Effingham County, Georgia Electricity Rates & Statistics
Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics
- The average electricity bill in Effingham County, GA is $162.29
- The average electricity rate in Effingham County, GA is 15.72¢
Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Effingham County, GA
The average residential electric bill in Effingham County, GA is $162.29 per month. Effingham County, GA is the 103rd most expensive county in Georgia for electricity.
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Effingham County, Georgia Electricity Overview
When calculating by customer count, Georgia Power is the largest electricity company in Effingham County.
During the course of the past 12 months Effingham County has experienced a 61.09% decrease in coal usage, going from a previous total of 48,019.36 megawatt hours produced from burning coal to 18,685.85 megawatt hours.
With a state average residential electric bill of $155.5, Effingham County residents, on average, pay about 4.36% more than other residents per month for electricity.
With 36,403 megawatt generated from solar power and 69,041 consumers in Effingham County, the county averages 0.53 megawatt hours generated from solar per capita, which gives it a ranking of 517th out of 3221 counties in the nation.
With 0.19% of Effingham County's total electricity coming from the use of coal, the county ranks 4th out of 159 counties in the state in total megawatt hours produced from coal.
During the past 12 months, Effingham County has seen a 6.02% drop in the use of renewable fuel types for electricity production.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
943,038 MWh
Consumption per Capita
13.66 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
9,765,064 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
36,403 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
9,728,661 MWh
Production per Capita
141.44 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
357,334,509 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
5,175.69 kg
Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Rincon
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Rincon Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024
15.15¢ per kWh
- 3.77% higher than last month
- 10.64% higher than November last year
- 5.9% higher than the Georgia average
- 11.05% lower than the US average
- 562nd in the state out of 675 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 20 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 20 since November last year
- 13,767th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 2,056 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,166 since November last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate
15.2¢ per kWh
- 0.81% higher than last month
- 6.23% higher than November last year
- 7.9% higher than the Georgia average
- 7.84% lower than the US average
- 603rd in the state out of 675 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 29 since November last year
- 15,068th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 142 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,485 since November last year
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024
$114.8 per month
- 0.18% higher than last month
- 1.37% higher than November last year
- 2.76% lower than the Georgia average
- 2.91% lower than the US average
- 318th in the state out of 675 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 100 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 147 since November last year
- 14,406th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 380 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 1,095 since November last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill
$153.24 per month
- 0.08% higher than last month
- 9.3% higher than November last year
- 2.01% higher than the Georgia average
- 7.73% higher than the US average
- 447th in the state out of 675 cities
- The state rank has increased by 5 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 76 since November last year
- 20,751st in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank is the same since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,738 since November last year
Rincon, GA Electricity Overview
On average, Rincon's residential electricity price is 15.20 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 8.58% below the average nationwide price of 16.62 cents. The power grid in the city is faced with an average of 1.17 outages per consumer per year, with outages lasting about 125.23 minutes per outage. The national averages for outages and outage time frames are 1.44 outages each year and 123.49 minutes a outage. Selling an estimated 55,264.5 megawatt hours, Georgia Power is the largest provider in the city.
Electricity use in Rincon results in the release of 46,334,816.23 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which is the 102nd largest emissions amount in Georgia out of 675 cities. The city also ranks 61st highest in the state in pollution per resident, averaging 4,345.79 kilograms of CO2 emissions emissions per capita. This is, most likely, the more important of the two metrics. The inhabitants of Rincon have to use power from outside city limits because they don't have any electricity facilities in the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Rincon
Rincon residential electric rates are highest in July and the highest average bill is in July.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Rincon, Georgia
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Power | BUNDLED | 15.83 | 159.94 | 29,531,064.96 | 4,675,701,820 |
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Springfield, GA Electricity Overview
On average, Springfield's residential electricity price is 15.20 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 8.58% below the average nationwide price of 16.62 cents. The power grid in the city is faced with an average of 1.17 outages per consumer per year, with outages lasting about 125.23 minutes per outage. The national averages for outages and outage time frames are 1.44 outages each year and 123.49 minutes a outage. Selling an estimated 18,436.95 megawatt hours, Georgia Power is the largest provider in the city.
