Scott County, Minnesota Electricity Rates & Statistics
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Scott County, Minnesota Electricity Overview
Releasing 660,665,215.2 kilograms of CO2 gases, Scott County has the 503rd highest pollution level due to electricity consumption of any county in the country and 8th worst in the state.
Scott County is ranked as the 9th largest consuming county out of 87 counties in Minnesota with 1,769,478.47 megawatt hours being used by consumers who live there.
Scott County has recently seen a rise in electricity production from solar power of 9.08% year over year.
Non-renewable fuel sources are used in the generation of 54.71% of the megawatt hours produced in Scott County, ranking it 703rd in the nation out of 3230 counties for total megawatt hours generated from non-renewable fuel types.
Scott County emits 4,275.6 kilograms per capita of CO2 equivalent gases. It is the 1748th highest polluting county in the United States by per capita pollution.
When calculating by number of customers, Shakopee Public Utilities is the largest electricity supplier in Scott County.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
1,769,478 MWh
Consumption per Capita
11.45 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
123,357 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
55,871 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
67,486 MWh
Production per Capita
0.8 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
660,665,215 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
4,275.6 kg
Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Shakopee
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Rates and Production Categories
Shakopee Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for May, 2024
16.64¢ per kWh
- 3.89% higher than last month
- 4.28% higher than May last year
- 6.05% higher than the Minnesota average
- 0.93% higher than the US average
- 544th in the state out of 895 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 11 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 10 since May last year
- 19,627th in the US out of 31,764 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 730 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 17 since May last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate
15.68¢ per kWh
- 0.36% higher than last month
- 3.31% higher than May last year
- 5.16% higher than the Minnesota average
- 2.89% lower than the US average
- 531st in the state out of 895 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 2 since May last year
- 18,704th in the US out of 31,764 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 90 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 494 since May last year
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for May, 2024
$91.48 per month
- 5.28% lower than last month
- 0.41% lower than May last year
- 3.36% lower than the Minnesota average
- 26.35% lower than the US average
- 540th in the state out of 895 cities
- The state rank has increased by 22 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 65 since May last year
- 5,102nd in the US out of 31,764 cities
- The national rank has increased by 4,633 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 2,189 since May last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill
$104.3 per month
- 0.03% lower than last month
- 0.59% lower than May last year
- 4.92% lower than the Minnesota average
- 23.72% lower than the US average
- 480th in the state out of 895 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 81 since May last year
- 4,373rd in the US out of 31,764 cities
- The national rank has increased by 599 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 358 since May last year
Shakopee, MN Electricity Overview
Shakopee's residents are charged an average residential electricity price of 15.68 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 3.06% below the average national price of 16.17 cents. The city's plants use non-renewable fuels for 59.87% of their electricity generation, which is 67,485.8 megawatt hours. The city ranks 16th out of 913 cities in the state for total megawatt hours generated from sustainable fuel types with a total of 45,240.2 megawatt hours generated.
Tracking emissions on a per capita basis gives us a glimpse of the emissions efficiency of a city. Shakopee averages 5,092.24 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident from electricity consumption, which ranks them 8th highest in Minnesota out of 913 cities for emissions efficiency. A total of 220,982,796.71 kilograms of CO2 emissions are emitted from the city each year. The primary fuel utilized in Shakopee is Natural Gas, making up 59.87% of the fuel used in the city for electricity generation. Combined with Agricultural By-products (24.31%) and Wood/Wood Waste Solids (10.16%), these three fuel sources make up 94.33% of the city's electricity generation. Shakopee has 4 electricity plants within its borders. This is the 8th most plants in a single city in Minnesota.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Shakopee
Shakopee residential electric rates are highest in June and the highest average bill is in August.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Shakopee, Minnesota
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern States Power Company | BUNDLED | 16.68 | 101.11 | 63,114 | 8,876,069.11 | 1,480,499,951 |
| Shakopee Public Utilities | BUNDLED | 15.39 | 104.82 | 144,685.01 | 22,265,253.22 |
Zips with electric coverage in Shakopee, Minnesota include: 55379, 55372, 55378
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Savage, MN Electricity Overview
Savage's residents are charged an average residential electricity price of 15.19 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 6.08% below the average national price of 16.17 cents. Northern States Power Company has an estimated 1,995 residential customers, which is more than any other provider in the city. The power grid in the city deals with an average of 0.84 outages per consumer each year, with outages lasting about 91.37 minutes each. The national averages of outages and outage time frames are 1.45 outages each year and 171.11 minutes per outage.
