In the most recent month of electricity data, September 2018, Benton's average rate of 13.76¢/kWh -- a difference of about +6% from the U.S. average of 13.01¢/kWh that month.[1]
Year over year in Benton (PA), electricity rates decreased an estimated 5 percent -- from 14.45¢/kWh (September 2017) to 13.76¢/kWh (September 2018).[1]
In September 2017, the average electricity rate in Benton (Pennsylvania) of 14.45¢/kWh -- a difference of about +9% from the United States average of 13.28¢/kWh that month.[1]
Average electricity rates in Benton, PA in September 2018 were 13.76¢/kWh -- an estimated 6 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 Benton electricity rates versus national average rates. [1]
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The average amount of solar radition in Benton (measured on a monthly basis) is 37 percent lower than an area of the U.S. (Nevada) with historically high levels of solar radiation.[2]
July is historically the month that will have the highest solar output (AC) values in Benton -- averaging an estimated 538 kWhac. December typically has the lowest output (255 kWhac).[2]
The average amount of solar radition in Benton (measured monthly) is 12 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 Benton, PA is 4.16 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 Benton, PA is 5120 kilowatt hours (AC). See the visualization below for month-by-month averages in Benton.[2]
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→ kWhac = kilowatt hours (AC)
In the most recent month of natural gas data, September 2018, Benton's average rate of 19.34$/Mcf -- a difference of about +12% from the U.S. average of 17.32$/Mcf that month.[3]
On a year-over-year basis in Benton (PA), natural gas rates increased about 11 percent -- from 17.48$/Mcf (September 2017) to 19.34$/Mcf (September 2018).[3]
In September 2017, the average electricity rate in Benton (Pennsylvania) of 17.48$/Mcf -- a difference of about +3% from the United States average of 16.92$/Mcf that month.[3]
Average natural gas rates in Benton, PA in September 2018 were 19.34$/Mcf -- an estimated 12 percent more than that month's average U.S. rate of 17.32$/Mcf.[3]
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→ $/Mcf = dollars per thousand cubic feet
Comparison of Benton natural gas rates versus national average rates.[3]
→ Any gas rate value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
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Benton (PA) is a borough in Columbia County with an estimated population of 824.[4]
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