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Pinellas County, Florida Electricity Overview

Pinellas County uses 48.45% more electricity than it generates.

Pinellas County's average residential price per kilowatt hour is 11.99% above the US average rate, at 17.93 cents per kilowatt hour compared to 16.01 cents.

Pinellas County generates 7.39 megawatt hours of electricity per person in the county from non-renewable electricity sources. They are the 486th highest county in the country for non-renewable production per capita.

Over 2.68% of Pinellas County's electricity production comes from sustainable fuel sources, putting Pinellas County at 30th in Florida for total renewable electricity production.

Pinellas County is ranked 1398th in the United States out of 3230 counties for renewable electricity production per capita, at 0.2 megawatt hours per person per year.

Sadly, over the previous 12 months, there was a 5.01% rise in the burning of non-renewable fuels in Pinellas County.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    10,840,584 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    11.27 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    7,302,686 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    195,641 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    7,107,045 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    7.59 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    4,930,231,967 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    5,126.37 kg

St. Petersburg, FL Electricity Overview

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Citizens who call St. Petersburg home spend, on average, 17.90 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity. Sadly, this is 17.47% more than Florida's average price of 15.24 cents, resulting in the city ranking 825th out of 960 cities in Florida for best average electricity rate. There is 91464.55% more electricity used in St. Petersburg than is produced, meaning they must purchase electricity from neighboring cities and counties. There has been a 39.32% drop in the use of fossil fuels and other non-renewable fuels in the city over the course of the past year.

St. Petersburg is the 6th highest ranked city in Florida out of 960 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the city emitting 1,103,239,550.27 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Additionally, the city ranks 22nd highest in the state for emissions per capita, which could be argued to be the more important statistic. They average 4,223.01 kilograms of emissions per citizen. Distillate Fuel Oil is the primary fuel type in St. Petersburg, with 100.00% of electricity production coming from the fuel type. St. Petersburg has the 19th highest number of electricity plants of any city in the state, with one total plant.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.189/kWh$0.111/kWh$253.58/mo.$95.16/mo.
825th17.90¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of St. Petersburg
895th$187.14Average residential monthly electricity bill for St. Petersburg Residents

Electric Companies With Service in St. Petersburg, Florida

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Duke Energy FloridaBUNDLED17.89186.143,21621,855,164.973,909,623,039
Tampa ElectricBUNDLED16.40190.3210,327,288.341,693,662,631

Zips with electric coverage in St. Petersburg, Florida include: 33710, 33713, 33702, 33705, 33703, 33707, 33712, 33709, 33782, 33714, 33711 and 5 other zip code(s).

Clearwater, FL Electricity Overview

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Citizens who call Clearwater home spend, on average, 18.02 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity. Sadly, this is 18.23% more than Florida's average price of 15.24 cents, resulting in the city ranking 834th out of 960 cities in Florida for best average electricity rate. The largest vendor in the city based on megawatt hours sold is Duke Energy Florida. The nationwide average monthly residential electric bill is $137.21, while the Clearwater average is 36.07% more at $186.7 per month.

Clearwater is the 22nd highest ranked city in Florida out of 960 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the city emitting 493,169,411.48 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This total also equates to a ranking of 174th worst in the state for emissions per capita. The city has no power production sources, resulting in the need to import the 1,318,919.88 megawatt hours that citizens here consume.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Clearwater

Clearwater residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.191/kWh$0.111/kWh$253.80/mo.$95.10/mo.
834th18.02¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Clearwater
890th$186.7Average residential monthly electricity bill for Clearwater Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Clearwater, Florida

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Duke Energy FloridaBUNDLED17.89186.1421,855,164.973,909,623,039
Tampa ElectricBUNDLED16.40190.3210,327,288.341,693,662,631

Zips with electric coverage in Clearwater, Florida include: 34698, 33756, 33764, 33755, 33763, 33761, 34695, 33759, 33765, 33767

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Largo, FL Electricity Overview

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Citizens who call Largo home spend, on average, 18.05 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity. Sadly, this is 18.45% more than Florida's average price of 15.24 cents, resulting in the city ranking 841st out of 960 cities in Florida for best average electricity rate. The largest vendor in the city based on megawatt hours sold is Duke Energy Florida. The nationwide average monthly residential electric bill is $137.21, while the Largo average is 35.98% more at $186.58 per month.

