year's value of 102nd
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average solar production state rank dropped by 71 positions to 178th, from last month's value of 107th
Electricity Production from Natural Gas
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production national rank dropped by 621 positions to 1,061st, from last year's value of 440th
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production national rank dropped by 598 positions to 1,061st, from last month's value of 463rd
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 2,571.85 MWhs
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last month's value of 260.67 MWhs
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production state rank dropped by 70 positions to 129th, from last year's value of 59th
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production state rank dropped by 61 positions to 129th, from last month's value of 68th
- In Santa Cruz, the natural gas production national rank dropped by 6 positions to 1,060th, from last year's value of 1,054th
- In Santa Cruz, the natural gas production state rank increased by 1 position to 128th, from last year's value of 129th
- In Santa Cruz, the natural gas production national rank dropped by 1 position to 1,060th, from last month's value of 1,059th
Electricity Emission from Production from Natural Gas
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission national rank dropped by 598 positions to 1,066th, from last year's value of 468th
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission national rank dropped by 575 positions to 1,066th, from last month's value of 491st
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission decreased by 100% to 0 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 876551.2000000001 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission decreased by 100% to 0 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last month's value of 88842.8476923077 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission state rank dropped by 64 positions to 129th, from last year's value of 65th
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission state rank dropped by 57 positions to 129th, from last month's value of 72nd
Electricity Emission from Production from Landfill Gas
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average landfill gas emission decreased by 100% to 0 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 451326.73846153845 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average landfill gas emission decreased by 100% to 0 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last month's value of 38527.79461538461 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average landfill gas emission national rank dropped by 56 positions to 110th, from last year's value of 54th
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average landfill gas emission national rank dropped by 55 positions to 110th, from last month's value of 55th
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average landfill gas emission state rank dropped by 9 positions to 14th, from last year's value of 5th
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average landfill gas emission state rank dropped by 9 positions to 14th, from last month's value of 5th
Electricity Emission from Production from All Fuel Types
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average total emission national rank dropped by 2,121 positions to 2,699th, from last year's value of 578th
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average total emission national rank dropped by 2,098 positions to 2,699th, from last month's value of 601st
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average total emission state rank dropped by 212 positions to 280th, from last year's value of 68th
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average total emission state rank dropped by 202 positions to 280th, from last month's value of 78th
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average total emission decreased by 100% to 0 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 1327877.9384615384 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Santa Cruz, the 12 month rolling average total emission decreased by 100% to 0 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last month's value of 127370.64230769231 CO2 equivalent kgs
Santa Cruz Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Electricity Rate for January, 2024
31.86¢ per kWh
- 0.66% lower than last month
- 17.33% higher than January last year
- 5.58% higher than the California average
- 104.03% higher than the US average
- 612th in the state out of 1,530 cities
- The state rank has increased by 845 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 411 since January last year
- 25,392nd in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 845 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 210 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate
35.03¢ per kWh
- 1.13% higher than last month
- 10.13% higher than January last year
- 8.34% higher than the California average
- 106.41% higher than the US average
- 1,462nd in the state out of 1,530 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 1 since January last year
- 26,358th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 3 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 60 since January last year
Average Residential Electricity Bill for January, 2024
$171.17 per month
- 14.26% higher than last month
- 6.85% higher than January last year
- 3.64% higher than the California average
- 13.38% higher than the US average
- 1,486th in the state out of 1,530 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 15 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 521 since January last year
- 19,444th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 483 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,737 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill
$166.56 per month
- 0.55% higher than last month
- 2.18% lower than January last year
- 6.02% higher than the California average
- 25.55% higher than the US average
