In the most recent month of electricity data, August 2018, Belfast's average rate of 16.28¢/kWh -- a difference of about +22% from the U.S. average of 13.30¢/kWh that month.[1]
Year over year in Belfast (ME), electricity rates increased an estimated 2 percent -- from 15.96¢/kWh (August 2017) to 16.28¢/kWh (August 2018).[1]
In August 2017, the average electricity rate in Belfast (Maine) of 15.96¢/kWh -- a difference of about +21% from the United States average of 13.15¢/kWh that month.[1]
Average electricity rates in Belfast, ME in August 2018 were 16.28¢/kWh -- an estimated 22 percent more 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 Belfast electricity rates versus national average rates. [1]
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The average amount of solar radition in Belfast (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 Belfast -- averaging an estimated 585 kWhac. December typically has the lowest output (319 kWhac).[2]
The average amount of solar radition in Belfast (measured monthly) is 25 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 Belfast, ME is 4.67 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 Belfast, ME is 5805 kilowatt hours (AC). See the visualization below for month-by-month averages in Belfast.[2]
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→ kWhac = kilowatt hours (AC)
In the most recent month of natural gas data, August 2018, Belfast's average rate of 24.72$/Mcf -- a difference of about +33% from the U.S. average of 18.63$/Mcf that month.[3]
On a year-over-year basis in Belfast (ME), natural gas rates increased about 1 percent -- from 24.48$/Mcf (August 2017) to 24.72$/Mcf (August 2018).[3]
In August 2017, the average electricity rate in Belfast (Maine) of 24.48$/Mcf -- a difference of about +34% from the United States average of 18.22$/Mcf that month.[3]
Average natural gas rates in Belfast, ME in August 2018 were 24.72$/Mcf -- an estimated 33 percent more than that month's average U.S. rate of 18.63$/Mcf.[3]
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→ $/Mcf = dollars per thousand cubic feet
Comparison of Belfast natural gas rates versus national average rates.[3]
→ Any gas rate value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
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Belfast (ME) is a city in Waldo County with an estimated population of 6,668.[4]
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