Sherburne County, Minnesota Electricity Rates & Statistics

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On average, Elk River's inhabitants purchase residential electricity for 13.63 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 1.34% less than the average state rate of 13.81 cents. Elk River Utilities is the largest electricity supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold. Power plants in the city are fueled by non-renewable fuels for 67.57% of the megawatt hours generate. This is the 17th most in the state out of the 915 cities.

Elk River is the 32nd highest ranked city in Minnesota out of 915 when it comes to total pollution due to electricity consumption, with the city releasing 127,855,469.06 kilograms of CO2 emissions a year. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per capita, which amounts to 4,948.92 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. Using this measurement Elk River is the 11th highest polluting city in the state. Natural Gas makes up 67.34% of the fuel sources used for electricity production in Elk River. Other fuel types used include Landfill Gas at 32.43% and Distillate Fuel Oil at 0.23%. Elk River is home to 2 power generation plants, which is the 16th most power plants within a city in Minnesota.

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On average, Big Lake's inhabitants purchase residential electricity for 14.01 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 1.41% more than the average state rate of 13.81 cents. Northern States Power Company is the largest electricity supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold. The Minnesota average monthly residential power bill is $107.95, while the Big Lake average is 0.66% less at $107.24 per month. This ranks the city 455th in the state for average monthly bill amount.

Roughly 48,958,114.55 kilograms of CO2 emissions are released a year in Big Lake because of electricity use. More importantly, the city averages 4,189.47 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen, which is a better measurement of the city's pollution levels. The electricity used in Big Lake has to be imported from surrounding cities and rural areas, since there are no power generation sources in the city.