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Bernalillo County, New Mexico Electricity Rates & Statistics

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

  • The average electricity bill in Bernalillo County, NM is $106.41
  • The average electricity rate in Bernalillo County, NM is 16.63¢

Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Bernalillo County, NM

The average residential electric bill in Bernalillo County, NM is $106.41 per month. Bernalillo County, NM is the 5th most expensive county in New Mexico for electricity.

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Bernalillo County, New Mexico Electricity Overview

Bernalillo County's average residential price per kilowatt hour is 0.84% more than the national average rate, at 16.63 cents per kilowatt hour compared to 16.49 cents.

Bernalillo County uses non-renewable fuels to produce 1.25 megawatt hours per citizen, making them the 8th highest county in the state for non-renewable production per capita.

Bernalillo County is the 103rd most populated county in the nation, with 672,508 citizens residing within the county's borders.

Bernalillo County ranks 477th in the nation out of 3221 counties for total generation of electricity from non-renewable fuel sources, with 840,908.83 of the county's 991,035.44 megawatt hours coming from those fuel types.

Bernalillo County saw a 7.14% increase in CO2 emissions per capita in the most recent year.

Bernalillo County produces 10.22% of their required electricity and must import the additional 89.78% from nearby counties.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    9,701,223 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    14.43 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    991,035 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    150,127 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    840,909 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    1.47 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    3,530,741,047 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    5,250.11 kg

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Albuquerque

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Albuquerque Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024

14.95¢ per kWh

  • 0.28% lower than last month
  • 1.01% higher than November last year
  • 3.29% higher than the New Mexico average
  • 12.23% lower than the US average
  • 131st in the state out of 518 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 12 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 40 since November last year
  • 12,927th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 91 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 2,023 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate

15.35¢ per kWh

  • 0.08% higher than last month
  • 1.29% higher than November last year
  • 5.79% higher than the New Mexico average
  • 6.9% lower than the US average
  • 196th in the state out of 518 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 2 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 69 since November last year
  • 15,507th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 129 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 1,428 since November last year

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024

$80.65 per month

  • 7.32% higher than last month
  • 6.69% higher than November last year
  • 2.37% lower than the New Mexico average
  • 31.79% lower than the US average
  • 153rd in the state out of 518 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 8 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 113 since November last year
  • 2,092nd in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 240 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 603 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill

$88.87 per month

  • 0.48% higher than last month
  • 0.4% higher than November last year
  • 8.79% lower than the New Mexico average
  • 37.52% lower than the US average
  • 165th in the state out of 518 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 141 since November last year
  • 1,092nd in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 4 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 162 since November last year

Albuquerque, NM Electricity Overview

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Albuquerque averages a residential electricity rate of 15.35 cents per kilowatt hour paid by their citizens. This is 5.79% more than New Mexico's average rate of 14.51 cents. The power grid in the city is faced with an average of 1 outages per consumer per year, with outages lasting about 116.7 minutes per outage. The US averages of outages and outage time frames are 1.44 outages a year and 123.49 minutes per outage. The average monthly residential power bill for a customer in the city is $88.87 per month.

Electricity consumption in Albuquerque creates 2,853,610,289.52 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the largest emissions amount of any city in New Mexico. This total also equates to a ranking of 7th highest in New Mexico for emissions per resident with an average of 5,086.59 kilograms of emissions per citizen. The city is home to 5 electricity producing plants, which is the highest for a city in the state. Albuquerque's power plants primarily use Natural Gas, which accounts for 89.96% (or 283,300 megawatt hours) of the fuel types used for electricity generation in the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Albuquerque

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

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.169/kWh$0.125/kWh$141.21/mo.$52.52/mo.
196th15.35¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Albuquerque
165th$88.87Average residential monthly electricity bill for Albuquerque Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Albuquerque, New Mexico

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Public Service Company of New MexicoBUNDLED15.4488.88211,5913,402,209525,324,000

Zips with electric coverage in Albuquerque, New Mexico include: 87121, 87114, 87120, 87111, 87124, 87105, 87123, 87112, 87110, 87109, 87108 and 9 other zip code(s).

South Valley CDP, NM Electricity Overview

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South Valley CDP averages a residential electricity rate of 15.35 cents per kilowatt hour paid by their citizens. This is 5.79% more than New Mexico's average rate of 14.51 cents. There is 8.20% more electricity generated than consumed in South Valley CDP, leading to the ability to export the surplus. The city produces approximately 15.61 megawatt hours per capita per year from its power plants, which ranks them as the 13th highest producer out of 530 cities in New Mexico.

Emitting 327,958,170.41 kilograms of CO2 emissions a year, South Valley CDP ranks 5th highest out of 530 cities in New Mexico for total pollution from electricity consumption. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 emissions per citizen in the city, which is 8,964.77 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This measurement ranks South Valley CDP as the 2nd highest polluting city in the state. The city has 2 power plants, which is the 3rd highest out of any city in the state. South Valley CDP's top fuel used for electricity production is Natural Gas. They produce 557,348.71 megawatt hours, or 97.61% of the total generation in the city, from this fuel source. Other Biomass Gas and Distillate Fuel Oil are also highly used fuel sources in the city, with 13,415.61 (2.35%) and 260.13 (0.05%) megawatt hours generated from each, respectively.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in South Valley CDP

South Valley CDP residential electric rates are highest in July and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.169/kWh$0.125/kWh$141.21/mo.$52.52/mo.
196th15.35¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of South Valley CDP
77th$88.87Average residential monthly electricity bill for South Valley CDP Residents

Electric Companies With Service in South Valley CDP, New Mexico

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Public Service Company of New MexicoBUNDLED15.4488.88552,2793,402,209525,324,000

Zips with electric coverage in South Valley CDP, New Mexico include: 87121, 87105, 87106, 87102

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North Valley CDP, NM Electricity Overview

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North Valley CDP averages a residential electricity rate of 15.35 cents per kilowatt hour paid by their citizens. This is 5.79% more than New Mexico's average rate of 14.51 cents. Consumers in North Valley CDP are faced with 1 electrical outages per year with outages lasting on average 116.7 minutes. Consumers in the city pay an average monthly residential power bill of $88.87. This is 9.12% lower than the New Mexico average bill of $97.79.

