Houghton County, Michigan Electricity Rates & Statistics
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Houghton County, Michigan Electricity Overview
The largest electricity supplier in Houghton County by megawatt hours sold is Upper Peninsula Power Company.
Residents of Houghton County are paying, on average, 59.38% more per kilowatt hour used at home than the national average price, at 25.51 cents per kilowatt hour compared to 16.01 cents per kilowatt hour.
Houghton County had a 18.22% decrease in CO2 emissions per capita over the previous 12 months.
Houghton County ranks 42nd out of 83 counties in the state for total electricity consumption, with its residents consuming over 300,000 megawatt hours.
Houghton County emits 3,995.37 kilograms per capita of CO2 equivalent gases. It is the 1933rd highest polluting county in the nation by per capita emissions.
Houghton County residents enjoy an average monthly residential electricity bill of $107.28, which is 22.27% lower than the US average bill of $138.02.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
365,513 MWh
Consumption per Capita
9.75 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
149,766,408 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
3,995.37 kg
Recent Energy News in Houghton
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Houghton, the residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 966 positions to 24,504th, from last year's value of 23,538th
- In Houghton, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 341 positions to 24,315th, from last year's value of 23,974th
- In Houghton, the residential electricity rate national rank increased by 101 positions to 24,504th, from last month's value of 24,605th
- In Houghton, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate increased by 11.83% to 25.88 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 23.14 ¢ / kWh
- In Houghton, the residential electricity rate increased by 15.9% to 25.53 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 22.03 ¢ / kWh
- In Houghton, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate increased by 1.14% to 25.88 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 25.59 ¢ / kWh
- In Houghton, the residential electricity rate decreased by 2.33% to 25.53 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 26.14 ¢ / kWh
- In Houghton, the residential electricity rate state rank dropped by 2 positions to 708th, from last year's value of 706th
Commercial Electricity Prices
- In Houghton, the commercial electricity bill national rank increased by 6,312 positions to 7,460th, from last month's value of 13,772nd
- In Houghton, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 2,221 positions to 5,584th, from last year's value of 3,363rd
- In Houghton, the commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 873 positions to 7,460th, from last year's value of 6,587th
- In Houghton, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill national rank increased by 133 positions to 5,584th, from last month's value of 5,717th
- In Houghton, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill state rank dropped by 46 positions to 90th, from last year's value of 44th
- In Houghton, the commercial electricity bill state rank increased by 53 positions to 52nd, from last month's value of 105th
- In Houghton, the commercial electricity bill state rank increased by 36 positions to 52nd, from last year's value of 88th
- In Houghton, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill increased by 14.95% to $408.3, from last year's value of $355.19
- In Houghton, the commercial electricity bill decreased by 13.34% to $465.67, from last month's value of $537.36
- In Houghton, the commercial electricity bill increased by 10.43% to $465.67, from last year's value of $421.7
- In Houghton, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill increased by 0.91% to $408.3, from last month's value of $404.63
Industrial Electricity Prices
- In Houghton, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 6,438 positions to 14,535th, from last year's value of 8,097th
- In Houghton, the industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 11,589 positions to 19,585th, from last year's value of 7,996th
- In Houghton, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 1,693 positions to 14,535th, from last month's value of 12,842nd
- In Houghton, the industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 2,558 positions to 19,585th, from last month's value of 17,027th
- In Houghton, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 419 positions to 499th, from last month's value of 80th
- In Houghton, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 290 positions to 499th, from last year's value of 209th
- In Houghton, the industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 484 positions to 693rd, from last year's value of 209th
- In Houghton, the industrial electricity rate increased by 38.84% to 9.69 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 6.98 ¢ / kWh
- In Houghton, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate increased by 8.15% to 8.46 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 7.82 ¢ / kWh
- In Houghton, the industrial electricity rate state rank increased by 10 positions to 693rd, from last month's value of 703rd
- In Houghton, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate increased by 2.75% to 8.46 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 8.23 ¢ / kWh
- In Houghton, the industrial electricity rate increased by 3.66% to 9.69 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 9.35 ¢ / kWh
Houghton Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Electricity Rate for January, 2024
25.53¢ per kWh
- 2.33% lower than last month
- 15.9% higher than January last year
- 34.02% higher than the Michigan average
- 63.52% higher than the US average
- 708th in the state out of 708 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 2 since January last year
