Lawrence County, South Dakota Electricity Rates & Statistics
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Lawrence County, South Dakota Electricity Overview
Lawrence County has a population of 25,687 residents.
Lawrence County is ranked as the 1518th largest consumer of electricity out of 3230 counties in the country with over 300,000 megawatt hours being used by citizens for their electricity needs.
Lawrence County ranks 533rd county in the United States out of 3230 counties in hydroelectric power production, producing 2,027 megawatt hours per year from hydroelectric plants.
Lawrence County averages 0.08 megawatt hours per person generated from renewable electricity sources, which is 21st highest in South Dakota out of 66counties.
Lawrence County has emissions of 2,512.68 kilograms per capita of CO2 equivalent gases, compared to the state average of 2,526.13.
Citizens in the county use roughly 18788.49% of the total amount of the electricity that the county generates.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
380,843 MWh
Consumption per Capita
14.83 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
2,027 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
2,027 MWh
Production per Capita
0.08 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
64,543,213 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
2,512.68 kg
Recent Energy News in Spearfish
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Spearfish, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill national rank increased by 4,369 positions to 2,206th, from last year's value of 6,575th
- In Spearfish, the residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 2,230 positions to 4,848th, from last month's value of 2,618th
- In Spearfish, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill national rank increased by 133 positions to 2,206th, from last month's value of 2,339th
- In Spearfish, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill state rank increased by 70 positions to 26th, from last year's value of 96th
- In Spearfish, the residential electricity bill state rank dropped by 41 positions to 51st, from last year's value of 10th
- In Spearfish, the residential electricity bill national rank increased by 38 positions to 4,848th, from last year's value of 4,886th
- In Spearfish, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill decreased by 15.77% to $94.34, from last year's value of $111.99
- In Spearfish, the residential electricity bill state rank dropped by 26 positions to 51st, from last month's value of 25th
- In Spearfish, the residential electricity bill increased by 20.45% to $113.63, from last month's value of $94.34
- In Spearfish, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill state rank dropped by 4 positions to 26th, from last month's value of 22nd
- In Spearfish, the residential electricity bill increased by 0.29% to $113.63, from last year's value of $113.3
- In Spearfish, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill increased by 0.03% to $94.34, from last month's value of $94.31
Commercial Electricity Prices
- In Spearfish, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 6,737 positions to 8,936th, from last year's value of 15,673rd
- In Spearfish, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 714 positions to 8,936th, from last month's value of 8,222nd
- In Spearfish, the commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 383 positions to 8,380th, from last year's value of 8,763rd
- In Spearfish, the commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 422 positions to 8,380th, from last month's value of 7,958th
- In Spearfish, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 88 positions to 252nd, from last year's value of 340th
- In Spearfish, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate decreased by 13.41% to 11.18 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 12.92 ¢ / kWh
- In Spearfish, the commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 30 positions to 254th, from last year's value of 284th
- In Spearfish, the commercial electricity rate state rank dropped by 25 positions to 254th, from last month's value of 229th
- In Spearfish, the commercial electricity rate decreased by 4.71% to 10.63 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 11.16 ¢ / kWh
- In Spearfish, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 1 position to 252nd, from last month's value of 253rd
- In Spearfish, the commercial electricity rate decreased by 2.36% to 10.63 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 10.89 ¢ / kWh
- In Spearfish, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate decreased by 0.39% to 11.18 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 11.23 ¢ / kWh
Industrial Electricity Prices
- In Spearfish, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank increased by 9,139 positions to 5,219th, from last year's value of 14,358th
- In Spearfish, the industrial electricity rate national rank increased by 4,586 positions to 6,286th, from last year's value of 10,872nd
- In Spearfish, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank increased by 303 positions to 5,219th, from last month's value of 5,522nd
- In Spearfish, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate state rank increased by 222 positions to 27th, from last year's value of 249th
- In Spearfish, the industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 498 positions to 6,286th, from last month's value of 5,788th
- In Spearfish, the industrial electricity rate state rank increased by 93 positions to 27th, from last year's value of 120th
- In Spearfish, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate decreased by 23.9% to 6.86 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 9.01 ¢ / kWh
- In Spearfish, the industrial electricity rate decreased by 12.49% to 6.73 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 7.69 ¢ / kWh
- In Spearfish, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate state rank increased by 2 positions to 27th, from last month's value of 29th
- In Spearfish, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate decreased by 1.15% to 6.86 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 6.94 ¢ / kWh
- In Spearfish, the industrial electricity rate increased by 1.53% to 6.73 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 6.63 ¢ / kWh
- In Spearfish, the industrial electricity rate state rank increased by 1 position to 27th, from last month's value of 28th
Electricity Production from All Fuel Types
- In Spearfish, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank dropped by 974 positions to 2,703rd, from last month's value of 1,729th
- In Spearfish, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank dropped by 872 positions to 2,703rd, from last year's value of 1,831st
- In Spearfish, the 12 month rolling average total production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 155.92 MWhs
- In Spearfish, the 12 month rolling average total production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last month's value of 12.36 MWhs
- In Spearfish, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank dropped by 7 positions to 13th, from last year's value of 6th
- In Spearfish, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank dropped by 6 positions to 13th, from last month's value of 7th
- In Spearfish, the total production national rank increased by 8 positions to 2,698th, from last year's value of 2,706th
- In Spearfish, the total production state rank increased by 1 position to 12th, from last year's value of 13th
