Marion County, Oregon Electricity Rates & Statistics

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On average, Salem's residents purchase residential electricity for 15.57 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 15.94% more than the average Oregon price of 13.43 cents and 3.43% below the nationwide average of 16.12 cents. Power facilities in Salem have, thankfully, had a 36.32% drop in the amount of non-renewable fuel sources burned last year. Portland General Electric sells an estimated 191,923.1 megawatt hours in the city each year, more than all other suppliers.

The use of electricity in Salem accounts for 371,242,662.79 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year, which is the 3rd largest amount in the state out of 427 cities. This total results in 2,091.63 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person, so the city ranks 27th worst in the state for emissions per capita. The city is home to one electricity producing plant.

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On average, Keizer's residents purchase residential electricity for 15.12 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 12.62% more than the average Oregon price of 13.43 cents and 6.20% below the nationwide average of 16.12 cents. Selling an estimated 35,186.95 megawatt hours, Salem Electric is the largest provider in the city. The power grid in the city has an average of 0.5 outages per consumer per year, with outages lasting about 48.35 minutes each. The US averages for outages and outage time frames are 1.27 outages a year and 137.24 minutes per outage.

The use of electricity in Keizer accounts for 81,822,309.57 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year, which is the 15th largest amount in the state out of 427 cities. More telling of the city's emissions reality is the per resident CO2 emission amount. Currently that amount stands at 2,091.63 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in them being the 27th ranked city in the state for CO2 emissions released per capita. The city is home to zero power generation plants.