- 24,504th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 101 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 966 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate
25.88¢ per kWh
- 1.14% higher than last month
- 11.83% higher than January last year
- 35.25% higher than the Michigan average
- 52.48% higher than the US average
- 708th in the state out of 708 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since January last year
- 24,315th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank is the same since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 341 since January last year
Average Residential Electricity Bill for January, 2024
$133.46 per month
- 6.1% lower than last month
- 14.9% higher than January last year
- 4.84% higher than the Michigan average
- 11.59% lower than the US average
- 693rd in the state out of 708 cities
- The state rank has increased by 15 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 445 since January last year
- 7,931st in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 8,594 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,486 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill
$113.38 per month
- 1.29% higher than last month
- 15.82% higher than January last year
- 0.87% lower than the Michigan average
- 14.53% lower than the US average
- 95th in the state out of 708 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 31 since January last year
- 6,683rd in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 315 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 4,348 since January last year
Average Commercial Electricity Rate for January, 2024
22.78¢ per kWh
- 0.81% lower than last month
- 18.69% higher than January last year
- 56.11% higher than the Michigan average
- 70.8% higher than the US average
- 707th in the state out of 708 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 1 since January last year
- 25,093rd in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 79 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,464 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate
22.05¢ per kWh
- 1.37% higher than last month
- 13.28% higher than January last year
- 53.22% higher than the Michigan average
- 55.76% higher than the US average
- 707th in the state out of 708 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since January last year
- 24,332nd in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank is the same since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 413 since January last year
Average Commercial Electricity Bill for January, 2024
$465.67 per month
- 13.34% lower than last month
- 10.43% higher than January last year
- 32.71% lower than the Michigan average
- 71.42% lower than the US average
- 52nd in the state out of 708 cities
- The state rank has increased by 53 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 36 since January last year
- 7,460th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 6,312 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 873 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill
$408.3 per month
- 0.91% higher than last month
- 14.95% higher than January last year
- 36.26% lower than the Michigan average
- 75.05% lower than the US average
- 90th in the state out of 708 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 46 since January last year
- 5,584th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 133 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,221 since January last year
Average Industrial Electricity Rate for January, 2024
9.69¢ per kWh
- 3.66% higher than last month
- 38.84% higher than January last year
- 12.76% higher than the Michigan average
- 1.36% lower than the US average
- 693rd in the state out of 708 cities
- The state rank has increased by 10 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 484 since January last year
- 19,585th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 2,558 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 11,589 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate
8.46¢ per kWh
- 2.75% higher than last month
- 8.15% higher than January last year
- 0.84% higher than the Michigan average
- 17.3% lower than the US average
- 499th in the state out of 708 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 419 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 290 since January last year
- 14,535th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 1,693 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 6,438 since January last year
Average Industrial Electricity Bill for January, 2024
$42,637.39 per month
- 13.49% lower than last month
- 29.12% higher than January last year
- 32.95% lower than the Michigan average
- 26.47% higher than the US average
- 61st in the state out of 708 cities
- The state rank has increased by 417 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 5 since January last year
- 21,460th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 1,393 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,979 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill
$42,880.9 per month
- 1.9% higher than last month
- 17.66% lower than January last year
- 32.06% lower than the Michigan average
- 25.34% higher than the US average
- 61st in the state out of 708 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 418 since January last year
- 20,785th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 1 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 475 since January last year
Houghton, MI Electricity Overview
Houghton averages a residential electricity price of 26.46 cents per kilowatt hour spent by consumers living within the city borders. This is 41.30% more than Michigan's average price of 18.73 cents. Upper Peninsula Power Company has an estimated 37 total residential customers, which is more than any other supplier who operates in the city. The US average monthly residential electricity bill is $138.02, while the Houghton average is 21.52% lower at $108.32 per month.
