Hampden County, Massachusetts Electricity Rates & Statistics

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Springfield's average residential electricity rate per kilowatt hour is 26.89 cents per kilowatt hour. This is 0.80% above Massachusetts' average rate of 26.68 cents, resulting in the city ranking 172nd best for average electricity price out of 256 cities in Massachusetts. With 11.45% of its electricity production coming from renewable fuels, the city ranks 63rd in the state out of 256 cities for total electricity generation from renewable fuel types. Springfield produces 26.92% of the electricity needed in the city and must import power from nearby municipalities or rural area power plants.

Springfield has 10 power plants, which is the 2nd highest out of any city in Massachusetts. Power generating facilities in the city most often use Natural Gas, which makes up 88.55% (or 269,344 megawatt hours) of the fuel types used for electricity generation in the city. Secondary fuels used during electricity generation include Solar at 8.77% and Conventional Hydroelectric at 2.68% of generation. Tracking emissions on a per capita basis gives us a glimpse of the emissions efficiency of a city. Springfield averages 3,164.99 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident due to electricity consumption, which ranks them 206th 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 493,010,411.65 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 25.39 cents per kilowatt hour. This is 4.83% lower than Massachusetts' average price of 26.68 cents, resulting in the city ranking 4th out of 256 cities in Massachusetts for best average electricity price. The city generates 47,079 megawatt hours, which is 99.10% of their total production, from sustainable fuel sources With annual production of 47,506 megawatt hours, the city is the 17th largest generator of electricity in Massachusetts.

Chicopee has 7 power plants, which is the 6th 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 3,165.86 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident due to electricity consumption, which ranks them 205th 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 176,136,018.04 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 23rd highest amount in Massachusetts.