Alamosa County, Colorado Electricity Rates & Statistics
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Alamosa County, Colorado Electricity Overview
Alamosa County currently is 2nd in Colorado out of 64 counties in megawatt hours generated from solar power sources.
While the national average residential electricity rate is 16.01 cents per kilowatt hour, Alamosa County's average price is 2.89% above that at 16.47 cents per kilowatt hour.
There was a 72.01% rise in CO2 emissions per capita during the last year in Alamosa County.
Alamosa County ranks 1st out of 64 counties in Colorado for solar electricity production per capita, averaging 17.49 megawatt hours produced per person each year.
Alamosa County ranks 754th in the US out of 3230 counties for natural gas generation, with 12,797.35 megawatt hours generated using the fuel.
Alamosa County is the 54th highest polluting county in the state when considering pollution per capita.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
158,170 MWh
Consumption per Capita
9.66 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
300,289 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
286,417 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
13,872 MWh
Production per Capita
18.34 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
9,173,712 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
560.16 kg
Recent Energy News in Alamosa
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Alamosa, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank increased by 1,992 positions to 10,464th, from last year's value of 12,456th
- In Alamosa, the residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 2,000 positions to 12,988th, from last month's value of 10,988th
- In Alamosa, the residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 1,492 positions to 12,988th, from last year's value of 11,496th
- In Alamosa, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 621 positions to 10,464th, from last month's value of 9,843rd
- In Alamosa, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate state rank dropped by 46 positions to 235th, from last year's value of 189th
- In Alamosa, the residential electricity rate state rank increased by 38 positions to 199th, from last month's value of 237th
- In Alamosa, the residential electricity rate state rank dropped by 8 positions to 199th, from last year's value of 191st
- In Alamosa, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate increased by 1.09% to 14.31 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 14.16 ¢ / kWh
- In Alamosa, the residential electricity rate increased by 0.57% to 13.97 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 13.89 ¢ / kWh
- In Alamosa, the residential electricity rate decreased by 0.02% to 13.97 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 13.97 ¢ / kWh
- In Alamosa, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate decreased by 0% to 14.31 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 14.31 ¢ / kWh
Commercial Electricity Prices
- In Alamosa, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 1,419 positions to 11,594th, from last year's value of 10,175th
- In Alamosa, the commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 1,332 positions to 8,257th, from last year's value of 6,925th
- In Alamosa, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 572 positions to 11,594th, from last month's value of 11,022nd
- In Alamosa, the commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 476 positions to 8,257th, from last month's value of 7,781st
- In Alamosa, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate state rank dropped by 127 positions to 226th, from last month's value of 99th
- In Alamosa, the commercial electricity rate state rank dropped by 136 positions to 175th, from last year's value of 39th
- In Alamosa, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate state rank dropped by 47 positions to 226th, from last year's value of 179th
- In Alamosa, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate increased by 1.65% to 11.72 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 11.53 ¢ / kWh
- In Alamosa, the commercial electricity rate decreased by 1.91% to 10.51 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 10.71 ¢ / kWh
- In Alamosa, the commercial electricity rate decreased by 1.53% to 10.51 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 10.67 ¢ / kWh
- In Alamosa, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate decreased by 0.15% to 11.72 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 11.73 ¢ / kWh
Industrial Electricity Prices
- In Alamosa, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 3,330 positions to 12,735th, from last year's value of 9,405th
- In Alamosa, the industrial electricity rate national rank increased by 4,393 positions to 7,901st, from last year's value of 12,294th
- In Alamosa, the industrial electricity rate national rank increased by 2,834 positions to 7,901st, from last month's value of 10,735th
- In Alamosa, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 934 positions to 12,735th, from last month's value of 11,801st
- In Alamosa, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 42 positions to 189th, from last year's value of 147th
- In Alamosa, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 42 positions to 189th, from last month's value of 147th
- In Alamosa, the industrial electricity rate state rank increased by 14 positions to 177th, from last month's value of 191st
- In Alamosa, the industrial electricity rate decreased by 8.76% to 7.17 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 7.85 ¢ / kWh
- In Alamosa, the industrial electricity rate decreased by 6.16% to 7.17 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 7.64 ¢ / kWh
- In Alamosa, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate decreased by 2.2% to 7.96 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 8.14 ¢ / kWh
- In Alamosa, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate decreased by 0.71% to 7.96 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 8.02 ¢ / kWh
- In Alamosa, the industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 1 position to 177th, from last year's value of 176th
Electricity Production from All Fuel Types
- In Alamosa, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank dropped by 1,145 positions to 2,703rd, from last year's value of 1,558th
- In Alamosa, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank dropped by 1,050 positions to 2,703rd, from last month's value of 1,653rd
- In Alamosa, the 12 month rolling average total production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 300.62 MWhs
- In Alamosa, the 12 month rolling average total production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last month's value of 15.1 MWhs
- In Alamosa, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank dropped by 19 positions to 47th, from last year's value of 28th
- In Alamosa, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank dropped by 17 positions to 47th, from last month's value of 30th
- In Alamosa, the total production national rank increased by 8 positions to 2,698th, from last year's value of 2,706th
- In Alamosa, the total production national rank increased by 1 position to 2,698th, from last month's value of 2,699th
