Hillsborough County, Florida Electricity Rates & Statistics
Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics
- The average electricity bill in Hillsborough County, FL is $173.36
- The average electricity rate in Hillsborough County, FL is 15.28¢
Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Hillsborough County, FL
The average residential electric bill in Hillsborough County, FL is $173.36 per month. Hillsborough County, FL is the 54th most expensive county in Florida for electricity.
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Hillsborough County, Florida Electricity Overview
51,204.15 megawatt hours are generated from coal in Hillsborough County. With 1,513,301 citizens, this is 0.03 megawatt hours per person.
Hillsborough County is home to over 1,513,301 residents and produces 1,020,000 megawatt hours of electricity from solar sources, or 0.67 megawatt hour per capita. This ranks Hillsborough County 358th out of 3221 counties in the nation for solar megawatt hours produced per capita.
Renewable electricity fuels account for 8.51%, or 1,138,394.4 megawatt hours, of Hillsborough County's total energy generation.
Hillsborough County has recently seen a rise in electricity production from solar energy of 7.43% year over year.
Hillsborough County generates 91.49% of their electricity from non-renewable fuel types. This equates to 8.09 megawatt hours per resident and places Hillsborough County as the 393rd highest county in the nation out of 3221 counties for non-renewable generation per capita per year.
The usage of renewable fuel types for electricity production in Hillsborough County grew by 4.57% last year.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
17,568,899 MWh
Consumption per Capita
11.61 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
13,383,647 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
1,138,394 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
12,245,253 MWh
Production per Capita
8.84 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
6,797,361,659 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
4,491.74 kg
Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Tampa
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Rates and Production Categories
Tampa Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024
14.53¢ per kWh
- 1.88% higher than last month
- 14.89% lower than November last year
- 1.87% higher than the Florida average
- 14.68% lower than the US average
- 668th in the state out of 958 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 8 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 85 since November last year
- 11,713th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 1,722 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 9,934 since November last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate
15¢ per kWh
- 1.39% lower than last month
- 8.1% lower than November last year
- 5.34% higher than the Florida average
- 9.05% lower than the US average
- 704th in the state out of 958 cities
- The state rank has increased by 19 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 34 since November last year
- 14,424th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has increased by 817 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 7,024 since November last year
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024
$144.58 per month
- 18.07% lower than last month
- 9.6% lower than November last year
- 9.55% higher than the Florida average
- 22.28% higher than the US average
- 930th in the state out of 958 cities
- The state rank has increased by 27 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 4 since November last year
- 26,444th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has increased by 2,875 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 2,325 since November last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill
$167.53 per month
- 0.76% lower than last month
- 11.93% lower than November last year
- 8% higher than the Florida average
- 17.78% higher than the US average
- 760th in the state out of 958 cities
- The state rank has increased by 12 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 198 since November last year
- 25,783rd in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has increased by 243 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 4,625 since November last year
Tampa, FL Electricity Overview
Residents who call Tampa home pay an average residential electricity rate of 15.00 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 4.79% above the average Florida rate of 14.31 cents. The city has had a 7.20% decline in non-renewable fuel usage in their electricity production plants. There is 4542.56% more electricity consumed in Tampa than is generated, forcing them to purchase electricity from neighboring municipalities.
Tampa has 2 electricity producing plants within its borders. This is the 5th most plants in a single city within the state. About 54.68% of electricity in Tampa comes from production using Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste. Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste and Solar make up 44.74% and 0.57% of production, respectively. Tracking emissions on a per capita basis gives us a glimpse of the emissions efficiency of a city. Tampa averages 4,557.63 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person due to electricity use. With total emissions of 1,814,667,887.05 kilograms, the city ranks 3rd worst in the state for total emissions from electricity use.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Tampa
Tampa residential electric rates are highest in March and the highest average bill is in September.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Tampa, Florida
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Electric | BUNDLED | 14.95 | 170.39 | 3,237 | 10,419,807.83 | 1,557,317,132 |
Zips with electric coverage in Tampa, Florida include: 33647, 33612, 33615, 33614, 33617, 33610, 33619, 33604, 33613, 33611, 33618 and 14 other zip code(s).
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Brandon CDP, FL Electricity Overview
Residents who call Brandon CDP home pay an average residential electricity rate of 15.00 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 4.79% above the average Florida rate of 14.31 cents. The nationwide average monthly residential power bill is $147.16, while the Brandon CDP average is 13.84% higher at $167.53 per month. The city has had a 19.04% drop in non-renewable fuel type use for electricity production.
Coming in at as the 11th worst ranked city out of 960 cities in Florida, Brandon CDP releases 883,610,185.47 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption each year. More importantly, the city averages 6,978 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen, which is a better measurement of the city's emission levels. Roughly 55.00% of Brandon CDP's electricity is generated using Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste. Brandon CDP has one power producing plant within its borders.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Brandon CDP
Brandon CDP residential electric rates are highest in March and the highest average bill is in September.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Brandon CDP, Florida
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Electric | BUNDLED | 14.95 | 170.39 | 10,419,807.83 | 1,557,317,132 |
Zips with electric coverage in Brandon CDP, Florida include: 33511, 33578, 33619, 33594, 33596, 33510, 33584, 33527
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Riverview CDP, FL Electricity Overview
Residents who call Riverview CDP home pay an average residential electricity rate of 15.00 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 4.79% above the average Florida rate of 14.31 cents. Tampa Electric is the largest supplier in the city based on total residential customers. Customers in Riverview CDP deal with 0.97 electrical outages each year with outages lasting an average of 60.67 minutes.
