Washburn County, WI: Electric Rates, Bills & Providers

Washburn County, Wisconsin Electricity Rates & Statistics

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

  • The average electricity bill in Washburn County, WI is $114.41
  • The average electricity rate in Washburn County, WI is 14.58¢

Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Washburn County, WI

The average residential electric bill in Washburn County, WI is $114.41 per month. Washburn County, WI is the 30th most expensive county in Wisconsin for electricity.

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Washburn County, Wisconsin Electricity Overview

Washburn County has emissions of 5,401.92 kilograms per capita of CO2 equivalent gases. It is the 1097th highest polluting county in the nation by per capita emissions.

Washburn County generates 0.65 megawatt hours per resident of the county from renewable fuels. This makes Washburn County the 32nd highest ranking county for renewable production per capita in Wisconsin out of 72 counties.

Almost 67.70% of Washburn County's electricity comes from hydroelectric power plants, ranking them 482nd county in the United States out of 3221 counties for total hydroelectric generation.

Over 100.00% of Washburn County's electricity production comes from sustainable sources, putting Washburn County at 45th in Wisconsin for sustainable electricity generation.

Washburn County is the 2073rd most populated county in the US, with 16,561 residents living within its borders.

Washburn County consumers are faced with outages lasting on average 108.28 minutes per incident, with about 1.01 outages per year.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    193,451 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    11.68 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    10,816 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    10,816 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    0.65 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    89,461,199 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    5,401.92 kg

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Spooner

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Spooner Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024

13.16¢ per kWh

  • 3.71% lower than last month
  • 5.47% higher than November last year
  • 22.16% lower than the Wisconsin average
  • 22.76% lower than the US average
  • 38th in the state out of 804 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 3 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 3 since November last year
  • 6,015th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 1,333 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 916 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate

12.98¢ per kWh

  • 0.44% higher than last month
  • 3.65% higher than November last year
  • 24.5% lower than the Wisconsin average
  • 21.3% lower than the US average
  • 38th in the state out of 804 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 3 since November last year
  • 6,956th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 67 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 47 since November last year

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024

$59.88 per month

  • 5.87% higher than last month
  • 1.24% higher than November last year
  • 38.49% lower than the Wisconsin average
  • 49.36% lower than the US average
  • 10th in the state out of 804 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 7 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 7 since November last year
  • 137th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 50 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 245 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill

$65.51 per month

  • 0.09% higher than last month
  • 1.4% higher than November last year
  • 40.79% lower than the Wisconsin average
  • 53.94% lower than the US average
  • 3rd in the state out of 804 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank is the same since November last year
  • 46th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 1 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 14 since November last year

Spooner, WI Electricity Overview

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The average residential electricity price for residents of Spooner is about 12.98 cents per kilowatt hour, which ranks the city 38th out of 810 cities in Wisconsin. With an estimated 1,892 total residential customers, Spooner Municipal Utilities is the largest vendor in the city. The city ranks 12th in the state out of 810 cities for solar generation per capita.

On average, Spooner citizens emit 4,861.36 kilograms of CO2 emissions from the consumption of electricity, which makes it the 770th worst polluting city out of 810 cities in the state. While not as telling of a statistic (more people almost always equals more pollution), the total pollution of the city from electricity consumption is 9,669,239.24 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 291st highest in Wisconsin. Power producing facilities in the city mainly use Solar, which makes up 100.00% of the fuel sources used for electricity generation in the city. There is one power producing plant in Spooner.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Spooner

Spooner residential electric rates are highest in September and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.145/kWh$0.107/kWh$153.29/mo.$48.49/mo.
38th12.98¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Spooner
3rd$65.51Average residential monthly electricity bill for Spooner Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Spooner, Wisconsin

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Barron Electric CooperativeBUNDLED14.36126.67207,478.0529,792,023.67
Spooner Municipal UtilitiesBUNDLED12.7964.199,252.91,183,212.67

Shell Lake, WI Electricity Overview

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The average residential electricity price for residents of Shell Lake is about 14.96 cents per kilowatt hour, which ranks the city 106th out of 810 cities in Wisconsin. The city deals with an average of 1.12 power outages per customer a year. These outages last an average of 123.38 minutes. In contrast, the nationwide average is 1.44 outages per consumer and 123.49 minutes per outage. The largest supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold is Northern States Power Company.