- In Spearfish, the total production national rank increased by 1 position to 2,698th, from last month's value of 2,699th
- In Spearfish, the total production state rank increased by 1 position to 12th, from last month's value of 13th
Electricity Production from Conventional Hydroelectric
- In Spearfish, the 12 month rolling average conventional hydroelectric production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 155.92 MWhs
- In Spearfish, the 12 month rolling average conventional hydroelectric production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last month's value of 12.36 MWhs
- In Spearfish, the 12 month rolling average conventional hydroelectric production national rank dropped by 51 positions to 337th, from last year's value of 286th
- In Spearfish, the 12 month rolling average conventional hydroelectric production national rank dropped by 50 positions to 337th, from last month's value of 287th
- In Spearfish, the conventional hydroelectric production national rank increased by 1 position to 337th, from last month's value of 338th
Spearfish Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Electricity Rate for January, 2024
11.22¢ per kWh
- 4.2% lower than last month
- 5.48% lower than January last year
- 1.16% higher than the South Dakota average
- 28.11% lower than the US average
- 206th in the state out of 362 cities
- The state rank has increased by 5 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 9 since January last year
- 4,617th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 305 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 1,230 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate
12.37¢ per kWh
- 0.44% lower than last month
- 11.7% lower than January last year
- 1.31% higher than the South Dakota average
- 27.1% lower than the US average
- 201st in the state out of 362 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 148 since January last year
- 5,106th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 1 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 7,148 since January last year
Average Residential Electricity Bill for January, 2024
$113.63 per month
- 20.45% higher than last month
- 0.29% higher than January last year
- 24.52% lower than the South Dakota average
- 24.73% lower than the US average
- 51st in the state out of 362 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 26 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 41 since January last year
- 4,848th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 2,230 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 38 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill
$94.34 per month
- 0.03% higher than last month
- 15.77% lower than January last year
- 23.33% lower than the South Dakota average
- 28.89% lower than the US average
- 26th in the state out of 362 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 4 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 70 since January last year
- 2,206th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 133 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 4,369 since January last year
Average Commercial Electricity Rate for January, 2024
10.63¢ per kWh
- 2.36% lower than last month
- 4.71% lower than January last year
- 3.02% higher than the South Dakota average
- 20.26% lower than the US average
- 254th in the state out of 362 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 25 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 30 since January last year
- 8,380th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 422 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 383 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate
11.18¢ per kWh
- 0.39% lower than last month
- 13.41% lower than January last year
- 4.28% higher than the South Dakota average
- 21.01% lower than the US average
- 252nd in the state out of 362 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 88 since January last year
- 8,936th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 714 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 6,737 since January last year
Average Commercial Electricity Bill for January, 2024
$524.66 per month
- 6.79% higher than last month
- 3.93% lower than January last year
- 3.64% lower than the South Dakota average
- 67.8% lower than the US average
- 227th in the state out of 362 cities
- The state rank has increased by 11 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 14 since January last year
- 12,491st in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 648 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 696 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill
$530.72 per month
- 0.34% lower than last month
- 14.37% lower than January last year
- 1.86% higher than the South Dakota average
- 67.57% lower than the US average
- 239th in the state out of 362 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 25 since January last year
- 12,219th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 318 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 2,714 since January last year
Average Industrial Electricity Rate for January, 2024
6.73¢ per kWh
- 1.53% higher than last month
- 12.49% lower than January last year
- 33.95% lower than the South Dakota average
- 31.51% lower than the US average
- 27th in the state out of 318 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 93 since January last year
- 6,286th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 498 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 4,586 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate
6.86¢ per kWh
- 1.15% lower than last month
- 23.9% lower than January last year
- 22.28% lower than the South Dakota average
- 32.95% lower than the US average
- 27th in the state out of 318 cities
- The state rank has increased by 2 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 222 since January last year
- 5,219th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 303 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 9,139 since January last year
Average Industrial Electricity Bill for January, 2024
$157,338.14 per month
- 6.97% lower than last month
- 17.14% lower than January last year
- 217.37% higher than the South Dakota average
- 366.71% higher than the US average
- 317th in the state out of 318 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 1 since January last year
- 25,670th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 93 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 162 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill
$162,790.54 per month
- 1.64% lower than last month
- 30.96% lower than January last year
- 202.92% higher than the South Dakota average
- 375.83% higher than the US average
- 318th in the state out of 318 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since January last year
- 25,681st in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 162 since January last year
Spearfish, SD Electricity Overview
The residential electricity price is 12.76 cents per kilowatt hour for residents of Spearfish, which is 4.26% more than South Dakota's average rate of 12.24 cents and 20.29% less than the US average of 16.01 cents. There has been a 35.67% drop in the use of renewable energy (such as solar, wind or hydro power) in Spearfish over the past 12 months. The city has a deficit of 176,347.95 megawatt hours because of customers using 8699.95% more electricity than is produced. This leads to the necessity to import extra megawatt hours.
