In the most recent month of electricity data, August 2018, Detroit's average rate of 15.49¢/kWh -- a difference of about +16% from the U.S. average of 13.30¢/kWh that month.[1]
Year over year in Detroit (MI), electricity rates decreased an estimated 1 percent -- from 15.63¢/kWh (August 2017) to 15.49¢/kWh (August 2018).[1]
In August 2017, the average electricity rate in Detroit (Michigan) of 15.63¢/kWh -- a difference of about +19% from the United States average of 13.15¢/kWh that month.[1]
Average electricity rates in Detroit, MI in August 2018 were 15.49¢/kWh -- an estimated 16 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 Detroit electricity rates versus national average rates. [1]
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The average amount of solar radition in Detroit (measured on a monthly basis) is 35 percent lower than an area of the U.S. (Nevada) with historically high levels of solar radiation.[2]
May is historically the month that will have the highest solar output (AC) values in Detroit -- averaging an estimated 575 kWhac. December typically has the lowest output (235 kWhac).[2]
The average amount of solar radition in Detroit (measured monthly) is 14 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 Detroit, MI is 4.26 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 Detroit, MI is 5277 kilowatt hours (AC). See the visualization below for month-by-month averages in Detroit.[2]
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→ kWhac = kilowatt hours (AC)
In the most recent month of natural gas data, August 2018, Detroit's average rate of 13.39$/Mcf -- a difference of about -28% from the U.S. average of 18.63$/Mcf that month.[3]
On a year-over-year basis in Detroit (MI), natural gas rates decreased about 3 percent -- from 13.79$/Mcf (August 2017) to 13.39$/Mcf (August 2018).[3]
In August 2017, the average electricity rate in Detroit (Michigan) of 13.79$/Mcf -- a difference of about -24% from the United States average of 18.22$/Mcf that month.[3]
Average natural gas rates in Detroit, MI in August 2018 were 13.39$/Mcf -- an estimated 28 percent less than that month's average U.S. rate of 18.63$/Mcf.[3]
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→ $/Mcf = dollars per thousand cubic feet
Comparison of Detroit natural gas rates versus national average rates.[3]
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Detroit (MI) is a city in Wayne County with an estimated population of 713,777.[4]
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