In the most recent month of electricity data, November 2018, Orinda's average rate of 19.53¢/kWh -- a difference of about +51% from the U.S. average of 12.95¢/kWh that month.[1]
Year over year in Orinda (CA), electricity rates increased an estimated 4 percent -- from 18.71¢/kWh (November 2017) to 19.53¢/kWh (November 2018).[1]
In November 2017, the average electricity rate in Orinda (California) of 18.71¢/kWh -- a difference of about +45% from the United States average of 12.94¢/kWh that month.[1]
Average electricity rates in Orinda, CA in November 2018 were 19.53¢/kWh -- an estimated 51 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 Orinda electricity rates versus national average rates. [1]
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The average amount of solar radition in Orinda (measured on a monthly basis) is 18 percent lower than an area of the U.S. (Nevada) with historically high levels of solar radiation.[2]
July is historically the month that will have the highest solar output (AC) values in Orinda -- averaging an estimated 704 kWhac. December typically has the lowest output (360 kWhac).[2]
The average amount of solar radition in Orinda (measured monthly) is 46 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 Orinda, CA is 5.44 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 Orinda, CA is 6590 kilowatt hours (AC). See the visualization below for month-by-month averages in Orinda.[2]
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→ kWhac = kilowatt hours (AC)
In the most recent month of natural gas data, November 2018, Orinda's average rate of 11.93$/Mcf -- a difference of about +27% from the U.S. average of 9.43$/Mcf that month.[3]
On a year-over-year basis in Orinda (CA), natural gas rates increased about 5 percent -- from 11.41$/Mcf (November 2017) to 11.93$/Mcf (November 2018).[3]
In November 2017, the average electricity rate in Orinda (California) of 11.41$/Mcf -- a difference of about +12% from the United States average of 10.15$/Mcf that month.[3]
Average natural gas rates in Orinda, CA in November 2018 were 11.93$/Mcf -- an estimated 27 percent more than that month's average U.S. rate of 9.43$/Mcf.[3]
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→ $/Mcf = dollars per thousand cubic feet
Comparison of Orinda natural gas rates versus national average rates.[3]
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Orinda (CA) is a city in Contra Costa County with an estimated population of 17,643.[4]
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