Chaves County, New Mexico Electricity Rates & Statistics
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Chaves County, New Mexico Electricity Overview
As the largest generator of solar power in the state, Chaves County generates 334,440 megawatt hours from solar.
Within the past year, Chaves County has had a 8.52% drop in the use of renewable fuels for electricity production.
Chaves County has a population of 65,014 residents.
Chaves County is the 372nd highest county in the United States out of 3230 counties for electricity production from wind per capita, averaging 3.75 megawatt hours per person generated from wind turbines.
Solar power production in Chaves County has grown from 326,826 megawatt hours to 334,440 megawatt hours per year throughout the past year.
Chaves County consumes 53.20% more megawatt hours than it generates.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
886,143 MWh
Consumption per Capita
13.63 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
578,435 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
578,435 MWh
Production per Capita
8.9 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
109,570,434 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
1,685.34 kg
Recent Energy News in Roswell
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Roswell, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank increased by 4,966 positions to 487th, from last year's value of 5,453rd
- In Roswell, the residential electricity rate national rank increased by 2,644 positions to 1,798th, from last year's value of 4,442nd
- In Roswell, the residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 456 positions to 1,798th, from last month's value of 1,342nd
- In Roswell, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank increased by 112 positions to 487th, from last month's value of 599th
- In Roswell, the residential electricity rate state rank increased by 55 positions to 9th, from last year's value of 64th
- In Roswell, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate state rank increased by 20 positions to 40th, from last year's value of 60th
- In Roswell, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate decreased by 16% to 10.41 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 12.4 ¢ / kWh
- In Roswell, the residential electricity rate decreased by 18.35% to 9.38 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 11.49 ¢ / kWh
- In Roswell, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate decreased by 1.66% to 10.41 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 10.59 ¢ / kWh
- In Roswell, the residential electricity rate decreased by 1.15% to 9.38 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 9.49 ¢ / kWh
Commercial Electricity Prices
- In Roswell, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill national rank increased by 3,501 positions to 5,157th, from last year's value of 8,658th
- In Roswell, the commercial electricity bill national rank increased by 1,013 positions to 4,071st, from last month's value of 5,084th
- In Roswell, the commercial electricity bill national rank increased by 283 positions to 4,071st, from last year's value of 4,354th
- In Roswell, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill national rank increased by 33 positions to 5,157th, from last month's value of 5,190th
- In Roswell, the commercial electricity bill state rank increased by 47 positions to 10th, from last year's value of 57th
- In Roswell, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill decreased by 11.04% to $387.5, from last year's value of $435.56
- In Roswell, the commercial electricity bill decreased by 7.35% to $356.03, from last year's value of $384.29
- In Roswell, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill state rank increased by 1 position to 26th, from last year's value of 27th
- In Roswell, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill decreased by 0.6% to $387.5, from last month's value of $389.85
- In Roswell, the commercial electricity bill increased by 1.3% to $356.03, from last month's value of $351.45
Industrial Electricity Prices
- In Roswell, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill national rank increased by 439 positions to 23,433rd, from last year's value of 23,872nd
- In Roswell, the industrial electricity bill national rank increased by 86 positions to 23,390th, from last year's value of 23,476th
- In Roswell, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill decreased by 19.96% to $75,579.51, from last year's value of $94,425.79
- In Roswell, the industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 48 positions to 23,390th, from last month's value of 23,342nd
- In Roswell, the industrial electricity bill decreased by 17.06% to $69,358.4, from last year's value of $83,628.74
- In Roswell, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill national rank increased by 6 positions to 23,433rd, from last month's value of 23,439th
- In Roswell, the industrial electricity bill increased by 5.82% to $69,358.4, from last month's value of $65,541.07
- In Roswell, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill decreased by 1.55% to $75,579.51, from last month's value of $76,768.7
Electricity Production from Solar
- In Roswell, the solar production increased 3,595 MWhs, from last year's value of 0 MWhs
- In Roswell, the 12 month rolling average solar production national rank increased by 488 positions to 116th, from last year's value of 604th
- In Roswell, the 12 month rolling average solar production increased by 474.83% to 1,892.08 MWhs, from last year's value of 329.15 MWhs
- In Roswell, the solar production national rank increased by 1,092 positions to 112th, from last year's value of 1,204th
- In Roswell, the 12 month rolling average solar production increased by 15.94% to 1,892.08 MWhs, from last month's value of 1,632 MWhs
- In Roswell, the 12 month rolling average solar production state rank increased by 13 positions to 3rd, from last year's value of 16th