- 1,484th in the state out of 1,530 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 63 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 3 since January last year
- 23,976th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 457 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 706 since January last year
Average Commercial Electricity Rate for January, 2024
34.6¢ per kWh
- 8.18% higher than last month
- 20.67% higher than January last year
- 21.05% higher than the California average
- 159.4% higher than the US average
- 1,465th in the state out of 1,530 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 2 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since January last year
- 26,616th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 159 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 461 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate
34.82¢ per kWh
- 1.44% higher than last month
- 10.49% higher than January last year
- 17% higher than the California average
- 145.93% higher than the US average
- 1,465th in the state out of 1,530 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 65 since January last year
- 26,625th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 72 since January last year
Average Commercial Electricity Bill for January, 2024
$1,040.69 per month
- 10.77% higher than last month
- 18.58% higher than January last year
- 3.23% higher than the California average
- 36.14% lower than the US average
- 1,441st in the state out of 1,530 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 481 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 447 since January last year
- 24,986th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 757 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,129 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill
$1,058.44 per month
- 1.3% higher than last month
- 8.97% higher than January last year
- 3.44% lower than the California average
- 35.33% lower than the US average
- 157th in the state out of 1,530 cities
- The state rank has increased by 842 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 77 since January last year
- 23,265th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 842 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 708 since January last year
Average Industrial Electricity Rate for January, 2024
25.68¢ per kWh
- 6.51% lower than last month
- 24.18% higher than January last year
- 12.74% higher than the California average
- 161.32% higher than the US average
- 1,434th in the state out of 1,529 cities
- The state rank has increased by 30 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 27 since January last year
- 25,654th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 392 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 778 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate
27.33¢ per kWh
- 1.55% higher than last month
- 16.61% higher than January last year
- 12.03% higher than the California average
- 167.35% higher than the US average
- 1,464th in the state out of 1,529 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 65 since January last year
- 25,660th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 17 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 448 since January last year
Average Industrial Electricity Bill for January, 2024
$1,342.71 per month
- 14.99% lower than last month
- 3.55% higher than January last year
- 48.67% lower than the California average
- 96.02% lower than the US average
- 910th in the state out of 1,529 cities
- The state rank has increased by 26 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 32 since January last year
- 3,605th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 477 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,163 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill
$2,227.26 per month
- 0.17% higher than last month
- 13.9% lower than January last year
- 35.04% lower than the California average
- 93.49% lower than the US average
- 949th in the state out of 1,529 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 3 since January last year
- 4,237th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 357 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 234 since January last year
Santa Cruz, CA Electricity Overview
Santa Cruz has an average residential electricity rate of 32.35 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 102.10% higher than the average nationwide price of 16.01 cents. Facilities in the city produce, on average, 0.53 megawatt hours per resident from non-renewable fuel types. This ranks it 58th out of 1617 cities in California. Santa Cruz produces 12.24% of the electricity consumed in the city and must import power from neighboring municipalities or rural area electricity generation facilities.
Santa Cruz emits 1,339.06 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita due to electricity use, which makes it the 61st worst polluting city out of 1617 cities in California. This results in a total emissions amount of 83,978,012.95 kilograms. Over 71.47% of electricity in Santa Cruz comes from production using Natural Gas. Landfill Gas and Solar make up the next highest totals for a fuel type at 21.13% and 7.39%, respectively. Santa Cruz is home to 3 power plants, which is the 50th most out of any city in the state.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Santa Cruz, California
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Coast Community Energy | ENERGY | 9.78 | 37.78 | 1,757,498 | 171,867,200 | |
| Commercial Energy of California | ENERGY | |||||
| Pacific Gas and Electric Company | BUNDLED | 34.52 | 167.33 | 10,707,437 | 3,696,121,000 | |
| Pilot Power Group | ENERGY | 13.25 | 74.5 | 30,697 | 4,067,000 |
Zips with electric coverage in Santa Cruz, California include: 95060, 95062, 95064, 95065
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Watsonville, CA Electricity Overview
Watsonville has an average residential electricity rate of 32.52 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 103.18% higher than the average nationwide price of 16.01 cents. The average residential power bill for a resident in the city is $148.92 per month. With an estimated 367 residential customers, Central Coast Community Energy is the largest supplier in the city.
