Electric Rates & Providers in Rice County, KS

Rice County, Kansas Electricity Rates & Statistics

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Rice County, Kansas Electricity Overview

Rice County has emissions of 7,751.29 kilograms per capita of CO2 equivalent gases, compared to the national average of 4,159.32.

The burning of non-renewable fuel types has increased by 35755.17% in the previous year in Rice County.

Rice County ranks 681st out of 3230 counties in the United States for total generation of electricity from non-renewable fuel types, with 114,378 of the county's 114,378 megawatt hours coming from those fuel types.

By megawatt hours sold, the largest supplier in Rice County is Evergy.

Rice County generates 12.09 megawatt hours per capita a year, making it the 845th highest county out of 3230 counties for production per capita in the US.

Rice County released 73,358,206.86 kilograms of CO2 gases due to electricity consumption, which ranks it as the 31st worst polluting county in Kansas.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    133,548 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    14.11 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    114,378 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    114,378 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    12.09 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    73,358,207 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    7,751.29 kg

Recent Energy News in Lyons

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Lyons Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Electricity Rate for January, 2024

11.23¢ per kWh

  • 4.89% lower than last month
  • 14.47% lower than January last year
  • 9.78% lower than the Kansas average
  • 28.08% lower than the US average
  • 76th in the state out of 534 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 444 since January last year
  • 4,758th in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 339 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 4,949 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate

12.18¢ per kWh

  • 1.28% lower than last month
  • 2.53% lower than January last year
  • 5.83% lower than the Kansas average
  • 28.24% lower than the US average
  • 79th in the state out of 534 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank is the same since January last year
  • 4,658th in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 356 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 1,876 since January last year

Average Residential Electricity Bill for January, 2024

$101.35 per month

  • 16.61% higher than last month
  • 20.86% lower than January last year
  • 25.53% lower than the Kansas average
  • 32.87% lower than the US average
  • 77th in the state out of 534 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 430 since January last year
  • 3,346th in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,352 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 5,158 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill

$105.06 per month

  • 2.08% lower than last month
  • 6.92% lower than January last year
  • 10.19% lower than the Kansas average
  • 20.81% lower than the US average
  • 79th in the state out of 534 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank is the same since January last year
  • 4,612th in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 112 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 2,469 since January last year

Average Commercial Electricity Rate for January, 2024

10.86¢ per kWh

  • 3.03% higher than last month
  • 16.51% lower than January last year
  • 8.24% higher than the Kansas average
  • 18.54% lower than the US average
  • 506th in the state out of 534 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 2 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 17 since January last year
  • 9,276th in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,849 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 5,882 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate

11.34¢ per kWh

  • 1.55% lower than last month
  • 3.96% lower than January last year
  • 6.36% higher than the Kansas average
  • 19.94% lower than the US average
  • 507th in the state out of 534 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 5 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 2 since January last year
  • 9,763rd in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 12 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 1,931 since January last year

Average Commercial Electricity Bill for January, 2024

$242.85 per month

  • 3.61% higher than last month
  • 15.97% lower than January last year
  • 61.08% lower than the Kansas average
  • 85.1% lower than the US average
  • 77th in the state out of 534 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 2 since January last year
  • 1,365th in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 486 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 484 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill

$255.19 per month

  • 1.48% lower than last month
  • 4.42% lower than January last year
  • 60.76% lower than the Kansas average
  • 84.41% lower than the US average
  • 79th in the state out of 534 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank is the same since January last year
  • 1,794th in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 53 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 6 since January last year

Average Industrial Electricity Rate for January, 2024

7.66¢ per kWh

  • 6.36% higher than last month
  • 24.3% lower than January last year
  • 6.13% lower than the Kansas average
  • 22% lower than the US average
  • 79th in the state out of 534 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 441 since January last year
  • 10,358th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,675 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 8,680 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate

8.2¢ per kWh

  • 2.44% lower than last month
  • 6.71% lower than January last year
  • 4.38% higher than the Kansas average
  • 19.79% lower than the US average
  • 507th in the state out of 534 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
  • The state rank is the same since January last year
  • 13,316th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 743 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 260 since January last year

Average Industrial Electricity Bill for January, 2024

$695.3 per month

  • 4.69% higher than last month
  • 13.06% lower than January last year
  • 90.02% lower than the Kansas average
  • 97.94% lower than the US average
  • 75th in the state out of 534 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 4 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 2 since January last year
  • 1,466th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 839 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 693 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill

$768.88 per month

  • 1.12% lower than last month
  • 6.41% lower than January last year
  • 88.78% lower than the Kansas average
  • 97.75% lower than the US average
  • 79th in the state out of 534 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 8 since January last year
  • 413th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 1 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 12 since January last year

Lyons, KS Electricity Overview

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On average, Lyons' citizens purchase residential electricity for 11.90 cents per kilowatt hour. Fortunately, this is 12.65% below Kansas' average price of 13.62 cents, ranking the city at 16th out of 741 cities in Kansas for lowest average electricity rate. With an estimated 14 total residential customers, Midwest Energy is the largest electricity supplier in the city. Consumers in the city pay an average monthly residential electricity bill of $105.06. This is 23.88% less than the national average of $138.02.

