The average monthly solar radiation level in Texas's capital city, Austin, of 5.27 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 41% greater than the average level of 3.73 kWh/m2/day in an area with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 20% less than the average level of 6.6 kWh/m2/day in an area with historically high levels (NV). [1]
→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
→ Texas values listed here are based on the capital, Austin.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Texas solar radiation levels compare to average levels in an area with historcially high levels (NV) and one with historically low levels (WA). [1]
→ k/m/d = kWh/m2/day = kilowatt hours per square meter per day.
→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
→ Texas values listed here are based on the capital, Austin.
Residential electricity prices in Texas averaged 12.56 cents per kilowatthour (¢/kWh) in October 2021, which was approximately 11% less than the overall U.S. average residential electricity rate of 14.11¢/kWh in October. [2]
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Residential natural gas prices in Texas averaged $23.54 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) in October 2021, which was about 35% more than the overall U.S. average residential natural gas rate of $17.48 per Mcf in October. [3]
Texas ranks 2nd among all states in the U.S. with a population of approximately 25,145,561. [4]
To learn more about solar energy and solar power in Texas, or for additional solar-related resources in TX, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.
