Grant County, South Dakota Electricity Rates & Statistics
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Grant County, South Dakota Electricity Overview
Grant County has emissions of 8,973.76 kilograms per capita of CO2 equivalent gases. It is the 419th worst polluting county in the country by per capita pollution.
In the past 12 months, Grant County has had a 11.24% drop in the use of renewable fuels for electricity production.
Ranking 1st out of 66 counties in wind power production in South Dakota, Grant County has a total yield of 1,164,495 megawatt hours from wind energy.
The county is ranked as the 397th highest generator of electricity in the US out of 3230 counties for electricity production, generating 2,941,298 megawatt hours.
Grant County consumes 3.81% of the electricity that is produced in their power generating plants, meaning they either export or store the leftover amount.
Grant County ranks 5th highest county in the state out of 66 counties for electricity per resident produced from wind turbines. Producing 1,164,495 megawatt hours from wind and a population of 7,550, this averages out to 154.24 megawatt hours per person each year from wind turbines.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
111,938 MWh
Consumption per Capita
14.83 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
2,941,298 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
1,164,495 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
1,776,803 MWh
Production per Capita
389.58 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
67,751,885 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
8,973.76 kg
Recent Energy News in Milbank
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Milbank, the residential electricity rate national rank increased by 3,809 positions to 3,454th, from last year's value of 7,263rd
- In Milbank, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank increased by 1,284 positions to 1,765th, from last year's value of 3,049th
- In Milbank, the residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 1,854 positions to 3,454th, from last month's value of 1,600th
- In Milbank, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank increased by 587 positions to 1,765th, from last month's value of 2,352nd
- In Milbank, the residential electricity rate state rank increased by 106 positions to 165th, from last year's value of 271st
- In Milbank, the residential electricity rate state rank dropped by 91 positions to 165th, from last month's value of 74th
- In Milbank, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate state rank increased by 17 positions to 62nd, from last year's value of 79th
- In Milbank, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate state rank increased by 14 positions to 62nd, from last month's value of 76th
- In Milbank, the residential electricity rate decreased by 12.23% to 10.69 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 12.18 ¢ / kWh
- In Milbank, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate decreased by 4.54% to 11.01 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 11.54 ¢ / kWh
- In Milbank, the residential electricity rate increased by 7.64% to 10.69 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 9.93 ¢ / kWh
- In Milbank, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate decreased by 1.11% to 11.01 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 11.14 ¢ / kWh
Commercial Electricity Prices
- In Milbank, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 865 positions to 334th, from last year's value of 1,199th
- In Milbank, the commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 840 positions to 2,533rd, from last year's value of 3,373rd
- In Milbank, the commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 910 positions to 2,533rd, from last month's value of 1,623rd
- In Milbank, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 61 positions to 334th, from last month's value of 395th
- In Milbank, the commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 31 positions to 44th, from last year's value of 75th
- In Milbank, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate decreased by 9.36% to 7.52 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 8.3 ¢ / kWh
- In Milbank, the commercial electricity rate decreased by 16.94% to 7.9 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 9.52 ¢ / kWh
- In Milbank, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 4 positions to 44th, from last year's value of 48th
- In Milbank, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 3 positions to 44th, from last month's value of 47th
- In Milbank, the commercial electricity rate increased by 6.42% to 7.9 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 7.43 ¢ / kWh
- In Milbank, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate decreased by 1.76% to 7.52 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 7.65 ¢ / kWh
- In Milbank, the commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 2 positions to 44th, from last month's value of 46th
Electricity Production from Distillate Fuel Oil
- In Milbank, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil production national rank increased by 361 positions to 149th, from last year's value of 510th
- In Milbank, the distillate fuel oil production national rank dropped by 911 positions to 1,001st, from last month's value of 90th
- In Milbank, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil production national rank increased by 255 positions to 149th, from last month's value of 404th
- In Milbank, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil production decreased by 57.5% to 1.31 MWhs, from last year's value of 3.08 MWhs
- In Milbank, the distillate fuel oil production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last month's value of 3 MWhs
- In Milbank, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil production decreased by 8.41% to 1.31 MWhs, from last month's value of 1.43 MWhs
- In Milbank, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil production state rank increased by 3 positions to 1st, from last year's value of 4th
- In Milbank, the distillate fuel oil production state rank dropped by 5 positions to 6th, from last month's value of 1st
