In the most recent month of electricity data, May 2017, Castor's average rate of 9.88¢/kWh -- a difference of about -24% from the U.S. average of 13.02¢/kWh that month.[1]
Year over year in Castor (LA), electricity rates increased an estimated 6 percent -- from 9.28¢/kWh (May 2016) to 9.88¢/kWh (May 2017).[1]
In May 2016, the average electricity rate in Castor (Louisiana) of 9.28¢/kWh -- a difference of about -27% from the United States average of 12.79¢/kWh that month.[1]
Average electricity rates in Castor, LA in May 2017 were 9.88¢/kWh -- an estimated 24 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 Castor electricity rates versus national average rates. [1]
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The average amount of solar radition in Castor (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 Castor -- averaging an estimated 565 kWhac. January typically has the lowest output (407 kWhac).[2]
The average amount of solar radition in Castor (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 Castor, 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 Castor, LA is 5922 kilowatt hours (AC). See the visualization below for month-by-month averages in Castor.[2]
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→ kWhac = kilowatt hours (AC)
In the most recent month of natural gas data, May 2017, Castor's average rate of 15.30$/Mcf -- a difference of about +16% from the U.S. average of 13.21$/Mcf that month.[3]
On a year-over-year basis in Castor (LA), natural gas rates increased about 14 percent -- from 13.40$/Mcf (May 2016) to 15.30$/Mcf (May 2017).[3]
In May 2016, the average electricity rate in Castor (Louisiana) of 13.40$/Mcf -- a difference of about +15% from the United States average of 11.63$/Mcf that month.[3]
Average natural gas rates in Castor, LA in May 2017 were 15.30$/Mcf -- an estimated 16 percent more than that month's average U.S. rate of 13.21$/Mcf.[3]
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→ $/Mcf = dollars per thousand cubic feet
Comparison of Castor natural gas rates versus national average rates.[3]
→ Any gas rate value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
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Castor (LA) is a village in Bienville County with an estimated population of 258.[4]
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