In the most recent month of electricity data, March 2019, Downey's average rate of 19.30¢/kWh -- a difference of about +50% from the U.S. average of 12.83¢/kWh that month.[1]
Year over year in Downey (CA), electricity rates increased an estimated 5 percent -- from 18.46¢/kWh (March 2018) to 19.30¢/kWh (March 2019).[1]
In March 2018, the average electricity rate in Downey (California) of 18.46¢/kWh -- a difference of about +42% from the United States average of 12.99¢/kWh that month.[1]
Average electricity rates in Downey, CA in March 2019 were 19.30¢/kWh -- an estimated 50 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 Downey electricity rates versus national average rates. [1]
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The average amount of solar radition in Downey (measured on a monthly basis) is 15 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 Downey -- averaging an estimated 648 kWhac. December typically has the lowest output (462 kWhac).[2]
The average amount of solar radition in Downey (measured monthly) is 51 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 Downey, CA is 5.63 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 Downey, CA is 6625 kilowatt hours (AC). See the visualization below for month-by-month averages in Downey.[2]
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→ kWhac = kilowatt hours (AC)
In the most recent month of natural gas data, February 2019, Downey's average rate of 13.43$/Mcf -- a difference of about +42% from the U.S. average of 9.49$/Mcf that month.[3]
On a year-over-year basis in Downey (CA), natural gas rates increased about 11 percent -- from 12.09$/Mcf (February 2018) to 13.43$/Mcf (February 2019).[3]
In February 2018, the average electricity rate in Downey (California) of 12.09$/Mcf -- a difference of about +25% from the United States average of 9.64$/Mcf that month.[3]
Average natural gas rates in Downey, CA in February 2019 were 13.43$/Mcf -- an estimated 42 percent more than that month's average U.S. rate of 9.49$/Mcf.[3]
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→ $/Mcf = dollars per thousand cubic feet
Comparison of Downey natural gas rates versus national average rates.[3]
→ Any gas rate value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
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Downey (CA) is a city in Los Angeles County with an estimated population of 111,772.[4]
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