Rate & Roof

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Sun on a roof in Gorman.

The PVWatts model puts a generic roof array in Gorman at 1,612 kWh a year for each kW of panels, using typical-year weather from a station 0.9 km away. A modeled estimate for a standard setup, not a measurement of any roof.

A year on one roof.

Scroll from January to December: the noon sun over Gorman climbs and falls, and the modeled output follows it.

Sun elevation through the day over Gorman The sun's path at latitude 32.21, computed from solar geometry. The upper dotted arc is the June solstice and the lower one the December solstice; the solid arc is the month being shown.
MonthAll 12 monthsNoon sun-Daylight-Modeled output per kW1,612 kWh

kWh per kW DC, modeled by PVWatts. Best month 162, weakest 108: a ratio of 1.51.

How Gorman comparesderived from the figures above

Where Gorman sits.

Gorman ranks 218th of 1220 Texas places modeled here, at the 82nd percentile. Its 1,612 kWh per kW is above the Texas median of 1,515. The strongest months are July, June, May and the weakest are December, February, January; output peaks in July and bottoms out in December. In all, 28.4% of the year arrives in June, July and August, less than the 29.3% of the median place.

Closest modeled neighbors

  • Carbon, 16 km northwest: 1,590 kWh per kW, 22 less than Gorman.
  • De Leon, 17 km southeast: 1,597 kWh per kW, 15 less than Gorman.
  • Eastland, 25 km northwest: 1,594 kWh per kW, 18 less than Gorman.
  • Ranger, 29 km north: 1,570 kWh per kW, 42 less than Gorman.
  • Rising Star, 31 km southwest: 1,609 kWh per kW, 3 less than Gorman.
  • Dublin, 34 km southeast: 1,577 kWh per kW, 35 less than Gorman.
  • Comanche, 35 km south: 1,585 kWh per kW, 27 less than Gorman.
  • Cisco, 35 km northwest: 1,630 kWh per kW, 18 more than Gorman.
  • Strawn, 41 km northeast: 1,554 kWh per kW, 58 less than Gorman.

Against Fort Worth

The nearest of the six largest modeled places is Fort Worth, 139 km to the northeast, at 1,535 kWh per kW. Gorman models 77 kWh per kW (5.0%) above it. Gorman lies 0.57 degrees of latitude south of Fort Worth, and the sun stands higher in the sky the further south you go, which matches its higher modeled output. The two weather stations sit a similar distance from their points (0.9 km and 1.5 km), so station distance does little to explain the gap, and the weather record does the rest.

The second-nearest large place is Dallas, 189 km east, where the same model gives 1,500 kWh per kW, so Gorman runs 112 above that figure. Against the Texas median place month by month, Gorman runs at least 2% higher in January, February, March, April, May, June, July, September, October, November, December. It runs at least 2% lower in August.

Electricity in Eastland CountyEIA-861

Electricity prices nearby

EIA lists Oncor Electric Delivery, AEP Texas North, and Texas-New Mexico Power in this county. Where Gorman is on Oncor Electric Delivery, AEP Texas North, and Texas-New Mexico Power's lines, homes buy energy from a retail electricity provider and the price depends on the plan. Parts of Gorman may instead be served by a co-op or utility listed below, which sets its own rates; check your bill. For scale only, the median 2025 average price across the 60 Texas retail providers on this site is 15.32¢ per kWh, which would put the modeled 1,612 kWh at $247 per kW a year, plain multiplication and not a savings estimate or an offer.

Also listed in the county

These utilities serve other parts of the county, which can include parts of Gorman. They are the largest bundled providers, and the largest delivery-only one, whose EIA service territory lists the county. A county can list several, and which one serves a street depends on the address, so check your bill.

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Size the array, see the kWh.

Scale the Gorman model to another array size, take off extra losses for shade or dirt, and price the energy at any rate. It is arithmetic on the PVWatts output above, nothing more: not a quote, not a savings estimate and not advice.

Starting rate: the Texas residential average of 15.4¢ per kWh. At that rate the modeled output is worth $248 per kW a year as plain multiplication.

Modeled estimate

Modeled output, kWh a year

9,672 kWh/yr

About - kWh in an average month. Priced at the chosen rate that energy comes to - a year, by multiplication only.

Assumes the same tilt, direction and equipment as the model below. Real output depends on the roof, shade, equipment and weather.

PVWatts v8station 652989

Month by month, per kW.

Modeled AC output in Gorman, Texas, kWh per kW DC, typical weather year
MonthkWh per kW
January113.3
February110.8
March135.8
April146.5
May146.7
June151.0
July162.4
August145.1
September139.8
October139.9
November113.4
December107.7
Year1,612

Model assumptions

System size
1 kWDC, results scale per kW
Mount
fixed roof mount
Tilt
20°
Azimuth
180°due south
Modules
standard
System losses
14%

Location 32.21, -98.67 (Gorman, population 1,004). Weather: typical-year data from station 652989, 0.9 km from that point.

Getting a measured number

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Texas electricity prices and providers

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Payback, buyback.

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Read this first

  • A model estimate for a generic system at this point, not a measurement and not a promise of output.
  • Shading, roof pitch, equipment and local rates will differ.
  • All prices on this site are in cents per kWh unless marked otherwise. Bills are US dollars per month.

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