Lares Municipio, PR: Electric Rates, Bills & Providers

Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico Electricity Rates & Statistics

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

  • The average electricity bill in Lares Municipio, PR is $188.68
  • The average electricity rate in Lares Municipio, PR is 33.31¢

Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Lares Municipio, PR

The average residential electric bill in Lares Municipio, PR is $188.68 per month. Lares Municipio, PR is the 29th most expensive county in Puerto Rico for electricity.

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Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico Electricity Overview

Releasing 111,734,262.77 kilograms of CO2 gases, Lares Municipio has the 45th highest pollution level from electricity consumption of any county in the state.

Residents of Lares Municipio use enough electricity to release 3,977.44 kilograms of CO2 gases per year per person, which is the 1964th highest amount of pollution from electric consumption for a county in the US.

The average residential price per kilowatt hour in Lares Municipio is 33.31 cents. This is around 101.65% more than the nationwide average rate of 16.52 cents per kilowatt hour.

Lares Municipio has no power production plants and must import all of the electricity used in the county.

Lares Municipio customers deal with outages averaging 1 minutes per occurrence, with roughly 13.33 outages a year.

With a nationwide average residential electric bill of $143.38, Lares Municipio residents, on average, pay about 31.60% more than their fellow Americans per month for electricity.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    155,957 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    5.55 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    111,734,263 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    3,977.44 kg

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Lares zona urbana

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Lares zona urbana Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024

20.06¢ per kWh

  • 5.39% lower than last month
  • 6.02% lower than November last year
  • 0.54% lower than the Puerto Rico average
  • 17.76% higher than the US average
  • 248th in the state out of 292 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 114 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 56 since November last year
  • 27,077th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 630 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 1,274 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate

23.22¢ per kWh

  • 0.46% lower than last month
  • 0.44% lower than November last year
  • 0.82% lower than the Puerto Rico average
  • 40.82% higher than the US average
  • 244th in the state out of 292 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 5 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 8 since November last year
  • 28,730th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 32 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 297 since November last year

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024

$89.7 per month

  • 21.49% lower than last month
  • 2.65% lower than November last year
  • 0.88% lower than the Puerto Rico average
  • 24.13% lower than the US average
  • 245th in the state out of 292 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 2 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 139 since November last year
  • 4,364th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 9,407 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 1,444 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill

$111.37 per month

  • 0.18% lower than last month
  • 8.12% higher than November last year
  • 0.54% lower than the Puerto Rico average
  • 21.7% lower than the US average
  • 251st in the state out of 292 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since November last year
  • 4,883rd in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 15 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 703 since November last year

Lares zona urbana, PR Electricity Overview

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The residential electricity rate is 23.22 cents per kilowatt hour for inhabitants of Lares zona urbana, which is 1.81% below the average Puerto Rico price of 23.65 cents. With an estimated 886 residential customers, Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority is the largest electricity provider in the city. The average monthly residential electricity bill for a citizen in the city is $111.37 per month, while the US average is $143.38.

The use of electricity in Lares zona urbana accounts for 20,694,623.71 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which is the 57th largest amount in the state out of 294 cities. This total equates to 3,977.44 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita, so the city ranks 80th highest in Puerto Rico for emissions per capita. The residents of Lares zona urbana have to use power from outside city limits because there are not any electricity generating plants in the city boundaries.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Lares zona urbana

Lares zona urbana residential electric rates are highest in November and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.417/kWh$0.153/kWh$172.78/mo.$4.13/mo.
244th23.22¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Lares zona urbana
251st$111.37Average residential monthly electricity bill for Lares zona urbana Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Lares zona urbana, Puerto Rico

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Puerto Rico Electric Power AuthorityBUNDLED22.3098.117,300,333.671,628,336,135
SunnovaBUNDLED32.77206.82454,920.51149,076,475
Sunrun SolarBUNDLED43.62256.47191,202.8483,409,817

Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico Details

Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico Net Metering

Out of the 3 companies in Lares Municipio, 3 of them offer net metering to their consumers. The state of Puerto Rico has nonexistent state level net metering legislation.

Energy Loss

The single company in Lares Municipio who reports energy loss data reported an annual loss of 9.65%. The countrywide average energy loss is 2.43%. This earned Lares Municipio a rank of 2869th best in the US out of 3221.

Power Companies in Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico

FAQ

Which electricity company is the largest supplier in Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico?

The largest electricity supplier in Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico by total customer count is Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority.

How many electric companies offer service in Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico?

There are 3 electricity companies serving customers in Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico.

What electricity companies offer service in Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico?

County Customers RankProviderEst. County Customers
1Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority26,965
2Sunnova696
3Sunrun Solar314

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Published: 2025-01-24