In the most recent month of electricity data, May 2017, Bethel's average rate of 22.04¢/kWh -- a difference of about +69% from the U.S. average of 13.02¢/kWh that month.[1]
Year over year in Bethel (AK), electricity rates increased an estimated 5 percent -- from 20.90¢/kWh (May 2016) to 22.04¢/kWh (May 2017).[1]
In May 2016, the average electricity rate in Bethel (Alaska) of 20.90¢/kWh -- a difference of about +63% from the United States average of 12.79¢/kWh that month.[1]
Average electricity rates in Bethel, AK in May 2017 were 22.04¢/kWh -- an estimated 69 percent more than average rates that same month in the nation as a whole. [1]
→ Any electricity rate value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
→ ¢/kWh = cents per kilowatthour
Comparison of Bethel electricity rates versus national average rates. [1]
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The average amount of solar radition in Bethel (measured on a monthly basis) is 54 percent lower than an area of the U.S. (Nevada) with historically high levels of solar radiation.[2]
April is historically the month that will have the highest solar output (AC) values in Bethel -- averaging an estimated 554 kWhac. December typically has the lowest output (89 kWhac).[2]
The average amount of solar radition in Bethel (measured monthly) is 18 percent lower than an area of the U.S. (Washington) with historically low levels of solar radiation.[2]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Bethel, AK is 3.05 kilowatt hours per square meter per day(kWh/m2/day). See the chart below for monthly comparisons.[2]
→ Any solar value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
→ kWh/m2/day = kilowatt hours per square meter per day
The average monthly solar system output (AC) in Bethel, AK is 3996 kilowatt hours (AC). See the visualization below for month-by-month averages in Bethel.[2]
→ Any solar value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
→ kWhac = kilowatt hours (AC)
In the most recent month of natural gas data, May 2017, Bethel's average rate of 11.02$/Mcf -- a difference of about -17% from the U.S. average of 13.21$/Mcf that month.[3]
On a year-over-year basis in Bethel (AK), natural gas rates increased about 6 percent -- from 10.41$/Mcf (May 2016) to 11.02$/Mcf (May 2017).[3]
In May 2016, the average electricity rate in Bethel (Alaska) of 10.41$/Mcf -- a difference of about -10% from the United States average of 11.63$/Mcf that month.[3]
Average natural gas rates in Bethel, AK in May 2017 were 11.02$/Mcf -- an estimated 17 percent less than that month's average U.S. rate of 13.21$/Mcf.[3]
→ Any gas rate value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
→ $/Mcf = dollars per thousand cubic feet
Comparison of Bethel natural gas rates versus national average rates.[3]
→ Any gas rate value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
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Bethel (AK) is a city in Bethel County with an estimated population of 6,080.[4]
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