Chautauqua County, New York Electricity Rates & Statistics

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The average residential electricity price for Jamestown is around 18.53 cents per kilowatt hour. While this is less than the state average price of 20.05 cents per kilowatt hour, it is more than the national average of 13.99 cents. The city produces 63,174 megawatt hours from its power generating plants, which is the 33rd most in total generation for a city in the state. The average monthly residential electric bill for a citizen in the city is $138.51 per month, while the national average is $123.86. Consumers in Jamestown have a 11.83% higher bill compared to other citizens in the US.

Jamestown is the 35th highest ranked city in the state out of 1306 when it comes to total pollution due to electricity consumption, with the city releasing 65,295,370.39 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year. More telling of the city's emissions reality is the per capita CO2 emission amount. Currently that amount stands at 2,274.15 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in them being the 28th ranked city in New York for CO2 emissions released per capita. The city is home to one electricity producing plant. For the purpose of electricity generation, Jamestown's top fuel is Natural Gas, making up 100.00%, or 63,174 megawatt hours of generation in the city.

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The average residential electricity price for Dunkirk is around 18.97 cents per kilowatt hour. While this is less than the state average price of 20.05 cents per kilowatt hour, it is more than the national average of 13.99 cents. The average residential electricity bill for a resident in the city is $141.48 per month, while the national average is $123.86. The city is faced with an average of 0.75 power outages per consumer a year. These outages last an average of 165.34 minutes. In contrast, the nationwide average is 1.21 outages per customer and 122.99 minutes each outage.

Dunkirk is the 159th highest ranked city in the state out of 1306 when it comes to total pollution due to electricity consumption, with the city releasing 20,807,522.73 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year. A better measurement of pollution is the CO2 emissions per citizen in the city, which amounts to 1,632.86 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This calculation ranks Dunkirk as the 47th highest polluting city in the state. Within Dunkirk, there are no electricity plants. The citizens must depend on power imported from outside of the city boundaries.