In the most recent month of electricity data, August 2018, Sparta's average rate of 10.47¢/kWh -- a difference of about -21% from the U.S. average of 13.30¢/kWh that month.[1]
Year over year in Sparta (KY), electricity rates decreased an estimated 3 percent -- from 10.82¢/kWh (August 2017) to 10.47¢/kWh (August 2018).[1]
In August 2017, the average electricity rate in Sparta (Kentucky) of 10.82¢/kWh -- a difference of about -18% from the United States average of 13.15¢/kWh that month.[1]
Average electricity rates in Sparta, KY in August 2018 were 10.47¢/kWh -- an estimated 21 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 Sparta electricity rates versus national average rates. [1]
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The average amount of solar radition in Sparta (measured on a monthly basis) is 32 percent lower than an area of the U.S. (Nevada) with historically high levels of solar radiation.[2]
August is historically the month that will have the highest solar output (AC) values in Sparta -- averaging an estimated 573 kWhac. December typically has the lowest output (241 kWhac).[2]
The average amount of solar radition in Sparta (measured monthly) is 20 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 Sparta, KY is 4.49 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 Sparta, KY is 5442 kilowatt hours (AC). See the visualization below for month-by-month averages in Sparta.[2]
→ Any solar value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
→ kWhac = kilowatt hours (AC)
In the most recent month of natural gas data, August 2018, Sparta's average rate of 24.87$/Mcf -- a difference of about +33% from the U.S. average of 18.63$/Mcf that month.[3]
On a year-over-year basis in Sparta (KY), natural gas rates increased about 0 percent -- from 24.81$/Mcf (August 2017) to 24.87$/Mcf (August 2018).[3]
In August 2017, the average electricity rate in Sparta (Kentucky) of 24.81$/Mcf -- a difference of about +36% from the United States average of 18.22$/Mcf that month.[3]
Average natural gas rates in Sparta, KY in August 2018 were 24.87$/Mcf -- an estimated 33 percent more than that month's average U.S. rate of 18.63$/Mcf.[3]
→ Any gas rate value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
→ $/Mcf = dollars per thousand cubic feet
Comparison of Sparta natural gas rates versus national average rates.[3]
→ Any gas rate value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
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Sparta (KY) is a city in Gallatin County with an estimated population of 231.[4]
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