Columbia County, Washington Electricity Rates & Statistics
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Columbia County, Washington Electricity Overview
Columbia County is home to 3,969 residents and its power generating plants generate 3,214,718 megawatt hours of electricity per year, for a generation per capita average of 809.96 megawatt hours per capita per year.
Columbia County is ranked 1st in the state out of 39 counties for renewable electricity generation per capita, at 809.96 megawatt hours per person each year.
At $146.9, the Columbia County average monthly residential electric bill is 6.44% higher than the US average bill.
Wind turbines in Columbia County produce 1,651,144 megawatt hours of electricity.
Columbia County ranks 33rd highest county in the US out of 3230 counties for electricity per resident produced from wind turbines. Producing 1,651,144 megawatt hours from wind and a population of 3,969, this averages out to 416.01 megawatt hours per person per year from wind turbines.
The US national average residential rate per kilowatt hour is 16.01 cents, while residents of Columbia County enjoy an average rate that is 25.44% less at 11.94 cents per kilowatt hour.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
45,378 MWh
Consumption per Capita
11.43 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
3,214,718 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
3,214,718 MWh
Production per Capita
809.96 MWh
Recent Energy News in Dayton
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Dayton, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 1,191 positions to 11,694th, from last year's value of 10,503rd
- In Dayton, the residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 2,147 positions to 23,884th, from last month's value of 21,737th
- In Dayton, the residential electricity bill national rank increased by 1,229 positions to 23,884th, from last year's value of 25,113th
- In Dayton, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 503 positions to 11,694th, from last month's value of 11,191st
- In Dayton, the residential electricity bill increased by 27.46% to $209.37, from last month's value of $164.26
- In Dayton, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill increased by 3.16% to $127.34, from last year's value of $123.44
- In Dayton, the residential electricity bill increased by 0.51% to $209.37, from last year's value of $208.31
- In Dayton, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill increased by 0.07% to $127.34, from last month's value of $127.25
Commercial Electricity Prices
- In Dayton, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 2,173 positions to 19,246th, from last year's value of 17,073rd
- In Dayton, the commercial electricity bill national rank increased by 1,265 positions to 20,229th, from last year's value of 21,494th
- In Dayton, the commercial electricity bill national rank increased by 1,300 positions to 20,229th, from last month's value of 21,529th
- In Dayton, the commercial electricity bill state rank increased by 250 positions to 173rd, from last year's value of 423rd
- In Dayton, the commercial electricity bill state rank increased by 162 positions to 173rd, from last month's value of 335th
- In Dayton, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill increased by 5.22% to $734.89, from last year's value of $698.42
- In Dayton, the commercial electricity bill decreased by 4.68% to $792.03, from last year's value of $830.88
- In Dayton, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill state rank dropped by 1 position to 335th, from last year's value of 334th
- In Dayton, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 1 position to 19,246th, from last month's value of 19,245th
- In Dayton, the commercial electricity bill increased by 1.12% to $792.03, from last month's value of $783.28
- In Dayton, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill decreased by 0.44% to $734.89, from last month's value of $738.13
Industrial Electricity Prices
- In Dayton, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 8,150 positions to 15,643rd, from last year's value of 7,493rd
- In Dayton, the industrial electricity rate national rank increased by 2,910 positions to 13,918th, from last month's value of 16,828th
- In Dayton, the industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 1,480 positions to 13,918th, from last year's value of 12,438th
- In Dayton, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 206 positions to 15,643rd, from last month's value of 15,437th
- In Dayton, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate increased by 13.46% to 8.56 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 7.55 ¢ / kWh
- In Dayton, the industrial electricity rate decreased by 12.31% to 8.15 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 9.29 ¢ / kWh
- In Dayton, the industrial electricity rate state rank increased by 10 positions to 252nd, from last month's value of 262nd
- In Dayton, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 2 positions to 253rd, from last year's value of 251st
- In Dayton, the industrial electricity rate increased by 2.56% to 8.15 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 7.94 ¢ / kWh
- In Dayton, the industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 1 position to 252nd, from last year's value of 251st
- In Dayton, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate increased by 0.2% to 8.56 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 8.55 ¢ / kWh
Dayton Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Electricity Rate for January, 2024
10.47¢ per kWh
- 3.14% lower than last month
- 11.14% lower than January last year
- 12.73% lower than the Washington average
- 32.94% lower than the US average
- 99th in the state out of 430 cities
- The state rank has increased by 2 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 161 since January last year
- 3,082nd in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 496 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 2,338 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate
10.56¢ per kWh
- 1.03% lower than last month
- 9.47% higher than January last year
- 9.3% lower than the Washington average
- 37.79% lower than the US average
- 78th in the state out of 430 cities
- The state rank has increased by 19 since last month
- The state rank is the same since January last year
- 537th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 438 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 194 since January last year
Average Residential Electricity Bill for January, 2024
$209.37 per month
- 27.46% higher than last month
- 0.51% higher than January last year
- 26.67% higher than the Washington average
- 38.69% higher than the US average
- 429th in the state out of 430 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since January last year
- 23,884th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 2,147 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 1,229 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill
$127.34 per month
- 0.07% higher than last month
- 3.16% higher than January last year
- 15.15% higher than the Washington average
- 4.01% lower than the US average
- 429th in the state out of 430 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since January last year
- 11,694th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 503 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,191 since January last year
Average Commercial Electricity Rate for January, 2024
9.82¢ per kWh
- 0.03% higher than last month
- 7.1% lower than January last year
- 14.86% lower than the Washington average
- 26.41% lower than the US average
- 161st in the state out of 430 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 18 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 10 since January last year
- 6,317th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 811 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 378 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate
