Jay County, Indiana Electricity Rates & Statistics
Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics
- The average electricity bill in Jay County, IN is $240.71
- The average electricity rate in Jay County, IN is 14.95¢
Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Jay County, IN
The average residential electric bill in Jay County, IN is $240.71 per month. Jay County, IN is the 92nd most expensive county in Indiana for electricity.
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Jay County, Indiana Electricity Overview
Jay County generates 160.40% additional megawatt hours than the county consumes, leading to the need to export the leftover amount.
While the national average residential electricity rate sits at 16.62 cents per kilowatt hour, Jay County's average rate is 10.06% lower than at 14.95 cents per kilowatt hour.
Jay County is 5th in Indiana rankings for total megawatt hours produced from renewable energy, with 773,385 megawatt hours produced from renewable fuel types.
Jay County generates 2.53% of its electricity from non-renewable sources, resulting in a ranking of 870th out of 3221 counties in the US for total electricity generation from non-renewable fuel sources.
Jay County is the 230th highest county in the country out of 3221 counties for electricity generation from wind per capita, averaging 36.77 megawatt hours per resident produced from wind.
Jay County ranks 70th out of 92 counties in the state for total consumption, with its citizens using over 300,000 megawatt hours.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
304,716 MWh
Consumption per Capita
14.81 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
793,485 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
773,385 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
20,100 MWh
Production per Capita
38.57 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
8,868,640 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
431.14 kg
Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Portland
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Portland Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024
17.27¢ per kWh
- 1.53% higher than last month
- 2.84% higher than November last year
- 5.78% higher than the Indiana average
- 1.39% higher than the US average
- 501st in the state out of 694 cities
- The state rank has increased by 32 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 79 since November last year
- 20,313th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 1,170 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 957 since November last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate
16.38¢ per kWh
- 0.24% higher than last month
- 2.18% higher than November last year
- 10.12% higher than the Indiana average
- 0.67% lower than the US average
- 476th in the state out of 694 cities
- The state rank has increased by 61 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 79 since November last year
- 19,061st in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has increased by 160 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 1,101 since November last year
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024
$105.12 per month
- 5.18% higher than last month
- 9.13% lower than November last year
- 9.97% lower than the Indiana average
- 11.1% lower than the US average
- 105th in the state out of 694 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 13 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 161 since November last year
- 10,473rd in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 1,294 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 6,148 since November last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill
$133.07 per month
- 0.66% lower than last month
- 1.95% higher than November last year
- 2.06% lower than the Indiana average
- 6.45% lower than the US average
- 442nd in the state out of 694 cities
- The state rank has increased by 14 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 191 since November last year
- 13,289th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has increased by 288 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 367 since November last year
Portland, IN Electricity Overview
Citizens who call Portland home spend, on average, 16.38 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity. Sadly, this is 8.34% more than Indiana's average price of 15.12 cents, resulting in the city ranking 476th out of 696 cities in Indiana for best average electricity rate. The electricity grid in the city experiences an average of 1.23 outages per customer each year, with outages lasting about 204.19 minutes. The US averages of outages and outage time frames are 1.44 outages per year and 123.49 minutes per outage. Indiana Michigan Power has an estimated 733 residential customers, which is more than all other suppliers who operate in the city.
Portland is the 109th highest ranked city in Indiana out of 696 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the city emitting 58,960,815.73 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This total also equates to a ranking of 84th worst in the state for emissions per capita. The city has no power production sources, resulting in the need to import the 93,829.47 megawatt hours that citizens here consume.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Portland
Portland residential electric rates are highest in October and the highest average bill is in August.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Portland, Indiana
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Michigan Power | BUNDLED | 16.39 | 138.49 | 4,283,712.9 | 702,253,350 |
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Redkey, IN Electricity Overview
Citizens who call Redkey home spend, on average, 15.01 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity. Thankfully, this is 0.72% less than Indiana's average price of 15.12 cents, resulting in the city ranking 396th out of 696 cities in Indiana for best average electricity rate. The electricity grid in the city experiences an average of 1.23 outages per customer each year, with outages lasting about 204.19 minutes. The US averages of outages and outage time frames are 1.44 outages per year and 123.49 minutes per outage. Indiana Michigan Power has an estimated 119 residential customers, which is more than all other suppliers who operate in the city.
