Montcalm County, MI: Electric Rates, Bills & Providers

Montcalm County, Michigan Electricity Rates & Statistics

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Montcalm County, Michigan Electricity Overview

Renewable fuel usage for electricity production has dropped by 13.46% throughout the past year in Montcalm County.

Wind produces 350,863 megawatt hours of electricity in Montcalm County. This equals roughly 5.2 megawatt hours per person in Montcalm County being produced from wind power, giving the county a rank of 9th highest county out of 83 counties in Michigan in that category.

Montcalm County is 10th in Michigan rankings for total megawatt hours generated from sustainable energy, with 372,412 megawatt hours generated from sustainable fuel types.

Roughly 82.85% of Montcalm County's electricity is produced using non-renewable fuel types, making it the 392nd highest county in the county out of 3230 counties for total megawatt hours generated from non-renewable fuel sources.

Citizens in Montcalm County deal with an average of 1.21 outages lasting 190.01 minutes each year, compared to the nationwide averages of 1.45 outages at 171.11 minutes an outage.

With 3,819 megawatt hours generated using solar, Montcalm County ranks 19th in the state out of 83 counties for solar power electricity generation.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    656,721 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    9.74 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    2,171,004 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    372,412 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    1,798,592 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    32.19 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    326,829,985 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    4,846.74 kg

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Greenville

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Greenville Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for April, 2024

19.11¢ per kWh

  • 3.27% higher than last month
  • 6.1% higher than April last year
  • 0.65% lower than the Michigan average
  • 12.99% higher than the US average
  • 514th in the state out of 745 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 5 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 7 since April last year
  • 26,113th in the US out of 31,696 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 150 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 981 since April last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate

18.8¢ per kWh

  • 0.49% higher than last month
  • 2.1% higher than April last year
  • 0.57% lower than the Michigan average
  • 16.61% higher than the US average
  • 515th in the state out of 745 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 9 since April last year
  • 26,428th in the US out of 31,696 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 467 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 207 since April last year

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for April, 2024

$96.33 per month

  • 9.49% lower than last month
  • 2.24% higher than April last year
  • 0.77% higher than the Michigan average
  • 14.56% lower than the US average
  • 566th in the state out of 745 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 121 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 157 since April last year
  • 8,860th in the US out of 31,696 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 1,168 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 412 since April last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill

$115.58 per month

  • 0.15% higher than last month
  • 1.98% lower than April last year
  • 2.02% higher than the Michigan average
  • 15.06% lower than the US average
  • 450th in the state out of 745 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 135 since April last year
  • 7,988th in the US out of 31,696 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 35 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 1,123 since April last year

Greenville, MI Electricity Overview

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Greenville averages a residential electricity rate of 18.80 cents per kilowatt hour spent by their citizens. Luckily, this is 0.57% lower than the state's average price of 18.91 cents, ranking the city at 515th out of 746 cities in Michigan for best average electricity rate. Selling an estimated 7,202.14 megawatt hours a year, Consumers Energy is the largest electricity supplier in the city. Customers in Greenville are faced with 0.96 electrical outages per year with outages lasting on average 181.99 minutes.

Greenville is home to no power plants. On average, the city citizens emit 4,054.09 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption, which makes it the 119th worst polluting city out of 746 cities in Michigan based on emissions per capita. A total of 36,717,859.51 kilograms of CO2 emissions are emitted from the city a year.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Greenville

Greenville residential electric rates are highest in September and the highest average bill is in August.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.196/kWh$0.151/kWh$168.59/mo.$81.93/mo.
515th18.80¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Greenville
450th$115.58Average residential monthly electricity bill for Greenville Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Greenville, Michigan

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Consumers EnergyBUNDLED18.83115.5712,183,631.972,294,058,165
Spartan Renewable EnergyENERGY
Strategic Energy LLCENERGY

Howard City, MI Electricity Overview

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Howard City averages a residential electricity rate of 18.43 cents per kilowatt hour spent by their citizens. Luckily, this is 2.55% lower than the state's average price of 18.91 cents, ranking the city at 249th out of 746 cities in Michigan for best average electricity rate. Producing 2.08 megawatt hours per resident living in the city, Howard City is the 30th highest generating city in Michigan out of 746 cities. They have had a welcome 1.09% rise in the use of renewable fuel sources, such as solar or wind energy, in place of non-renewable fuel types, such as coal and oil.

In Howard City, Solar makes up 100.00% of the fuel utilized in electricity production. On average, the city citizens emit 3,189.14 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption, which makes it the 733rd worst polluting city out of 746 cities in Michigan based on emissions per capita. With total emissions of 5,861,640.62 kilograms, the city ranks 356th worst in Michigan for total emissions from electricity consumption, however, it could be argued that emissions per capita is a better measurement of a city's pollution levels. Howard City is home to one power producing plant.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Howard City

Howard City residential electric rates are highest in August and the highest average bill is in August.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.191/kWh$0.149/kWh$156.45/mo.$78.29/mo.
249th18.43¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Howard City
192nd$111.99Average residential monthly electricity bill for Howard City Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Howard City, Michigan

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Consumers EnergyBUNDLED18.83115.5712,183,631.972,294,058,165
Great Lakes EnergyBUNDLED18.06108.39849,151.53153,363,541.14
Spartan Renewable EnergyENERGY
Strategic Energy LLCENERGY

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Edmore, MI Electricity Overview

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Edmore averages a residential electricity rate of 18.35 cents per kilowatt hour spent by their citizens. Luckily, this is 2.96% lower than the state's average price of 18.91 cents, ranking the city at 188th out of 746 cities in Michigan for best average electricity rate. Selling an estimated 1,654.27 megawatt hours a year, Consumers Energy is the largest electricity supplier in the city. Customers in Edmore are faced with 1.04 electrical outages per year with outages lasting on average 182.99 minutes.

