Stanislaus County, CA: 3 Electric Providers

Stanislaus County, California Electricity Rates & Statistics

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

  • The average electricity bill in Stanislaus County, CA is $170.17
  • The average electricity rate in Stanislaus County, CA is 24.54¢

Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Stanislaus County, CA

The average residential electric bill in Stanislaus County, CA is $170.17 per month. Stanislaus County, CA is the 17th most expensive county in California for electricity.

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Stanislaus County, California Electricity Overview

Stanislaus County is 433rd in the national rankings for total megawatt hours generated from sustainable energy, with 557,492.01 megawatt hours produced from renewable fuel types.

Averaging generation of 4.57 megawatt hours per resident per year, Stanislaus County ranks 1190th out of 3221 counties in generation per capita in the US.

Stanislaus County had a 47.57% increase in hydroelectric power production throughout the previous 12 months.

Roughly 77.87% of Stanislaus County's electricity is produced using non-renewable fuels, making it the 391st highest ranked county out of 3221 counties in the United States for total megawatt hours generated from non-renewable fuels.

Throughout the most recent year, Stanislaus County experienced a 12.08% decrease in CO2 emissions per capita.

Residents of Stanislaus County are paying, on average, 47.89% more per kilowatt hour used at home than the nationwide average rate, at 24.54 cents per kilowatt hour compared to 16.59 cents per kilowatt hour.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    3,453,503 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    6.26 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    2,519,617 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    557,492 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    1,962,125 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    4.57 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    1,158,914,431 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    2,102.24 kg

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Modesto

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Modesto Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024

20.3¢ per kWh

  • 0.38% lower than last month
  • 10.37% higher than November last year
  • 37.9% lower than the California average
  • 19.15% higher than the US average
  • 151st in the state out of 1,616 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 35 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 30 since November last year
  • 27,332nd in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 225 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,774 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate

20.42¢ per kWh

  • 0.78% higher than last month
  • 9.34% higher than November last year
  • 35.59% lower than the California average
  • 23.84% higher than the US average
  • 151st in the state out of 1,616 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 43 since November last year
  • 27,540th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 10 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,596 since November last year

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024

$123.07 per month

  • 28.32% lower than last month
  • 9.15% higher than November last year
  • 11.59% lower than the California average
  • 4.08% higher than the US average
  • 457th in the state out of 1,616 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 450 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 5 since November last year
  • 18,456th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 10,348 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 3,569 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill

$169.21 per month

  • 0.51% higher than last month
  • 16% higher than November last year
  • 2.17% higher than the California average
  • 18.96% higher than the US average
  • 494th in the state out of 1,616 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 30 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 9 since November last year
  • 26,073rd in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 113 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 5,577 since November last year

Modesto, CA Electricity Overview

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Modesto's residents pay an average residential electricity rate of 20.42 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 36.05% below the average California rate of 31.94 cents, a welcome situation for citizens of the city. Modesto Irrigation District has an estimated 5,977 total residential customers, which is more than any other electricity supplier who operates in the city. There is 404.83% more electricity used in Modesto than is produced, meaning the city must import from neighboring cities and counties.

Electricity consumption in Modesto has byproducts of 342,123,559.36 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the 20th highest amount of any city in the state. This total equates to 1,568.86 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident, ranking the city 42nd highest in California for emissions per capita. Natural Gas makes up 100.00% of the fuel types used for electricity production in Modesto. Modesto has 2 electricity generation plants, which is the 89th highest for a city in the state.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Modesto

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

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.216/kWh$0.136/kWh$272.94/mo.$86.68/mo.
151st20.42¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Modesto
494th$169.21Average residential monthly electricity bill for Modesto Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Modesto, California

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Modesto Irrigation DistrictBUNDLED21.87177.97270,6111,008,832.3220,648,559
Turlock Irrigation DistrictBUNDLED16.35141.41833,624136,335,000

Zips with electric coverage in Modesto, California include: 95355, 95350, 95351, 95356, 95358, 95363, 95354, 95368, 95357, 95319, 95313

Turlock, CA Electricity Overview

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Turlock's residents pay an average residential electricity rate of 16.48 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 48.40% below the average California rate of 31.94 cents, a welcome situation for citizens of the city. Selling an estimated 55,837.07 megawatt hours, Turlock Irrigation District is the largest vendor in the city. Electricity production plants in the city are fueled by non-renewable fuel sources for 100.00% of the megawatt hours they produce.

Electricity consumption in Turlock has byproducts of 185,974,822.88 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the 41st highest amount of any city in the state. This total equates to 2,572.02 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident, ranking the city 14th highest in California for emissions per capita. Natural Gas makes up 100.00% of the fuel types used for electricity production in Turlock. Turlock has one electricity generation plant.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Turlock

Turlock residential electric rates are highest in November and the highest average bill is in August.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.178/kWh$0.149/kWh$228.97/mo.$92.93/mo.
47th16.48¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Turlock
413th$141.72Average residential monthly electricity bill for Turlock Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Turlock, California

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Turlock Irrigation DistrictBUNDLED16.35141.411,527,634833,624136,335,000

Zips with electric coverage in Turlock, California include: 95380, 95382, 95316

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Ceres, CA Electricity Overview

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Ceres' residents pay an average residential electricity rate of 16.48 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 48.40% below the average California rate of 31.94 cents, a welcome situation for citizens of the city. Turlock Irrigation District has an estimated 1,349 total residential customers, which is more than any other electricity supplier who operates in the city. There is 103.65% more electricity used in Ceres than is produced, meaning the city must import from neighboring cities and counties.

