In the most recent month of electricity data, November 2018, Portland's average rate of 10.95¢/kWh -- a difference of about -15% from the U.S. average of 12.95¢/kWh that month.[1]
Year over year in Portland (OR), electricity rates increased an estimated 3 percent -- from 10.62¢/kWh (November 2017) to 10.95¢/kWh (November 2018).[1]
In November 2017, the average electricity rate in Portland (Oregon) of 10.62¢/kWh -- a difference of about -18% from the United States average of 12.94¢/kWh that month.[1]
Average electricity rates in Portland, OR in November 2018 were 10.95¢/kWh -- an estimated 15 percent less than average rates that same month in the nation as a whole. [1]
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→ ¢/kWh = cents per kilowatthour
Comparison of Portland electricity rates versus national average rates. [1]
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The average amount of solar radition in Portland (measured on a monthly basis) is 40 percent lower than an area of the U.S. (Nevada) with historically high levels of solar radiation.[2]
July is historically the month that will have the highest solar output (AC) values in Portland -- averaging an estimated 619 kWhac. December typically has the lowest output (156 kWhac).[2]
The average amount of solar radition in Portland (measured monthly) is 6 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 Portland, OR is 3.94 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 Portland, OR is 4835 kilowatt hours (AC). See the visualization below for month-by-month averages in Portland.[2]
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→ kWhac = kilowatt hours (AC)
In the most recent month of natural gas data, November 2018, Portland's average rate of 9.79$/Mcf -- a difference of about +4% from the U.S. average of 9.43$/Mcf that month.[3]
On a year-over-year basis in Portland (OR), natural gas rates decreased about 6 percent -- from 10.43$/Mcf (November 2017) to 9.79$/Mcf (November 2018).[3]
In November 2017, the average electricity rate in Portland (Oregon) of 10.43$/Mcf -- a difference of about +3% from the United States average of 10.15$/Mcf that month.[3]
Average natural gas rates in Portland, OR in November 2018 were 9.79$/Mcf -- an estimated 4 percent more than that month's average U.S. rate of 9.43$/Mcf.[3]
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→ $/Mcf = dollars per thousand cubic feet
Comparison of Portland natural gas rates versus national average rates.[3]
→ Any gas rate value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
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Portland (OR) is a city in Multnomah County with an estimated population of 583,776.[4]
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