City of Ruston Utilities: Rates and Coverage Area

City of Ruston Utilities

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

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About City of Ruston Utilities

City of Ruston Utilities is a municipally owned entity headquartered in Ruston, Louisiana and serving customers in Louisiana. The supplier has 16 industrial customers, 9,608 residential accounts and 1,907 commercial customers in their service area. City of Ruston Utilities has an average residential electricity rate of 4.39 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 62.21% less than the average Louisiana price of 11.62 cents and 71.91% less than the nationwide average of 15.64. In 2022 the company sold 293,019 megawatt hours via retail sales to end users. The electricity sourced by the company is made up of primarily wholesale purchased megawatt hours, with 305,859 megawatt hours procured by the company. They earned a total of $10,679,000 in 2022 through electricity sales to retail consumers.

The average residential electric bill for a customer of City of Ruston Utilities is $42.2 per month, while the national average is $132.69. The provider currently does not produce any of the electricity that they sell. Instead, they must purchase that electricity at wholesale prices from other companies and then resell it at a higher rate to end users.

City of Ruston Utilities Net Metering

City of Ruston Utilities offers net metering options to their customers. Without net metering, solar panel installation is significantly less economically realistic, as citizens have no way to sell unused energy back into the infrastructure system.

Energy Loss

City of Ruston Utilities has energy loss of 4.20% of their total generation during transmission. The state average for energy loss is 2.98% and the nationwide average is 2.87%. This results in City of Ruston Utilities receiving a ranking of 7th best out of 34 providers in the state and 666th best out of 3517 providers in the nation.

City of Ruston Utilities Rate & Electric Bills

City of Ruston Utilities residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in June.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.047/kWh$0.035/kWh$42.22/mo.$32.49/mo.
10th4.39¢City of Ruston Utilities' Average residential price per kWh
19th$42.2Average monthly electricity bill for City of Ruston Utilities' residential customers

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City of Ruston Utilities Overview

  • Company Type:Municipal
  • Headquarters:401 North Trenton Street
    Ruston, Louisiana 71270
    United States of America
  • Director/Superintendent:Ronny Walker

City of Ruston Utilities Contact

City of Ruston Utilities Service

  • Outage Phone:(318) 255-1316
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Energy Loss

City of Ruston Utilities' energy loss due to business operations.

-4.20%

Total Energy Loss

12,840MWh

666 National Rank

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City of Ruston Utilities Coverage Map

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City of Ruston Utilities State Coverage

StateCustomersSales ($)State Rank Based On Revenue% of Provider's Residential Sales in State
Louisiana11,53110,679,00028100%

City of Ruston Utilities County Coverage

CountyPopulationProvidersAvg. County Rate (¢)Avg. Electric Bill
Lincoln Parish48,415310.89$134.18/mo

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City of Ruston Utilities FAQ:

What cities does City of Ruston Utilities have customers in to?

City of Ruston Utilities has customers in 2 cities.

What is the average bundled bill for City of Ruston Utilities customers each month?

Currently, the average monthly bundled electric bill for customers of City of Ruston Utilities is $42.20. The Louisiana average bundled bill is $138.75 and the nationwide average is $138.75.

Who is the CEO of City of Ruston Utilities?

Ronny Walker is the current CEO of City of Ruston Utilities.

What is the phone number for City of Ruston Utilities?

City of Ruston Utilities' customer service phone number is (318) 251-8675

What is the average bundled electricity rate for City of Ruston Utilities customers?

Consumers of City of Ruston Utilities, on average, have an electricity bundled rate 4.39 cents per kilowatt hour (¢/kWh).

Nick Reese
Last Reviewed By: Nick Reese
Published: 2022-08-01