In the most recent month of electricity data, May 2017, Blades's average rate of 14.77¢/kWh -- a difference of about +13% from the U.S. average of 13.02¢/kWh that month.[1]
Year over year in Blades (DE), electricity rates increased an estimated 2 percent -- from 14.54¢/kWh (May 2016) to 14.77¢/kWh (May 2017).[1]
In May 2016, the average electricity rate in Blades (Delaware) of 14.54¢/kWh -- a difference of about +14% from the United States average of 12.79¢/kWh that month.[1]
Average electricity rates in Blades, DE in May 2017 were 14.77¢/kWh -- an estimated 13 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 Blades electricity rates versus national average rates. [1]
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The average amount of solar radition in Blades (measured on a monthly basis) is 29 percent lower than an area of the U.S. (Nevada) with historically high levels of solar radiation.[2]
July is historically the month that will have the highest solar output (AC) values in Blades -- averaging an estimated 551 kWhac. December typically has the lowest output (314 kWhac).[2]
The average amount of solar radition in Blades (measured monthly) is 25 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 Blades, DE is 4.66 kilowatt hours per square meter per day(kWh/m2/day). See the chart below for monthly comparisons.[2]
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→ kWh/m2/day = kilowatt hours per square meter per day
The average monthly solar system output (AC) in Blades, DE is 5657 kilowatt hours (AC). See the visualization below for month-by-month averages in Blades.[2]
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→ kWhac = kilowatt hours (AC)
In the most recent month of natural gas data, May 2017, Blades's average rate of 15.97$/Mcf -- a difference of about +21% from the U.S. average of 13.21$/Mcf that month.[3]
On a year-over-year basis in Blades (DE), natural gas rates increased about 19 percent -- from 13.44$/Mcf (May 2016) to 15.97$/Mcf (May 2017).[3]
In May 2016, the average electricity rate in Blades (Delaware) of 13.44$/Mcf -- a difference of about +16% from the United States average of 11.63$/Mcf that month.[3]
Average natural gas rates in Blades, DE in May 2017 were 15.97$/Mcf -- an estimated 21 percent more than that month's average U.S. rate of 13.21$/Mcf.[3]
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→ $/Mcf = dollars per thousand cubic feet
Comparison of Blades natural gas rates versus national average rates.[3]
→ Any gas rate value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
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Blades (DE) is a town in Sussex County with an estimated population of 1,241.[4]
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