Hampden County, Massachusetts Electricity Rates & Statistics

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Springfield's average residential electricity rate per kilowatt hour is 25.25 cents per kilowatt hour. This is 6.95% above Massachusetts' average rate of 23.61 cents, resulting in the city ranking 169th best for average electricity price out of 256 cities in Massachusetts. The city's facilities use non-renewable fuel sources for 32.60% of their electricity generation, which is 16,920 megawatt hours. They had a 3.84% increase in the usage of renewable fuel types, such as solar and wind energy, in place of fossil fuels, such as coal or natural gas.

Springfield has 9 power plants, which is the 2nd highest out of any city in Massachusetts. Power generating facilities in the city most often use Solar, which makes up 51.67% (or 26,816 megawatt hours) of the fuel types used for electricity generation in the city. Secondary fuels used during electricity generation include Natural Gas at 32.60% and Conventional Hydroelectric at 15.73% of generation. Tracking emissions on a per capita basis gives us a glimpse of the emissions efficiency of a city. Springfield averages 3,273.27 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident due to electricity consumption, which ranks them 209th worst in the state out of 256 cities for emissions efficiency. While not as telling of a statistic (more people almost always equals more pollution), the total pollution of Springfield from electricity consumption is 510,398,349.87 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 4th highest amount in Massachusetts.

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Chicopee's average residential electricity rate per kilowatt hour is 23.95 cents per kilowatt hour. This is 1.41% above Massachusetts' average rate of 23.61 cents, resulting in the city ranking 3rd best for average electricity price out of 256 cities in Massachusetts. With 99.10% of its electricity production coming from renewable fuels, the city ranks 51st in the state out of 256 cities for total electricity generation from renewable fuel types. Chicopee produces 11.84% of the electricity needed in the city and must import power from nearby municipalities or rural area power plants.

Chicopee has 7 power plants, which is the 4th highest out of any city in Massachusetts. Power generating facilities in the city most often use Landfill Gas, which makes up 55.20% (or 26,223 megawatt hours) of the fuel types used for electricity generation in the city. Secondary fuels used during electricity generation include Solar at 24.99% and Conventional Hydroelectric at 18.91% of generation. Tracking emissions on a per capita basis gives us a glimpse of the emissions efficiency of a city. Chicopee averages 3,271.53 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident due to electricity consumption, which ranks them 210th worst in the state out of 256 cities for emissions efficiency. While not as telling of a statistic (more people almost always equals more pollution), the total pollution of Chicopee from electricity consumption is 181,766,175.23 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 24th highest amount in Massachusetts.