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Solano County, California Electricity Rates & Statistics

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

  • The average electricity bill in Solano County, CA is $184.40
  • The average electricity rate in Solano County, CA is 39.69¢

Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Solano County, CA

The average residential electric bill in Solano County, CA is $184.40 per month. Solano County, CA is the 35th most expensive county in California for electricity.

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Solano County, California Electricity Overview

Solano County is 12th in the state rankings for total megawatt hours produced from sustainable energy, with 2,724,367 megawatt hours produced from sustainable fuels.

Solano County is home to 448,747 citizens and its power generating plants produce 2,971,161 megawatt hours of electricity each year, for a production per capita average of 6.62 megawatt hours per capita.

Solano County produces 226,831.98 megawatt hours from natural gas, which is enough to rank them 22nd in the state out of 58 counties for total natural gas production.

Solano County saw a 2.57% rise in the amount of electricity generated by wind turbines around the county.

Solano County generates 0.1 megawatt hours per capita a year from solar energy sources, giving the county a ranking of 800th in the nation out of 3221 counties.

When measuring CO2 emissions per capita, Solano County had a 8.10% drop during the most recent year.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    2,811,337 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    6.26 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    2,971,161 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    2,724,367 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    246,794 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    6.62 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    106,756,290 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    237.9 kg

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Vallejo

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Vallejo Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024

29.51¢ per kWh

  • 3.3% lower than last month
  • 9.51% higher than November last year
  • 9.69% lower than the California average
  • 73.26% higher than the US average
  • 430th in the state out of 1,616 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 390 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 3 since November last year
  • 29,855th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 499 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 198 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate

30.02¢ per kWh

  • 0.72% higher than last month
  • 15.07% higher than November last year
  • 5.31% lower than the California average
  • 82.04% higher than the US average
  • 432nd in the state out of 1,616 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 2 since November last year
  • 29,889th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 1 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 485 since November last year

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024

$109.09 per month

  • 22.99% lower than last month
  • 7.98% higher than November last year
  • 21.63% lower than the California average
  • 7.74% lower than the US average
  • 283rd in the state out of 1,616 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 439 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 5 since November last year
  • 11,952nd in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 12,821 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 2,346 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill

$132.79 per month

  • 0.51% higher than last month
  • 15.01% higher than November last year
  • 19.82% lower than the California average
  • 6.64% lower than the US average
  • 297th in the state out of 1,616 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 14 since November last year
  • 13,097th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 56 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 4,638 since November last year

Vallejo, CA Electricity Overview

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Vallejo's residents are billed an average residential electricity price of 30.02 cents per kilowatt hour. This is 5.76% less than California's average rate of 31.86 cents, resulting in the city ranking 432nd lowest for average electricity price out of 1617 cities in the state. Marin Clean Energy is the largest provider in the city based on megawatt hours sold. There is 7620.68% more electricity consumed in Vallejo than is produced, forcing the city to purchase electricity from nearby municipalities.

For the purpose of electricity production, Vallejo's top fuel type is Solar, making up 100.00%, or 10,028 megawatt hours of generation in the city. Approximately 141,982,527.55 kilograms of CO2 emissions are released a year in the city because of electricity use. More telling of the city's emissions reality is the per citizen CO2 emission amount. That amount stands at 1,148.88 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in them being the 1457th highest polluting city in the state when calculating by CO2 emissions per capita. Vallejo has one electricity generation plant.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Vallejo

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

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.340/kWh$0.129/kWh$178.55/mo.$56.87/mo.
432nd30.02¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Vallejo
297th$132.79Average residential monthly electricity bill for Vallejo Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Vallejo, California

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Marin Clean EnergyENERGY16.8171.982,828,709.24475,400,726.84
Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyBUNDLED39.41196.0611,051,8284,355,764,000
Pittsburg Power CompanyBUNDLED30.46216.473,346.231,019,340

Zips with electric coverage in Vallejo, California include: 94591, 94534, 94590, 94589, 94503, 94592

Fairfield, CA Electricity Overview

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Fairfield's residents are billed an average residential electricity price of 30.10 cents per kilowatt hour. This is 5.51% less than California's average rate of 31.86 cents, resulting in the city ranking 435th lowest for average electricity price out of 1617 cities in the state. Marin Clean Energy has an estimated 15,879 total residential customers, which is more than all other vendors who operate in the city. More electricity is consumed within Fairfield than is produced, with electricity consumption amounting to 1418.25% of production.

