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The utility’s average rate is 20.06 cents per kilowatt hour, compared with an average 16.06 cents statewide and 10.48 cents nationally.Hmmm... If average California monthly bill is $101.49 at $0.1606 per kWh, then that's 101.49/0.1606 = 632 kWh. So national average consumption is 632 + 300 = 932 kWh. National cost is $0.1048 per kWh, so that should come to 932 * $0.1048 = $97.66. The article says the cost is $111.67. Ooops.
But interestingly, those higher rates are offset by California’s higher efficiency. The state’s average monthly consumption is about 300 kilowatt hours less than the U.S. average, with California’s average monthly electricity bill at $101.49 compared to $111.67 nationwide.
California’s average monthly electricity bill at $101.49 compared to $111.67 nationwide. The average residential PG&E customer pays $113.64 a month for electricityOops.
20 cents per KWh? And this at a time when solar is delivering 4 cents per KWh?Some of the same problems that make electricity expensive in silicon valley also make installation of solar panels expensive in silicon valley. This is especially true for people who don't use much electricity. I average about 8 kWh / day, so can't (yet) overcome the fixed cost part of solar. As electrical costs rise and solar costs fall, though, there will probably come a point when it makes sense.
Yah, if you can afford solar it is the way to go. It can even work out well with a lease for some people.
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