- In Roswell, the solar production state rank increased by 15 positions to 3rd, from last year's value of 18th
- In Roswell, the solar production national rank dropped by 9 positions to 112th, from last month's value of 103rd
- In Roswell, the 12 month rolling average solar production national rank dropped by 2 positions to 116th, from last month's value of 114th
- In Roswell, the solar production decreased by 4.34% to 3,595 MWhs, from last month's value of 3,758 MWhs
Electricity Production from All Fuel Types
- In Roswell, the total production increased 3,595 MWhs, from last year's value of 0 MWhs
- In Roswell, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank increased by 975 positions to 543rd, from last year's value of 1,518th
- In Roswell, the total production national rank increased by 2,208 positions to 498th, from last year's value of 2,706th
- In Roswell, the 12 month rolling average total production increased by 474.83% to 1,892.08 MWhs, from last year's value of 329.15 MWhs
- In Roswell, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank increased by 87 positions to 543rd, from last month's value of 630th
- In Roswell, the 12 month rolling average total production increased by 15.94% to 1,892.08 MWhs, from last month's value of 1,632 MWhs
- In Roswell, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank increased by 14 positions to 9th, from last year's value of 23rd
- In Roswell, the total production national rank dropped by 32 positions to 498th, from last month's value of 466th
- In Roswell, the total production state rank increased by 19 positions to 8th, from last year's value of 27th
- In Roswell, the total production decreased by 4.34% to 3,595 MWhs, from last month's value of 3,758 MWhs
- In Roswell, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank increased by 1 position to 9th, from last month's value of 10th
- In Roswell, the total production state rank increased by 1 position to 8th, from last month's value of 9th
Roswell Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Electricity Rate for January, 2024
9.38¢ per kWh
- 1.15% lower than last month
- 18.35% lower than January last year
- 32.31% lower than the New Mexico average
- 39.92% lower than the US average
- 9th in the state out of 257 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 55 since January last year
- 1,798th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 456 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 2,644 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate
10.41¢ per kWh
- 1.66% lower than last month
- 16% lower than January last year
- 27.42% lower than the New Mexico average
- 38.65% lower than the US average
- 40th in the state out of 257 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 20 since January last year
- 487th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 112 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 4,966 since January last year
Average Residential Electricity Bill for January, 2024
$139.05 per month
- 25.48% higher than last month
- 8.58% lower than January last year
- 38.23% higher than the New Mexico average
- 7.89% lower than the US average
- 228th in the state out of 257 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 46 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 24 since January last year
- 9,874th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 3,923 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 5,034 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill
$113 per month
- 0.95% lower than last month
- 17.91% lower than January last year
- 23.57% higher than the New Mexico average
- 14.82% lower than the US average
- 228th in the state out of 257 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 29 since January last year
- 6,638th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 421 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 8,639 since January last year
Average Commercial Electricity Rate for January, 2024
10.24¢ per kWh
- 0.66% higher than last month
- 17.23% lower than January last year
- 15.13% lower than the New Mexico average
- 23.19% lower than the US average
- 64th in the state out of 257 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 132 since January last year
- 7,350th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 927 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 5,665 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate
10.85¢ per kWh
- 1.61% lower than last month
- 14.19% lower than January last year
- 14.08% lower than the New Mexico average
- 23.37% lower than the US average
- 80th in the state out of 257 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 172 since January last year
- 7,262nd in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 790 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 7,719 since January last year
Average Commercial Electricity Bill for January, 2024
$356.03 per month
- 1.3% higher than last month
- 7.35% lower than January last year
- 41.5% lower than the New Mexico average
- 78.15% lower than the US average
- 10th in the state out of 257 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 47 since January last year
- 4,071st in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 1,013 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 283 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill
$387.5 per month
- 0.6% lower than last month
- 11.04% lower than January last year
- 43.26% lower than the New Mexico average
- 76.33% lower than the US average
- 26th in the state out of 257 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 1 since January last year
- 5,157th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 33 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 3,501 since January last year
Average Industrial Electricity Rate for January, 2024
5.66¢ per kWh
- 1.79% higher than last month
