Rate & Roof

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Sun on a roof in St. Paul.

The PVWatts model puts a generic roof array in St. Paul at 1,534 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 St. Paul climbs and falls, and the modeled output follows it.

Sun elevation through the day over St. Paul The sun's path at latitude 33.05, 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 kW1,534 kWh

kWh per kW DC, modeled by PVWatts. Best month 158, weakest 100: a ratio of 1.59.

How St. Paul comparesderived from the figures above

Where St. Paul sits.

St. Paul ranks 448th of 1220 Texas places modeled here, at the 63rd percentile. Its 1,534 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, 29.8% of the year arrives in June, July and August, more than the 29.3% of the median place.

Closest modeled neighbors

  • Wylie, 3 km southeast: 1,534 kWh per kW, 0 the same as St. Paul.
  • Lucas, 6 km northwest: 1,519 kWh per kW, 15 less than St. Paul.
  • Murphy, 7 km southwest: 1,506 kWh per kW, 28 less than St. Paul.
  • Parker, 8 km west: 1,523 kWh per kW, 11 less than St. Paul.
  • Sachse, 9 km south: 1,507 kWh per kW, 27 less than St. Paul.
  • Fairview, 11 km northwest: 1,516 kWh per kW, 18 less than St. Paul.
  • Lavon, 12 km east: 1,524 kWh per kW, 10 less than St. Paul.
  • Allen, 13 km northwest: 1,530 kWh per kW, 4 less than St. Paul.
  • Lowry Crossing, 13 km north: 1,522 kWh per kW, 12 less than St. Paul.

Against Dallas

The nearest of the six largest modeled places is Dallas, 35 km to the southwest, at 1,500 kWh per kW. St. Paul models 34 kWh per kW (2.3%) above it. At 0.26 degrees of latitude apart, the two sit at almost the same sun angle, so geometry explains little. The weather station for St. Paul is 0.9 km from the modeled point, against 2.4 km for Dallas, so part of the gap can come from which station's typical year was used.

The second-nearest large place is Fort Worth, 80 km west, where the same model gives 1,535 kWh per kW, so St. Paul runs 1 below that figure. Against the Texas median place month by month, St. Paul runs at least 2% higher in January, July, September, October, December. It runs at least 2% lower in March, May.

Electricity in Collin CountyEIA-861

Electricity prices nearby

EIA lists Oncor Electric Delivery and Texas-New Mexico Power in this county. Where St. Paul is on Oncor Electric Delivery and Texas-New Mexico Power's lines, homes buy energy from a retail electricity provider and the price depends on the plan. Parts of St. Paul 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 1,534 kWh at $235 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 St. Paul. 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 St. Paul 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 $236 per kW a year as plain multiplication.

Modeled estimate

Modeled output, kWh a year

9,204 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 707985

Month by month, per kW.

Modeled AC output in St. Paul, Texas, kWh per kW DC, typical weather year
MonthkWh per kW
January104.5
February99.7
March121.5
April136.1
May137.7
June148.7
July158.2
August150.6
September137.3
October133.7
November106.8
December99.8
Year1,534

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 33.05, -96.55 (St. Paul, population 1,002). Weather: typical-year data from station 707985, 0.9 km from that point.

Getting a measured number

A model cannot see your roof. Installers measure pitch, shade and the electrical panel on site. Quote marketplaces such as EnergySage, SolarReviews and WattBuy collect bids from local installers. Rate & Roof does not rank installers.

Texas electricity prices and providers

Next step

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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.

Credits and notices

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