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Massachusetts electricity rates in February 2021 averaged 22.63 cents per kilowatthour -- an estimated 70 percent more than the 13.34 cents per kilowatthour average rate in the U.S. overall in February 2021.[1]
Massachusetts natural gas rates in February 2021 averaged 14.86 dollars per thousand cubic feet -- an estimated 56 percent more than the 9.55 dollars per thousand cubic feet average rate in the nation overall in February 2021.[2]
Massachusetts solar energy averaged about 4.59 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) on an annual basis -- an estimated 23% more than the 3.73 kWh/m2/day generated at a low-output location in the U.S.[3]
Massachusetts has an estimated population of 6,547,629, which ranks 16th in the nation. [4]
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