In the most recent month of electricity data, February 2019, Salem's average rate of 23.28¢/kWh -- a difference of about +83% from the U.S. average of 12.70¢/kWh that month.[1]
Year over year in Salem (MA), electricity rates increased an estimated 5 percent -- from 22.19¢/kWh (February 2018) to 23.28¢/kWh (February 2019).[1]
In February 2018, the average electricity rate in Salem (Massachusetts) of 22.19¢/kWh -- a difference of about +75% from the United States average of 12.66¢/kWh that month.[1]
Average electricity rates in Salem, MA in February 2019 were 23.28¢/kWh -- an estimated 83 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 Salem electricity rates versus national average rates. [1]
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The average amount of solar radition in Salem (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 Salem -- averaging an estimated 573 kWhac. December typically has the lowest output (320 kWhac).[2]
The average amount of solar radition in Salem (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 Salem, 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 Salem, MA is 5696 kilowatt hours (AC). See the visualization below for month-by-month averages in Salem.[2]
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→ kWhac = kilowatt hours (AC)
In the most recent month of natural gas data, February 2019, Salem's average rate of 14.67$/Mcf -- a difference of about +55% from the U.S. average of 9.49$/Mcf that month.[3]
On a year-over-year basis in Salem (MA), natural gas rates decreased about 10 percent -- from 16.21$/Mcf (February 2018) to 14.67$/Mcf (February 2019).[3]
In February 2018, the average electricity rate in Salem (Massachusetts) of 16.21$/Mcf -- a difference of about +68% from the United States average of 9.64$/Mcf that month.[3]
Average natural gas rates in Salem, MA in February 2019 were 14.67$/Mcf -- an estimated 55 percent more than that month's average U.S. rate of 9.49$/Mcf.[3]
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→ $/Mcf = dollars per thousand cubic feet
Comparison of Salem natural gas rates versus national average rates.[3]
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Salem (MA) is a city in Essex County with an estimated population of 41,340.[4]
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