Douglas County, KS: Electric Rates, Bills & Providers

Douglas County, Kansas Electricity Rates & Statistics

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

  • The average electricity bill in Douglas County, KS is $142.38
  • The average electricity rate in Douglas County, KS is 14.83¢

Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Douglas County, KS

The average residential electric bill in Douglas County, KS is $142.38 per month. Douglas County, KS is the 70th most expensive county in Kansas for electricity.

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Douglas County, Kansas Electricity Overview

Douglas County is 5th out of 105 counties in Kansas in megawatt hours produced from coal usage over the previous year.

Douglas County produces 7.72 megawatt hours of electricity per person in the county from non-renewable electricity fuel sources. They are the 473rd highest county in the country for non-renewable generation per capita.

The largest electricity supplier in Douglas County by number of customers is Evergy.

Douglas County has recently seen an increase in electricity production from solar energy of 100.00% year over year.

Douglas County continues to improve with the reduction of non-renewable fuel use. The county has accomplished a 47.75% curtailment in the use of these fuel types in their electricity production facilities.

Douglas County is home to 119,964 people and its power plants generate 946,739 megawatt hours of electricity per year, for a production per capita average of 7.89 megawatt hours per capita per year.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    1,711,634 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    14.27 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    946,739 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    20,677 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    926,062 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    7.89 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    1,144,902,737 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    9,543.72 kg

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Lawrence

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Lawrence Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024

15.04¢ per kWh

  • 2.46% higher than last month
  • 15.51% higher than November last year
  • 1.35% higher than the Kansas average
  • 11.74% lower than the US average
  • 447th in the state out of 739 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 14 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 26 since November last year
  • 13,143rd in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,184 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 4,658 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate

14.36¢ per kWh

  • 1.19% higher than last month
  • 6.11% higher than November last year
  • 1.08% higher than the Kansas average
  • 12.93% lower than the US average
  • 448th in the state out of 739 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 5 since November last year
  • 12,378th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 177 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,769 since November last year

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024

$100.26 per month

  • 6.62% lower than last month
  • 7.5% higher than November last year
  • 5.11% higher than the Kansas average
  • 15.2% lower than the US average
  • 513th in the state out of 739 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 60 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 40 since November last year
  • 8,800th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 2,484 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 2,437 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill

$130.9 per month

  • 0.45% higher than last month
  • 4.04% higher than November last year
  • 6.36% higher than the Kansas average
  • 7.97% lower than the US average
  • 557th in the state out of 739 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since November last year
  • 12,786th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 36 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 173 since November last year

Lawrence, KS Electricity Overview

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Lawrence's average residential electricity price per kilowatt hour is 14.36 cents per kilowatt hour. Sadly, this is 0.79% more than the state's average price of 14.25 cents. The city is ranked 14th in the state in total electricity produced from electrical power plants within its borders, with 20,462 megawatt hours generated. The city is the 27th highest generator in the state out of 741 cities, averaging 0.21 megawatt hours produced per citizen a year.

There is one power producing plant in Lawrence. The city emits 4,488.72 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the city due to electricity consumption, which makes it the 718th highest polluting city out of 741 cities in Kansas based on emissions per capita. A total of 429,947,435.9 kilograms of CO2 emissions are emitted from the city each year. In Lawrence, Conventional Hydroelectric makes up 100.00% of the fuel types used in electricity generation.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Lawrence

Lawrence residential electric rates are highest in July and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.153/kWh$0.100/kWh$209.38/mo.$84.02/mo.
448th14.36¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Lawrence
557th$130.9Average residential monthly electricity bill for Lawrence Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Lawrence, Kansas

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
EvergyBUNDLED13.97125.949,635,391.691,345,811,755
FreeState ElectricBUNDLED16.80180.55244,826.6541,136,225.82

Zips with electric coverage in Lawrence, Kansas include: 66049, 66044, 66047, 66046, 66045

Eudora, KS Electricity Overview

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Eudora's average residential electricity price per kilowatt hour is 14.18 cents per kilowatt hour. Thankfully, this is 0.44% less than the state's average price of 14.25 cents. Customers in the city have an average monthly residential power bill of $110.67. This is 12.89% lower than the Kansas average bill of $127.05. Selling an estimated 42,367.06 megawatt hours, Eudora Utilities is the largest provider in the city.

