Tompkins County, New York Electricity Rates & Statistics

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Ithaca averages a residential electricity price of 17.78 cents per kilowatt hour spent by consumers living within their city limits, which is 11.32% lower than New York's average rate of 20.05 cents and 27.08% above the US average of 13.99 cents. The city is 27th out of 1306 cities in New York for total hydroelectric generation. They produce 7,942 megawatt hours from hydroelectric dams and facilities. More electricity is consumed within Ithaca than is produced, with electricity usage adding up to 102.67% of production.

Ithaca's electricity consumption results in CO2 pollution totaling 53,537,594.03 kilograms, which is 48th highest amount in New York out of 1306 cities. A better measurement of pollution is the CO2 emissions per citizen in the city, which amounts to 1,667.42 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. Using this calculation Ithaca is the 41st highest polluting city in New York. Electricity facilities in the city mainly use Natural Gas, which accounts for 210,911.17 megawatt hours (or 96.35%) of the fuel types used for electricity generation in the city. Conventional Hydroelectric and Distillate Fuel Oil are also primary fuel types in the city, with 3.63% and 0.03% of total electricity production being generated from each, respectively. Ithaca has 2 power generation plants, which is the 13th highest for a city in New York.

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South Hill CDP averages a residential electricity price of 17.78 cents per kilowatt hour spent by consumers living within their city limits, which is 11.32% lower than New York's average rate of 20.05 cents and 27.08% above the US average of 13.99 cents. The average residential power bill for a citizen in the city is $136.91 per month. New York State Electric & Gas sells an estimated 2,855.25 megawatt hours in the city a year, which is more than any other vendor.

Emitting 11,830,063.73 kilograms of CO2 emissions, South Hill CDP ranks 275th worst out of 1306 cities in the state for total pollution from electricity use. This total equates to 1,632.86 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person, which ranks the city 279th highest in the state for emissions per capita. The city has no electricity production sources, meaning the companies that service the city must import the 50,714.7 megawatt hours the residents consume annually.