In the most recent month of electricity data, August 2018, Orinda's average rate of 20.56¢/kWh -- a difference of about +55% from the U.S. average of 13.30¢/kWh that month.[1]
Year over year in Orinda (CA), electricity rates increased an estimated 7 percent -- from 19.16¢/kWh (August 2017) to 20.56¢/kWh (August 2018).[1]
In August 2017, the average electricity rate in Orinda (California) of 19.16¢/kWh -- a difference of about +46% from the United States average of 13.15¢/kWh that month.[1]
Average electricity rates in Orinda, CA in August 2018 were 20.56¢/kWh -- an estimated 55 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 Orinda electricity rates versus national average rates. [1]
→ Any electricty rate value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
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]
→ 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 Orinda, CA is 6590 kilowatt hours (AC). See the visualization below for month-by-month averages in Orinda.[2]
→ Any solar value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
→ kWhac = kilowatt hours (AC)
In the most recent month of natural gas data, August 2018, Orinda's average rate of 0.00$/Mcf -- a difference of about -100% from the U.S. average of 18.63$/Mcf that month.[3]
On a year-over-year basis in Orinda (CA), natural gas rates decreased about 100 percent -- from 12.53$/Mcf (August 2017) to 0.00$/Mcf (August 2018).[3]
In August 2017, the average electricity rate in Orinda (California) of 12.53$/Mcf -- a difference of about -31% from the United States average of 18.22$/Mcf that month.[3]
Average natural gas rates in Orinda, CA in July 2018 were 12.36$/Mcf -- an estimated 34 percent less than that month's average U.S. rate of 18.63$/Mcf.[3]
→ Any gas rate value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
→ $/Mcf = dollars per thousand cubic feet
Comparison of Orinda natural gas rates versus national average rates.[3]
→ Any gas rate value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
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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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