Electricity providers suppliers who provide service in Eudora must rely on electricity produced in neighboring towns and rural areas, because zero power generation occurs within the city. Emitting 29,424,211.84 kilograms of CO2 emissions, the city ranks 55th worst out of 741 cities in the state for total emissions from electricity consumption. This total equates to 4,556.95 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person, so the city ranks 336th highest in the state for pollution per capita.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Eudora

Eudora residential electric rates are highest in September and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.173/kWh$0.118/kWh$186.07/mo.$77.96/mo.
434th14.18¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Eudora
137th$110.67Average residential monthly electricity bill for Eudora Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Eudora, Kansas

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Eudora UtilitiesBUNDLED14.03110.5325,892.883,632,882.67
EvergyBUNDLED13.97125.949,635,391.691,345,811,755

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Baldwin City, KS Electricity Overview

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Baldwin City's average residential electricity price per kilowatt hour is 15.45 cents per kilowatt hour. Sadly, this is 8.45% more than the state's average price of 14.25 cents. The city is ranked 36th in the state in total electricity produced from electrical power plants within its borders, with 164 megawatt hours generated. The city is the 41st highest generator in the state out of 741 cities, averaging 0.03 megawatt hours produced per citizen a year.

There are 2 power producing plants in Baldwin City, which is the 4th most plants in a city in Kansas. Emitting 22,043,894.42 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year, the city ranks 66th highest out of 741 cities in Kansas for total pollution from electricity use. This total also results in a ranking of 35th worst in the state for emissions per capita. In Baldwin City, Natural Gas is 70.74% of the fuel used for electricity production.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Baldwin City

Baldwin City residential electric rates are highest in November and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.160/kWh$0.126/kWh$176.10/mo.$86.11/mo.
544th15.45¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Baldwin City
545th$127.98Average residential monthly electricity bill for Baldwin City Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Baldwin City, Kansas

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Baldwin City UtilitiesBUNDLED15.51130.5916419,790.173,069,938.11
EvergyBUNDLED13.97125.949,635,391.691,345,811,755

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Douglas County, Kansas Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types

Power Plants in Douglas County, Kansas

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Production State RankEmission (kg)Emission State RankEmissions per MWhEmissions per MWh State RankToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Lawrence Energy CenterEvergy (100.00%)
Douglas County KS Coal 925,8985900,507,157.555972.585
Kansas River ProjectBowersock Mills & Power Co (100.00%)
Lawrence KS Conventional Hydroelectric 20,462111
FreeState Stull Solar IEvergy (100.00%)
Lecompton KS Solar 2151311
Baldwin City Plant No 2Baldwin City Utilities (100.00%)
Baldwin City KS Natural Gas 1453984,921.842585.6737
Baldwin City Plant No 1Baldwin City Utilities (100.00%)
Baldwin City KS Distillate Fuel Oil 191414,964.7720787.6213

Douglas County, Kansas Production Fuel Makeup

COAL
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
56.94%
NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
40.87%
CONVENTIONAL HYDROELECTRIC
Conventional Hydroelectric
2.16%
SOLAR
Solar
0.02%
DISTILLATE FUEL OIL
Distillate Fuel Oil
0.01%

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

In Douglas County, Coal is 56.94% of the fuel types used in electricity production. Adding Coal totals to Natural Gas (40.87%) and Conventional Hydroelectric (2.16%), these three fuel types account for 946,476.01 megawatt hours (or 99.97%) electricity generation in the county. The county emits 9,543.72 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the county from electricity consumption, which makes it the 4th highest polluting county out of 105 counties in the state and 348th out of 3221 counties nationally. With total emissions of 1,144,902,736.96 kilograms, the county ranks 4th highest in Kansas and 301st in the US for total emissions from electricity use, however, it could be argued that emissions per capita is a better measurement of a county's pollution levels. Douglas County has the 576th highest power generation plants of any county in the country, with 5 total power plants.

Douglas County, Kansas Net Metering

About 100.00% of the electricity companies in Douglas County offer net metering to their consumers. At the state level, Kansas has poor net metering and feed in tariff regulations.

Energy Loss

Energy loss in Douglas County is about 4.29% of the total energy transmitted by the 2 companies that operate in the county and also report energy loss. The national average energy loss is 2.43%. This earned Douglas County a rank of 54th best in Kansas out of 105.

Providers In Each City in Douglas County:

  • Baldwin City, Kansas:
    • Evergy: 15.15%
    • Baldwin City Utilities: 84.85%
  • Eudora, Kansas:
    • Evergy: 15.16%
    • Eudora Utilities: 84.84%
  • Lawrence, Kansas:
    • FreeState Electric: 8.17%
    • Evergy: 91.83%
  • Lecompton, Kansas:
    • Evergy: 79.11%
    • FreeState Electric: 20.89%

* 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 Douglas County, Kansas?

The largest electricity supplier in Douglas County, Kansas by megawatt hours sold is Evergy.

What electricity companies offer service in Douglas County, Kansas?

County Customers RankProviderEst. County Customers
1Evergy26,964
2Eudora Utilities2,917
3Baldwin City Utilities2,226
4FreeState Electric2,076

How many electric companies offer service in Douglas County, Kansas?

There are 4 electricity suppliers operating in Douglas County, Kansas.

How many power plants are located within Douglas County, Kansas?

There are 5 power plants located in Douglas County, Kansas

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