Electricity Production from Solar
- In Alamosa, the 12 month rolling average solar production national rank dropped by 563 positions to 1,204th, from last year's value of 641st
- In Alamosa, the 12 month rolling average solar production national rank dropped by 552 positions to 1,204th, from last month's value of 652nd
- In Alamosa, the 12 month rolling average solar production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 300.62 MWhs
- In Alamosa, the 12 month rolling average solar production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last month's value of 15.1 MWhs
- In Alamosa, the 12 month rolling average solar production state rank dropped by 11 positions to 27th, from last year's value of 16th
- In Alamosa, the 12 month rolling average solar production state rank dropped by 8 positions to 27th, from last month's value of 19th
Alamosa Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Electricity Rate for January, 2024
13.97¢ per kWh
- 0.57% higher than last month
- 0.02% lower than January last year
- 0.93% higher than the Colorado average
- 10.54% lower than the US average
- 199th in the state out of 290 cities
- The state rank has increased by 38 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 8 since January last year
- 12,988th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 2,000 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,492 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate
14.31¢ per kWh
- 0% lower than last month
- 1.09% higher than January last year
- 0.96% higher than the Colorado average
- 15.68% lower than the US average
- 235th in the state out of 290 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 46 since January last year
- 10,464th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 621 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 1,992 since January last year
Average Residential Electricity Bill for January, 2024
$94.75 per month
- 5.53% higher than last month
- 1.18% lower than January last year
- 9.89% lower than the Colorado average
- 37.24% lower than the US average
- 165th in the state out of 290 cities
- The state rank has increased by 10 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 35 since January last year
- 2,947th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 812 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 771 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill
$83.84 per month
- 0.11% lower than last month
- 4.77% lower than January last year
- 10.36% lower than the Colorado average
- 36.8% lower than the US average
- 176th in the state out of 290 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 2 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 44 since January last year
- 388th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 75 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 639 since January last year
Average Commercial Electricity Rate for January, 2024
10.51¢ per kWh
- 1.53% lower than last month
- 1.91% lower than January last year
- 1.91% lower than the Colorado average
- 21.2% lower than the US average
- 175th in the state out of 290 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 136 since January last year
- 8,257th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 476 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,332 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate
11.72¢ per kWh
- 0.15% lower than last month
- 1.65% higher than January last year
- 3.43% higher than the Colorado average
- 17.26% lower than the US average
- 226th in the state out of 290 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 127 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 47 since January last year
- 11,594th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 572 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,419 since January last year
Average Commercial Electricity Bill for January, 2024
$517.38 per month
- 1.11% lower than last month
- 2.41% lower than January last year
- 1.9% lower than the Colorado average
- 68.25% lower than the US average
- 196th in the state out of 290 cities
- The state rank has increased by 32 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 42 since January last year
- 11,684th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 1,671 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 1,154 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill
$551.43 per month
- 0.19% lower than last month
- 1.25% lower than January last year
- 0.82% higher than the Colorado average
- 66.31% lower than the US average
- 228th in the state out of 290 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 45 since January last year
- 13,083rd in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 20 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 524 since January last year
Average Industrial Electricity Rate for January, 2024
7.17¢ per kWh
- 6.16% lower than last month
- 8.76% lower than January last year
- 27.49% lower than the Colorado average
- 27.07% lower than the US average
- 177th in the state out of 290 cities
- The state rank has increased by 14 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since January last year
- 7,901st in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 2,834 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 4,393 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate
7.96¢ per kWh
- 0.71% lower than last month
- 2.2% lower than January last year
- 19.25% lower than the Colorado average
- 22.12% lower than the US average
- 189th in the state out of 290 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 42 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 42 since January last year
- 12,735th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 934 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 3,330 since January last year
Average Industrial Electricity Bill for January, 2024
$115,894.85 per month
- 9.91% lower than last month
- 7.82% lower than January last year
- 58.86% higher than the Colorado average
- 243.78% higher than the US average
- 163rd in the state out of 290 cities
- The state rank has increased by 124 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 122 since January last year
- 24,784th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 529 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 492 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill
$127,633.86 per month
- 0.64% lower than last month
- 2.13% lower than January last year
- 58.97% higher than the Colorado average
- 273.07% higher than the US average
- 283rd in the state out of 290 cities
- The state rank has increased by 6 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 5 since January last year
- 25,158th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 6 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 23 since January last year
Alamosa, CO Electricity Overview
The average residential electricity price for Alamosa is approximately 14.34 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 0.06% higher than the average state rate of 14.33 cents. More electricity is consumed in Alamosa than produced, with consumption totaling 2398.21% of generation. Approximately 100.00% of the city's electricity production comes from solar fields.
