In the most recent month of electricity data, December 2018, Chico's average rate of 19.44¢/kWh -- a difference of about +56% from the U.S. average of 12.47¢/kWh that month.[1]
Year over year in Chico (CA), electricity rates increased an estimated 4 percent -- from 18.62¢/kWh (December 2017) to 19.44¢/kWh (December 2018).[1]
In December 2017, the average electricity rate in Chico (California) of 18.62¢/kWh -- a difference of about +50% from the United States average of 12.45¢/kWh that month.[1]
Average electricity rates in Chico, CA in December 2018 were 19.44¢/kWh -- an estimated 56 percent more than average rates that same month in the nation as a whole. [1]
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→ ¢/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]
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→ 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, December 2018, Chico's average rate of 13.08$/Mcf -- a difference of about +36% from the U.S. average of 9.63$/Mcf that month.[3]
On a year-over-year basis in Chico (CA), natural gas rates increased about 11 percent -- from 11.76$/Mcf (December 2017) to 13.08$/Mcf (December 2018).[3]
In December 2017, the average electricity rate in Chico (California) of 11.76$/Mcf -- a difference of about +27% from the United States average of 9.29$/Mcf that month.[3]
Average natural gas rates in Chico, CA in December 2018 were 13.08$/Mcf -- an estimated 36 percent more than that month's average U.S. rate of 9.63$/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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