Valencia County, New Mexico Electricity Rates & Statistics
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Valencia County, New Mexico Electricity Overview
Valencia County generates 59.41% of their electricity from non-renewable fuel sources. This equates to 3.96 megawatt hours per resident and places Valencia County as the 542nd highest county in the country out of 3230 counties for non-renewable generation per capita per year.
When measuring CO2 emissions per capita, Valencia County experienced a 8.31% drop during the course of the previous 12 months.
Valencia County has seen an increase in electricity generation from solar energy of 34.95% year over year.
Valencia County is the 15 highest producer of megawatt hours per capita out of 33 counties in New Mexico, with a population of 78,080 and recent annual megawatt hour production of 520,940.
The average residential price per kilowatt hour in Valencia County is 15.65 cents. This is about 2.94% lower than the national average price of 16.12 cents per kilowatt hour.
Valencia County produces 2.71 megawatt hours per citizen of the county from renewable fuel types. This makes Valencia County the 765th highest ranking county for renewable production per capita in the United States out of 3230 counties.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
1,074,909 MWh
Consumption per Capita
13.77 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
520,940 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
211,471 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
309,469 MWh
Production per Capita
6.67 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
341,216,902 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
4,370.09 kg
Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Los Lunas
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Los Lunas Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for April, 2024
15.09¢ per kWh
- 0.74% lower than last month
- 0.07% lower than April last year
- 5.62% higher than the New Mexico average
- 10.77% lower than the US average
- 329th in the state out of 512 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 3 since April last year
- 16,109th in the US out of 31,696 cities
- The national rank has increased by 823 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 1,403 since April last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate
15.18¢ per kWh
- 0.01% lower than last month
- 3.94% higher than April last year
- 6.13% higher than the New Mexico average
- 5.87% lower than the US average
- 325th in the state out of 512 cities
- The state rank has increased by 5 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 62 since April last year
- 17,562nd in the US out of 31,696 cities
- The national rank has increased by 151 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 952 since April last year
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for April, 2024
$65.18 per month
- 5.33% lower than last month
- 0.25% higher than April last year
- 8.14% lower than the New Mexico average
- 42.18% lower than the US average
- 273rd in the state out of 512 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 20 since last month
- The state rank is the same since April last year
- 1,178th in the US out of 31,696 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 282 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 41 since April last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill
$87.28 per month
- 0.02% higher than last month
- 2.24% higher than April last year
- 7.78% lower than the New Mexico average
- 35.86% lower than the US average
- 292nd in the state out of 512 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 42 since April last year
- 1,591st in the US out of 31,696 cities
- The national rank has increased by 12 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 885 since April last year
Los Lunas, NM Electricity Overview
Los Lunas has an average residential electricity rate of 15.18 cents per kilowatt hour. This is 6.13% higher than the state's average rate of 14.30 cents, resulting in the city ranking 325th out of 530 cities in the state for lowest average electricity rate. More electricity is consumed within Los Lunas than is generated, with electricity usage adding up to 1559.77% of production. Customers in Los Lunas deal with 1.01 electrical outages each year with outages lasting on average 119.12 minutes.
Coming in as the 16th worst ranked city out of 530 cities in the state, Los Lunas emits 78,420,651.23 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption. More telling of the city's emissions reality is the per person CO2 emission amount. That amount stands at 4,593.52 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in them being the 485th ranked city in the state for CO2 emissions released per capita. The city is home to one electricity producing plant. Los Lunas' main fuel type used for electricity production is Solar. The city generates 15,068 megawatt hours from this fuel source.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Los Lunas
Los Lunas residential electric rates are highest in September and the highest average bill is in July.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Los Lunas, New Mexico
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Company of New Mexico | BUNDLED | 15.25 | 87.25 | 15,068 | 3,364,691 | 513,030,000 |
| Socorro Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 15.78 | 86.17 | 64,455.06 | 10,169,953.78 |
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Belen, NM Electricity Overview
Belen has an average residential electricity rate of 15.18 cents per kilowatt hour. This is 6.13% higher than the state's average rate of 14.30 cents, resulting in the city ranking 325th out of 530 cities in the state for lowest average electricity rate. There is 115.39% more electricity consumed in Belen than is generated, forcing the city to purchase electricity from neighboring cities and counties. The city is the 17th highest producing city in the state out of 530 cities, averaging 6.39 megawatt hours produced per capita per year.
