Nevada electricity rates in May 2017 averaged 12.15 cents per kilowatthour -- an estimated 7 percent less than the 13.02 cents per kilowatthour average rate in the U.S. overall in May 2017.[1]
Nevada natural gas rates in May 2017 averaged 10.63 dollars per thousand cubic feet -- an estimated 20 percent less than the 13.21 dollars per thousand cubic feet average rate in the nation overall in May 2017.[2]
Nevada solar energy averaged about 6.6 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) on an annual basis -- an estimated 77% more than the 3.73 kWh/m2/day generated at a low-output location in the U.S.[3]
Nearly all new electricity generation in the United States originated from one of three sources in 2015 – wind energy, solar energy or natural gas.
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Last year was a record-breaking one for solar power generation in the U.S., and 2016 looks to have an even brighter future, the SEIA said.
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For the first time ever, natural gas is expected to surpass coal as an electricity generating source in the United States.
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Nevada has an estimated population of 2,700,551, which ranks 35th in the nation. [4]
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