In the most recent month of electricity data, June 2018, Palmer's average rate of 22.54¢/kWh -- a difference of about +73% from the U.S. average of 13.02¢/kWh that month.[1]
Year over year in Palmer (AK), electricity rates increased an estimated 2 percent -- from 22.14¢/kWh (June 2017) to 22.54¢/kWh (June 2018).[1]
In June 2017, the average electricity rate in Palmer (Alaska) of 22.14¢/kWh -- a difference of about +68% from the United States average of 13.21¢/kWh that month.[1]
Average electricity rates in Palmer, AK in June 2018 were 22.54¢/kWh -- an estimated 73 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 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, June 2018, Palmer's average rate of 12.73$/Mcf -- a difference of about -23% from the U.S. average of 16.53$/Mcf that month.[3]
On a year-over-year basis in Palmer (AK), natural gas rates decreased about 0 percent -- from 12.79$/Mcf (June 2017) to 12.73$/Mcf (June 2018).[3]
In June 2017, the average electricity rate in Palmer (Alaska) of 12.79$/Mcf -- a difference of about -21% from the United States average of 16.13$/Mcf that month.[3]
Average natural gas rates in Palmer, AK in June 2018 were 12.73$/Mcf -- an estimated 23 percent less than that month's average U.S. rate of 16.53$/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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