Providence County, Rhode Island Electricity Rates & Statistics

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Residents living in Providence are paying an average residential electricity rate of 22.68 cents per kilowatt hour, ranking the city at 10th out of 37 cities in the state. Electricity production from wind in the city totals 0.03 megawatt hours generated per capita living in the city. This is the 2nd highest amount out of the 37 cities in the state. Generating 7.91 megawatt hours per person living in the city, Providence is the 3rd highest producer per capita out of 37 cities in the state.

Electricity consumption in Providence results in the release of 534,215,350.38 kilograms of CO2 pollution, which is the largest emissions amount in the state out of 37 cities. More telling of the city's pollution reality is the per person CO2 emission amount. Currently that amount stands at 2,817.96 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in them being the 1st ranked city in Rhode Island for CO2 pollution emitted per capita. Natural Gas is the fuel of choice in Providence, with 99.18% of electricity production coming from the fuel source. Secondary fuels used during electricity generation include Wind at 0.35% and Distillate Fuel Oil at 0.30% of production. Providence has 4 electricity plants, which is the highest out of any city in Rhode Island.

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Residents living in Cranston are paying an average residential electricity rate of 22.68 cents per kilowatt hour, ranking the city at 13th out of 37 cities in the state. Solar fields in the city generate an average of 0.38 megawatt hours per person living in the city. This results in a ranking of 6th in Rhode Island out of 37 cities. The Narragansett Electric Co sells an estimated 87,838.26 megawatt hours in the city a year, which is more than all other vendors.

Releasing 204,746,538.82 kilograms of CO2 emissions each year, Cranston is the 3rd highest out of 37 cities in the state for total pollution from electricity consumption. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per citizen in the city, which amounts to 2,483.82 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This measurement ranks Cranston as the 31st highest polluting city in Rhode Island. The city has 3 power plants, which is the 2nd highest for a city in Rhode Island. When it comes to electricity generation, Cranston's top fuel is Solar, accounting for 62.51% of production in the city.