Fairfield's top fuel consumed for electricity production is Natural Gas. The city generates 82.94% of the total production in the city from this fuel type. Wind and Solar are the second and third most used fuels for electricity generation. Wind makes up 12.57% of electricity generation and Solar accounts for 4.50% of total production in the city. The city has the 19th most electricity generation plants of any city in the state, with 8 total power plants. Fairfield residents average 1,231.14 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person due to electricity consumption. This adds up to total emissions of 146,915,452.28 kilograms of CO2 emissions, ranking the city 57th highest for total emissions in California.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Fairfield

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

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.342/kWh$0.129/kWh$178.34/mo.$56.86/mo.
435th30.10¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Fairfield
296th$132.44Average residential monthly electricity bill for Fairfield Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Fairfield, California

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Marin Clean EnergyENERGY16.8171.982,828,709.24475,400,726.84
Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyBUNDLED39.41196.0611,051,8284,355,764,000

Zips with electric coverage in Fairfield, California include: 94533, 95687, 94591, 94534, 94585, 94510, 94535

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Vacaville, CA Electricity Overview

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Vacaville's residents are billed an average residential electricity price of 74.33 cents per kilowatt hour. This is, regrettably, 133.32% above the state's average rate of 31.86 cents. Pacific Gas and Electric Company is the largest provider in the city based on megawatt hours sold. There is 3982.48% more electricity consumed in Vacaville than is produced, forcing the city to purchase electricity from nearby municipalities.

For the purpose of electricity production, Vacaville's top fuel type is Solar, making up 100.00%, or 15,637 megawatt hours of generation in the city. Approximately 115,699,952.11 kilograms of CO2 emissions are released a year in the city because of electricity use. More telling of the city's emissions reality is the per citizen CO2 emission amount. That amount stands at 1,135.45 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in them being the 1471st highest polluting city in the state when calculating by CO2 emissions per capita. Vacaville has 4 electricity generation plants, which is the 40th highest out of any city in California.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Vacaville

Vacaville 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 Vacaville
1510th$348.8Average residential monthly electricity bill for Vacaville Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Vacaville, California

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyBUNDLED39.41196.0611,051,8284,355,764,000

Zips with electric coverage in Vacaville, California include: 94533, 95687, 95688, 94534, 95620, 95625

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Electricity Production in Solano County, California

