In the most recent month of electricity data, March 2017, Reno's average rate of 12.13¢/kWh -- a difference of about -6% from the U.S. average of 12.90¢/kWh that month.[1]
Year over year in Reno (NV), electricity rates decreased an estimated 1 percent -- from 12.28¢/kWh (March 2016) to 12.13¢/kWh (March 2017).[1]
In March 2016, the average electricity rate in Reno (Nevada) of 12.28¢/kWh -- a difference of about -2% from the United States average of 12.57¢/kWh that month.[1]
Average electricity rates in Reno, NV in March 2017 were 12.13¢/kWh -- an estimated 6 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 Reno electricity rates versus national average rates. [1]
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The average amount of solar radition in Reno (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 Reno -- averaging an estimated 701 kWhac. January typically has the lowest output (418 kWhac).[2]
The average amount of solar radition in Reno (measured monthly) is 59 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 Reno, NV is 5.93 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 Reno, NV is 7040 kilowatt hours (AC). See the visualization below for month-by-month averages in Reno.[2]
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→ kWhac = kilowatt hours (AC)
In the most recent month of natural gas data, March 2017, Reno's average rate of 7.76$/Mcf -- a difference of about -22% from the U.S. average of 9.90$/Mcf that month.[3]
On a year-over-year basis in Reno (NV), natural gas rates decreased about 28 percent -- from 10.84$/Mcf (March 2016) to 7.76$/Mcf (March 2017).[3]
In March 2016, the average electricity rate in Reno (Nevada) of 10.84$/Mcf -- a difference of about +18% from the United States average of 9.19$/Mcf that month.[3]
Average natural gas rates in Reno, NV in March 2017 were 7.76$/Mcf -- an estimated 22 percent less than that month's average U.S. rate of 9.90$/Mcf.[3]
→ Any gas rate value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
→ $/Mcf = dollars per thousand cubic feet
Comparison of Reno natural gas rates versus national average rates.[3]
→ Any gas rate value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
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Reno (NV) is a city in Washoe County with an estimated population of 225,221.[4]
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