In the most recent month of electricity data, May 2021, Houston's average rate of 11.96¢/kWh -- a difference of about -13% from the U.S. average of 13.71¢/kWh that month.[1]
Year over year in Houston (TX), electricity rates decreased an estimated 0 percent -- from 12.02¢/kWh (May 2020) to 11.96¢/kWh (May 2021).[1]
In May 2020, the average electricity rate in Houston (Texas) of 12.02¢/kWh -- a difference of about -9% from the United States average of 13.15¢/kWh that month.[1]
Average electricity rates in Houston, TX in May 2021 were 11.96¢/kWh -- an estimated 13 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 Houston electricity rates versus national average rates. [1]
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The average amount of solar radition in Houston (measured on a monthly basis) is 27 percent lower than an area of the U.S. (Nevada) with historically high levels of solar radiation.[2]
October is historically the month that will have the highest solar output (AC) values in Houston -- averaging an estimated 524 kWhac. December typically has the lowest output (366 kWhac).[2]
The average amount of solar radition in Houston (measured monthly) is 28 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 Houston, TX is 4.79 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 Houston, TX is 5562 kilowatt hours (AC). See the visualization below for month-by-month averages in Houston.[2]
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→ kWhac = kilowatt hours (AC)
In the most recent month of natural gas data, April 2021, Houston's average rate of 13.31$/Mcf -- a difference of about +9% from the U.S. average of 12.21$/Mcf that month.[3]
On a year-over-year basis in Houston (TX), natural gas rates increased about 1 percent -- from 13.23$/Mcf (April 2020) to 13.31$/Mcf (April 2021).[3]
In April 2020, the average electricity rate in Houston (Texas) of 13.23$/Mcf -- a difference of about +24% from the United States average of 10.66$/Mcf that month.[3]
Average natural gas rates in Houston, TX in April 2021 were 13.31$/Mcf -- an estimated 9 percent more than that month's average U.S. rate of 12.21$/Mcf.[3]
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→ $/Mcf = dollars per thousand cubic feet
Comparison of Houston natural gas rates versus national average rates.[3]
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Houston (TX) is a city in Harris County with an estimated population of 2,099,451.[4]
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