Rutherford County, North Carolina Electricity Rates & Statistics

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On average, Forest City's inhabitants spend 14.63 cents per kilowatt hour for their residential electricity. This is 6.53% above the state's average rate of 13.73 cents, which ranks the city 398th out of 777 cities in North Carolina for lowest average electricity rate. With an increase of 1.74% in CO2 emissions per capita, the city has work to do to curb future emissions issues. Forest City, North Carolina Electric Utility is the largest supplier in the city based on residential customer count.

Electricity consumption in Forest City results in the release of 28,452,907.98 kilograms of CO2 emissions each year, which is the 123rd highest amount in North Carolina out of 777 cities. The city also ranks 309th highest in North Carolina in emissions per capita, averaging 3,881.71 kilograms of CO2 emissions emissions per capita. This is, perhaps, the more important of the two metrics. There is one electricity plant in the city.

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On average, Spindale's inhabitants spend 12.90 cents per kilowatt hour for their residential electricity. This is 6.06% below the state's average rate of 13.73 cents, which ranks the city 170th out of 777 cities in North Carolina for lowest average electricity rate. Customers in the city are faced with 1.2 power outages each year, with outages lasting around 157.13 minutes on average. The national averages for outages and duration are 1.45 outages at 171.11 minutes each. The largest supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold is Duke Energy Carolinas.

In Spindale, there are no electricity generating plants. The inhabitants must rely on power produced outside of the city limits. The city's electricity use results in CO2 pollution totaling 16,120,726.72 kilograms, which is 190th largest amount in the state out of 777 cities. Averaging 3,881.71 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person, the city ranks 309th highest in North Carolina for emissions per capita from electricity consumption.