- 28.4% lower than January last year
- 53.43% lower than the New Mexico average
- 42.4% lower than the US average
- 148th in the state out of 257 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 84 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 49 since January last year
- 3,665th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 976 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 8,692 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate
6.1¢ per kWh
- 2.97% lower than last month
- 25.28% lower than January last year
- 38.93% lower than the New Mexico average
- 40.31% lower than the US average
- 148th in the state out of 257 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 49 since January last year
- 2,677th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 73 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 6,784 since January last year
Average Industrial Electricity Bill for January, 2024
$69,358.4 per month
- 5.82% higher than last month
- 17.06% lower than January last year
- 19.33% lower than the New Mexico average
- 105.74% higher than the US average
- 206th in the state out of 257 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since January last year
- 23,390th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 48 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 86 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill
$75,579.51 per month
- 1.55% lower than last month
- 19.96% lower than January last year
- 12.02% lower than the New Mexico average
- 120.92% higher than the US average
- 206th in the state out of 257 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since January last year
- 23,433rd in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 6 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 439 since January last year
Roswell Electricity Production and Emission Data
Average Electricity Production from All Fuel Types for January, 2024
3,595 MWh
- 4.34% lower than last month
- Was nothing January last year
- 83.16% lower than the New Mexico average
- 87.13% lower than the US average
- 8th in the state out of 27 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 19 since January last year
- 498th in the US out of 2,734 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 32 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 2,208 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Production from All
1,892.08 MWh
- 15.94% higher than last month
- 474.83% higher than January last year
- 90.98% lower than the New Mexico average
- 92.68% lower than the US average
- 9th in the state out of 27 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 14 since January last year
- 543rd in the US out of 2,734 cities
- The national rank has increased by 87 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 975 since January last year
Average Electricity Production from Solar Fuel Types for January, 2024
3,595 MWh
- 4.34% lower than last month
- Was nothing January last year
- 54.23% higher than the New Mexico average
- 117.74% higher than the US average
- 3rd in the state out of 18 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 15 since January last year
- 112th in the US out of 1,204 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 9 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 1,092 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Production from Solar
1,892.08 MWh
- 15.94% higher than last month
- 474.83% higher than January last year
- 37.39% higher than the New Mexico average
- 11.32% higher than the US average
- 3rd in the state out of 18 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 13 since January last year
- 116th in the US out of 1,204 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 2 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 488 since January last year
Roswell, NM Electricity Overview
Roswell's residents pay an average residential electricity rate of 11.94 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 15.78% below the average New Mexico rate of 14.18 cents, a welcome situation for citizens of the city. There has been a 572.79% increase in the use of sustainable fuel types (like solar, wind or hydro power) in Roswell during the previous 12 months. It's great to see these fuels slowly replace fossil fuels such as coal and oil. Roughly 100.00% of the city's electricity production is from solar power, with a total of 28,876 megawatt hours generated using the the Sun's power.
Electricity consumption in Roswell has byproducts of 224,367,798.09 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the 7th highest amount of any city in the state. This total equates to 4,640.78 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident, ranking the city 485th highest in New Mexico for emissions per capita. Solar makes up 100.00% of the fuel types used for electricity production in Roswell. Roswell has 2 electricity generation plants, which is the 3rd highest for a city in the state.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Roswell
Roswell residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in September.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Roswell, New Mexico
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Valley Elec Coop | BUNDLED | 8.90 | 107.41 | 85,482.88 | 7,605,425 | |
| Otero County Electrictric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 18.10 | 107.4 | 116,579 | 21,100,800 | |
| Southwestern Public Service Company | BUNDLED | 11.74 | 118.59 | 1,210,947.18 | 142,176,908 |
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Dexter, NM Electricity Overview
Dexter's residents pay an average residential electricity rate of 10.32 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 27.22% below the average New Mexico rate of 14.18 cents, a welcome situation for citizens of the city. Southwestern Public Service Company is the largest electricity provider in the city based on residential customer count.
