Anson County, North Carolina Electric Profile

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Anson County, North Carolina Overview

Anson County has recently seen a rise in electricity generation from solar power of roughly 1.30% year over year.

Natural gas makes up 28.73% of the electric production in Anson County, resulting in a rank of 11th in North Carolina out of 100 counties for natural gas generation.

Anson County is the 1052nd highest producer of electricity out of 3221 counties in the United States, producing 309,422 megawatt hours.

Citizens in Anson County pay $135.84 per month for residential electricity, compared to the North Carolina average of $121.76.

Anson County produces 29,136 megawatt hours from hydroelectric plants in the previous 12 months, which gives them a rank of 395th out of 3221 counties in the United States for total hydroelectric generation.

Anson County consumes roughly 93.04% of the generation put out by their power plants.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

Total Consumption

287,894 MWh
Consumption per Capita

13.05 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

Total Production

309,422 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy

220,258 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy

89,164 MWh
Production per Capita

14.03 MWh

EMISSIONS

CO2 Emissions

49,645,132 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita

2,250.97 kg

Cities within Anson County: Wadesboro, NC Electricity; Polkton, NC Electricity; Ansonville, NC Electricity
Energy Production
Power Plants
Fuel Types & Emissions
Energy Loss
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Providers In Anson County Cities

Wadesboro, NC Electric Overview

Wadesboro averages a residential electricity rate of 12.39 cents per kilowatt hour. Sadly, this is 7.78% more than the state's average price of 11.50 cents, which ranks the city 600th best for average electricity price out of 777 cities in the state. The average residential power bill for a resident in the city is $135.85 per month. Duke Energy Progress sells an estimated 9,572.81 megawatt hours in the city per year, more than all other suppliers.

Wadesboro residents average 4,073.85 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person from electricity use. With total emissions of 20,401,820.05 kilograms, the city ranks 161st highest in North Carolina for total pollution from electricity use, however, it could be argued that emissions per capita is a better measurement of a city's pollution levels. Within Wadesboro, there are no power facilities. The citizens must depend on power imported from outside of the city.

Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Wadesboro

Wadesboro residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

600^th 12.39¢ Average residential price per kWh in the city of Wadesboro

576^th $135.85 Average residential monthly electricity bill for Wadesboro Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Wadesboro, North Carolina

Provider	Service Type	Residential Rate (¢)	Residential Average Bill ($)	City Production (MWh)	Residential Sales (MWh)	Residential Revenues ($)
Duke Energy Progress	BUNDLED	11.60	126.03		16,382,747	1,901,168,902
Pee Dee EMC	BUNDLED	13.18	145.66		253,424	33,398,400

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Polkton, NC Electric Overview

Polkton averages a residential electricity rate of 12.39 cents per kilowatt hour. Sadly, this is 7.78% more than the state's average price of 11.50 cents, which ranks the city 600th best for average electricity price out of 777 cities in the state. The average residential power bill for a resident in the city is $135.85 per month. Duke Energy Progress sells an estimated 4,425.35 megawatt hours in the city per year, more than all other suppliers.

Polkton residents average 4,073.85 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person from electricity use. With total emissions of 9,166,153.18 kilograms, the city ranks 293rd highest in North Carolina for total pollution from electricity use, however, it could be argued that emissions per capita is a better measurement of a city's pollution levels. Within Polkton, there are no power facilities. The citizens must depend on power imported from outside of the city.

Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Polkton

Polkton residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

600^th 12.39¢ Average residential price per kWh in the city of Polkton

576^th $135.85 Average residential monthly electricity bill for Polkton Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Polkton, North Carolina

Provider	Service Type	Residential Rate (¢)	Residential Average Bill ($)	City Production (MWh)	Residential Sales (MWh)	Residential Revenues ($)
Duke Energy Progress	BUNDLED	11.60	126.03		16,382,747	1,901,168,902
Pee Dee EMC	BUNDLED	13.18	145.66		253,424	33,398,400

Ansonville, NC Electric Overview

Ansonville averages a residential electricity rate of 12.39 cents per kilowatt hour. Sadly, this is 7.78% more than the state's average price of 11.50 cents, which ranks the city 600th best for average electricity price out of 777 cities in the state. The average residential power bill for a resident in the city is $135.85 per month. Ansonville has the 590th largest population in North Carolina, with 440 citizens residing within its borders.

