El Paso County, Texas Electricity Rates & Statistics

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The residential electricity price is 14.11 cents per kilowatt hour for residents of El Paso, which is 11.01% above the average Texas price of 12.71 cents and 2.45% lower than the US average of 14.46 cents. Residents in the city pay an average monthly residential electricity bill of $96.16. This is 35.22% less than the Texas average of $148.45. Approximately 0.82% of the city's total electricity production comes from solar energy.

El Paso citizens average 6,505.91 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita from electricity use, which ranks them 7th highest in Texas out of 1870 in this category. With total emissions of 4,416,310,129.15 kilograms, the city ranks 6th highest in Texas for total pollution from electricity consumption, however, it could be argued that emissions per capita is a better measurement of a city's pollution levels. The city has 5 power producing plants, which is the 6th highest out of any city in the state. El Paso has approximately 99.18% of its electricity generated by Natural Gas.

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The residential electricity price is 14.08 cents per kilowatt hour for residents of Socorro, which is 10.79% above the average Texas price of 12.71 cents and 2.64% lower than the US average of 14.46 cents. Selling an estimated 58,505.53 megawatt hours, El Paso Electric Company is the largest electricity supplier in the city. The US average monthly residential power bill is $129.86, while the Socorro average is 26.47% lower at $95.48 per month.

Socorro citizens average 5,655.58 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita from electricity use, which ranks them 1742nd highest in Texas out of 1870 in this category. Total emissions in the city are 194,020,417.95 kilograms, which is the 104th worst total amount of pollution for all cities in the state. Electricity companies who provide service in Socorro have to rely on electricity generated in nearby towns or rural areas, since zero electricity generation happens within the city.