Redkey is the 296th highest ranked city in Indiana out of 696 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the city emitting 12,408,393.96 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This total also equates to a ranking of 84th worst in the state for emissions per capita. The city has no power production sources, resulting in the need to import the 19,746.56 megawatt hours that citizens here consume.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Redkey
Redkey residential electric rates are highest in October and the highest average bill is in August.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Redkey, Indiana
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Michigan Power | BUNDLED | 16.39 | 138.49 | 4,283,712.9 | 702,253,350 | |
| Jay County REMC | BUNDLED | 14.50 | 267.81 | 109,806.76 | 15,920,528.36 |
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Pennville, IN Electricity Overview
Citizens who call Pennville home spend, on average, 16.38 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity. Sadly, this is 8.34% more than Indiana's average price of 15.12 cents, resulting in the city ranking 531st out of 696 cities in Indiana for best average electricity rate. The electricity grid in the city experiences an average of 1.23 outages per customer each year, with outages lasting about 204.19 minutes. The US averages of outages and outage time frames are 1.44 outages per year and 123.49 minutes per outage. Pennville is home to 818 residents, making it the 390th most populated city in the state.
Pennville is the 389th highest ranked city in Indiana out of 696 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the city emitting 7,614,453.31 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This total also equates to a ranking of 84th worst in the state for emissions per capita. The city has no power production sources, resulting in the need to import the 12,117.54 megawatt hours that citizens here consume.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Pennville
Pennville residential electric rates are highest in October and the highest average bill is in August.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Pennville, Indiana
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Michigan Power | BUNDLED | 16.39 | 138.49 | 4,283,712.9 | 702,253,350 |
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Jay County, Indiana Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types
Power Plants in Jay County, Indiana
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bluff Point Wind FacilityNextEra Energy (100.00%) | Jay County | IN | Wind | 381,502 | 10 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Bitter Ridge Wind Farm, LLCBitter Ridge Wind Farm, LLC (100.00%) | Jay County | IN | Wind | 374,867 | 11 | 1 | 1 | ||||
POET Biorefining - PortlandPOET Biorefining - Portland (100.00%) | Jay County | IN | Natural Gas | 20,100 | 28 | 12,129,728.24 | 32 | 603.47 | 20 | ||
Jay County LFGTEWabash Valley Power Association (100.00%) | Jay County | IN | Landfill Gas | 17,016 | 7 | 10,964,327.83 | 7 | 644.35 | 7 |
Jay County, Indiana Production Fuel Makeup
When considering electricity production, Jay County's top fuel type is Wind, making up 95.32%, or 756,369 megawatt hours of production in the county. Taken together with Natural Gas (2.53%) and Landfill Gas (2.14%), these three fuel types make up 100.00% county electricity generation. Electricity use in the county results in the release of 8,868,639.67 kilograms of CO2 pollution per year, which is 2701st highest in the United States out of 3221 counties. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per capita, which amounts to 431.14 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. Using this calculation the county is the 2775th highest polluting county in the nation. Jay County is home to 4 power producing plants, which is 13th most in the state.
Providers In Each City in Jay County:
- Bryant, Indiana:
- Indiana Michigan Power: 100.00%
- Pennville, Indiana:
- Indiana Michigan Power: 100.00%
- Portland, Indiana:
- Indiana Michigan Power: 100.00%
- Redkey, Indiana:
- Jay County REMC: 8.96%
- Indiana Michigan Power: 91.04%
- Salamonia, Indiana:
- Indiana Michigan Power: 100.00%
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FAQ
How many power plants are located in Jay County, Indiana?
Jay County, Indiana has 4 active electricity plants producing electricity for the county and other surrounding areas.
What electricity company is the largest provider in Jay County, Indiana?
By total customer count, Indiana Michigan Power is the largest electricity company in Jay County, Indiana.
How many electric companies offer service in Jay County, Indiana?
There are 2 electricity suppliers offering service in Jay County, Indiana.
What electricity companies offer service in Jay County, Indiana?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana Michigan Power | 13,163 |
| 2 | Jay County REMC | 2,864 |