Emissions in Savage average 3,990.02 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person from electricity use, which ranks them as the 690th worst polluting city out of 913 cities in Minnesota based on emissions per capita. This results in a total pollution amount from electricity use of 128,047,601.38 kilograms. The city has no electricity generation plants.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Savage
Savage residential electric rates are highest in June and the highest average bill is in August.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Savage, Minnesota
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 14.11 | 138.67 | 514,242.28 | 72,566,076.7 | |
| Northern States Power Company | BUNDLED | 16.68 | 101.11 | 8,876,069.11 | 1,480,499,951 |
Zips with electric coverage in Savage, Minnesota include: 55379, 55372, 55378
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Prior Lake, MN Electricity Overview
Prior Lake's residents are charged an average residential electricity price of 14.94 cents per kilowatt hour, which is, fortunately for their inhabitants, 7.61% lower than the average nationwide electricity price of 16.17 cents. Northern States Power Company has an estimated 1,668 residential customers, which is more than any other provider in the city. The power grid in the city deals with an average of 0.75 outages per consumer each year, with outages lasting about 73.42 minutes each. The national averages of outages and outage time frames are 1.45 outages each year and 171.11 minutes per outage.
Emissions in Prior Lake average 3,990.02 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person from electricity use, which ranks them as the 297th worst polluting city out of 913 cities in Minnesota based on emissions per capita. This results in a total pollution amount from electricity use of 108,696,022.59 kilograms. The city has no electricity generation plants.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Prior Lake
Prior Lake residential electric rates are highest in June and the highest average bill is in August.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Prior Lake, Minnesota
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 14.11 | 138.67 | 514,242.28 | 72,566,076.7 | |
| Northern States Power Company | BUNDLED | 16.68 | 101.11 | 8,876,069.11 | 1,480,499,951 | |
| Shakopee Public Utilities | BUNDLED | 15.39 | 104.82 | 144,685.01 | 22,265,253.22 |
Zips with electric coverage in Prior Lake, Minnesota include: 55379, 55372, 55378, 55352
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Electricity Production in Scott County, Minnesota
Power Plants in Scott County, Minnesota
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shakopee | MN | Natural Gas | 63,114 | 41,162,727.62 | 652.2 | |||
Koda Biomass PlantKoda Energy (100.00%) | Shakopee | MN | Agricultural By-products | 43,226 | 45,946,312.24 | 1,062.93 | ||
Blue Lake SolarCypress Creek Renewables (100.00%) | Shakopee | MN | Solar | 4,427 | ||||
Schultz CSGNextEra Energy (100.00%) | Scott County | MN | Solar | 2,959 | ||||
MSC-Scott01 LLCMSC-Scott01 LLC (100.00%) | Scott County | MN | Solar | 2,044 | ||||
Shakopee Met Council WTPOak Leaf Energy Partners (100.00%) | Shakopee | MN | Solar | 1,959 | ||||
Linden 03 CSGSunShare (100.00%) | Scott County | MN | Solar | 1,891 | ||||
Linden 02 CSGSunShare (100.00%) | Scott County | MN | Solar | 1,872 | ||||
Linden 01 CSGSunShare (100.00%) | Scott County | MN | Solar | 1,865 |
Scott County, Minnesota Details
Tracking emissions on a per capita basis gives us a glimpse of the emissions efficiency of a county. Scott County averages 4,275.6 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident from electricity use, which ranks them 8th highest in Minnesota out of 87 counties for emissions efficiency. A total of 660,665,215.2 kilograms of CO2 emissions are emitted from the county. This is enough to rank 503rd highest in the US for total pollution from electricity consumption. Natural Gas is the primary fuel source in Scott County, with 54.71% of electricity generation coming from the fuel source. Agricultural By-products (22.21%) is also used in the generation of electricity, as well as Solar (13.79%). Scott County has the 30th most power producing plants of any county in the state, with 9 total plants.
Providers In Each City in Scott County:
- Belle Plaine, Minnesota:
- Northern States Power Company: 85.48%
- Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative: 14.52%
- Elko New Market, Minnesota:
- Northern States Power Company: 51.05%
- Dakota Electric Association: 1.90%
- Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative: 47.04%
- Jordan, Minnesota:
- Northern States Power Company: 72.20%
- Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative: 27.80%
- New Prague, Minnesota:
- Northern States Power Company: 2.15%
- New Prague Utilities: 95.78%
- Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative: 2.07%
- Prior Lake, Minnesota:
- Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative: 69.24%
- Northern States Power Company: 27.59%
- Shakopee Public Utilities: 3.17%
- Savage, Minnesota:
- Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative: 60.70%
- Northern States Power Company: 39.30%
- Shakopee, Minnesota:
- Shakopee Public Utilities: 85.88%
- Northern States Power Company: 14.12%
* 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 Scott County, Minnesota?
By total megawatt hours sold, Shakopee Public Utilities is the largest electricity supplier in Scott County, Minnesota.
How many electric companies offer service in Scott County, Minnesota?
There are 5 electricity companies serving customers in Scott County, Minnesota.
What electricity companies offer service in Scott County, Minnesota?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shakopee Public Utilities | 19,568 |
| 2 | Northern States Power Company | 19,226 |
| 3 | Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative | 12,392 |
| 4 | Dakota Electric Association | 4,784 |
| 5 | New Prague Utilities | 2,338 |
How many power plants are within Scott County, Minnesota?
There are 9 active power plants in Scott County, Minnesota
