In the most recent month of electricity data, May 2018, Solvang's average rate of 18.91¢/kWh -- a difference of about +44% from the U.S. average of 13.15¢/kWh that month.[1]
Year over year in Solvang (CA), electricity rates increased an estimated 3 percent -- from 18.29¢/kWh (May 2017) to 18.91¢/kWh (May 2018).[1]
In May 2017, the average electricity rate in Solvang (California) of 18.29¢/kWh -- a difference of about +41% from the United States average of 13.01¢/kWh that month.[1]
Average electricity rates in Solvang, CA in May 2018 were 18.91¢/kWh -- an estimated 44 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 Solvang electricity rates versus national average rates. [1]
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The average amount of solar radition in Solvang (measured on a monthly basis) is 10 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 Solvang -- averaging an estimated 687 kWhac. January typically has the lowest output (490 kWhac).[2]
The average amount of solar radition in Solvang (measured monthly) is 60 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 Solvang, CA is 5.96 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 Solvang, CA is 7142 kilowatt hours (AC). See the visualization below for month-by-month averages in Solvang.[2]
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→ kWhac = kilowatt hours (AC)
In the most recent month of natural gas data, May 2018, Solvang's average rate of 12.43$/Mcf -- a difference of about -9% from the U.S. average of 13.67$/Mcf that month.[3]
On a year-over-year basis in Solvang (CA), natural gas rates decreased about 4 percent -- from 12.98$/Mcf (May 2017) to 12.43$/Mcf (May 2018).[3]
In May 2017, the average electricity rate in Solvang (California) of 12.98$/Mcf -- a difference of about -3% from the United States average of 13.32$/Mcf that month.[3]
Average natural gas rates in Solvang, CA in May 2018 were 12.43$/Mcf -- an estimated 9 percent less than that month's average U.S. rate of 13.67$/Mcf.[3]
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→ $/Mcf = dollars per thousand cubic feet
Comparison of Solvang natural gas rates versus national average rates.[3]
→ Any gas rate value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
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