Buffalo County, Wisconsin Electricity Rates & Statistics
Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics
- The average electricity bill in Buffalo County, WI is $160.14
- The average electricity rate in Buffalo County, WI is 16.13¢
Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Buffalo County, WI
The average residential electric bill in Buffalo County, WI is $160.14 per month. Buffalo County, WI is the 70th most expensive county in Wisconsin for electricity.
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Buffalo County, Wisconsin Electricity Overview
Buffalo County's average residential electricity rate is 16.13 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 2.81% below the nationwide average rate of 16.59 cents per kilowatt hour.
Buffalo County is home to 13,314 residents and its power generating plants produce 915,428 megawatt hours of electricity a year, for a production per capita average of 68.76 megawatt hours per capita per year.
During the course of the last 12 months, there has been a 27.28% drop in the use of non-renewable fuel types for electricity generation in Buffalo County.
In Buffalo County, 909,248 megawatt hours of electricity are produced from non-renewable fuel types. Buffalo County is 471st in the US out of 3221 counties for total electricity generation from non-renewable fuels.
Buffalo County is 35th in the state out of 72 counties for renewable electricity production per capita, at 0.46 megawatt hours per person each year.
With a national average residential electricity bill of $145.79, Buffalo County citizens pay about 9.84% more than their fellow Americans per month for electricity.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
156,540 MWh
Consumption per Capita
11.76 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
915,428 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
6,180 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
909,248 MWh
Production per Capita
68.76 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
186,205,738 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
13,985.71 kg
Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Buffalo City
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Buffalo City Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024
15.44¢ per kWh
- 1.54% lower than last month
- 0.88% lower than November last year
- 8.65% lower than the Wisconsin average
- 9.36% lower than the US average
- 199th in the state out of 804 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 2 since November last year
- 14,628th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has increased by 256 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 2,921 since November last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate
15.98¢ per kWh
- 0.07% lower than last month
- 1.92% higher than November last year
- 7.05% lower than the Wisconsin average
- 3.1% lower than the US average
- 227th in the state out of 804 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 31 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 14 since November last year
- 17,657th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has increased by 143 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 638 since November last year
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024
$117.92 per month
- 6.28% higher than last month
- 5.92% lower than November last year
- 21.14% higher than the Wisconsin average
- 0.27% lower than the US average
- 755th in the state out of 804 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 3 since November last year
- 16,498th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 4,269 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 4,532 since November last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill
$133.61 per month
- 0.46% lower than last month
- 2.05% lower than November last year
- 20.75% higher than the Wisconsin average
- 6.07% lower than the US average
- 755th in the state out of 804 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 3 since November last year
- 13,404th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has increased by 200 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 2,281 since November last year
Buffalo City, WI Electricity Overview
Buffalo City averages a residential electricity rate of 15.98 cents per kilowatt hour paid by their citizens, which is 7.88% lower than Wisconsin's average rate of 17.35 cents and 3.69% lower than the US average of 16.59 cents. Consumers in Buffalo City are faced with 0.89 electrical outages per year with outages lasting on average 94.7 minutes. With a population of 801 citizens, the city is the 437th largest city by population in Wisconsin.
Electricity consumption in Buffalo City creates 4,651,773.1 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the 425th largest emissions amount of any city in Wisconsin. This total also equates to a ranking of 21st highest in Wisconsin for emissions per resident with an average of 5,807.46 kilograms of emissions per citizen. All of the electricity sold in Buffalo City has to be sourced from surrounding cities and rural areas, as there are no power generation plants within its borders.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Buffalo City
Buffalo City residential electric rates are highest in June and the highest average bill is in January.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Buffalo City, Wisconsin
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern States Power Company | BUNDLED | 15.79 | 109.78 | 1,842,157.99 | 290,825,943 | |
| Riverland Energy Cooperative | BUNDLED | 16.23 | 170.93 | 236,208.18 | 38,345,599.12 |
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Fountain City, WI Electricity Overview
Fountain City averages a residential electricity rate of 15.98 cents per kilowatt hour paid by their citizens, which is 7.89% lower than Wisconsin's average rate of 17.35 cents and 3.70% lower than the US average of 16.59 cents. Consumers in Fountain City are faced with 0.89 electrical outages per year with outages lasting on average 94.7 minutes. With a population of 788 citizens, the city is the 440th largest city by population in Wisconsin.