Electricity consumption in Dexter has byproducts of 5,033,035.66 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the 151st highest amount of any city in the state. This total equates to 4,853.46 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident, ranking the city 108th highest in New Mexico for emissions per capita. The city is home to zero electricity producing plants.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Dexter
Dexter residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in September.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Dexter, New Mexico
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Valley Elec Coop | BUNDLED | 8.90 | 107.41 | 85,482.88 | 7,605,425 | |
| Southwestern Public Service Company | BUNDLED | 11.74 | 118.59 | 1,210,947.18 | 142,176,908 |
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Hagerman, NM Electricity Overview
Hagerman's residents pay an average residential electricity rate of 10.32 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 27.22% below the average New Mexico rate of 14.18 cents, a welcome situation for citizens of the city. With an estimated 8 total residential customers, Southwestern Public Service Company is the largest electricity supplier in the city. With a population of 765 residents, the city is the 196th largest city by population in New Mexico.
Electricity consumption in Hagerman has byproducts of 3,712,895.16 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the 191st highest amount of any city in the state. This total equates to 4,853.46 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident, ranking the city 108th highest in New Mexico for emissions per capita. The city is home to zero electricity producing plants.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Hagerman
Hagerman residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in September.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Hagerman, New Mexico
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Valley Elec Coop | BUNDLED | 8.90 | 107.41 | 85,482.88 | 7,605,425 | |
| Southwestern Public Service Company | BUNDLED | 11.74 | 118.59 | 1,210,947.18 | 142,176,908 |
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Electricity Production in Chaves County, New Mexico
Power Plants in Chaves County, New Mexico
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaves County | NM | Wind | 187,274 | |||||
Roswell Solar, LLCNextEra Energy (100.00%) | Chaves County | NM | Solar | 159,016 | ||||
Chaves Solar, LLCNextEra Energy (100.00%) | Chaves County | NM | Solar | 141,719 | ||||
Anderson Wind IIAnderson Wind Project, LLC (100.00%) | Chaves County | NM | Wind | 41,355 | ||||
Chaves County Solar IIChaves County Solar II, LLC (100.00%) | Roswell | NM | Solar | 24,597 | ||||
Anderson Wind IAnderson Wind Project, LLC (100.00%) | Chaves County | NM | Wind | 15,366 | ||||
GSE NM1EDF Renewables (100.00%) | Chaves County | NM | Solar | 4,829 | ||||
SEV NM Phase 2EDF Renewables (100.00%) | Roswell | NM | Solar | 4,279 |
Chaves County, New Mexico Details
About 109,570,434.29 kilograms of CO2 emissions are released in Chaves County due to electricity consumption. This total results in 1,685.34 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident, which ranks the county 2632nd highest in the United States for pollution per capita. Electricity facilities in the county most often use Solar, which accounts for 57.82% of the fuel sources used for electricity generation in the county. Chaves County has the 346th most power producing plants of any county in the nation, with 8 total power plants.
Providers In Each City in Chaves County:
- Dexter, New Mexico:
- Central Valley Elec Coop: 50.00%
- Southwestern Public Service Company: 50.00%
- Hagerman, New Mexico:
- Southwestern Public Service Company: 50.00%
- Central Valley Elec Coop: 50.00%
- Lake Arthur, New Mexico:
- Central Valley Elec Coop: 50.00%
- Southwestern Public Service Company: 50.00%
- Roswell, New Mexico:
- Otero County Electrictric Cooperative: 20.86%
- Central Valley Elec Coop: 39.57%
- Southwestern Public Service Company: 39.57%
* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.
FAQ
What electricity company is the largest provider in Chaves County, New Mexico?
The largest electricity company in Chaves County, New Mexico by total customer count is Southwestern Public Service Company.
How many electric companies offer service in Chaves County, New Mexico?
Chaves County, New Mexico is home to 6 electricity companies offering service in the area.
How many power plants are within Chaves County, New Mexico?
Chaves County, New Mexico is home to 8 active power plants producing electricity for the county and other surrounding areas.
What electricity companies offer service in Chaves County, New Mexico?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southwestern Public Service Company | 35,999 |
| 2 | Central Valley Elec Coop | 8,242 |
| 3 | Otero County Electrictric Cooperative | 6,520 |
| 4 | Lea County Electric | 1,953 |
| 5 | Central New Mexico Electric Coop | 834 |
| 6 | Farmers Electric Clovis, New Mexico | 136 |
