In the most recent month of electricity data, February 2017, Palmer's average rate of 20.61¢/kWh -- a difference of about +61% from the U.S. average of 12.82¢/kWh that month.[1]
Year over year in Palmer (AK), electricity rates increased an estimated 4 percent -- from 19.81¢/kWh (February 2016) to 20.61¢/kWh (February 2017).[1]
In February 2016, the average electricity rate in Palmer (Alaska) of 19.81¢/kWh -- a difference of about +63% from the United States average of 12.14¢/kWh that month.[1]
Average electricity rates in Palmer, AK in February 2017 were 20.61¢/kWh -- an estimated 61 percent more than average rates that same month in the nation as a whole. [1]
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→ ¢/kWh = cents per kilowatthour
Comparison of Palmer electricity rates versus national average rates. [1]
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The average amount of solar radition in Palmer (measured on a monthly basis) is 55 percent lower than an area of the U.S. (Nevada) with historically high levels of solar radiation.[2]
May is historically the month that will have the highest solar output (AC) values in Palmer -- averaging an estimated 563 kWhac. December typically has the lowest output (55 kWhac).[2]
The average amount of solar radition in Palmer (measured monthly) is 21 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 Palmer, AK is 2.96 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 Palmer, AK is 3828 kilowatt hours (AC). See the visualization below for month-by-month averages in Palmer.[2]
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→ kWhac = kilowatt hours (AC)
In the most recent month of natural gas data, February 2017, Palmer's average rate of 9.63$/Mcf -- a difference of about -4% from the U.S. average of 10.05$/Mcf that month.[3]
On a year-over-year basis in Palmer (AK), natural gas rates increased about 7 percent -- from 8.99$/Mcf (February 2016) to 9.63$/Mcf (February 2017).[3]
In February 2016, the average electricity rate in Palmer (Alaska) of 8.99$/Mcf -- a difference of about +7% from the United States average of 8.39$/Mcf that month.[3]
Average natural gas rates in Palmer, AK in February 2017 were 9.63$/Mcf -- an estimated 4 percent less than that month's average U.S. rate of 10.05$/Mcf.[3]
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→ $/Mcf = dollars per thousand cubic feet
Comparison of Palmer natural gas rates versus national average rates.[3]
→ Any gas rate value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
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Palmer (AK) is a city in Matanuska-Susitna County with an estimated population of 5,937.[4]
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