Power Plants in Solano County, California

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Production State RankEmission (kg)Emission State RankEmissions per MWhEmissions per MWh State RankToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Solano WindSacramento Municipal Utility District (75.00%)Solano Wind 3, LLC (25.00%)
Solano County CA Wind 629,758111
Shiloh Wind Project 2 LLCEDF Renewables (100.00%)
Solano County CA Wind 431,672511
Shiloh I Wind ProjectAvangrid (100.00%)
Solano County CA Wind 418,310611
Shiloh IV Wind Project LLCEDF Renewables (100.00%)
Solano County CA Wind 294,3631411
Shiloh III Wind Project LLCEDF Renewables (100.00%)
Solano County CA Wind 275,6251611
Solano County CA Wind 237,7192611
Montezuma Wind IINextEra Energy (100.00%)
Solano County CA Wind 196,6353511
Valero Refinery Cogeneration Unit 1Valero Refining Co California (100.00%)
Benicia CA Natural Gas 157,6876633,235,457.579210.77304
FPL Energy Montezuma Winds LLCNextEra Energy (100.00%)
Solano County CA Wind 97,5265211
Potrero Hills Energy ProducersPotrero Hills Energy Producers, LLC (100.00%)
Solano County CA Landfill Gas 58,713730,182,167.229514.0628
Anheuser Busch - FairfieldBloom Energy (100.00%)
Fairfield CA Natural Gas 21,5881437,352,789.5165340.6253
EDF Renewable Windfarm V IncEDF Renewables (100.00%)
Solano County CA Wind 21,0057511
Goose Haven Energy CenterCalpine (100.00%)
Solano County CA Natural Gas 15,7361648,730,174.04147554.7978
Lambie Energy CenterCalpine (100.00%)
Solano County CA Natural Gas 14,2571688,041,879.72153564.0769
Benicia CA Solar 13,10927755
Genentech Vacaville Meter #1Dom Solar Lessor I, LP (100.00%)
Vacaville CA Solar 12,40328055
G2 Energy Hay RdG2 Energy LLC (100.00%)
Solano County CA Landfill Gas 10,840265,946,081.5829548.5320
Vallejo CA Solar 10,02830255
Creed Energy CenterCalpine (100.00%)
Solano County CA Natural Gas 8,1882174,611,073.18199563.1570
Wolfskill Energy CenterCalpine (100.00%)
Fairfield CA Natural Gas 7,9562214,591,653.22200577.1359

Solano County, California Details

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

Solano County's top fuel consumed for electricity production is Wind. The county generates 87.84% of the total production in the county from this fuel type. Natural Gas and Landfill Gas are the second and third most used fuels for electricity generation. Natural Gas makes up 7.63% of electricity generation and Landfill Gas accounts for 2.34% of total production in the county. The county has the 36th most electricity generation plants of any county in the nation, with 32 total power plants. Solano County is the 30th worst ranked county in the state out of 58 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the county releasing 106,756,289.82 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year. This total equates to 237.9 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident, which ranks the county 2804th worst in the US for pollution per capita.

WIND
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
87.84%
NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
7.63%
LANDFILL GAS
Landfill Gas
2.34%
SOLAR
Solar
1.51%
OTHER GAS
Other Gas
0.67%

Solano County, California Net Metering

Approximately 66.67% of the electric suppliers in Solano County offer net metering to their consumers. Some net metering regulations are enacted at the state level, and California has great laws for consumers interested in installing personal solar panels.

Energy Loss

The 2 companies in Solano County who report energy loss data had an average of 5.22% of energy generated lost due to heat dissipation or other causes during transmission. The countrywide average is 2.43%, resulting in Solano County having a rank of 2241st best in the nation for energy loss efficiency.

Providers In Each City in Solano County:

  • Benicia, California:
    • Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 50.12%
    • Marin Clean Energy: 49.88%
  • Dixon, California:
    • Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 100.00%
  • Fairfield, California:
    • Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 50.44%
    • Marin Clean Energy: 49.56%
  • Rio Vista, California:
    • Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 100.00%
  • Suisun City, California:
    • Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 100.00%
  • Vacaville, California:
    • Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 100.00%
  • Vallejo, California:
    • Marin Clean Energy: 45.96%
    • Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 46.38%
    • Pittsburg Power Company: 7.67%

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

FAQ

How many power plants are located within Solano County, California?

Solano County, California has 32 active power plants generating electricity for the county and surrounding areas.

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

The largest electricity company in Solano County, California by total customer count is Marin Clean Energy.

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

Solano County, California has 3 electricity suppliers serving customers in the area.

What electricity companies offer service in Solano County, California?

County Customers RankProviderEst. County Customers
1Marin Clean Energy33,007
2Pacific Gas and Electric Company28,484
3Pittsburg Power Company669

Matt Hope
Last Reviewed By: Matt Hope
Published: 2024-09-24