Electricity use in Springfield results in the release of 12,563,679.77 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which is the 235th largest emissions amount in Georgia out of 675 cities. The city also ranks 61st highest in the state in pollution per resident, averaging 4,345.79 kilograms of CO2 emissions emissions per capita. This is, most likely, the more important of the two metrics. The inhabitants of Springfield have to use power from outside city limits because they don't have any electricity facilities in the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Springfield
Springfield residential electric rates are highest in July and the highest average bill is in July.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Springfield, Georgia
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Power | BUNDLED | 15.83 | 159.94 | 29,531,064.96 | 4,675,701,820 |
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Bloomingdale, GA Electricity Overview
On average, Bloomingdale's residential electricity price is 14.84 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 10.77% below the average nationwide price of 16.62 cents. The power grid in the city is faced with an average of 1.17 outages per consumer per year, with outages lasting about 125.23 minutes per outage. The national averages for outages and outage time frames are 1.44 outages each year and 123.49 minutes a outage. Selling an estimated 71,601.11 megawatt hours, Georgia Power is the largest provider in the city.
Electricity use in Bloomingdale results in the release of 12,455,035.01 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which is the 238th largest emissions amount in Georgia out of 675 cities. The city also ranks 11th highest in the state in pollution per resident, averaging 4,345.79 kilograms of CO2 emissions emissions per capita. This is, most likely, the more important of the two metrics. The inhabitants of Bloomingdale have to use power from outside city limits because they don't have any electricity facilities in the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Bloomingdale
Bloomingdale residential electric rates are highest in July and the highest average bill is in July.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Bloomingdale, Georgia
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canoochee Electric | BUNDLED | 13.38 | 151.94 | 324,777.47 | 43,451,871.02 | |
| Georgia Power | BUNDLED | 15.83 | 159.94 | 29,531,064.96 | 4,675,701,820 |
Zips with electric coverage in Bloomingdale, Georgia include: 31322, 31407, 31302
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Effingham County, Georgia Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types
Power Plants in Effingham County, Georgia
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
McIntosh Combined Cycle FacilityGeorgia Power (100.00%) | Effingham County | GA | Natural Gas | 7,822,455 | 2 | 2,910,686,792.02 | 3 | 372.09 | 25 | ||
Effingham Energy FacilityOglethorpe Power Corporation (100.00%) | Effingham County | GA | Natural Gas | 1,781,018 | 8 | 681,768,311.42 | 8 | 382.8 | 22 | ||
Savannah River MillGeorgia-Pacific Consr Prods LP-Savannah (100.00%) | Effingham County | GA | Petroleum Coke | 86,287 | 1 | 67,338,505.39 | 1 | 780.4 | 1 | ||
McIntoshGeorgia Power (100.00%) | Effingham County | GA | Natural Gas | 38,901 | 24 | 40,371,015.91 | 22 | 1,037.79 | 1 | ||
Rincon Solar IAES Distributed Energy (100.00%) | Effingham County | GA | Solar | 29,199 | 58 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Guyton Community SolarGeorgia Power (100.00%) | Effingham County | GA | Solar | 7,204 | 65 | 2 | 2 |
Effingham County, Georgia Production Fuel Makeup
Effingham County's power plants primarily use Natural Gas, which accounts for 9,642,585.61 megawatt hours (or 98.75%) of the fuel types used for electricity production in the county. Totaling Natural Gas with Petroleum Coke (0.55%) and Solar (0.37%), these three fuel types account for 9,733,076.12 megawatt hours (or 99.67%) electricity production in the county. The county is the 36th highest ranked county in Georgia out of 159 when it comes to total emissions due to electricity consumption, with the county emitting 357,334,509.29 kilograms of CO2 emissions a year. More telling of the county's emissions reality is the per citizen CO2 emission amount. That amount stands at 5,175.69 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in the county being the 17th ranked county in the state and 1265th nationally for CO2 pollution emitted per capita. Effingham County has 6 power generation plants, which is 489th highest in the United States.
Providers In Each City in Effingham County:
- Bloomingdale, Georgia:
- Canoochee Electric: 9.98%
- Georgia Power: 90.02%
- Guyton, Georgia:
- Georgia Power: 62.90%
- Planters Electric Membership Corporation: 35.62%
- Excelsior Electric Membership Corporation: 1.49%
- Rincon, Georgia:
- Georgia Power: 100.00%
- Springfield, Georgia:
- Georgia Power: 100.00%
* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.
FAQ
How many electric companies offer service in Effingham County, Georgia?
There are 2 electricity providers offering service in Effingham County, Georgia.
How many power plants are located in Effingham County, Georgia?
Effingham County, Georgia has 6 active power plants producing electricity for the county and surrounding areas.
What electricity company is the largest supplier in Effingham County, Georgia?
By total revenue, Georgia Power is the largest electricity provider in Effingham County, Georgia.
What electricity companies offer service in Effingham County, Georgia?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Power | 71,207 |
| 2 | Planters Electric Membership Corporation | 1,046 |
