Jackson County, Missouri Electricity Rates & Statistics

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On average, Kansas City's residential electricity rate is 12.29 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 2.86% more than the average state price of 11.95 cents and 15.02% less than the national average of 14.46 cents. Power facilities in the city have, fortunately, brought about a 8.93% decrease in the amount of fossil and other non-renewable fuels used each year. Production in the city from coal use generates 2,630,739.86 megawatt hours of electricity.

Coming in at as the worst ranked city out of 1086 cities in the state, Kansas City emits 5,507,966,050.79 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per capita, which amounts to 10,840.53 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. Using this calculation Kansas City is the 5th highest polluting city in Missouri. Electricity facilities in the city most often use Coal, which makes up 2,630,739.86 megawatt hours (or 88.50%) of the fuel used for electricity generation in the city. Totaling Coal with Natural Gas (10.76%) and Distillate Fuel Oil (0.74%), these three fuels account for 100.00% of the city's electricity generation. Kansas City is home to 4 power producing plants, which is the 3rd highest number of power plants within a city in Missouri.

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On average, Independence's residential electricity rate is 13.03 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 9.05% more than the average state price of 11.95 cents and 9.90% less than the national average of 14.46 cents. The city has had a 3.56% increase in megawatt hours produced by solar energy. Independence Power and Light is the largest electricity supplier in the city based on total residential customers.

Coming in at as the 4th worst ranked city out of 1086 cities in the state, Independence emits 1,156,672,840.05 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per capita, which amounts to 9,403 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. Using this calculation Independence is the 10th highest polluting city in Missouri. Electricity facilities in the city most often use Distillate Fuel Oil, which makes up 7,008.61 megawatt hours (or 43.84%) of the fuel used for electricity generation in the city. Totaling Distillate Fuel Oil with Solar (31.47%) and Natural Gas (24.69%), these three fuels account for 100.00% of the city's electricity generation. Independence is home to 5 power producing plants, which is the highest number of power plants within a city in Missouri.