Erie County, New York Electricity Rates & Statistics

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The residential electricity price is 17.87 cents per kilowatt hour for citizens of Buffalo, which is 28.06% less than the state's average rate of 24.84 cents. This makes the city 75th out of 1306 cities in the state for lowest average electricity price. The average residential power bill for a consumer in the city is $114.39 per month. The city generates 2,626 megawatt hours from its electrical power plants, which is the 138th most in total generation for any city in New York.

Approximately 1,736.54 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person are emitted in the city due to electricity consumption, ranking them as the 1175th worst polluter in the state out of 1306 cities. With total emissions of 480,138,314.91 kilograms, the city ranks 2nd highest in the state for total pollution from electricity consumption, however, it could be argued that emissions per capita is a better measurement of a city's pollution levels. The city has the 75th highest number of power plants of any city in New York, with one total power plant. Buffalo's fuel of choice is Solar, with 100.00% of electricity production using this fuel.

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The residential electricity price is 18.42 cents per kilowatt hour for citizens of Cheektowaga CDP, which is 25.84% less than the state's average rate of 24.84 cents. This makes the city 501st out of 1306 cities in the state for lowest average electricity price. Selling an estimated 14,411.76 megawatt hours each year, Constellation Energy is the largest supplier in the city. The city has an average of 0.87 electrical outages per customer each year. These outages are an average of 92.4 minutes. In comparison, the national average is 1.44 outages per customer and 123.49 minutes per outage.

Approximately 1,738.82 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person are emitted in the city due to electricity consumption, ranking them as the 82nd worst polluter in the state out of 1306 cities. With total emissions of 130,865,286.52 kilograms, the city ranks 15th highest in the state for total pollution from electricity consumption, however, it could be argued that emissions per capita is a better measurement of a city's pollution levels. The 545,827.56 megawatt hours of electricity consumed in the city must be sourced from neighboring cities or counties as there are no power plants that call the city home.