In the most recent month of electricity data, August 2018, Boston's average rate of 20.86¢/kWh -- a difference of about +57% from the U.S. average of 13.30¢/kWh that month.[1]
Year over year in Boston (MA), electricity rates increased an estimated 6 percent -- from 19.66¢/kWh (August 2017) to 20.86¢/kWh (August 2018).[1]
In August 2017, the average electricity rate in Boston (Massachusetts) of 19.66¢/kWh -- a difference of about +50% from the United States average of 13.15¢/kWh that month.[1]
Average electricity rates in Boston, MA in August 2018 were 20.86¢/kWh -- an estimated 57 percent more than average rates that same month in the nation as a whole. [1]
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→ ¢/kWh = cents per kilowatthour
Comparison of Boston electricity rates versus national average rates. [1]
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The average amount of solar radition in Boston (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]
August is historically the month that will have the highest solar output (AC) values in Boston -- averaging an estimated 573 kWhac. December typically has the lowest output (320 kWhac).[2]
The average amount of solar radition in Boston (measured monthly) is 23 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 Boston, MA is 4.59 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 Boston, MA is 5696 kilowatt hours (AC). See the visualization below for month-by-month averages in Boston.[2]
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→ kWhac = kilowatt hours (AC)
In the most recent month of natural gas data, August 2018, Boston's average rate of 16.41$/Mcf -- a difference of about -12% from the U.S. average of 18.63$/Mcf that month.[3]
On a year-over-year basis in Boston (MA), natural gas rates increased about 3 percent -- from 15.95$/Mcf (August 2017) to 16.41$/Mcf (August 2018).[3]
In August 2017, the average electricity rate in Boston (Massachusetts) of 15.95$/Mcf -- a difference of about -12% from the United States average of 18.22$/Mcf that month.[3]
Average natural gas rates in Boston, MA in August 2018 were 16.41$/Mcf -- an estimated 12 percent less than that month's average U.S. rate of 18.63$/Mcf.[3]
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→ $/Mcf = dollars per thousand cubic feet
Comparison of Boston natural gas rates versus national average rates.[3]
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Boston (MA) is a city in Suffolk County with an estimated population of 617,594.[4]
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