In the most recent month of electricity data, May 2017, Dunkirk's average rate of 18.50¢/kWh -- a difference of about +42% from the U.S. average of 13.02¢/kWh that month.[1]
Year over year in Dunkirk (NY), electricity rates increased an estimated 4 percent -- from 17.73¢/kWh (May 2016) to 18.50¢/kWh (May 2017).[1]
In May 2016, the average electricity rate in Dunkirk (New York) of 17.73¢/kWh -- a difference of about +39% from the United States average of 12.79¢/kWh that month.[1]
Average electricity rates in Dunkirk, NY in May 2017 were 18.50¢/kWh -- an estimated 42 percent more than average rates that same month in the nation as a whole. [1]
→ Any electricity rate value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
→ ¢/kWh = cents per kilowatthour
Comparison of Dunkirk electricity rates versus national average rates. [1]
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The average amount of solar radition in Dunkirk (measured on a monthly basis) is 40 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 Dunkirk -- averaging an estimated 574 kWhac. December typically has the lowest output (203 kWhac).[2]
The average amount of solar radition in Dunkirk (measured monthly) is 7 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 Dunkirk, NY is 3.99 kilowatt hours per square meter per day(kWh/m2/day). See the chart below for monthly comparisons.[2]
→ Any solar value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
→ kWh/m2/day = kilowatt hours per square meter per day
The average monthly solar system output (AC) in Dunkirk, NY is 4982 kilowatt hours (AC). See the visualization below for month-by-month averages in Dunkirk.[2]
→ Any solar value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
→ kWhac = kilowatt hours (AC)
In the most recent month of natural gas data, May 2017, Dunkirk's average rate of 14.34$/Mcf -- a difference of about +9% from the U.S. average of 13.21$/Mcf that month.[3]
On a year-over-year basis in Dunkirk (NY), natural gas rates increased about 31 percent -- from 10.98$/Mcf (May 2016) to 14.34$/Mcf (May 2017).[3]
In May 2016, the average electricity rate in Dunkirk (New York) of 10.98$/Mcf -- a difference of about -6% from the United States average of 11.63$/Mcf that month.[3]
Average natural gas rates in Dunkirk, NY in May 2017 were 14.34$/Mcf -- an estimated 9 percent more than that month's average U.S. rate of 13.21$/Mcf.[3]
→ Any gas rate value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
→ $/Mcf = dollars per thousand cubic feet
Comparison of Dunkirk natural gas rates versus national average rates.[3]
→ Any gas rate value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
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Dunkirk (NY) is a city in Chautauqua County with an estimated population of 12,563.[4]
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