Sonoma County, California Electricity Rates & Statistics
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Sonoma County, California Electricity Overview
There was a 47.28% increase in CO2 emissions per capita during the preceding year in Sonoma County.
Sonoma County is the 14th largest producing county out of 3221 counties in the United States when considering megawatt hours generated from renewable fuels.
Sonoma County is home to over 488,863 residents and produces 19,619 megawatt hours of electricity from solar sources, or 0.04 megawatt hour per capita. This ranks Sonoma County 685th out of 3221 counties in the United States for solar megawatt hours generated per capita.
Sonoma County is the 438th largest producer of solar electricity by megawatt hours generated in the United States out of 3221 counties.
Sonoma County customers have an average monthly residential electric bill of $115.96, which is 12.13% lower than the California average bill of $131.98 and 10.70% lower than the national average bill of $129.86.
At an average residential price of 28.69 cents per kilowatt hour in the county compared to the nationwide average 14.46 cents per kilowatt hour, consumers in Sonoma County pay a 98.38% markup from the nationwide average price.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
3,065,628 MWh
Consumption per Capita
6.27 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
6,015,031 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
5,980,871 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
34,160 MWh
Production per Capita
12.3 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
17,896,947 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
36.61 kg
Santa Rosa, CA Electricity Overview
On average, residents living within Santa Rosa are billed a residential electricity rate of 28.70 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 15.26% above the state's average rate of 24.90 cents. This makes the city 960th lowest for average electricity rate out of 1617 cities in California. With annual generation of 45,552 megawatt hours, Santa Rosa is the 78th highest generator of electricity in the state. They have seen a 1.24% rise in the usage of renewable fuel types, such as solar or wind energy, instead of fossil fuel sources, such as coal or natural gas.
Santa Rosa emits 1,367.85 kilograms of CO2 pollution per capita due to electricity consumption, which makes it the 81st worst polluting city out of 1617 cities in the state based on emissions per capita. This comes to a total pollution amount of 243,650,385.72 kilograms of CO2 emissions. There are 2 electricity plants in the city, which is the 58th highest number of plants in a city in the state. Santa Rosa's primary fuel source consumed for electricity generation is Natural Gas. They generate 74.99% of the total production in the city from this fuel.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in May.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Santa Rosa, California
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Energy of California | ENERGY | |||||
| Pacific Gas and Electric Company | BUNDLED | 28.42 | 154.95 | 12,252,085 | 3,481,804,000 | |
| Pilot Power Group | ENERGY | 13.23 | 6.79 | 995 | 131,600 |
Zips with electric coverage in Santa Rosa, California include: 95403, 95407, 95401, 95404, 95472, 95409, 95405
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Petaluma, CA Electricity Overview
On average, residents living within Petaluma are billed a residential electricity rate of 28.70 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 15.26% above the state's average rate of 24.90 cents. This makes the city 960th lowest for average electricity rate out of 1617 cities in California. Solar production plants in the city produce 0.08 megawatt hours per citizen living within the city. The city produces about 0.08 megawatt hours per consumer in the city per year from its power generating plants, which makes it the 175th highest producing city in the state out of 1617 cities.
Petaluma emits 1,313.24 kilograms of CO2 pollution per capita due to electricity consumption, which makes it the 1533rd worst polluting city out of 1617 cities in the state based on emissions per capita. This comes to a total pollution amount of 78,500,064.07 kilograms of CO2 emissions. There is one electricity plant in the city. Petaluma's main fuel consumed for electricity generation is Solar. They generate 4,560 megawatt hours from this fuel type.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Petaluma
Petaluma residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in May.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Petaluma, California
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Energy of California | ENERGY | |||||
| Pacific Gas and Electric Company | BUNDLED | 28.42 | 154.95 | 12,252,085 | 3,481,804,000 | |
| Pilot Power Group | ENERGY | 13.23 | 6.79 | 995 | 131,600 |
Zips with electric coverage in Petaluma, California include: 94954, 94952, 94951
Rohnert Park, CA Electricity Overview
On average, residents living within Rohnert Park are billed a residential electricity rate of 28.70 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 15.26% above the state's average rate of 24.90 cents. This makes the city 960th lowest for average electricity rate out of 1617 cities in California. Customers in the city pay an average monthly residential power bill of $116.01. This is 10.66% below the national average of $129.86. Pacific Gas and Electric Company is the largest electricity provider in the city based on residential customer count.