Tracking emissions on a per capita basis shows us the emissions efficiency of a city. Spearfish averages 2,497.42 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident due to electricity consumption. A total of 30,046,447.94 kilograms of CO2 emissions are emitted from the city a year. This is enough to rank 10th worst in South Dakota for total pollution. The city is home to one power producing plant. Spearfish's power plants most often use Conventional Hydroelectric, which accounts for 100.00% of the fuel used for electricity generation in the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Spearfish
Spearfish residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Spearfish, South Dakota
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Black Hills Energy | BUNDLED | 12.32 | 94.3 | 550,009 | 67,741,149 | |
Butte Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 13.40 | 148.35 | 75,265.33 | 10,084,736.92 |
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Lead, SD Electricity Overview
The residential electricity price is 12.32 cents per kilowatt hour for residents of Lead, which is 0.63% more than South Dakota's average rate of 12.24 cents and 23.06% less than the US average of 16.01 cents. Black Hills Energy sells an estimated 2,518.3 megawatt hours in the city per year, which is more than any other electricity supplier. The average monthly residential electricity bill for a consumer in the city is $94.3 per month, while the South Dakota average is $125.43.
Tracking emissions on a per capita basis shows us the emissions efficiency of a city. Lead averages 2,526.13 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident due to electricity consumption. A total of 7,550,588.02 kilograms of CO2 emissions are emitted from the city a year. This is enough to rank 29th worst in South Dakota for total pollution. The electricity used in Lead has to be sourced from surrounding cities and rural areas, as there are no power production plants within its borders.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Lead
Lead residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Lead, South Dakota
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Black Hills Energy | BUNDLED | 12.32 | 94.3 | 550,009 | 67,741,149 |
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North Spearfish CDP, SD Electricity Overview
The residential electricity price is 12.66 cents per kilowatt hour for residents of North Spearfish CDP, which is 3.44% more than South Dakota's average rate of 12.24 cents and 20.91% less than the US average of 16.01 cents. Black Hills Energy sells an estimated 3,581.86 megawatt hours in the city per year, which is more than any other electricity supplier. The average monthly residential electricity bill for a consumer in the city is $111.51 per month, while the South Dakota average is $125.43.
Tracking emissions on a per capita basis shows us the emissions efficiency of a city. North Spearfish CDP averages 2,526.13 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident due to electricity consumption. A total of 5,552,423.04 kilograms of CO2 emissions are emitted from the city a year. This is enough to rank 41st worst in South Dakota for total pollution. The electricity used in North Spearfish CDP has to be sourced from surrounding cities and rural areas, as there are no power production plants within its borders.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in North Spearfish CDP
North Spearfish CDP residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in North Spearfish CDP, South Dakota
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Black Hills Energy | BUNDLED | 12.32 | 94.3 | 550,009 | 67,741,149 | |
Butte Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 13.40 | 148.35 | 75,265.33 | 10,084,736.92 |
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Electricity Production in Lawrence County, South Dakota
Power Plants in Lawrence County, South Dakota
Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spearfish HydroCity of Spearfish (100.00%) | Spearfish | SD | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2,027 |
Lawrence County, South Dakota Details
Tracking emissions on a per capita basis shows us the emissions efficiency of a county. Lawrence County averages 2,512.68 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident from electricity consumption, which ranks them 2419th worst in the United States out of 3230 counties for emissions efficiency. A total of 64,543,212.73 kilograms of CO2 emissions are emitted from the county per year. Conventional Hydroelectric is the primary fuel in Lawrence County, with 100.00% of electricity production coming from the fuel type. Lawrence County is home to one power plant.
Providers In Each City in Lawrence County:
- Central City, South Dakota:
- Black Hills Energy: 100.00%
- Deadwood, South Dakota:
- Black Hills Energy: 100.00%
- Lead, South Dakota:
- Black Hills Energy: 100.00%
- Spearfish, South Dakota:
- Butte Electric Cooperative: 41.02%
- Black Hills Energy: 58.98%
- Whitewood, South Dakota:
- Black Hills Energy: 100.00%
* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.
FAQ
How many electric companies offer service in Lawrence County, South Dakota?
Lawrence County, South Dakota has 3 electricity companies operating in the area.
How many power plants are located in Lawrence County, South Dakota?
There is one active electricity plant in Lawrence County, South Dakota
Which electricity company is the largest supplier in Lawrence County, South Dakota?
The largest electricity supplier in Lawrence County, South Dakota by megawatt hours sold is Black Hills Energy.
Which electricity companies offer service in Lawrence County, South Dakota?
County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
---|---|---|
1 | Black Hills Energy | 20,095 |
2 | Butte Electric Cooperative | 915 |
3 | Black Hills Electric Cooperative | 628 |