Providence County, Rhode Island Electricity Rates & Statistics

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Residents living in Providence are paying an average residential electricity rate of 21.57 cents per kilowatt hour, ranking the city at 3rd out of 37 cities in the state. Averaging 0.04 megawatt hours per person produced from wind, the city ranks 2nd highest out of the 37 cities in the state for this category. The largest vendor in the city based on megawatt hours sold is The Narragansett Electric Co.

Electricity consumption in Providence results in the release of 543,821,045.64 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 2,880.23 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in them being the 2nd ranked city in Rhode Island for CO2 pollution emitted per capita. Natural Gas is the fuel of choice in Providence, with 97.11% of electricity production coming from the fuel source. Secondary fuels used during electricity generation include Distillate Fuel Oil at 1.67% and Wind at 0.71% 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 21.57 cents per kilowatt hour, ranking the city at 14th out of 37 cities in the state. Solar fields in the city generate an average of 0.58 megawatt hours per person living in the city. This results in a ranking of 6th in Rhode Island out of 37 cities. The nationwide average monthly residential electric bill is $137.45, while the Cranston average is 3.52% lower at $132.61 per month.

Electricity consumption in Cranston results in the release of 215,105,440.8 kilograms of CO2 pollution, which is the 4th 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 2,602.48 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in them being the 31st ranked city in Rhode Island for CO2 pollution emitted per capita. Solar is the fuel of choice in Cranston, with 69.64% of electricity production coming from the fuel source. Secondary fuels used during electricity generation include Natural Gas at 30.31% and Distillate Fuel Oil at 0.05% of production. Cranston has 4 electricity plants, which is the highest out of any city in Rhode Island.