Watsonville residents average 1,212.15 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen due to electricity use, which ranks them 1044th highest in the state out of 1617 in this category. With total emissions of 64,202,801.44 kilograms, the city ranks 177th worst in the state for total emissions from electricity consumption. All of the 322,820.31 megawatt hours consumed in Watsonville must be brought in from nearby areas as there are no electricity plants within the city limits.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Watsonville
Watsonville residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Watsonville, California
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Coast Community Energy | ENERGY | 9.78 | 37.78 | 1,757,498 | 171,867,200 | |
| Commercial Energy of California | ENERGY | |||||
| Pacific Gas and Electric Company | BUNDLED | 34.52 | 167.33 | 10,707,437 | 3,696,121,000 | |
| Pilot Power Group | ENERGY | 13.25 | 74.5 | 30,697 | 4,067,000 |
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Scotts Valley, CA Electricity Overview
Scotts Valley has an average residential electricity rate of 32.52 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 103.18% higher than the average nationwide price of 16.01 cents. The average residential power bill for a resident in the city is $148.92 per month. With an estimated 247 residential customers, Central Coast Community Energy is the largest supplier in the city.
Scotts Valley residents average 1,212.15 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen due to electricity use, which ranks them 1044th highest in the state out of 1617 in this category. With total emissions of 14,930,066.56 kilograms, the city ranks 448th worst in the state for total emissions from electricity consumption. All of the 75,070.38 megawatt hours consumed in Scotts Valley must be brought in from nearby areas as there are no electricity plants within the city limits.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Scotts Valley
Scotts Valley residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Scotts Valley, California
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Coast Community Energy | ENERGY | 9.78 | 37.78 | 1,757,498 | 171,867,200 | |
| Commercial Energy of California | ENERGY | |||||
| Pacific Gas and Electric Company | BUNDLED | 34.52 | 167.33 | 10,707,437 | 3,696,121,000 | |
| Pilot Power Group | ENERGY | 13.25 | 74.5 | 30,697 | 4,067,000 |
Zips with electric coverage in Scotts Valley, California include: 95060, 95066, 95065
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Electricity Production in Santa Cruz County, California
Power Plants in Santa Cruz County, California
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Univ of Calif Santa Cruz CogenerationSanta Cruz Cogeneration Assoc (100.00%) | Santa Cruz | CA | Natural Gas | 33,434 | 11,395,165.6 | 340.83 | ||
Ameresco Santa Cruz EnergyAMERESCO Santa Cruz Energy LLC (100.00%) | Santa Cruz County | CA | Landfill Gas | 16,195 | 10,227,016.63 | 631.49 | ||
Santa Cruz EnergySanta Cruz Energy LLC (100.00%) | Santa Cruz | CA | Landfill Gas | 9,886 | 5,867,247.6 | 593.49 | ||
UC Santa Cruz SolarForefront Solar (100.00%) | Santa Cruz | CA | Solar | 3,458 |
Santa Cruz County, California Details
Santa Cruz County emits 1,268.76 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita from electricity use, which makes it the 2709th highest polluting county out of 3230 counties in the nation based on emissions per capita. This comes to a total pollution amount of 335,421,719.18 kilograms. The top fuel type utilized in Santa Cruz County is Natural Gas. The county produces 33,434 megawatt hours from this fuel source. When taken together with Landfill Gas (41.42%) and Solar (5.49%), the three fuel types account for 100.00% of the production in the county. Santa Cruz County has 4 power generation plants, which is 679th highest in the United States.
Providers In Each City in Santa Cruz County:
- Capitola, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 48.70%
- Central Coast Community Energy: 51.30%
- Santa Cruz, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 44.71%
- Central Coast Community Energy: 55.29%
- Scotts Valley, California:
- Central Coast Community Energy: 50.00%
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 50.00%
- Watsonville, California:
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 50.00%
- Central Coast Community Energy: 50.00%
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FAQ
How many power plants are located in Santa Cruz County, California?
Santa Cruz County, California is home to 4 active power plants producing electricity for the county and other surrounding areas.
What electricity company is the largest provider in Santa Cruz County, California?
By total revenue, Pacific Gas and Electric Company is the largest electricity provider in Santa Cruz County, California.
How many electric companies offer service in Santa Cruz County, California?
Santa Cruz County, California is home to 4 electricity suppliers operating in the area.
What electricity companies offer service in Santa Cruz County, California?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Coast Community Energy | 32,438 |
| 2 | Pacific Gas and Electric Company | 13,914 |
| 3 | Pilot Power Group | 23 |
| 4 | Commercial Energy of California | 4 |