Ansonville residents average 4,073.85 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person from electricity use. With total emissions of 1,792,492.18 kilograms, the city ranks 579th highest in North Carolina for total pollution from electricity use, however, it could be argued that emissions per capita is a better measurement of a city's pollution levels. Within Ansonville, there are no power facilities. The citizens must depend on power imported from outside of the city.

Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Ansonville

Ansonville residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

600^th 12.39¢ Average residential price per kWh in the city of Ansonville

576^th $135.85 Average residential monthly electricity bill for Ansonville Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Ansonville, North Carolina

Provider	Service Type	Residential Rate (¢)	Residential Average Bill ($)	City Production (MWh)	Residential Sales (MWh)	Residential Revenues ($)
Duke Energy Progress	BUNDLED	11.60	126.03		16,382,747	1,901,168,902
Pee Dee EMC	BUNDLED	13.18	145.66		253,424	33,398,400

Energy Production in Anson County, North Carolina

Monthly We report production data as it is published. Due to reporting methods and timing, data from 2021 and 2020 may be incomplete. Data is released in full each fall for the previous calendar year. For clarification on any data points, please contact our team.

Annual Annual data for 2020 will be finalized in the fall of 2021. Until that time, some data may be incomplete. Data for 2021 is a summation of all information released to date, which may only represent a portion of the actual production that has occurred. For clarification on any data points, please contact our team.

Power Plants in Anson County, North Carolina

Plant	City/County	State	Primary Fuel Type	Production (MWh)	Emission (kg)	Emissions per MWh
Innovative Solar 37 LLCDominion Energy (100.00%)	Anson County	NC	Solar	144,652
Anson County Generation FacilityNorth Carolina Electric Member Cooperative (100.00%)	Anson County	NC	Natural Gas	89,506	52,850,260.71	590.47
BlewettDuke Energy Progress (100.00%)	Anson County	NC	Conventional Hydroelectric	28,794	507,172.22	17.61
Wadesboro Farm 2Wadesboro Farm 2, LLC (100.00%)	Anson County	NC	Solar	9,079
Wadesboro SolarOppidum Renewables USA, LLC (100.00%)	Anson County	NC	Solar	9,001
Mills Anson FarmMills Anson Farm, LLC (100.00%)	Anson County	NC	Solar	8,289
Wadesboro Farm 3Strata Solar, LLC (100.00%)	Anson County	NC	Solar	8,172
Wadesboro Farm 1Wadesboro Farm 1, LLC (100.00%)	Anson County	NC	Solar	8,115
Wadesboro 4Wadesboro Farm 4, LLC (100.00%)	Anson County	NC	Solar	3,814

Anson County, North Carolina Details

Anson County emits 2,250.97 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident in the county from electricity consumption, which makes it the 79th highest polluting county out of 100 counties in North Carolina and 2514th out of 3221 counties nationally. This equals a total pollution amount from electricity consumption of 49,645,132.43 kilograms. Solar is the primary fuel in Anson County, with 61.77% of electricity production coming from the fuel. When combined with Natural Gas (28.73%) and Conventional Hydroelectric (9.42%), these three fuel types account for 309,167.75 megawatt hours (or 99.92%) of the electricity generation in the county. Anson County is home to 9 electricity producing plants, which is 245th most in the country.

SOLAR

61.77%

NATURAL GAS

28.73%

CONVENTIONAL HYDROELECTRIC

9.42%

DISTILLATE FUEL OIL

0.08%

There are 2 companies in Anson County providing electricity. Of those 2, 100.00% of them offer some type of net metering option for their consumers, making solar panels and alternative electric sources more economically feasible. North Carolina has above average regulations in place for consumers who are interested in taking advantage of net metering with personal solar installations.

The 2 companies in Anson County who report energy loss metrics had an average of 4.19% of electricity generated lost due to heat dissipation or other causes during transmission. The US average is 2.76%, resulting in Anson County having a rank of 1401st best in the nation for energy loss efficiency.