Berrien County, Michigan Electricity Rates & Statistics

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Niles' inhabitants purchase electricity for, on average, 15.88 cents per kilowatt hour, which is, fortunately, 1.79% below the average nationwide electricity rate of 16.17 cents. Natural gas is one of the major fuel types used in the US, and Niles is in on the action. They produce 7,677,378 megawatt hours using natural gas as the fuel source. Consumers in Niles use 1.52% of the megawatt hours generated in the city and the excess 98.48% is exported or potentially stored.

The consumption of electricity in Niles accounts for 39,890,486.45 kilograms of CO2 emissions a year, which is the 104th largest emissions amount in the state out of 746 cities. This total also results in a ranking of 732nd worst in Michigan for emissions per capita. Approximately 99.95% of Niles' electricity is generated using Natural Gas. Niles has the 7th most power generation plants of any city in Michigan, with 2 total plants.

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Benton Harbor's inhabitants purchase electricity for, on average, 15.95 cents per kilowatt hour, which is, fortunately, 1.41% below the average nationwide electricity rate of 16.17 cents. Indiana Michigan Power has an estimated 445 total residential customers, more than all other providers who operate in the city. The power grid in the city is faced with an average of 1.32 outages per customer each year, with outages lasting around 260.05 minutes. The national averages of outages and outage time frames are 1.45 outages each year and 171.11 minutes a outage.

The consumption of electricity in Benton Harbor accounts for 37,911,586.45 kilograms of CO2 emissions a year, which is the 110th largest emissions amount in the state out of 746 cities. Averaging 4,133.86 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident, the city ranks 239th worst in Michigan for emissions per capita. There are no power plants in Benton Harbor, so citizens must rely on electricity produced outside of the city boundaries.