Oconto County, Wisconsin Electricity Rates & Statistics

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Oconto averages a residential electricity price of 14.69 cents per kilowatt hour spent by consumers living within the city borders. This is, fortunately, 2.75% below the state's average price of 15.11 cents, resulting in the city ranking 448th out of 808 cities in Wisconsin for best average electricity rate. Wisconsin Public Service has an estimated 332 total residential customers, which is more than any other supplier who operates in the city. The US average monthly residential electricity bill is $129.86, while the Oconto average is 26.98% lower at $94.82 per month.

The 54,832.87 megawatt hours consumed in Oconto must be sourced from outside of the city as there are no power plants that call the city home. The city emits 6,412.06 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the city due to electricity use, which makes it the 68th highest polluting city out of 808 cities in Wisconsin based on emissions per capita. While not as telling of a statistic (more people almost always equals more pollution), the total emissions of the city from electricity use is 29,553,204.29 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 159th largest amount in Wisconsin.

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Oconto Falls averages a residential electricity price of 14.63 cents per kilowatt hour spent by consumers living within the city borders. This is, fortunately, 3.14% below the state's average price of 15.11 cents, resulting in the city ranking 421st out of 808 cities in Wisconsin for best average electricity rate. The Wisconsin average monthly residential electricity bill is $104.51, while the Oconto Falls average is 10.56% below at $93.47 per month. This is the 151st lowest average monthly bill amount for a city in the state. The city's hydroelectric dams produce 20,015 megawatt hours, or 100.00% of the city's electricity.

Oconto Falls has the 3rd highest power plants of any city in the state, with 3 total plants. Tracking emissions on a per capita basis shows us the emissions efficiency of a city. The city averages 2,763.95 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident from electricity use, which ranks them 792nd highest in Wisconsin out of 808 cities for emissions efficiency. At 2,763.95 kilograms per person and 2,957 citizens in the city, the city emits 8,173,014.74 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year. This is the 345th highest amount in Wisconsin for total pollution. Oconto Falls has roughly 100.00% of its electricity generated from Conventional Hydroelectric.