Releasing 42,843,785.19 kilograms of CO2 emissions, Alamosa is the 74th highest out of 483 cities in Colorado for total emissions from electricity use. More importantly, the city averages 4,415.06 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident, which is a better measurement of the city's pollution levels. The city is home to one power generation plant. In Alamosa, Solar is 100.00% of the fuel types used for electricity production.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Alamosa
Alamosa residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Alamosa, Colorado
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Company of Colorado | BUNDLED | 14.34 | 83.85 | 9,458,867.62 | 1,355,930,643 |
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Alamosa East CDP, CO Electricity Overview
The average residential electricity price for Alamosa East CDP is approximately 14.34 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 0.06% higher than the average state rate of 14.33 cents. The largest supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold is Public Service Company of Colorado. The US average monthly residential electric bill is $138.02, while the Alamosa East CDP average is 39.24% lower at $83.85 per month.
Releasing 6,376,328.31 kilograms of CO2 emissions, Alamosa East CDP is the 192nd highest out of 483 cities in Colorado for total emissions from electricity use. More importantly, the city averages 4,607.17 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident, which is a better measurement of the city's pollution levels. All of the electricity used in Alamosa East CDP has to be imported from surrounding cities and rural areas, since there are no power production sources in the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Alamosa East CDP
Alamosa East CDP residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Alamosa East CDP, Colorado
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Company of Colorado | BUNDLED | 14.34 | 83.85 | 9,458,867.62 | 1,355,930,643 |
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Hooper, CO Electricity Overview
The average residential electricity price for Hooper is approximately 14.34 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 0.06% higher than the average state rate of 14.33 cents. The largest supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold is Public Service Company of Colorado. Citizens in the city have an average monthly residential electric bill of $83.85. This is 14.73% below the Colorado average of $98.34.
Releasing 746,362.13 kilograms of CO2 emissions, Hooper is the 380th highest out of 483 cities in Colorado for total emissions from electricity use. More importantly, the city averages 4,607.17 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident, which is a better measurement of the city's pollution levels. All of the electricity used in Hooper has to be imported from surrounding cities and rural areas, since there are no power production sources in the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Hooper
Hooper residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Hooper, Colorado
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Company of Colorado | BUNDLED | 14.34 | 83.85 | 9,458,867.62 | 1,355,930,643 |
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Electricity Production in Alamosa County, Colorado
Power Plants in Alamosa County, Colorado
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hooper SolarSolar Star Colorado III, LLC (100.00%) | Alamosa County | CO | Solar | 104,381 | ||||
San Luis Valley Solar RanchAvangrid (100.00%) | Alamosa County | CO | Solar | 72,537 | ||||
Greater Sandhill IGreater Sandhill I LLC (100.00%) | Alamosa County | CO | Solar | 43,112 | ||||
Cogentrix of AlamosaKepco Alamosa, LLC (100.00%) | Alamosa County | CO | Solar | 41,062 | ||||
| Alamosa County | CO | Natural Gas | 13,872 | 17,416,464.39 | 1,255.51 | 12/2026 | ||
SunE AlamosaTerraForm Power (100.00%) | Alamosa County | CO | Solar | 13,729 | ||||
Rock Creek 2 CSGGreenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation (100.00%) | Alamosa County | CO | Solar | 3,999 | ||||
Alamosa Solar South CSGGreenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation (100.00%) | Alamosa | CO | Solar | 3,908 | ||||
Oak Leaf Solar XXX LLC (CSG)Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation (100.00%) | Alamosa County | CO | Solar | 3,689 |
Alamosa County, Colorado Details
Electricity consumption in Alamosa County results in the release of 9,173,711.65 kilograms of CO2 pollution, which is 50th highest amount in Colorado out of 64 counties. This total results in 560.16 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident, ranking the county 2786th worst in the nation for emissions per capita. The top fuel source used in Alamosa County is Solar. The county produces 286,417 megawatt hours from this fuel source. Natural Gas and Distillate Fuel Oil make up 4.26% and 0.36% of generation, respectively. Alamosa County is home to 9 power producing plants, which is the 10th most plants within a county in Colorado.
FAQ
What electricity company is the largest supplier in Alamosa County, Colorado?
The largest electricity company in Alamosa County, Colorado by total customer count is Public Service Company of Colorado.
Which electricity companies offer service in Alamosa County, Colorado?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Public Service Company of Colorado | 34,476 |
| 2 | San Luis Valley REC | 1,644 |
How many electric companies offer service in Alamosa County, Colorado?
Alamosa County, Colorado is home to 2 electricity suppliers serving consumers in the area.
How many power plants are located in Alamosa County, Colorado?
Alamosa County, Colorado has 9 active electricity plants producing electricity for the county and other surrounding areas.