Coming in at as the 24th worst ranked city out of 960 cities in Florida, Riverview CDP releases 471,657,696.47 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption each year. More telling of the city's pollution reality is the per capita CO2 emission amount. That amount stands at 4,120.94 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in them being the 312th ranked city in the state for CO2 emissions released per capita. The city has zero power plants currently operating within the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Riverview CDP
Riverview CDP residential electric rates are highest in March and the highest average bill is in September.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Riverview CDP, Florida
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Electric | BUNDLED | 14.95 | 170.39 | 10,419,807.83 | 1,557,317,132 |
Zips with electric coverage in Riverview CDP, Florida include: 33511, 33578, 33579, 33598, 33573, 33569, 33534, 33503
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Hillsborough County, Florida Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types
Power Plants in Hillsborough County, Florida
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Production State Rank | Emission (kg) | Emission State Rank | Emissions per MWh | Emissions per MWh State Rank | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Big BendTampa Electric (100.00%) | Gibsonton CDP | FL | Natural Gas | 6,826,833 | 10 | 2,647,503,940.6 | 9 | 387.81 | 21 | ||
H L Culbreath Bayside Power StationTampa Electric (100.00%) | Hillsborough County | FL | Natural Gas | 5,197,569 | 17 | 2,007,689,639.06 | 19 | 386.27 | 24 | ||
Hillsborough County Resource RecoveryHillsborough County (100.00%) | Brandon CDP | FL | Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste | 164,099 | 7 | 420,032,425.6 | 6 | 2,559.63 | 1 | ||
Lithia SolarTampa Electric (100.00%) | Hillsborough County | FL | Solar | 132,178 | 74 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Balm SolarTampa Electric (100.00%) | Hillsborough County | FL | Solar | 128,579 | 79 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Laurel Oaks SolarTampa Electric (100.00%) | Plant City | FL | Solar | 123,815 | 90 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Little Manatee River SolarTampa Electric (100.00%) | Ruskin CDP | FL | Solar | 116,911 | 97 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Grange Hall SolarTampa Electric (100.00%) | Hillsborough County | FL | Solar | 107,583 | 103 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Riverside SolarTampa Electric (100.00%) | Ruskin CDP | FL | Solar | 101,444 | 107 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Mosaic Co Tampa FacilityMosaic Company (100.00%) | Hillsborough County | FL | Other | 101,339 | 1 | 27,329,739.84 | 1 | 269.69 | 2 | ||
Wimauma SolarTampa Electric (100.00%) | Wimauma CDP | FL | Solar | 101,077 | 108 | 1 | 1 | ||||
McKay Bay FacilityTampa City of (100.00%) | Tampa | FL | Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste | 98,997 | 8 | 209,218,143.5 | 8 | 2,113.38 | 2 | ||
Big Bend II SolarTampa Electric (100.00%) | Hillsborough County | FL | Solar | 78,412 | 119 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Bullfrog Creek SolarTampa Electric (100.00%) | Wimauma CDP | FL | Solar | 57,740 | 138 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Dover SolarTampa Electric (100.00%) | Dover CDP | FL | Solar | 46,500 | 142 | 1 | 1 | ||||
IKEA Tampa 042IKEA Property Inc (100.00%) | Tampa | FL | Solar | 571 | 144 | 1 | 1 |
Hillsborough County, Florida Production Fuel Makeup
Hillsborough County has 16 electricity producing plants within its borders. This is the 10th most plants in a single county. Natural Gas makes up 89.27% of the fuel types used for electricity generation in Hillsborough County. Solar and Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste make up 7.62% and 1.08% of production, respectively. Electricity use in Hillsborough County results in the release of 6,797,361,658.83 kilograms of CO2 pollution, which is 25th highest in the country out of 3221 counties. This total results in 4,491.74 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen, so the county ranks 1698th worst in the country for pollution per capita.
Providers In Each City in Hillsborough County:
- Plant City, Florida:
- Tampa Electric: 87.46%
- Duke Energy Florida: 12.54%
- Tampa, Florida:
- Tampa Electric: 100.00%
- Temple Terrace, Florida:
- Tampa Electric: 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 supplier in Hillsborough County, Florida?
The largest electricity provider in Hillsborough County, Florida by total customer count is Tampa Electric.
How many electric companies offer service in Hillsborough County, Florida?
Hillsborough County, Florida is home to 2 electricity suppliers operating in the area.
Which electricity companies offer service in Hillsborough County, Florida?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Electric | 537,426 |
| 2 | Duke Energy Florida | 10,201 |
How many power plants are in Hillsborough County, Florida?
There are 16 active electricity plants located in Hillsborough County, Florida
