Hamilton County, Ohio Electricity Rates & Statistics

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The average residential electricity rate for Cincinnati is about 17.39 cents per kilowatt hour. Unfortunately for the citizens, this rate is above both the Ohio and the nationwide average prices of 15.18 and 15.90 cents per kilowatt hour, respectively. Cincinnati produces 5.50% of the electricity used in the city and must import power from neighboring cities and counties or rural area power generation facilities. Duke Energy Ohio has an estimated 14,851 total residential customers, more than all other electricity suppliers in the city.

Emissions in Cincinnati average 5,839.97 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident due to electricity consumption, which ranks them as the 1251st worst polluting city out of 1268 cities in Ohio based on emissions per capita. Total emissions in the city are 1,807,681,000.37 kilograms, which is the 3rd worst total amount of pollution for any city in the state. The city has 2 power producing plants, which is the most out of any city in the state. For electricity production purposes, Cincinnati's primary fuel is Natural Gas, making up 99.49% of production in the city.

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The average residential electricity rate for Forest Park is about 17.39 cents per kilowatt hour. Unfortunately for the citizens, this rate is above both the Ohio and the nationwide average prices of 15.18 and 15.90 cents per kilowatt hour, respectively. Duke Energy Ohio is the largest provider in the city based on megawatt hours sold. The US average monthly residential power bill is $137.53, while the Forest Park average is 3.03% more at $141.71 per month.

Emissions in Forest Park average 5,970.31 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident due to electricity consumption, which ranks them as the 289th worst polluting city out of 1268 cities in Ohio based on emissions per capita. Total emissions in the city are 119,048,031.68 kilograms, which is the 87th worst total amount of pollution for any city in the state. The inhabitants of Forest Park have to import electricity from outside city limits because there are not any electricity producing facilities within the city.