10.05¢ per kWh
- 0.62% lower than last month
- 7.22% higher than January last year
- 9.25% lower than the Washington average
- 29.05% lower than the US average
- 143rd in the state out of 430 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since January last year
- 4,596th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 57 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,600 since January last year
Average Commercial Electricity Bill for January, 2024
$792.03 per month
- 1.12% higher than last month
- 4.68% lower than January last year
- 6.93% higher than the Washington average
- 51.4% lower than the US average
- 173rd in the state out of 430 cities
- The state rank has increased by 162 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 250 since January last year
- 20,229th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 1,300 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 1,265 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill
$734.89 per month
- 0.44% lower than last month
- 5.22% higher than January last year
- 17.65% higher than the Washington average
- 55.1% lower than the US average
- 335th in the state out of 430 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since January last year
- 19,246th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 1 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,173 since January last year
Average Industrial Electricity Rate for January, 2024
8.15¢ per kWh
- 12.31% lower than last month
- 2.56% higher than January last year
- 14.2% lower than the Washington average
- 17.1% lower than the US average
- 252nd in the state out of 430 cities
- The state rank has increased by 10 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since January last year
- 13,918th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 2,910 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,480 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate
8.56¢ per kWh
- 0.2% higher than last month
- 13.46% higher than January last year
- 4.8% lower than the Washington average
- 16.23% lower than the US average
- 253rd in the state out of 430 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 2 since January last year
- 15,643rd in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 206 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 8,150 since January last year
Average Industrial Electricity Bill for January, 2024
$982.61 per month
- 2.24% lower than last month
- 7.63% higher than January last year
- 95.64% lower than the Washington average
- 97.09% lower than the US average
- 41st in the state out of 430 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since January last year
- 1,597th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 355 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 732 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill
$949.19 per month
- 0.62% higher than last month
- 8.52% lower than January last year
- 96.32% lower than the Washington average
- 97.23% lower than the US average
- 41st in the state out of 430 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since January last year
- 561st in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank is the same since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 8 since January last year
Dayton, WA Electricity Overview
Dayton averages a residential electricity rate of 11.78 cents per kilowatt hour. Sadly, this is 6.55% more than the state's average price of 11.05 cents, which ranks the city 394th best for average electricity price out of 645 cities in the state. The average residential power bill for a resident in the city is $143.35 per month. PacifiCorp sells an estimated 1,998.06 megawatt hours in the city per year, more than all other suppliers.
Dayton residents average 1,504.83 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person from electricity use. With total emissions of 3,828,293.4 kilograms, the city ranks 287th highest in Washington for total pollution from electricity use, however, it could be argued that emissions per capita is a better measurement of a city's pollution levels. Within Dayton, there are no power facilities. The citizens must depend on power imported from outside of the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Dayton
Dayton residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in August.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Dayton, Washington
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia REA | BUNDLED | 12.99 | 159.32 | 61,544 | 7,995,400 | |
| PacifiCorp | BUNDLED | 10.56 | 127.37 | 1,645,982.33 | 173,866,778 |
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Starbuck, WA Electricity Overview
Starbuck averages a residential electricity rate of 11.20 cents per kilowatt hour. Sadly, this is 1.33% more than the state's average price of 11.05 cents, which ranks the city 363rd best for average electricity price out of 645 cities in the state. The average residential power bill for a resident in the city is $147.91 per month. Starbuck has the 569th largest population in Washington, with 159 citizens residing within its borders.
Starbuck residents average 1,504.83 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person from electricity use. With total emissions of 239,268.34 kilograms, the city ranks 561st highest in Washington for total pollution from electricity use, however, it could be argued that emissions per capita is a better measurement of a city's pollution levels. Within Starbuck, there are no power facilities. The citizens must depend on power imported from outside of the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Starbuck
Starbuck residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in March.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Starbuck, Washington
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia REA | BUNDLED | 12.99 | 159.32 | 61,544 | 7,995,400 | |
| Inland Power | BUNDLED | 8.45 | 130.38 | 736,037 | 62,173,100 |
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Electricity Production in Columbia County, Washington
Power Plants in Columbia County, Washington
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Little GooseUS Army Corps of Engineers (100.00%) | Columbia County | WA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1,563,574 | ||||
Tucannon River Wind FarmPortland General Electric (100.00%) | Columbia County | WA | Wind | 738,139 | ||||
Marengo Wind PlantPacifiCorp (100.00%) | Columbia County | WA | Wind | 588,133 | ||||
Hopkins Ridge WindPuget Sound Energy (100.00%) | Columbia County | WA | Wind | 324,872 |
Columbia County, Washington Details
Columbia County residents average 0 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person from electricity consumption, which is sufficient to rank them 27th highest in the state out of 39 in this category. With total emissions of 0 kilograms, the county ranks 2957th highest in the United States for total pollution from electricity use. The county is home to 4 power generation plants, which is the 679th most plants within a county out of the nation's 3230 counties. Columbia County has about 51.36% of its electricity generated by Wind.
FAQ
What electricity company is the largest provider in Columbia County, Washington?
The largest electricity company in Columbia County, Washington by total customer count is PacifiCorp.
How many electric companies offer service in Columbia County, Washington?
Columbia County, Washington is home to 4 electricity companies operating in the area.
Which electricity companies offer service in Columbia County, Washington?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PacifiCorp | 16,660 |
| 2 | Columbia REA | 2,534 |
| 3 | Avista Utilities | 810 |
| 4 | Inland Power | 706 |
How many power plants are located within Columbia County, Washington?
There are 4 electricity plants located in Columbia County, Washington
