In the most recent month of electricity data, December 2018, Reno's average rate of 11.72¢/kWh -- a difference of about -6% from the U.S. average of 12.47¢/kWh that month.[1]
Year over year in Reno (NV), electricity rates decreased an estimated 5 percent -- from 12.34¢/kWh (December 2017) to 11.72¢/kWh (December 2018).[1]
In December 2017, the average electricity rate in Reno (Nevada) of 12.34¢/kWh -- a difference of about -1% from the United States average of 12.45¢/kWh that month.[1]
Average electricity rates in Reno, NV in December 2018 were 11.72¢/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, December 2018, Reno's average rate of 7.46$/Mcf -- a difference of about -23% from the U.S. average of 9.63$/Mcf that month.[3]
On a year-over-year basis in Reno (NV), natural gas rates decreased about 10 percent -- from 8.26$/Mcf (December 2017) to 7.46$/Mcf (December 2018).[3]
In December 2017, the average electricity rate in Reno (Nevada) of 8.26$/Mcf -- a difference of about -11% from the United States average of 9.29$/Mcf that month.[3]
Average natural gas rates in Reno, NV in December 2018 were 7.46$/Mcf -- an estimated 23 percent less than that month's average U.S. rate of 9.63$/Mcf.[3]
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→ $/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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