- In Milbank, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil production state rank increased by 2 positions to 1st, from last month's value of 3rd
- In Milbank, the distillate fuel oil production national rank dropped by 2 positions to 1,001st, from last year's value of 999th
Electricity Production from All Fuel Types
- In Milbank, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank increased by 1,567 positions to 697th, from last year's value of 2,264th
- In Milbank, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank increased by 1,524 positions to 697th, from last month's value of 2,221st
- In Milbank, the total production national rank dropped by 2,051 positions to 2,698th, from last month's value of 647th
- In Milbank, the 12 month rolling average total production decreased by 57.5% to 1.31 MWhs, from last year's value of 3.08 MWhs
- In Milbank, the total production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last month's value of 3 MWhs
- In Milbank, the 12 month rolling average total production decreased by 8.41% to 1.31 MWhs, from last month's value of 1.43 MWhs
- In Milbank, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank increased by 5 positions to 4th, from last month's value of 9th
- In Milbank, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank increased by 4 positions to 4th, from last year's value of 8th
- In Milbank, the total production national rank increased by 8 positions to 2,698th, from last year's value of 2,706th
- In Milbank, the total production state rank dropped by 8 positions to 12th, from last month's value of 4th
- In Milbank, the total production state rank increased by 1 position to 12th, from last year's value of 13th
Electricity Emission from Production from Distillate Fuel Oil
- In Milbank, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil emission national rank increased by 412 positions to 154th, from last year's value of 566th
- In Milbank, the distillate fuel oil emission national rank dropped by 911 positions to 1,008th, from last month's value of 97th
- In Milbank, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil emission national rank increased by 293 positions to 154th, from last month's value of 447th
- In Milbank, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil emission decreased by 57.7% to 985.8737692307693 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 2330.7651538461537 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Milbank, the distillate fuel oil emission decreased by 100% to 0 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last month's value of 2296.573 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Milbank, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil emission decreased by 8.95% to 985.8737692307693 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last month's value of 1082.7515384615385 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Milbank, the distillate fuel oil emission state rank dropped by 6 positions to 7th, from last month's value of 1st
- In Milbank, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil emission state rank increased by 2 positions to 2nd, from last year's value of 4th
- In Milbank, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil emission state rank increased by 2 positions to 2nd, from last month's value of 4th
Electricity Emission from Production from All Fuel Types
- In Milbank, the total emission national rank dropped by 2,290 positions to 2,699th, from last month's value of 409th
- In Milbank, the 12 month rolling average total emission national rank increased by 769 positions to 440th, from last year's value of 1,209th
- In Milbank, the 12 month rolling average total emission national rank increased by 631 positions to 440th, from last month's value of 1,071st
- In Milbank, the 12 month rolling average total emission decreased by 57.7% to 985.8737692307693 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 2330.7651538461537 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Milbank, the total emission decreased by 100% to 0 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last month's value of 2296.573 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Milbank, the 12 month rolling average total emission decreased by 8.95% to 985.8737692307693 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last month's value of 1082.7515384615385 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Milbank, the total emission state rank dropped by 11 positions to 13th, from last month's value of 2nd
- In Milbank, the 12 month rolling average total emission state rank increased by 4 positions to 2nd, from last year's value of 6th
- In Milbank, the 12 month rolling average total emission state rank increased by 4 positions to 2nd, from last month's value of 6th
Milbank Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Electricity Rate for January, 2024
10.69¢ per kWh
- 7.64% higher than last month
- 12.23% lower than January last year
- 3.7% lower than the South Dakota average
- 31.57% lower than the US average
- 165th in the state out of 362 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 91 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 106 since January last year
- 3,454th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 1,854 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 3,809 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate
11.01¢ per kWh
- 1.11% lower than last month
- 4.54% lower than January last year
- 9.83% lower than the South Dakota average
- 35.12% lower than the US average
- 62nd in the state out of 362 cities
- The state rank has increased by 14 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 17 since January last year
- 1,765th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 587 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 1,284 since January last year
Average Residential Electricity Bill for January, 2024
$171.19 per month
- 43.86% higher than last month
- 15.86% lower than January last year
- 13.72% higher than the South Dakota average
- 13.39% higher than the US average
