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Massachusetts electricity rates in December 2020 averaged 21.54 cents per kilowatthour -- an estimated 68 percent more than the 12.80 cents per kilowatthour average rate in the U.S. overall in December 2020.[1]
Massachusetts natural gas rates in December 2020 averaged 15.40 dollars per thousand cubic feet -- an estimated 58 percent more than the 9.73 dollars per thousand cubic feet average rate in the nation overall in December 2020.[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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