Rohnert Park emits 1,329.41 kilograms of CO2 pollution per capita due to electricity consumption, which makes it the 169th worst polluting city out of 1617 cities in the state based on emissions per capita. This comes to a total pollution amount of 59,012,473.36 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Electricity companies servicing Rohnert Park must turn to power produced in nearby cities and rural areas, since no power production takes place in the city boundaries.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Rohnert Park
Rohnert Park residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in May.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Rohnert Park, California
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Energy of California | ENERGY | |||||
| Pacific Gas and Electric Company | BUNDLED | 28.42 | 154.95 | 12,252,085 | 3,481,804,000 | |
| Pilot Power Group | ENERGY | 13.23 | 6.79 | 995 | 131,600 |
Zips with electric coverage in Rohnert Park, California include: 94928, 95407, 94931
Electricity Production in Sonoma County, California
Power Plants in Sonoma County, California
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Geysers Unit 5-20Calpine (100.00%) | Sonoma County | CA | Geothermal | 4,608,657 | ||||
Geothermal 1Northern California Power Agency (100.00%) | Sonoma County | CA | Geothermal | 463,522 | ||||
Sonoma California GeothermalCalpine (100.00%) | Sonoma County | CA | Geothermal | 406,498 | ||||
Geothermal 2Northern California Power Agency (100.00%) | Sonoma County | CA | Geothermal | 348,416 | ||||
Aidlin Geothermal Power PlantCalpine (100.00%) | Sonoma County | CA | Geothermal | 99,324 | ||||
Keysight - Santa RosaBloom Energy (100.00%) | Santa Rosa | CA | Natural Gas | 31,041 | 11,992,780.38 | 386.35 | ||
Laguna Water Reclamation FacilityCity of Santa Rosa (100.00%) | Santa Rosa | CA | Other Biomass Gas | 14,511 | 4,510,749.88 | 310.85 | ||
Sonoma Central Landfill Phase IICounty of Sonoma Dept of Trnsp (100.00%) | Sonoma County | CA | Landfill Gas | 14,158 | 11,400,153.73 | 805.21 | ||
Sonoma Central Landfill Phase ICounty of Sonoma Dept of Trnsp (100.00%) | Sonoma County | CA | Landfill Gas | 9,285 | 7,211,695 | 776.7 | ||
Dissigno Healdsburg FPV, LLCKenwood Creek Holdings, LLC (100.00%) | Sonoma County | CA | Solar | 6,159 | ||||
Bodega Avenue Solar LLCBodega Avenue Solar LLC (100.00%) | Petaluma | CA | Solar | 4,560 | ||||
Windsor Floating SolarCA ODEVI LLC (100.00%) | Windsor | CA | Solar | 2,720 | ||||
Cloverdale Solar CenterNextEra Energy (100.00%) | Sonoma County | CA | Solar | 2,326 | ||||
Lavio SolarLavio Solar, LLC (100.00%) | Sonoma County | CA | Solar | 2,046 | ||||
Stage Gulch SolarStage Gulch Solar, LLC (100.00%) | Sonoma County | CA | Solar | 1,808 |
Sonoma County, California Details
Approximately 17,896,947.35 kilograms of CO2 emissions are released in Sonoma County due to electricity consumption. This total results in 36.61 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita, so the county ranks 2860th highest in the United States for pollution per capita. Geothermal is the primary fuel type in Sonoma County, with 98.53% of electricity generation coming from the fuel source. Other fuel types used include Natural Gas at 0.57% and Landfill Gas at 0.39%. Sonoma County has 15 power producing plants, which is 70th most in the country.
Providers In Each City in Sonoma County:
- Cloverdale, California:
- Hudson Energy: 14.29%
- StateWise Energy: 14.29%
- Commercial Energy of California: 14.29%
- Freedom Energy: 14.29%
- Public Power & Utility of Maryland: 14.29%
- Pilot Power Group: 14.29%
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 14.29%
- Cotati, California:
- Freedom Energy: 14.29%
- StateWise Energy: 14.29%
- Commercial Energy of California: 14.29%
- Hudson Energy: 14.29%
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 14.29%
- Public Power & Utility of Maryland: 14.29%
- Pilot Power Group: 14.29%
- Healdsburg, California:
- City of Healdsburg Utilities: 100.00%
- Petaluma, California:
- Commercial Energy of California: 14.29%
- StateWise Energy: 14.29%
- Pilot Power Group: 14.29%
- Public Power & Utility of Maryland: 14.29%
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 14.29%
- Hudson Energy: 14.29%
- Freedom Energy: 14.29%
- Rohnert Park, California:
- Hudson Energy: 14.29%
- Pilot Power Group: 14.29%
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 14.29%
- Public Power & Utility of Maryland: 14.29%
- Freedom Energy: 14.29%
- Commercial Energy of California: 14.29%
- StateWise Energy: 14.29%
- Santa Rosa, California:
- Hudson Energy: 14.29%
- Freedom Energy: 14.29%
- Commercial Energy of California: 14.29%
- StateWise Energy: 14.29%
- Public Power & Utility of Maryland: 14.29%
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 14.29%
- Pilot Power Group: 14.29%
- Sebastopol, California:
- Pilot Power Group: 14.29%
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 14.29%
- Hudson Energy: 14.29%
- Commercial Energy of California: 14.29%
- StateWise Energy: 14.29%
- Public Power & Utility of Maryland: 14.29%
- Freedom Energy: 14.29%
- Sonoma, California:
- Hudson Energy: 14.29%
- Public Power & Utility of Maryland: 14.29%
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 14.29%
- Pilot Power Group: 14.29%
- Freedom Energy: 14.29%
- StateWise Energy: 14.29%
- Commercial Energy of California: 14.29%
- Windsor, California:
- Commercial Energy of California: 14.29%
- StateWise Energy: 14.29%
- Hudson Energy: 14.29%
- Freedom Energy: 14.29%
- Pilot Power Group: 14.29%
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 14.29%
- Public Power & Utility of Maryland: 14.29%
* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.
FAQ
What electricity companies offer service in Sonoma County, California?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacific Gas and Electric Company | 51,292 |
| 2 | City of Healdsburg Utilities | 6,003 |
| 3 | Pilot Power Group | 33 |
| 4 | Commercial Energy of California | 3 |
What electricity company is the largest supplier in Sonoma County, California?
The largest electricity company in Sonoma County, California by megawatt hours sold is Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
How many electric companies offer service in Sonoma County, California?
There are 4 electricity suppliers operating in Sonoma County, California.
How many power plants are in Sonoma County, California?
There are 15 active power plants in Sonoma County, California
