In the most recent month of electricity data, May 2019, Chico's average rate of 18.89¢/kWh -- a difference of about +42% from the U.S. average of 13.32¢/kWh that month.[1]
Year over year in Chico (CA), electricity rates decreased an estimated 0 percent -- from 18.91¢/kWh (May 2018) to 18.89¢/kWh (May 2019).[1]
In May 2018, the average electricity rate in Chico (California) of 18.91¢/kWh -- a difference of about +44% from the United States average of 13.15¢/kWh that month.[1]
Average electricity rates in Chico, CA in May 2019 were 18.89¢/kWh -- an estimated 42 percent more than average rates that same month in the nation as a whole. [1]
→ Any electricity rate value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
→ ¢/kWh = cents per kilowatthour
Comparison of Chico electricity rates versus national average rates. [1]
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The average amount of solar radition in Chico (measured on a monthly basis) is 17 percent lower than an area of the U.S. (Nevada) with historically high levels of solar radiation.[2]
August is historically the month that will have the highest solar output (AC) values in Chico -- averaging an estimated 702 kWhac. December typically has the lowest output (287 kWhac).[2]
The average amount of solar radition in Chico (measured monthly) is 47 percent higher than an area of the U.S. (Washington) with historically low levels of solar radiation.[2]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Chico, CA is 5.48 kilowatt hours per square meter per day(kWh/m2/day). See the chart below for monthly comparisons.[2]
→ Any solar value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
→ kWh/m2/day = kilowatt hours per square meter per day
The average monthly solar system output (AC) in Chico, CA is 6459 kilowatt hours (AC). See the visualization below for month-by-month averages in Chico.[2]
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→ kWhac = kilowatt hours (AC)
In the most recent month of natural gas data, May 2019, Chico's average rate of 12.99$/Mcf -- a difference of about +1% from the U.S. average of 12.86$/Mcf that month.[3]
On a year-over-year basis in Chico (CA), natural gas rates increased about 5 percent -- from 12.42$/Mcf (May 2018) to 12.99$/Mcf (May 2019).[3]
In May 2018, the average electricity rate in Chico (California) of 12.42$/Mcf -- a difference of about -9% from the United States average of 13.64$/Mcf that month.[3]
Average natural gas rates in Chico, CA in May 2019 were 12.99$/Mcf -- an estimated 1 percent more than that month's average U.S. rate of 12.86$/Mcf.[3]
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→ $/Mcf = dollars per thousand cubic feet
Comparison of Chico natural gas rates versus national average rates.[3]
→ Any gas rate value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
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Chico (CA) is a city in Butte County with an estimated population of 86,187.[4]
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