In the most recent month of electricity data, February 2018, Benton's average rate of 8.94¢/kWh -- a difference of about -29% from the U.S. average of 12.62¢/kWh that month.[1]
Year over year in Benton (LA), electricity rates decreased an estimated 6 percent -- from 9.52¢/kWh (February 2017) to 8.94¢/kWh (February 2018).[1]
In February 2017, the average electricity rate in Benton (Louisiana) of 9.52¢/kWh -- a difference of about -26% from the United States average of 12.78¢/kWh that month.[1]
Average electricity rates in Benton, LA in February 2018 were 8.94¢/kWh -- an estimated 29 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 Benton electricity rates versus national average rates. [1]
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The average amount of solar radition in Benton (measured on a monthly basis) is 23 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 Benton -- averaging an estimated 565 kWhac. January typically has the lowest output (407 kWhac).[2]
The average amount of solar radition in Benton (measured monthly) is 36 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 Benton, LA is 5.06 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 Benton, LA is 5922 kilowatt hours (AC). See the visualization below for month-by-month averages in Benton.[2]
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→ kWhac = kilowatt hours (AC)
In the most recent month of natural gas data, February 2018, Benton's average rate of 9.92$/Mcf -- a difference of about +3% from the U.S. average of 9.65$/Mcf that month.[3]
On a year-over-year basis in Benton (LA), natural gas rates decreased about 20 percent -- from 12.38$/Mcf (February 2017) to 9.92$/Mcf (February 2018).[3]
In February 2017, the average electricity rate in Benton (Louisiana) of 12.38$/Mcf -- a difference of about +23% from the United States average of 10.07$/Mcf that month.[3]
Average natural gas rates in Benton, LA in February 2018 were 9.92$/Mcf -- an estimated 3 percent more than that month's average U.S. rate of 9.65$/Mcf.[3]
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→ $/Mcf = dollars per thousand cubic feet
Comparison of Benton natural gas rates versus national average rates.[3]
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Benton (LA) is a town in Bossier County with an estimated population of 1,948.[4]
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