Tarrant County, Texas Electricity Rates & Statistics

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Fort Worth's average residential electricity price per kilowatt hour is 13.84 cents per kilowatt hour. Thankfully, this is 3.83% less than the state's average price of 14.39 cents. Power generation plants in the city are fueled by non-renewable fuel types for 98.47% of the megawatt hours they produce. This is the 16th most out of 1870 cities in Texas. Electricity generation facilities in the city have attained a 35.86% increase the use of renewable fuel types versus non-renewable and fossil fuels.

In Fort Worth, Natural Gas is 98.89% of the fuel types used in electricity production. Adding Natural Gas totals to Landfill Gas (1.49%) and Solar (0.04%), these three fuel types account for 1,485,863 megawatt hours (or 100.42%) electricity generation in the city. The city emits 6,214.53 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the city from electricity use, which makes it the 15th worst polluting city out of 1870 cities in the state. With total emissions of 5,973,155,950.75 kilograms, the city ranks 4th worst in the state 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. Fort Worth has the 2nd highest power producing plants of any city in Texas, with 12 total plants.

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Arlington's average residential electricity price per kilowatt hour is 13.84 cents per kilowatt hour. Thankfully, this is 3.86% less than the state's average price of 14.39 cents. With annual generation of 313 megawatt hours, the city is the 111th highest producer of electricity in Texas. Power plants in the city have, unfortunately, permitted a 34.91% rise in the amount of fossil fuel types used last year.

There are 2 power producing plants in Arlington, which is the 26th most plants in a city in Texas. Emitting 2,218,492,253.77 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year, the city ranks 7th highest out of 1870 cities in Texas for total pollution from electricity use. This total also results in a ranking of 77th worst in the state for emissions per capita. In Arlington, Natural Gas is 100.00% of the fuel used for electricity production.