Shell Lake emits 5,721.83 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the city due to electricity use, which makes it the 140th worst polluting city out of 810 cities in the state. A total of 9,229,314.79 kilograms of CO2 emissions are emitted from the city each year. The electricity sold in Shell Lake has to be imported from surrounding cities or rural areas, because there are no electricity generation sources in the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Shell Lake

Shell Lake residential electric rates are highest in June and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.162/kWh$0.121/kWh$149.08/mo.$89.56/mo.
106th14.96¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Shell Lake
653rd$120.41Average residential monthly electricity bill for Shell Lake Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Shell Lake, Wisconsin

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Barron Electric CooperativeBUNDLED14.36126.67207,478.0529,792,023.67
Northern States Power CompanyBUNDLED15.97109.681,815,779.88290,017,614

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Minong, WI Electricity Overview

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The average residential electricity price for residents of Minong is about 12.51 cents per kilowatt hour, which ranks the city 21st out of 810 cities in Wisconsin. Dahlberg Light & Power has an estimated 29 total residential customers, which is more than any other electricity supplier who operates in the city. Minong is the 497th largest city in the state, with a population of 603.

Minong emits 5,721.83 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the city due to electricity use, which makes it the 140th worst polluting city out of 810 cities in the state. A total of 3,450,264.61 kilograms of CO2 emissions are emitted from the city each year. The electricity sold in Minong has to be imported from surrounding cities or rural areas, because there are no electricity generation sources in the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Minong

Minong residential electric rates are highest in September and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.186/kWh$0.105/kWh$98.82/mo.$55.72/mo.
21st12.51¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Minong
12th$68.22Average residential monthly electricity bill for Minong Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Minong, Wisconsin

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Dahlberg Light & PowerBUNDLED12.4668.2271,862.588,950,634

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Electricity Production in Washburn County, Wisconsin

Power Plants in Washburn County, Wisconsin

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Production State RankEmission (kg)Emission State RankEmissions per MWhEmissions per MWh State RankToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Washburn County WI Conventional Hydroelectric 7,322441111/2025
Spooner WI Solar 3,4943722

Washburn County, Wisconsin Details

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

On average, Washburn County citizens emit 5,401.92 kilograms of CO2 emissions from the consumption of electricity, which makes it the 43rd worst polluting county out of 72 counties in the state and 1097th out of 3221 counties nationally. While not as telling of a statistic, the total pollution of Washburn County from electricity consumption is 89,461,199.47 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 1814th highest in the US. The primary fuel consumed in Washburn County is Conventional Hydroelectric. The county produces 67.70% of the total production in the county from this fuel source. Washburn County has 2 power producing plants within its borders. This is the 1160th highest number of power plants within a county.

CONVENTIONAL HYDROELECTRIC
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
67.70%
SOLAR
Solar
Solar
Solar
Solar
32.30%

Washburn County, Wisconsin Net Metering

Companies offering net metering in Washburn County include Northern States Power Company, Barron Electric Cooperative, and Spooner Municipal Utilities Wisconsin has heavily restricted regulations in place for consumers who are interested in taking advantage of net metering with solar installations.

Energy Loss

The 2 companies in Washburn County who report energy loss metrics had an average of 6.43% of electricity generated lost due to heat dissipation or other causes during transmission. The United States average is 2.43%, meaning Washburn County ranks 2621st best in the United States for energy loss efficiency.

Providers In Each City in Washburn County:

  • Birchwood, Wisconsin:
    • Northern States Power Company: 100.00%
  • Minong, Wisconsin:
    • Dahlberg Light & Power: 100.00%
  • Shell Lake, Wisconsin:
    • Barron Electric Cooperative: 50.88%
    • Northern States Power Company: 49.12%
  • Spooner, Wisconsin:
    • Spooner Municipal Utilities: 98.90%
    • Barron Electric Cooperative: 1.10%

* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.

FAQ

How many electric companies offer service in Washburn County, Wisconsin?

There are 5 electricity companies serving customers in Washburn County, Wisconsin.

What electricity companies offer service in Washburn County, Wisconsin?

What electricity company is the largest provider in Washburn County, Wisconsin?

The largest electricity supplier in Washburn County, Wisconsin by megawatt hours sold is Northern States Power Company.

How many power plants are located in Washburn County, Wisconsin?

There are 2 power plants located in Washburn County, Wisconsin

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Last Reviewed By: Ginalyn Gelera
Published: 2024-09-06