In the most recent month of electricity data, December 2019, Atlanta's average rate of 9.28¢/kWh -- a difference of about -27% from the U.S. average of 12.69¢/kWh that month.[1]
Year over year in Atlanta (GA), electricity rates decreased an estimated 1 percent -- from 9.36¢/kWh (December 2018) to 9.28¢/kWh (December 2019).[1]
In December 2018, the average electricity rate in Atlanta (Georgia) of 9.36¢/kWh -- a difference of about -25% from the United States average of 12.43¢/kWh that month.[1]
Average electricity rates in Atlanta, GA in December 2019 were 9.28¢/kWh -- an estimated 27 percent less than average rates that same month in the nation as a whole. [1]
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→ ¢/kWh = cents per kilowatthour
Comparison of Atlanta electricity rates versus national average rates. [1]
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The average amount of solar radition in Atlanta (measured on a monthly basis) is 22 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 Atlanta -- averaging an estimated 592 kWhac. December typically has the lowest output (412 kWhac).[2]
The average amount of solar radition in Atlanta (measured monthly) is 39 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 Atlanta, GA is 5.18 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 Atlanta, GA is 6135 kilowatt hours (AC). See the visualization below for month-by-month averages in Atlanta.[2]
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→ kWhac = kilowatt hours (AC)
In the most recent month of natural gas data, December 2019, Atlanta's average rate of 11.67$/Mcf -- a difference of about +24% from the U.S. average of 9.38$/Mcf that month.[3]
On a year-over-year basis in Atlanta (GA), natural gas rates increased about 6 percent -- from 11.01$/Mcf (December 2018) to 11.67$/Mcf (December 2019).[3]
In December 2018, the average electricity rate in Atlanta (Georgia) of 11.01$/Mcf -- a difference of about +15% from the United States average of 9.61$/Mcf that month.[3]
Average natural gas rates in Atlanta, GA in December 2019 were 11.67$/Mcf -- an estimated 24 percent more than that month's average U.S. rate of 9.38$/Mcf.[3]
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→ $/Mcf = dollars per thousand cubic feet
Comparison of Atlanta natural gas rates versus national average rates.[3]
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Atlanta (GA) is a city in Fulton County with an estimated population of 420,003.[4]
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