- 306th in the state out of 362 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 70 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 26 since January last year
- 19,490th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 10,901 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 5,366 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill
$119.25 per month
- 2.2% lower than last month
- 8% lower than January last year
- 3.08% lower than the South Dakota average
- 10.11% lower than the US average
- 243rd in the state out of 362 cities
- The state rank has increased by 5 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 50 since January last year
- 9,735th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 656 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 2,126 since January last year
Average Commercial Electricity Rate for January, 2024
7.9¢ per kWh
- 6.42% higher than last month
- 16.94% lower than January last year
- 23.43% lower than the South Dakota average
- 40.73% lower than the US average
- 44th in the state out of 362 cities
- The state rank has increased by 2 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 31 since January last year
- 2,533rd in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 910 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 840 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate
7.52¢ per kWh
- 1.76% lower than last month
- 9.36% lower than January last year
- 29.89% lower than the South Dakota average
- 46.89% lower than the US average
- 44th in the state out of 362 cities
- The state rank has increased by 3 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 4 since January last year
- 334th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 61 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 865 since January last year
Average Commercial Electricity Bill for January, 2024
$957.22 per month
- 14.03% higher than last month
- 18.24% lower than January last year
- 75.81% higher than the South Dakota average
- 41.26% lower than the US average
- 360th in the state out of 362 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 2 since January last year
- 23,112th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 975 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 2,365 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill
$830.33 per month
- 2.1% lower than last month
- 11.34% lower than January last year
- 59.37% higher than the South Dakota average
- 49.27% lower than the US average
- 359th in the state out of 362 cities
- The state rank has increased by 3 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 3 since January last year
- 21,208th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 537 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 1,141 since January last year
Milbank, SD Electricity Overview
Milbank has an average residential electricity rate of 11.09 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 9.40% less than the average state rate of 12.24 cents and 30.73% lower than the nationwide average of 16.01 cents. Whetstone Valley Electric is the largest supplier in the city based on total residential customers. With annual production of 31 megawatt hours, the city is the 11th highest producer of electricity in South Dakota.
Tracking emissions on a per capita basis gives us a glimpse of the emissions efficiency of a city. Milbank averages 2,531.73 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen due to electricity use, which is sufficient to rank them 7th highest in the state out of 488 cities for emissions efficiency. With total emissions of 8,830,660.43 kilograms, the city ranks 22nd highest in South Dakota for total pollution from electricity use. Power plants in the city mainly use Distillate Fuel Oil, which accounts for 100.00% of the fuel sources used for electricity production in the city. Milbank is home to 2 power generation plants, which is the highest out of any city in the state.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Milbank
Milbank residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in November.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Milbank, South Dakota
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whetstone Valley Electric | BUNDLED | 12.45 | 188.57 | 58,380.22 | 7,268,132.35 |
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Big Stone City, SD Electricity Overview
Big Stone City has an average residential electricity rate of 16.20 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 32.36% more than the average state rate of 12.24 cents and 1.20% higher than the nationwide average of 16.01. With an estimated 157 residential customers, Big Stone City, South Dakota Electric Utility is the largest electricity provider in the city. Big Stone City is the 128th largest city in South Dakota, with a population of 620.
Tracking emissions on a per capita basis gives us a glimpse of the emissions efficiency of a city. Big Stone City averages 2,526.13 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen due to electricity use, which is sufficient to rank them 8th highest in the state out of 488 cities for emissions efficiency. Total emissions in the city are 1,566,197.58 kilograms, which is the 128th worst total amount of pollution for all cities in South Dakota. The city has zero power plants currently operating within the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Big Stone City
Big Stone City residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in December.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Big Stone City, South Dakota
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Stone City, South Dakota Electric Utility | BUNDLED | 16.20 | 132.4 | 3,353.89 | 543,352.47 |
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Revillo, SD Electricity Overview
Revillo has an average residential electricity rate of 11.16 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 8.84% less than the average state rate of 12.24 cents and 30.30% lower than the nationwide average of 16.01 cents. With an estimated 0 residential customers, Whetstone Valley Electric is the largest electricity provider in the city. Revillo is the 296th largest city in South Dakota, with a population of 114.
