Kalamazoo County, Michigan Electricity Rates & Statistics

Interactive Map

Kalamazoo's average residential electricity rate per kilowatt hour is 18.96 cents per kilowatt hour. This is 0.27% above Michigan's average rate of 18.91 cents, resulting in the city ranking 520th best for average electricity price out of 746 cities in Michigan. The city's facilities use non-renewable fuel sources for 97.90% of their electricity generation, which is 71,279 megawatt hours. They had a 2.69% 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.

As the 16th worst ranked city out of 746 cities in the state, Kalamazoo emits 284,695,890.09 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use. This total also equates to a ranking of 725th worst in Michigan for emissions per citizen. Around 97.90% of electricity in Kalamazoo comes from generation using Natural Gas. There are 2 power producing plants in Kalamazoo, which is the 7th highest number of power plants in a city in the state.

Interactive Map

Portage's average residential electricity rate per kilowatt hour is 19.05 cents per kilowatt hour. This is 0.73% above Michigan's average rate of 18.91 cents, resulting in the city ranking 522nd best for average electricity price out of 746 cities in Michigan. The US average monthly residential electric bill is $138.02, while the Portage average is 6.06% higher at $146.38 per month. Selling an estimated 37,395.25 megawatt hours per year, Consumers Energy is the largest vendor in the city.

As the 25th worst ranked city out of 746 cities in the state, Portage emits 197,705,626.03 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use. Averaging 4,054.09 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person, the city ranks 119th worst in Michigan for emissions per capita. Electricity companies who provide service in Portage have to rely on electricity produced in neighboring communities and rural areas, since no electricity production occurs in the city limits.