Electricity consumption in Fountain City creates 4,576,276.16 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the 429th largest emissions amount of any city in Wisconsin. This total also equates to a ranking of 356th highest in Wisconsin for emissions per resident with an average of 5,807.46 kilograms of emissions per citizen. All of the electricity sold in Fountain City has to be sourced from surrounding cities and rural areas, as there are no power generation plants within its borders.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Fountain City
Fountain City residential electric rates are highest in June and the highest average bill is in January.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Fountain City, Wisconsin
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern States Power Company | BUNDLED | 15.79 | 109.78 | 1,842,157.99 | 290,825,943 | |
| Riverland Energy Cooperative | BUNDLED | 16.23 | 170.93 | 236,208.18 | 38,345,599.12 |
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Alma, WI Electricity Overview
Alma averages a residential electricity rate of 15.98 cents per kilowatt hour paid by their citizens, which is 7.88% lower than Wisconsin's average rate of 17.35 cents and 3.69% lower than the US average of 16.59 cents. There is 10308.22% more electricity generated than consumed in Alma, leading to the ability to export the surplus. The city is the 2nd highest producer in the state out of 810 cities, averaging 1,223.75 megawatt hours produced per citizen.
Electricity consumption in Alma creates 10,462,010.65 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the 276th largest emissions amount of any city in Wisconsin. This total also equates to a ranking of 2nd highest in Wisconsin for emissions per resident with an average of 14,080.77 kilograms of emissions per citizen. The city is home to one electricity producing plant. Alma's power plants most often use Coal, which accounts for 99.71% of the fuel used for electricity generation in the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Alma
Alma residential electric rates are highest in June and the highest average bill is in January.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Alma, Wisconsin
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern States Power Company | BUNDLED | 15.79 | 109.78 | 1,842,157.99 | 290,825,943 | |
| Riverland Energy Cooperative | BUNDLED | 16.23 | 170.93 | 236,208.18 | 38,345,599.12 |
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Buffalo County, Wisconsin Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types
Power Plants in Buffalo County, Wisconsin
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Production State Rank | Emission (kg) | Emission State Rank | Emissions per MWh | Emissions per MWh State Rank | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John P MadgettDairyland Power Cooperative (100.00%) | Alma | WI | Coal | 909,248 | 6 | 1,088,909,166.24 | 6 | 1,197.59 | 1 | ||
Stromland SolarGreenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation (100.00%) | Cochrane | WI | Solar | 6,180 | 22 | 2 | 2 |
Buffalo County, Wisconsin Production Fuel Makeup
Coming in as the 41st highest ranked county out of 72 counties in Wisconsin, Buffalo County releases 186,205,737.71 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use per year. A better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per person in the county, which amounts to 13,985.71 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This measurement ranks Buffalo County as the 2nd highest polluting county in Wisconsin. Coal makes up 99.04% of the fuel sources used for electricity production in Buffalo County. Other fuel types used include Solar at 0.68% and Distillate Fuel Oil at 0.29%. Buffalo County has the 37th highest power producing plants of any county in the state, with 2 total plants.
Providers In Each City in Buffalo County:
- Alma, Wisconsin:
- Riverland Energy Cooperative: 55.02%
- Northern States Power Company: 44.98%
- Buffalo City, Wisconsin:
- Northern States Power Company: 46.63%
- Riverland Energy Cooperative: 53.37%
- Cochrane, Wisconsin:
- Riverland Energy Cooperative: 50.00%
- Northern States Power Company: 50.00%
- Fountain City, Wisconsin:
- Riverland Energy Cooperative: 49.89%
- Northern States Power Company: 50.11%
- Nelson, Wisconsin:
- Riverland Energy Cooperative: 1.89%
- Northern States Power Company: 98.11%
* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.
FAQ
How many electric companies offer service in Buffalo County, Wisconsin?
There are 2 electricity providers offering service in Buffalo County, Wisconsin.
How many power plants are within Buffalo County, Wisconsin?
There are 2 active power plants located in Buffalo County, Wisconsin
Which electricity companies offer service in Buffalo County, Wisconsin?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverland Energy Cooperative | 7,985 |
| 2 | Northern States Power Company | 6,742 |
What electricity company is the largest supplier in Buffalo County, Wisconsin?
The largest electricity provider in Buffalo County, Wisconsin by total revenue is Northern States Power Company.