Electricity consumption in Ceres has byproducts of 116,084,678.12 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the 77th highest amount of any city in the state. This total equates to 2,362.71 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident, ranking the city 23rd highest in California for emissions per capita. Natural Gas makes up 100.00% of the fuel types used for electricity production in Ceres. Ceres has one electricity generation plant.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Ceres

Ceres residential electric rates are highest in November and the highest average bill is in August.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.178/kWh$0.149/kWh$228.97/mo.$92.93/mo.
47th16.48¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Ceres
413th$141.72Average residential monthly electricity bill for Ceres Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Ceres, California

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Turlock Irrigation DistrictBUNDLED16.35141.41151,137833,624136,335,000

Zips with electric coverage in Ceres, California include: 95351, 95307, 95358, 95326

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Stanislaus County, California Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types

Power Plants in Stanislaus County, California

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Production State RankEmission (kg)Emission State RankEmissions per MWhEmissions per MWh State RankToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Turlock CA Natural Gas 1,527,63422627,193,501.4820410.57139
ProximaProxima Solar, LLC (100.00%)
Crows Landing CDP CA Solar 293,3975855
Modesto CA Natural Gas 270,61147146,839,517.4447542.6287
Ceres CA Natural Gas 151,1376588,159,773.6656583.3157
Central 40Idemitsu Renewables (100.00%)
Stanislaus County CA Solar 68,79712755
Axium Modesto SolarAxium US Solar Holdings LLC (100.00%)
Del Rio CDP CA Solar 53,73813855
Covanta Stanislaus EnergyCovanta (100.00%)
Stanislaus County CA Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste 52,5211127,965,789.1712,436.471
Frontier Solar LLCFrontier Solar, LLC (100.00%)
Stanislaus County CA Solar 40,13419555
PaulsellCrow Creek Solar, LLC (100.00%)
Crows Landing CDP CA Solar 25,61724455
Stanislaus County CA Conventional Hydroelectric 11,51915011
Stanislaus County CA Conventional Hydroelectric 8,21316311
Stanislaus County CA Conventional Hydroelectric 5,67717611
Stanislaus County CA Conventional Hydroelectric 2,99819411
Frankenheimer Power PlantSouth San Joaquin Irr District (100.00%)
Stanislaus County CA Conventional Hydroelectric 2,50020211
Patterson CA Solar 2,19759755
Robert O Schulz Solar FarmSouth San Joaquin Irr District (100.00%)
Stanislaus County CA Solar 1,70364655
Stanislaus County CA Natural Gas 1,2542921,777,974.792741,417.846
ERock MID Claribel Generation Station
Modesto CA Natural Gas 306237,019.02299306
Stanislaus County CA Distillate Fuel Oil -138504,797.893-38,830.618
Woodward Power PlantSouth San Joaquin Irr District (100.00%)
Stanislaus County CA Conventional Hydroelectric -1721711

Stanislaus County, California Production Fuel Makeup

NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
77.40%
SOLAR
Solar
Solar
Solar
20.05%
CONVENTIONAL HYDROELECTRIC
Conventional Hydroelectric
1.23%
NON-BIOGENIC MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
1.04%
BIOGENIC MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
0.85%
OTHER
Other
-0.56%

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

Stanislaus County is the 292nd worst ranked county in the country when it comes to total pollution from electricity consumption, with the county releasing 1,158,914,431.06 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year. Averaging 2,102.24 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen, the county ranks 2479th worst for emissions per capita. Over 77.40% of electricity in Stanislaus County comes from generation using Natural Gas. Solar and Conventional Hydroelectric are the second and third most used fuels for electricity generation. Solar is used to make 505,265 megawatt hours (20.05%) of electricity production and Conventional Hydroelectric makes up 30,890 megawatt hours (1.23%) of total production in the county. Stanislaus County has the 79th most power producing plants of any county in the nation, with 20 total power plants.

Stanislaus County, California Net Metering

Companies offering net metering in Stanislaus County include Modesto Irrigation District, Turlock Irrigation District, and Pacific Gas and Electric Company At the state level, California has highly favorable net metering and feed in tariff regulations.

Energy Loss

There are 3 companies in Stanislaus County that report energy loss. Together, these 3 providers average a yearly energy loss of 3.65% of electricity generated. The countrywide average for energy loss is 2.43% while the California average is 3.51%, resulting in a rank of 934th best in the United States and a state rank of 3rd best out of 3221 and 58 counties, respectively.

Providers In Each City in Stanislaus County:

  • Ceres, California:
    • Turlock Irrigation District: 100.00%
  • Hughson, California:
    • Turlock Irrigation District: 100.00%
  • Modesto, California:
    • Modesto Irrigation District: 78.81%
    • Turlock Irrigation District: 21.19%
  • Newman, California:
    • Pacific Gas and Electric Company: 100.00%
  • Oakdale, California:
    • Modesto Irrigation District: 100.00%
  • Patterson, California:
    • Turlock Irrigation District: 100.00%
  • Riverbank, California:
    • Modesto Irrigation District: 100.00%
  • Turlock, California:
    • Turlock Irrigation District: 100.00%
  • Waterford, California:
    • Modesto Irrigation District: 100.00%

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

FAQ

What electricity company is the largest provider in Stanislaus County, California?

The largest electricity company in Stanislaus County, California by total customer count is Modesto Irrigation District.

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

Stanislaus County, California is home to 3 electricity companies offering service in the area.

How many power plants are within Stanislaus County, California?

Stanislaus County, California is home to 20 active power plants producing electricity for the county and other surrounding areas.

What electricity companies offer service in Stanislaus County, California?

County Customers RankProviderEst. County Customers
1Modesto Irrigation District94,711
2Turlock Irrigation District80,032
3Pacific Gas and Electric Company12,444

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Published: 2025-04-21