Lyons has one power plant. Approximately 29,484,778.85 kilograms of CO2 emissions are released in the city due to electricity consumption a year. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per capita, which amounts to 8,235.97 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This calculation ranks the city as the 5th highest polluting city in Kansas. Lyons' power plants mainly use Natural Gas, which accounts for 100.00% (or 114,332 megawatt hours) of the fuel types used for electricity generation in the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Lyons

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

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.150/kWh$0.100/kWh$158.58/mo.$74.11/mo.
16th11.90¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Lyons
29th$105.06Average residential monthly electricity bill for Lyons Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Lyons, Kansas

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Midwest EnergyBUNDLED11.90105.06315,655.0837,551,897

Sterling, KS Electricity Overview

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On average, Sterling's citizens purchase residential electricity for 11.74 cents per kilowatt hour. Fortunately, this is 13.83% below Kansas' average price of 13.62 cents, ranking the city at 11th out of 741 cities in Kansas for lowest average electricity rate. Selling an estimated 2,412.93 megawatt hours, Sterling, Kansas Electric Utility is the largest electricity supplier in the city. Sterling produces 0.13% of the electricity needed in the city and must power from plants outside of their city limits or rural area electricity generation facilities.

Sterling has one power plant. Approximately 12,136,540.46 kilograms of CO2 emissions are released in the city due to electricity consumption a year. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per capita, which amounts to 4,862.4 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This calculation ranks the city as the 36th highest polluting city in Kansas. Sterling's power plants mainly use Distillate Fuel Oil, which accounts for 56.56% (or 26.02 megawatt hours) of the fuel types used for electricity generation in the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Sterling

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

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.160/kWh$0.109/kWh$151.74/mo.$89.25/mo.
11th11.74¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Sterling
16th$100.14Average residential monthly electricity bill for Sterling Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Sterling, Kansas

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Ark Valley Electric CooperativeBUNDLED17.62154.4944,665.697,869,820.8
Sterling, Kansas Electric UtilityBUNDLED11.4797.74610,271.671,178,281.79

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Chase, KS Electricity Overview

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On average, Chase's citizens purchase residential electricity for 11.90 cents per kilowatt hour. Fortunately, this is 12.65% below Kansas' average price of 13.62 cents, ranking the city at 16th out of 741 cities in Kansas for lowest average electricity rate. Midwest Energy has an estimated 1 total residential customers, which is more than all other electricity suppliers in the city. Chase is the 320th largest city in Kansas, with a population of 440.

In Chase, there are no power producing plants. The citizens must depend on electricity produced outside of the city. Electricity use in the city results in the release of 2,136,754.59 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year, which is the 318th largest amount in Kansas out of 741 cities. More importantly, the city averages 4,856.26 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident, which is a better measurement of the city's pollution levels.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Chase

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

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.150/kWh$0.100/kWh$158.58/mo.$74.11/mo.
16th11.90¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Chase
29th$105.06Average residential monthly electricity bill for Chase Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Chase, Kansas

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Midwest EnergyBUNDLED11.90105.06315,655.0837,551,897

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Electricity Production in Rice County, Kansas

Power Plants in Rice County, Kansas

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Emission (kg)Emissions per MWhToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Kansas Ethanol, LLCKansas Ethanol, LLC (100.00%)
Lyons KS Natural Gas 114,33266,729,847.8583.65
Sterling KS Distillate Fuel Oil 4631,145.01677.07

Rice County, Kansas Details

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

Rice County has 2 power plants, which is 22nd highest in Kansas. For every resident in the county there are 7,751.29 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use. At 7,751.29 kilograms per person and 2,937,150 residents in the county, the county emits 73,358,206.86 kilograms of CO2 emissions each year. Rice County has around 99.98% of its electricity produced by Natural Gas.

NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
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Natural Gas
Natural Gas
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Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
99.98%
DISTILLATE FUEL OIL
Distillate Fuel Oil
0.02%

Rice County, Kansas Net Metering

Out of the 4 providers in Rice County, 2 of them offer net metering to their customers. Regulations put in place at the state level are poor for consumers interested in installing solar or other alternative electricity generation sources.

Energy Loss

Energy loss in Rice County is about 6.51% of the total energy transmitted by the 2 companies that operate in the county and also report energy loss. With a nationwide average energy loss of 2.87%, Rice County is ranked as the 2604th best county in the country for energy loss efficiency.

Providers In Each City in Rice County:

  • Alden, Kansas:
    • Midwest Energy: 100.00%
  • Bushton, Kansas:
    • Midwest Energy: 100.00%
  • Chase, Kansas:
    • Midwest Energy: 100.00%
  • Frederick, Kansas:
    • Midwest Energy: 100.00%
  • Geneseo, Kansas:
    • Midwest Energy: 100.00%
  • Little River, Kansas:
    • Midwest Energy: 100.00%
  • Lyons, Kansas:
    • Midwest Energy: 100.00%
  • Raymond, Kansas:
    • Midwest Energy: 100.00%
  • Sterling, Kansas:
    • Sterling, Kansas Electric Utility: 95.70%
    • Ark Valley Electric Cooperative: 4.30%

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

FAQ

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

Rice County, Kansas has 4 electricity companies offering service in the area.

What electricity company is the largest supplier in Rice County, Kansas?

By total megawatt hours sold, Evergy is the largest electricity provider in Rice County, Kansas.

What electricity companies offer service in Rice County, Kansas?

County Customers RankProviderEst. County Customers
1Evergy1,798
2Midwest Energy1,522
3Ark Valley Electric Cooperative1,409
4Sterling, Kansas Electric Utility1,221

How many power plants are within Rice County, Kansas?

There are 2 power plants located in Rice County, Kansas

Matt Hope
Last Reviewed By: Matt Hope
Published: 2024-03-29