In the most recent month of electricity data, February 2018, Benson's average rate of 12.23¢/kWh -- a difference of about -3% from the U.S. average of 12.62¢/kWh that month.[1]
Year over year in Benson (IL), electricity rates increased an estimated 0 percent -- from 12.21¢/kWh (February 2017) to 12.23¢/kWh (February 2018).[1]
In February 2017, the average electricity rate in Benson (Illinois) of 12.21¢/kWh -- a difference of about -4% from the United States average of 12.78¢/kWh that month.[1]
Average electricity rates in Benson, IL in February 2018 were 12.23¢/kWh -- an estimated 3 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 Benson electricity rates versus national average rates. [1]
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The average amount of solar radition in Benson (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 Benson -- averaging an estimated 586 kWhac. December typically has the lowest output (299 kWhac).[2]
The average amount of solar radition in Benson (measured monthly) is 26 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 Benson, IL is 4.7 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 Benson, IL is 5760 kilowatt hours (AC). See the visualization below for month-by-month averages in Benson.[2]
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→ kWhac = kilowatt hours (AC)
In the most recent month of natural gas data, February 2018, Benson's average rate of 6.91$/Mcf -- a difference of about -28% from the U.S. average of 9.65$/Mcf that month.[3]
On a year-over-year basis in Benson (IL), natural gas rates decreased about 17 percent -- from 8.32$/Mcf (February 2017) to 6.91$/Mcf (February 2018).[3]
In February 2017, the average electricity rate in Benson (Illinois) of 8.32$/Mcf -- a difference of about -17% from the United States average of 10.07$/Mcf that month.[3]
Average natural gas rates in Benson, IL in February 2018 were 6.91$/Mcf -- an estimated 28 percent less than that month's average U.S. rate of 9.65$/Mcf.[3]
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→ $/Mcf = dollars per thousand cubic feet
Comparison of Benson natural gas rates versus national average rates.[3]
→ Any gas rate value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
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Benson (IL) is a village in Woodford County with an estimated population of 423.[4]
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