Rate & Roof

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Sun on a roof in La Vernia.

The PVWatts model puts a generic roof array in La Vernia at 1,517 kWh a year for each kW of panels, using typical-year weather from a station 2.4 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 La Vernia climbs and falls, and the modeled output follows it.

Sun elevation through the day over La Vernia The sun's path at latitude 29.35, 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 kW1,517 kWh

kWh per kW DC, modeled by PVWatts. Best month 152, weakest 96: a ratio of 1.59.

How La Vernia comparesderived from the figures above

Where La Vernia sits.

La Vernia ranks 582nd of 1220 Texas places modeled here, at the 52nd percentile. Its 1,517 kWh per kW is above the Texas median of 1,515. The strongest months are July, August, June and the weakest are February, December, January; output peaks in July and bottoms out in February. In all, 29.2% of the year arrives in June, July and August, less than the 29.3% of the median place.

Closest modeled neighbors

  • St. Hedwig, 11 km northwest: 1,488 kWh per kW, 29 less than La Vernia.
  • New Berlin, 16 km north: 1,499 kWh per kW, 18 less than La Vernia.
  • Stockdale, 21 km southeast: 1,505 kWh per kW, 12 less than La Vernia.
  • Elmendorf, 22 km southwest: 1,518 kWh per kW, 1 more than La Vernia.
  • China Grove, 22 km west: 1,526 kWh per kW, 9 more than La Vernia.
  • Floresville, 23 km south: 1,492 kWh per kW, 25 less than La Vernia.
  • Converse, 24 km northwest: 1,511 kWh per kW, 6 less than La Vernia.
  • Marion, 24 km north: 1,496 kWh per kW, 21 less than La Vernia.
  • Cibolo, 26 km north: 1,496 kWh per kW, 21 less than La Vernia.

Against San Antonio

The nearest of the six largest modeled places is San Antonio, 40 km to the west, at 1,505 kWh per kW. La Vernia models 12 kWh per kW (0.8%) above it. The two figures are within 1 percent, which is about the size of the difference you get from two neighboring weather stations alone, so this page's result is effectively the same as San Antonio's.

The second-nearest large place is Austin, 112 km north, where the same model gives 1,483 kWh per kW, so La Vernia runs 34 above that figure. Against the Texas median place month by month, La Vernia runs at least 2% higher in March, October, November. It runs at least 2% lower in February, April, May, September.

Electricity in Wilson CountyEIA-861

Electricity prices nearby

EIA lists AEP Texas Central in this county. Where La Vernia is on AEP Texas Central's lines, homes buy energy from a retail electricity provider and the price depends on the plan. Parts of La Vernia 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 1,517 kWh at $232 per kW a year, plain multiplication and not a savings estimate or an offer.

Also listed in the county

  • City of San Antonio: 12.4¢ per kWh, a bundled average, 888,946 residential customers across 8 counties.
  • Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop Inc: 11.83¢ per kWh, a bundled average, 95,358 residential customers across 13 counties.
  • City of Floresville: 12.23¢ per kWh, a bundled average, 16,149 residential customers across 2 counties.
  • AEP Texas Central Company: 5.91¢ per kWh, delivery charges only, before the retail energy price, 793,896 residential customers across 44 counties.

These utilities serve other parts of the county, which can include parts of La Vernia. 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.

Modeled estimateruns in your browser

Size the array, see the kWh.

Scale the La Vernia 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 $234 per kW a year as plain multiplication.

Modeled estimate

Modeled output, kWh a year

9,102 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 667367

Month by month, per kW.

Modeled AC output in La Vernia, Texas, kWh per kW DC, typical weather year
MonthkWh per kW
January102.7
February95.6
March133.8
April129.4
May138.8
June143.0
July151.9
August147.6
September128.9
October134.7
November112.5
December98.3
Year1,517

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 29.35, -98.13 (La Vernia, population 1,483). Weather: typical-year data from station 667367, 2.4 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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