Tracking emissions on a per capita basis gives us a glimpse of the emissions efficiency of a city. Revillo averages 2,526.13 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen due to electricity use, which is sufficient to rank them 8th highest in the state out of 488 cities for emissions efficiency. Total emissions in the city are 287,978.27 kilograms, which is the 293rd worst total amount of pollution for all cities in South Dakota. The city has zero power plants currently operating within the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Revillo
Revillo residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in November.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Revillo, South Dakota
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whetstone Valley Electric | BUNDLED | 12.45 | 188.57 | 58,380.22 | 7,268,132.35 |
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Electricity Production in Grant County, South Dakota
Power Plants in Grant County, South Dakota
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Big StoneOtter Tail Power Company (53.90%)Montana-Dakota Utilities Co (22.70%)NorthWestern Energy (23.40%) | Grant County | SD | Coal | 1,776,772 | 1,780,226,505.04 | 1,001.94 | ||
Crowned Ridge Wind Energy CenterCattle Ridge Wind Holdings, LLC (100.00%) | Grant County | SD | Wind | 644,715 | ||||
Dakota Range III Wind ProjectDakota Range III, LLC (100.00%) | Grant County | SD | Wind | 519,780 | ||||
Valley Queen CheeseValley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. (100.00%) | Milbank | SD | Distillate Fuel Oil | 17 | 12,816.36 | 753.9 | ||
State Auto InsuranceSLB Milbank LLC (100.00%) | Milbank | SD | Distillate Fuel Oil | 14 | 12,001.45 | 857.25 |
Grant County, South Dakota Details
Grant County residents average 8,973.76 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen from electricity use, which is sufficient to rank them worst in the state out of 66 in this category. While not as telling of a statistic (more people almost always equals more pollution), the total pollution of the county from electricity consumption is 67,751,885.44 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 8th highest amount in the state and 419th in the country. Around 60.24% of electricity in Grant County comes from production using Coal. Wind and Distillate Fuel Oil have the second and third highest total usage, respectively, for electricity generation. Wind is used to make 1,164,495 megawatt hours (39.59%) of electricity production and Distillate Fuel Oil accounts for 4,848.93 megawatt hours (0.16%) of total production in the county. Grant County has 5 electricity producing plants, which is highest in the state.
Providers In Each City in Grant County:
- Albee, South Dakota:
- Otter Tail Power Company: 100.00%
- Big Stone City, South Dakota:
- Big Stone City, South Dakota Electric Utility: 100.00%
- La Bolt, South Dakota:
- Whetstone Valley Electric: 2.77%
- Otter Tail Power Company: 97.23%
- Marvin, South Dakota:
- Whetstone Valley Electric: 2.91%
- Otter Tail Power Company: 97.09%
- Milbank, South Dakota:
- Otter Tail Power Company: 89.73%
- Whetstone Valley Electric: 10.27%
- Revillo, South Dakota:
- Otter Tail Power Company: 85.22%
- Whetstone Valley Electric: 14.78%
- Stockholm, South Dakota:
- Otter Tail Power Company: 85.26%
- Whetstone Valley Electric: 14.74%
- Strandburg, South Dakota:
- Otter Tail Power Company: 100.00%
- Twin Brooks, South Dakota:
- Otter Tail Power Company: 86.08%
- Whetstone Valley Electric: 13.92%
* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.
FAQ
How many power plants are in Grant County, South Dakota?
There are 5 power plants in Grant County, South Dakota
What electricity companies offer service in Grant County, South Dakota?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whetstone Valley Electric | 2,021 |
| 2 | Big Stone City, South Dakota Electric Utility | 405 |
| 3 | Codington Clark Electric | 178 |
How many electric companies offer service in Grant County, South Dakota?
There are 3 electricity companies operating in Grant County, South Dakota.
Which electricity company is the largest provider in Grant County, South Dakota?
By total revenue, Whetstone Valley Electric is the largest electricity supplier in Grant County, South Dakota.