Coming in as the 54th worst ranked city out of 530 cities in the state, Belen emits 19,389,309.41 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption. More telling of the city's emissions reality is the per person CO2 emission amount. That amount stands at 2,629.42 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in them being the 490th ranked city in the state for CO2 emissions released per capita. The city is home to one electricity producing plant. Belen's main fuel type used for electricity production is Solar. The city generates 48,072 megawatt hours from this fuel source.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Belen
Belen residential electric rates are highest in September and the highest average bill is in July.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Belen, New Mexico
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Company of New Mexico | BUNDLED | 15.25 | 87.25 | 3,364,691 | 513,030,000 | |
| Socorro Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 15.78 | 86.17 | 64,455.06 | 10,169,953.78 |
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El Cerro Mission CDP, NM Electricity Overview
El Cerro Mission CDP has an average residential electricity rate of 15.18 cents per kilowatt hour. This is 6.13% higher than the state's average rate of 14.30 cents, resulting in the city ranking 325th out of 530 cities in the state for lowest average electricity rate. The power grid in the city is faced with an average of 1.01 outages per customer a year, with outages lasting roughly 119.12 minutes. The national averages of outages and outage time frames are 1.45 outages per year and 171.11 minutes each outage. The largest vendor in the city based on megawatt hours sold is Public Service Company of New Mexico.
Coming in as the 44th worst ranked city out of 530 cities in the state, El Cerro Mission CDP emits 25,046,539.84 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption. A better measurement of pollution is the CO2 emissions per resident in the city, which is 4,908.2 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This calculation ranks El Cerro Mission CDP as the 8th highest polluting city in New Mexico. Within El Cerro Mission CDP, there are no power producing plants. The residents must rely on electricity generated outside of the city boundaries.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in El Cerro Mission CDP
El Cerro Mission CDP residential electric rates are highest in September and the highest average bill is in July.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in El Cerro Mission CDP, New Mexico
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Company of New Mexico | BUNDLED | 15.25 | 87.25 | 3,364,691 | 513,030,000 |
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Electricity Production in Valencia County, New Mexico
Power Plants in Valencia County, New Mexico
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Valencia Energy FacilityValencia Power LLC (100.00%) | Valencia County | NM | Natural Gas | 242,681 | 143,709,508.04 | 592.17 | ||
La Luz Energy CenterPublic Service Company of New Mexico (100.00%) | Valencia County | NM | Natural Gas | 67,728 | 3,501.96 | 0.05 | ||
Sky Ranch Solar and StorageSky Ranch Solar and Storage (100.00%) | Belen | NM | Solar | 47,132 | ||||
Rio De Oro Solar Energy CenterPNM Resources (100.00%) | Valencia County | NM | Solar | 27,806 | ||||
Vista Solar Energy CenterPNM Resources (100.00%) | Las Maravillas CDP | NM | Solar | 27,419 | ||||
| Valencia County | NM | Solar | 25,962 | |||||
Rio Communities Solar Energy CenterPNM Resources (100.00%) | Valencia County | NM | Solar | 25,478 | ||||
Meadow Lake Solar Energy CenterPublic Service Company of New Mexico (100.00%) | Meadow Lake CDP | NM | Solar | 24,130 | ||||
Manzano SolarPublic Service Company of New Mexico (100.00%) | Monterey Park CDP | NM | Solar | 17,536 | ||||
Los Lunas Solar Energy CenterPublic Service Company of New Mexico (100.00%) | Los Lunas | NM | Solar | 15,068 |
Valencia County, New Mexico Details
Valencia County is the 816th worst ranked county in the country when it comes to total emissions from electricity consumption, with the county releasing 341,216,902.29 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Averaging 4,370.09 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident, the county ranks 1710th highest for emissions per capita from electricity use. The county has 10 power plants, which is 217th most in the nation.
Providers In Each City in Valencia County:
- Belen, New Mexico:
- Public Service Company of New Mexico: 46.07%
- Socorro Electric Cooperative: 53.93%
- Bosque Farms, New Mexico:
- Public Service Company of New Mexico: 100.00%
- Los Lunas, New Mexico:
- Socorro Electric Cooperative: 71.19%
- Public Service Company of New Mexico: 28.81%
- Peralta, New Mexico:
- Public Service Company of New Mexico: 100.00%
- Rio Communities, New Mexico:
- Socorro Electric Cooperative: 35.07%
- Public Service Company of New Mexico: 64.93%
* 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 Valencia County, New Mexico?
By total revenue, Public Service Company of New Mexico is the largest electricity provider in Valencia County, New Mexico.
How many power plants are in Valencia County, New Mexico?
Valencia County, New Mexico is home to 10 active electricity plants producing electricity for the county and other surrounding areas.
How many electric companies offer service in Valencia County, New Mexico?
There are 4 electricity providers serving consumers in Valencia County, New Mexico.
What electricity companies offer service in Valencia County, New Mexico?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Public Service Company of New Mexico | 20,199 |
| 2 | Socorro Electric Cooperative | 342 |
| 3 | Continental Divide Electric Cooperative | 206 |
| 4 | Central New Mexico Electric Coop | 92 |
