In the most recent month of electricity data, March 2018, Laurel's average rate of 13.43¢/kWh -- a difference of about +3% from the U.S. average of 12.99¢/kWh that month.[1]
Year over year in Laurel (MD), electricity rates decreased an estimated 6 percent -- from 14.36¢/kWh (March 2017) to 13.43¢/kWh (March 2018).[1]
In March 2017, the average electricity rate in Laurel (Maryland) of 14.36¢/kWh -- a difference of about +11% from the United States average of 12.89¢/kWh that month.[1]
Average electricity rates in Laurel, MD in February 2018 were 13.43¢/kWh -- an estimated 3 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 Laurel electricity rates versus national average rates. [1]
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The average amount of solar radition in Laurel (measured on a monthly basis) is 30 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 Laurel -- averaging an estimated 551 kWhac. December typically has the lowest output (314 kWhac).[2]
The average amount of solar radition in Laurel (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 Laurel, MD is 4.65 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 Laurel, MD is 5657 kilowatt hours (AC). See the visualization below for month-by-month averages in Laurel.[2]
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→ kWhac = kilowatt hours (AC)
In the most recent month of natural gas data, February 2018, Laurel's average rate of 11.85$/Mcf -- a difference of about +23% from the U.S. average of 9.65$/Mcf that month.[3]
On a year-over-year basis in Laurel (MD), natural gas rates decreased about 6 percent -- from 12.57$/Mcf (February 2017) to 11.85$/Mcf (February 2018).[3]
In February 2017, the average electricity rate in Laurel (Maryland) of 12.57$/Mcf -- a difference of about +25% from the United States average of 10.07$/Mcf that month.[3]
Average natural gas rates in Laurel, MD in February 2018 were 11.85$/Mcf -- an estimated 23 percent more than that month's average U.S. rate of 9.65$/Mcf.[3]
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→ $/Mcf = dollars per thousand cubic feet
Comparison of Laurel natural gas rates versus national average rates.[3]
→ Any gas rate value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
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Laurel (MD) is a city in Prince Georges County with an estimated population of 25,115.[4]
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