In the most recent month of electricity data, August 2018, Oakland's average rate of 13.06¢/kWh -- a difference of about -2% from the U.S. average of 13.30¢/kWh that month.[1]
Year over year in Oakland (MD), electricity rates decreased an estimated 6 percent -- from 13.90¢/kWh (August 2017) to 13.06¢/kWh (August 2018).[1]
In August 2017, the average electricity rate in Oakland (Maryland) of 13.90¢/kWh -- a difference of about +6% from the United States average of 13.15¢/kWh that month.[1]
Average electricity rates in Oakland, MD in August 2018 were 13.06¢/kWh -- an estimated 2 percent less 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 Oakland electricity rates versus national average rates. [1]
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The average amount of solar radition in Oakland (measured on a monthly basis) is 37 percent lower than an area of the U.S. (Nevada) with historically high levels of solar radiation.[2]
May is historically the month that will have the highest solar output (AC) values in Oakland -- averaging an estimated 518 kWhac. December typically has the lowest output (260 kWhac).[2]
The average amount of solar radition in Oakland (measured monthly) is 11 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 Oakland, MD is 4.13 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 Oakland, MD is 5059 kilowatt hours (AC). See the visualization below for month-by-month averages in Oakland.[2]
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→ kWhac = kilowatt hours (AC)
In the most recent month of natural gas data, August 2018, Oakland's average rate of 21.01$/Mcf -- a difference of about +13% from the U.S. average of 18.63$/Mcf that month.[3]
On a year-over-year basis in Oakland (MD), natural gas rates decreased about 3 percent -- from 21.61$/Mcf (August 2017) to 21.01$/Mcf (August 2018).[3]
In August 2017, the average electricity rate in Oakland (Maryland) of 21.61$/Mcf -- a difference of about +19% from the United States average of 18.22$/Mcf that month.[3]
Average natural gas rates in Oakland, MD in August 2018 were 21.01$/Mcf -- an estimated 13 percent more than that month's average U.S. rate of 18.63$/Mcf.[3]
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→ $/Mcf = dollars per thousand cubic feet
Comparison of Oakland natural gas rates versus national average rates.[3]
→ Any gas rate value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
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