Stanislaus County, California Electric Profile

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On average, inhabitants living within Modesto are billed a residential electricity rate of 17.57 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 19.65% lower than the state's average rate of 21.86 cents and 30.59% higher than the national average of 13.45 cents. Power plants in the city are fueled by non-renewable fuels for 100.00% of the megawatt hours generate. This is 27th most out of 1522 cities in the state. The average monthly residential electric bill for a consumer in the city is $149.57 per month, while the state average is $125.67. Patrons in Modesto are stuck with a 19.02% higher bill compared to the rest of the state.

The use of electricity in Modesto accounts for 405,590,091.31 kilograms of CO2 emissions each year, which is the 18th highest in California out of 1522 cities. A better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per citizen in the city, which is 1,907.62 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This calculation ranks Modesto as the 54th highest polluting city in the state. The primary fuel source used in Modesto is Natural Gas, making up 99.87% of the fuel used in the city for electricity production. There are 2 power producing plants in Modesto, which is the 77th most plants in a city in California and the 2597th highest rate of power plants per resident in the state.

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Turlock's inhabitants pay an average residential electricity rate of 15.90 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 27.25% lower than the average state rate of 21.86 cents and 18.24% more than the US average of 13.45 cents. The state average monthly residential electric bill is $125.67, while the Turlock average is 13.98% higher at $143.24 per month. This is the 703rd lowest average monthly bill amount for a city in the state. There has been a 12.69% drop in usage of non-renewable fuel sources in the city.

Tracking emissions on a per capita basis gives us a glimpse of the emissions efficiency of a city. Turlock averages 2,598.97 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person from electricity consumption, which ranks them 26th worst in California out of 1522 cities for emissions efficiency. At 2,598.97 kilograms per person and 72,904 citizens in the city, the city emits 189,475,232.24 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the 52nd worst rank in California for total emissions. The city is home to 2 electricity generation plants, which is the 77th most plants within a city in California and the 176th highest rate of plants per citizen out of the state's 1522 cities. Turlock's fuel of choice is Natural Gas, with 100.00% of electricity generation using this fuel.