In the most recent month of electricity data, May 2017, Boulder's average rate of 11.91¢/kWh -- a difference of about -9% from the U.S. average of 13.02¢/kWh that month.[1]
Year over year in Boulder (CO), electricity rates increased an estimated 2 percent -- from 11.67¢/kWh (May 2016) to 11.91¢/kWh (May 2017).[1]
In May 2016, the average electricity rate in Boulder (Colorado) of 11.67¢/kWh -- a difference of about -9% from the United States average of 12.79¢/kWh that month.[1]
Average electricity rates in Boulder, CO in May 2017 were 11.91¢/kWh -- an estimated 9 percent less 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 Boulder electricity rates versus national average rates. [1]
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The average amount of solar radition in Boulder (measured on a monthly basis) is 16 percent lower than an area of the U.S. (Nevada) with historically high levels of solar radiation.[2]
March is historically the month that will have the highest solar output (AC) values in Boulder -- averaging an estimated 628 kWhac. December typically has the lowest output (459 kWhac).[2]
The average amount of solar radition in Boulder (measured monthly) is 48 percent higher than an area of the U.S. (Washington) with historically low levels of solar radiation.[2]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Boulder, CO is 5.53 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 Boulder, CO is 6662 kilowatt hours (AC). See the visualization below for month-by-month averages in Boulder.[2]
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→ kWhac = kilowatt hours (AC)
In the most recent month of natural gas data, May 2017, Boulder's average rate of 9.18$/Mcf -- a difference of about -31% from the U.S. average of 13.21$/Mcf that month.[3]
On a year-over-year basis in Boulder (CO), natural gas rates increased about 29 percent -- from 7.09$/Mcf (May 2016) to 9.18$/Mcf (May 2017).[3]
In May 2016, the average electricity rate in Boulder (Colorado) of 7.09$/Mcf -- a difference of about -39% from the United States average of 11.63$/Mcf that month.[3]
Average natural gas rates in Boulder, CO in May 2017 were 9.18$/Mcf -- an estimated 31 percent less than that month's average U.S. rate of 13.21$/Mcf.[3]
→ Any gas rate value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
→ $/Mcf = dollars per thousand cubic feet
Comparison of Boulder natural gas rates versus national average rates.[3]
→ Any gas rate value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
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Boulder (CO) is a city in Boulder County with an estimated population of 97,385.[4]
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