Edmore is home to no power plants. On average, the city citizens emit 4,054.09 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption, which makes it the 119th worst polluting city out of 746 cities in Michigan based on emissions per capita. A total of 5,850,046.51 kilograms of CO2 emissions are emitted from the city a year.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Edmore

Edmore residential electric rates are highest in August and the highest average bill is in August.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.190/kWh$0.147/kWh$172.47/mo.$87.80/mo.
188th18.35¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Edmore
660th$126.68Average residential monthly electricity bill for Edmore Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Edmore, Michigan

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Consumers EnergyBUNDLED18.83115.5712,183,631.972,294,058,165
Homeworks Tri-CountyBUNDLED17.91137.77209,068.0337,435,013.1
Spartan Renewable EnergyENERGY
Strategic Energy LLCENERGY

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Electricity Production in Montcalm County, Michigan

Power Plants in Montcalm County, Michigan

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Emission (kg)Emissions per MWhToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Renaissance Power PlantDTE Energy (100.00%)
Carson City MI Natural Gas 1,797,1781,068,312,746.06594.44
Gratiot Farms Wind ProjectConsumers Energy (100.00%)
Montcalm County MI Wind 350,863
Central GeneratingNorth American Central - LLC (100.00%)
Montcalm County MI Landfill Gas 17,73010,869,508.36613.06
Hazel Solar, LLCHazel Solar, LLC (100.00%)
Howard City MI Solar 3,819
Montcalm County MI Natural Gas 1,4141,260,302.06891.3

Montcalm County, Michigan Details

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

Montcalm County's main fuel source consumed for electricity generation is Natural Gas. The county generates 1,798,585.81 megawatt hours, or 82.85% of the total generation in the county, from this fuel type. Wind and Landfill Gas account for 16.16% and 0.82% of electricity generation, respectively. Emitting 326,829,985.38 kilograms of CO2 emissions, the county is the 850th worst in the nation for total emissions from electricity use. This total also equates to a ranking of 11th highest in the state for emissions per resident with an average of 4,846.74 kilograms of emissions per person. Montcalm County has 5 power generation plants, which is 13th highest in the state.

NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
82.85%
WIND
Wind
Wind
16.16%
LANDFILL GAS
Landfill Gas
0.82%
SOLAR
Solar
0.18%
DISTILLATE FUEL OIL
Distillate Fuel Oil
0.00%

Montcalm County, Michigan Net Metering

There are 6 companies in Montcalm County offering electricity. Of those 6, 3 of them offer some type of net metering option for their consumers, making solar panels and alternative electric sources more economically viable. Michigan has nonexistent regulations in place for consumers who are interested in taking advantage of net metering with personal solar panels.

Energy Loss

There are 3 companies in Montcalm County that report energy loss. Combined, these 3 companies average a yearly energy loss of 5.00% of electricity produced. The United States average for energy loss is 2.87% and the Michigan average is 3.44%, resulting in a rank of 1806th best in the nation and a state rank of 37th best out of 3230 and 83 counties, respectively.

Providers In Each City in Montcalm County:

  • Carson City, Michigan:
    • Homeworks Tri-County: 31.84%
    • Consumers Energy: 34.08%
    • Wolverine Power Cooperative: 34.08%
  • Edmore, Michigan:
    • Wolverine Power Cooperative: 33.33%
    • Consumers Energy: 33.33%
    • Homeworks Tri-County: 33.33%
  • Greenville, Michigan:
    • Consumers Energy: 50.00%
    • Wolverine Power Cooperative: 50.00%
  • Howard City, Michigan:
    • Great Lakes Energy: 33.33%
    • Wolverine Power Cooperative: 33.33%
    • Consumers Energy: 33.33%
  • Hubbardston, Michigan:
    • Wolverine Power Cooperative: 33.33%
    • Homeworks Tri-County: 33.33%
    • Consumers Energy: 33.33%
  • Lakeview, Michigan:
    • Homeworks Tri-County: 33.33%
    • Wolverine Power Cooperative: 33.33%
    • Consumers Energy: 33.33%
  • McBride, Michigan:
    • Homeworks Tri-County: 30.47%
    • Wolverine Power Cooperative: 34.77%
    • Consumers Energy: 34.77%
  • Pierson, Michigan:
    • Consumers Energy: 33.33%
    • Wolverine Power Cooperative: 33.33%
    • Great Lakes Energy: 33.33%
  • Sheridan, Michigan:
    • Consumers Energy: 50.00%
    • Wolverine Power Cooperative: 50.00%
  • Stanton, Michigan:
    • Consumers Energy: 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 Montcalm County, Michigan?

The largest electricity supplier in Montcalm County, Michigan by total revenue is Consumers Energy.

How many electric companies offer service in Montcalm County, Michigan?

There are 6 electricity companies operating in Montcalm County, Michigan.

What electricity companies offer service in Montcalm County, Michigan?

County Customers RankProviderEst. County Customers
1Consumers Energy45,226
2Homeworks Tri-County2,737
3Great Lakes Energy1,832
4Strategic Energy LLC15

How many power plants are in Montcalm County, Michigan?

There are 5 active electricity plants located in Montcalm County, Michigan

Fernando García
Last Reviewed By: Fernando García
Published: 2024-07-13