Fortis: Rates, Coverage Area, Emissions

Fortis

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About Fortis

With headquarters in Kelowna, British Columbia, Fortis supplies electricity to 3 states throughout the nation. The company presently supplies electricity to commercial, residential, transportation and industrial customers, with a total of 1,311 industrial customers, 92,992 commercial customer accounts, one transportation customer and 739,311 residential accounts recently reported to be subscribed. The average residential electricity rate for customers of Fortis is around 17.81 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 13.89% more than the US average of 15.64. Approximately 13,720,308 megawatt hours were sold by the provider to retail customers in 2022. Electricity production and wholesale power purchases made up 62.43% and 37.55%, respectively, of all electricity sourced by the company. Electricity facilities owned by the company produced 13,097,608 megawatt hours and an additional 7,876,887 were purchased on wholesale channels. The company earned $4,366,559,600 in 2022, $447,149,000 of which came from electricity sales on the wholesale energy market and $1,931,178,100 of which came from sales to residential electricity customers.

The average monthly residential electricity bill for a consumer of Fortis is $134.47 per month, while the national average is $132.69. Consumers of the provider pay 1.33% more compared to the rest of the United States. With 9,470,859.06 megawatt hours produced from non-renewable fuels, Fortis is the 116th largest producer of megawatt hours from non-renewable sources in the US out of 3517 suppliers. Fortis generates 10,157,231.51 megawatt hours from their generation plants, which ranks them as the 123rd highest producer of electricity of all 3517 electricity suppliers in the US. There are 4,137,067.21 megawatt hours generated by the company from the use of coal. This ranks them the 71st highest generator out of 3517 electric suppliers in the United States.

Fortis Net Metering

Fortis offers net metering choices to consumers. Net metering makes solar panel purchases more economically viable as it allows consumers to sell electricity into the grid.

Energy Loss

Losing electricity from heat dissipation during electricity transmission and other causes is part of being in the electricity production business. Suppliers must report these losses. Fortis reported a yearly loss of approximately 5.10% of the electricity that they transmit. The nationwide average energy loss is 2.87%. This gives Fortis a ranking of 914th best out of 3517 providers in the country.

Fortis Rate & Electric Bills

Fortis residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in November.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.201/kWh$0.121/kWh$191.65/mo.$74.49/mo.
2708th17.81¢Fortis' Average residential price per kWh
1868th$134.47Average monthly electricity bill for Fortis' residential customers

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Quick Facts About Fortis

Fortis generates 0.94% of its total megawatt hours produced from solar fields, which is 178th in the United States out of 3517 suppliers for percentage of total electricity production that comes from solar energy sources.

Roughly 0.63% of Fortis' total electricity comes from the use of hydroelectric power.

Fortis' generation plants generate 5,318,335.22 megawatt hours from the use of natural gas.

Fortis is the 64th largest supplier out of 3517 suppliers in the country based on total customer count.

Fortis has an average of 1.3 electrical outages per customer each year. These outages last an average of 172.2 minutes. Compare this to the national averages of other providers at 1.27 outages per consumer and 137.24 minutes each outage.

Fortis produces 526,955 megawatt hours of electricity from wind energy, which is the 65th highest total in the US out of 3517 suppliers that we track.

Energy Loss

Fortis' energy loss due to business operations.

-5.10%

Total Energy Loss

1,069,344MWh

914 National Rank

Grid Reliability

Length & Frequency of Fortis' Power Outages

172.2 min.

vs. national average of 137.24 min.

1.3 outages/yr

vs. national average of 1.27

Fortis Energy Makeup

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Fortis State Coverage

StateCustomersSales ($)State Rank Based On Revenue% of Provider's Residential Sales in State
Arizona552,7491,449,257,962362.14%
Colorado11,571,00055
New York280,864629,463,000837.86%

Fortis County Coverage

CountyPopulationProvidersAvg. County Rate (¢)Avg. Electric Bill
Albany County315,8114823.66$161.17/mo
Columbia County61,5874822.28$153.98/mo
Dutchess County297,5454625.84$179.28/mo
Greene County48,0264625.86$179.40/mo
Mohave County220,816413.13$132.31/mo
Orange County405,9414726.99$187.04/mo
Pima County1,057,597614.86$125.17/mo
Putnam County98,0454622.43$156.92/mo
Santa Cruz County47,463316.05$118.80/mo
Sullivan County79,6584722.74$158.97/mo

Power Plants Owned by Fortis

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Emission (kg)Emissions/MWhToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
San Juan County NM Coal 7,854,696.017,572,010,360.54964.01
Apache County AZ Coal 6,699,939.77,094,582,836.411,058.9
Luna Energy FacilityPublic Service Company of New Mexico (33.30%)Tucson Electric Power (33.30%)Samchully Power & Utilities 1 LLC (33.40%)
Deming NM Natural Gas 3,554,8061,393,782,467.7392.08
San Juan County NM Coal 3,096,428.013,371,744,622.031,088.91
Gila Bend AZ Natural Gas 2,627,6761,033,234,939.24393.21
H Wilson Sundt Generating StationTucson Electric Power (100.00%)
Tucson AZ Natural Gas 1,379,585763,408,602.88553.36
Lea County NM Wind 526,955
Black Mountain Generating StationUNS Energy Corporation (100.00%)
Mohave County AZ Natural Gas 93,67152,060,880.2555.78
Ulster County NY Conventional Hydroelectric 41,659
Fort Huachuca Solar PV ProjectTucson Electric Power (100.00%)
Sierra Vista AZ Solar 39,894

Fortis Fuel Makeup

NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
52.36%
COAL
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
40.73%
WIND
Wind
5.19%
SOLAR
Solar
0.94%
CONVENTIONAL HYDROELECTRIC
Conventional Hydroelectric
0.63%
OTHER
Other
0.15%

Cities Fortis Has Coverage

* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.

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Fortis FAQ:

When will Fortis power be restored?

The average number of minutes for an outage for Fortis' consumers is 172.2 minutes.

Who is the CEO of Fortis?

Fortis' CEO is Roger A. Dall'Antonia.

What percentage of Fortis' electricity is produced from renewable fuel sources?

Electric facilities owned by or associated with Fortis generate 6.76% of their electricity from renewable fuel sources.

What percentage of Fortis' electricity is generated from nonrenewable fuel types?

Fortis produces 93.24% of their electricity using nonrenewable fuel types.

What is the average BUNDLED electricity rate for Fortis customers?

Consumers of Fortis, on average, have an electricity BUNDLED rate 17.81 cents per kilowatt hour (¢/kWh).

Does Fortis have any subsidiary companies?

Fortis is a parent company of UNS Energy Corporation, Central Hudson Gas and Electric, and International Transmission Company.

How many power plants are owned by or associated with Fortis?

Fortis owns or is associated with 23 power plants.

What is the phone number for Fortis?

The Fortis phone number is (604) 576-7000 .

What is the average bundled bill for Fortis customers each month?

Customers of Fortis pay, on average, a monthly bundled bill of $134.47.

How many counties does Fortis provider electricity in?

There are 11 counties that receive at least some electricity coverage by Fortis.

How many states does Fortis supply electricity to?

There are 3 states that receive at least some electricity coverage by Fortis.

What cities does Fortis provider electricity to?

Fortis provides electricity to 82 cities in the United States including New York, Arizona, and Colorado.

Alex Zdanov
Last Reviewed By: Alex Zdanov
Published: 2022-08-01