The 74,838.36 megawatt hours consumed in Houghton must be sourced from outside of the city as there are no power plants that call the city home. The city emits 3,995.37 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the city due to electricity use, which makes it the 406th highest polluting city out of 746 cities in Michigan based on emissions per capita. While not as telling of a statistic (more people almost always equals more pollution), the total emissions of the city from electricity use is 30,664,457.34 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 132nd largest amount in Michigan.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Houghton
Houghton residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in June.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Houghton, Michigan
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ontonagon REA | BUNDLED | 27.03 | 103.19 | 20,793.29 | 5,620,441.1 | |
Spartan Renewable Energy | ENERGY | |||||
Strategic Energy LLC | ENERGY | |||||
Upper Peninsula Power Company | BUNDLED | 25.89 | 113.45 | 247,839.8 | 64,160,227 |
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Hancock, MI Electricity Overview
Hancock averages a residential electricity price of 26.46 cents per kilowatt hour spent by consumers living within the city borders. This is 41.30% more than Michigan's average price of 18.73 cents. Upper Peninsula Power Company has an estimated 22 total residential customers, which is more than any other supplier who operates in the city. The US average monthly residential electricity bill is $138.02, while the Hancock average is 21.52% lower at $108.32 per month.
The 44,444.72 megawatt hours consumed in Hancock must be sourced from outside of the city as there are no power plants that call the city home. The city emits 3,995.37 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the city due to electricity use, which makes it the 88th highest polluting city out of 746 cities in Michigan based on emissions per capita. While not as telling of a statistic (more people almost always equals more pollution), the total emissions of the city from electricity use is 18,210,892.06 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 189th largest amount in Michigan.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Hancock
Hancock residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in June.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Hancock, Michigan
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ontonagon REA | BUNDLED | 27.03 | 103.19 | 20,793.29 | 5,620,441.1 | |
Spartan Renewable Energy | ENERGY | |||||
Strategic Energy LLC | ENERGY | |||||
Upper Peninsula Power Company | BUNDLED | 25.89 | 113.45 | 247,839.8 | 64,160,227 |
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Laurium, MI Electricity Overview
Laurium averages a residential electricity price of 26.46 cents per kilowatt hour spent by consumers living within the city borders. This is 41.30% more than Michigan's average price of 18.73 cents. Upper Peninsula Power Company has an estimated 5 total residential customers, which is more than any other supplier who operates in the city. The US average monthly residential electricity bill is $138.02, while the Laurium average is 21.52% lower at $108.32 per month.
The 18,136.72 megawatt hours consumed in Laurium must be sourced from outside of the city as there are no power plants that call the city home. The city emits 3,995.37 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the city due to electricity use, which makes it the 88th highest polluting city out of 746 cities in Michigan based on emissions per capita. While not as telling of a statistic (more people almost always equals more pollution), the total emissions of the city from electricity use is 7,431,386.4 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 324th largest amount in Michigan.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Laurium
Laurium residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in June.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Laurium, Michigan
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ontonagon REA | BUNDLED | 27.03 | 103.19 | 20,793.29 | 5,620,441.1 | |
Spartan Renewable Energy | ENERGY | |||||
Strategic Energy LLC | ENERGY | |||||
Upper Peninsula Power Company | BUNDLED | 25.89 | 113.45 | 247,839.8 | 64,160,227 |
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Houghton County, Michigan Details
Providers In Each City in Houghton County:
- Calumet, Michigan:
- Ontonagon REA: 50.00%
- Upper Peninsula Power Company: 50.00%
- Copper City, Michigan:
- Upper Peninsula Power Company: 100.00%
- Hancock, Michigan:
- Upper Peninsula Power Company: 50.00%
- Ontonagon REA: 50.00%
- Houghton, Michigan:
- Ontonagon REA: 50.00%
- Upper Peninsula Power Company: 50.00%
- Lake Linden, Michigan:
- Ontonagon REA: 50.00%
- Upper Peninsula Power Company: 50.00%
- Laurium, Michigan:
- Ontonagon REA: 50.00%
- Upper Peninsula Power Company: 50.00%
- South Range, Michigan:
- Upper Peninsula Power Company: 100.00%
* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.
FAQ
What electricity company is the largest provider in Houghton County, Michigan?
By total revenue, Upper Peninsula Power Company is the largest electricity supplier in Houghton County, Michigan.
How many electric companies offer service in Houghton County, Michigan?
There are 5 electricity providers offering service in Houghton County, Michigan.
What electricity companies offer service in Houghton County, Michigan?
County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
---|---|---|
1 | Upper Peninsula Power Company | 6,693 |
2 | Ontonagon REA | 1,360 |
3 | Upper Michigan Energy Resources | 1,119 |
4 | Strategic Energy LLC | 21 |