Electricity consumption in North Valley CDP creates 62,795,094.13 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the 20th largest emissions amount of any city in New Mexico. This total also equates to a ranking of 56th highest in New Mexico for emissions per resident with an average of 4,986.11 kilograms of emissions per citizen. All of the electricity sold in North Valley CDP has to be sourced from surrounding cities and rural areas, as there are no power generation plants within its borders.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in North Valley CDP

North Valley CDP residential electric rates are highest in July and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.169/kWh$0.125/kWh$141.21/mo.$52.52/mo.
196th15.35¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of North Valley CDP
165th$88.87Average residential monthly electricity bill for North Valley CDP Residents

Electric Companies With Service in North Valley CDP, New Mexico

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Public Service Company of New MexicoBUNDLED15.4488.883,402,209525,324,000

Zips with electric coverage in North Valley CDP, New Mexico include: 87114, 87107, 87113

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Electricity Production in Bernalillo County, New Mexico

Power Plants in Bernalillo County, New Mexico

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Production State RankEmission (kg)Emission State RankEmissions per MWhEmissions per MWh State RankToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
South Valley CDP NM Natural Gas 552,2797345,219,947.746625.083
Albuquerque NM Natural Gas 207,60711147,088,315.789708.491
Ford Utilities CenterUniversity of New Mexico (100.00%)
Albuquerque NM Natural Gas 75,6931318,134,793.7415239.5816
Atrisco Solar LLC
Rio Rancho NM Solar 74,3731411
Bernalillo County NM Solar 27,0592311
Bernalillo County NM Solar 26,8772411
Rio Rancho Solar Energy CenterPNM Resources (100.00%)
Albuquerque NM Solar 25,5793011
South Valley Solar Energy CenterPNM Resources (100.00%)
Bernalillo County NM Solar 24,9873211
Santolina Solar Energy CenterPNM Resources (100.00%)
Bernalillo County NM Solar 22,9303611
Southside Water Reclamation PlantAlbuquerque City of (100.00%)
South Valley CDP NM Other Biomass Gas 18,745.4419,646,394.421514.61
Albuquerque Solar Energy CenterPublic Service Company of New Mexico (100.00%)
Albuquerque NM Solar 3,9846711
Atrisco Energy Storage
Rio Rancho NM Batteries or other use of electricity as an energy source 3,049111
City of Rio Rancho WWTPNew Mexico Renewable Development LLC (100.00%)
Rio Rancho NM Solar 2,6437011
RC Energy AA LLC Solar FacilityRC Energy AA (100.00%)
Albuquerque NM Solar 2,0587711
Prosperity Energy Storage Facility HybridPublic Service Company of New Mexico (100.00%)
Bernalillo County NM Solar 5948311

Bernalillo County, New Mexico Details

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

Coming in as the highest ranked county out of 33 counties in New Mexico, Bernalillo County releases 3,530,741,047.47 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use per year. A better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per person in the county, which amounts to 5,250.11 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This measurement ranks Bernalillo County as the 7th highest polluting county in New Mexico. Natural Gas makes up 84.83% of the fuel sources used for electricity production in Bernalillo County. Other fuel types used include Solar at 13.79% and Other Biomass Gas at 1.35%. Bernalillo County has the highest power producing plants of any county in the state, with 15 total plants.

NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
84.83%
SOLAR
Solar
Solar
13.79%
OTHER BIOMASS GAS
Other Biomass Gas
1.35%
DISTILLATE FUEL OIL
Distillate Fuel Oil
0.03%

Bernalillo County, New Mexico Net Metering

There are 3 companies in Bernalillo County offering electricity. Of those 3, 100.00% of them offer some type of net metering option for their consumers, making solar panels and alternative electric sources more economically feasible. Some net metering regulations are enforced at the state level, and New Mexico has pretty good laws and regulations for consumers interested in investing in solar panels.

Energy Loss

The county has 3 providers who are reporting energy loss. The average energy loss for these companies is 11.30%. The national average energy loss is 2.43%. This earned Bernalillo County a rank of 2958th best in the nation out of 3221 counties.

Providers In Each City in Bernalillo County:

  • Albuquerque, New Mexico:
    • Public Service Company of New Mexico: 100.00%
  • Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, New Mexico:
    • Public Service Company of New Mexico: 100.00%

* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.

FAQ

How many electric companies offer service in Bernalillo County, New Mexico?

There are 3 electricity providers offering service in Bernalillo County, New Mexico.

How many power plants are within Bernalillo County, New Mexico?

There are 15 active power plants located in Bernalillo County, New Mexico

Which electricity companies offer service in Bernalillo County, New Mexico?

What electricity company is the largest supplier in Bernalillo County, New Mexico?

The largest electricity provider in Bernalillo County, New Mexico by total revenue is Public Service Company of New Mexico.

Alex Zdanov
Last Reviewed By: Alex Zdanov
Published: 2024-08-12