In the most recent month of electricity data, August 2018, Reading's average rate of 13.88¢/kWh -- a difference of about +4% from the U.S. average of 13.30¢/kWh that month.[1]
Year over year in Reading (PA), electricity rates decreased an estimated 3 percent -- from 14.32¢/kWh (August 2017) to 13.88¢/kWh (August 2018).[1]
In August 2017, the average electricity rate in Reading (Pennsylvania) of 14.32¢/kWh -- a difference of about +9% from the United States average of 13.15¢/kWh that month.[1]
Average electricity rates in Reading, PA in August 2018 were 13.88¢/kWh -- an estimated 4 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 Reading electricity rates versus national average rates. [1]
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The average amount of solar radition in Reading (measured on a monthly basis) is 33 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 Reading -- averaging an estimated 556 kWhac. November typically has the lowest output (305 kWhac).[2]
The average amount of solar radition in Reading (measured monthly) is 19 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 Reading, PA is 4.43 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 Reading, PA is 5459 kilowatt hours (AC). See the visualization below for month-by-month averages in Reading.[2]
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→ kWhac = kilowatt hours (AC)
In the most recent month of natural gas data, August 2018, Reading's average rate of 20.44$/Mcf -- a difference of about +10% from the U.S. average of 18.63$/Mcf that month.[3]
On a year-over-year basis in Reading (PA), natural gas rates increased about 2 percent -- from 20.04$/Mcf (August 2017) to 20.44$/Mcf (August 2018).[3]
In August 2017, the average electricity rate in Reading (Pennsylvania) of 20.04$/Mcf -- a difference of about +10% from the United States average of 18.22$/Mcf that month.[3]
Average natural gas rates in Reading, PA in August 2018 were 20.44$/Mcf -- an estimated 10 percent more than that month's average U.S. rate of 18.63$/Mcf.[3]
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→ $/Mcf = dollars per thousand cubic feet
Comparison of Reading natural gas rates versus national average rates.[3]
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Reading (PA) is a city in Berks County with an estimated population of 88,082.[4]
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