DeKalb County, Indiana Electric Profile

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The average residential electricity price for Auburn is approximately 11.89 cents per kilowatt hour. Luckily for the inhabitants, this rate is below both the Indiana and United States average prices of 13.08 and 13.45 cents per kilowatt hour, respectively. The average residential power bill for a resident in the city is $98.22 per month, while the nationwide average is $120.24. Patrons in Auburn enjoy a 20.50% discount compared to other citizens in the US. Auburn Electric is the largest provider in the city based on total residential customers.

The consumption of electricity in Auburn accounts for 139,124,895.72 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year, which is the 66th highest in Indiana out of 679 cities. Additionally, the city ranks 78th worst in Indiana in pollution per capita, which could be argued to be the more important metric. They average 10,656.01 kilograms of emissions per citizen. All of the 191,352.29 megawatt hours used in the city must be imported from nearby cities or rural areas as there are no electricity facilities that call the city home.

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Citizens who call Garrett home purchase electricity for, on average, 12.13 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 7.25% less than the average state rate of 13.08 cents. The average monthly residential electricity bill for a resident in the city is $104.47 per month, while the state average is $123.54. Patrons in Garrett have a 15.44% discount compared to the rest of the state. With 1,675 residential customers, Auburn Electric is the largest vendor in the city.

Garrett emits 10,656.01 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident in the city due to electricity consumption, which makes it the 78th worst polluting city out of 679 cities in the state. With total emissions of 70,873,137.37 kilograms, the city ranks 101st worst in Indiana for total pollution from electricity use, however, it could be argued that emissions per capita is a better measurement of a city’s pollution levels. The city has no power generation sources, resulting in the need to import all of the 97,478.87 megawatt hours the citizens here consume annually.