Erie County, New York Electricity Rates & Statistics

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The residential electricity price is 22.60 cents per kilowatt hour for citizens of Buffalo, which is 1.63% higher than the state's average rate of 22.23 cents. This makes the city 1010th out of 1306 cities in the state for lowest average electricity price. Electric generation plants in the city have realized a 100.00% increase the use of renewable energy versus non-renewable and fossil fuels. The nationwide average monthly residential power bill is $138.02, while the Buffalo average is 11.05% higher at $153.27 per month.

Approximately 1,661.37 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person are emitted in the city due to electricity consumption, ranking them as the 1195th worst polluter in the state out of 1306 cities. With total emissions of 459,354,744.5 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 60th 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 21.57 cents per kilowatt hour for citizens of Cheektowaga CDP, which is 2.99% less than the state's average rate of 22.23 cents. This makes the city 338th out of 1306 cities in the state for lowest average electricity price. Selling an estimated 10,093.52 megawatt hours each year, New York State Electric & Gas is the largest supplier in the city. The city has an average of 1.09 electrical outages per customer each year. These outages are an average of 117.25 minutes. In comparison, the national average is 1.27 outages per customer and 137.24 minutes per outage.

Approximately 1,663.59 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person are emitted in the city due to electricity consumption, ranking them as the 578th worst polluter in the state out of 1306 cities. With total emissions of 125,203,708.85 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 531,709.73 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.