Largo is the 40th highest ranked city in Florida out of 960 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the city emitting 347,608,358.62 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This total also equates to a ranking of 24th worst in the state for emissions per capita. The city has no power production sources, resulting in the need to import the 929,635.06 megawatt hours that citizens here consume.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Largo

Largo residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.191/kWh$0.111/kWh$253.86/mo.$95.09/mo.
841st18.05¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Largo
774th$186.58Average residential monthly electricity bill for Largo Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Largo, Florida

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Duke Energy FloridaBUNDLED17.89186.1421,855,164.973,909,623,039

Zips with electric coverage in Largo, Florida include: 33756, 33771, 33764, 33770, 33760, 33774, 33773, 33778, 33762

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Electricity Production in Pinellas County, Florida

Power Plants in Pinellas County, Florida

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Emission (kg)Emissions per MWhToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Pinellas County FL Natural Gas 6,567,7312,718,679,280.05413.94
Pinellas County Resource RecoveryPinellas County (100.00%)
Pinellas County FL Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste 428,246800,046,780.861,868.19
St. Petersburg FL Distillate Fuel Oil 3,2163,356,330.311,043.64
Lockheed Martin Solar SystemLockheed Martin Solar System (100.00%)
East Lake CDP FL Solar 2,934

Pinellas County, Florida Details

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

When considering electricity production, Pinellas County's top fuel type is Natural Gas, making up 94.03%, or 6,866,794.22 megawatt hours of production in the county. Taken together with Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste (3.23%) and Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste (2.64%), these three fuel types make up 99.90% county electricity generation. Electricity use in the county results in the release of 4,930,231,967.36 kilograms of CO2 pollution per year, which is 39th highest in the United States out of 3230 counties. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per capita, which amounts to 5,126.37 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. Using this calculation the county is the 1286th highest polluting county in the nation. Pinellas County is home to 4 power producing plants, which is 20th most in the state.

NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
94.03%
NON-BIOGENIC MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
3.23%
BIOGENIC MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
2.64%
DISTILLATE FUEL OIL
Distillate Fuel Oil
0.06%
SOLAR
Solar
0.04%

Pinellas County, Florida Net Metering

Of the 2 electric companies in Pinellas County, 2 of them report that they offer net metering. The state has commendable net metering and feed in tariffs that make solar and other types of electricity generation more attractive.

Energy Loss

The 2 companies in Pinellas County who report energy loss metrics had an average of 4.80% of electricity generated lost due to heat dissipation or other causes during transmission. With a United States average energy loss of 2.87%, Pinellas County is ranked as the 1688th best county in the US for energy loss efficiency.

Power Companies in Pinellas County, Florida

Providers In Each City in Pinellas County:

  • Belleair, Florida:
    • Duke Energy Florida: 100.00%
  • Belleair Beach, Florida:
    • Duke Energy Florida: 100.00%
  • Belleair Bluffs, Florida:
    • Duke Energy Florida: 100.00%
  • Belleair Shore, Florida:
    • Duke Energy Florida: 100.00%
  • Clearwater, Florida:
    • Tampa Electric: 2.33%
    • Duke Energy Florida: 97.67%
  • Dunedin, Florida:
    • Duke Energy Florida: 100.00%
  • Gulfport, Florida:
    • Duke Energy Florida: 100.00%
  • Indian Rocks Beach, Florida:
    • Duke Energy Florida: 100.00%
  • Indian Shores, Florida:
    • Duke Energy Florida: 100.00%
  • Kenneth City, Florida:
    • Duke Energy Florida: 100.00%
  • Largo, Florida:
    • Duke Energy Florida: 100.00%
  • Madeira Beach, Florida:
    • Duke Energy Florida: 100.00%
  • North Redington Beach, Florida:
    • Duke Energy Florida: 100.00%
  • Oldsmar, Florida:
    • Tampa Electric: 100.00%
  • Pinellas Park, Florida:
    • Duke Energy Florida: 100.00%
  • Redington Beach, Florida:
    • Duke Energy Florida: 100.00%
  • Redington Shores, Florida:
    • Duke Energy Florida: 100.00%
  • Safety Harbor, Florida:
    • Duke Energy Florida: 100.00%
  • Seminole, Florida:
    • Duke Energy Florida: 100.00%
  • South Pasadena, Florida:
    • Duke Energy Florida: 100.00%
  • St. Pete Beach, Florida:
    • Duke Energy Florida: 100.00%
  • St. Petersburg, Florida:
    • Duke Energy Florida: 89.68%
    • Tampa Electric: 10.32%
  • Tarpon Springs, Florida:
    • Duke Energy Florida: 100.00%
  • Treasure Island, Florida:
    • Duke Energy Florida: 100.00%

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

FAQ

How many power plants are located in Pinellas County, Florida?

Pinellas County, Florida has 4 active electricity plants producing electricity for the county and other surrounding areas.

What electricity company is the largest provider in Pinellas County, Florida?

By total customer count, Duke Energy Florida is the largest electricity company in Pinellas County, Florida.

How many electric companies offer service in Pinellas County, Florida?

There are 2 electricity suppliers offering service in Pinellas County, Florida.

What electricity companies offer service in Pinellas County, Florida?

County Customers RankProviderEst. County Customers
1Duke Energy Florida23,152
2Tampa Electric11,501

Matt Hope
Last Reviewed By: Matt Hope
Published: 2023-12-06