Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative

About Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative

With headquarters in Portola, California, Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative supplies electricity to 2 states throughout the nation. There are a total of 8,688 customer accounts who are receiving service from the company. These customer accounts are made up of 8,522 residential customer accounts, 130 commercial customers and 36 industrial accounts. The average residential electricity rate for consumers of Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative is about 25.90 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 59.68% above the nationwide average of 16.22 cents. Approximately 145,382 megawatt hours were sold by the provider to retail end users in 2019. Electricity production and wholesale power purchases made up 20.54% and 79.46%, respectively, of the total electricity sourced. Power plants owned by the company generated 31,553 megawatt hours and an additional 122,064 megawatt hours were procured by way of wholesale channels. The revenue for Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative for 2019 from electricity sales was $26,025,000, with 95.50% coming from retail sales to end users.

The average monthly residential electricity bill for a consumer of Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative is $378.43 per month, while the national average is $143.38. Consumers of the provider pay 163.94% more compared to the rest of the United States. The company does not have ownership in any electricity plants and all of the electricity that they sell to their consumers must be purchased from other providers.