In the most recent month of electricity data, April 2018, Reading's average rate of 14.10¢/kWh -- a difference of about +9% from the U.S. average of 12.89¢/kWh that month.[1]
Year over year in Reading (PA), electricity rates decreased an estimated 2 percent -- from 14.42¢/kWh (April 2017) to 14.10¢/kWh (April 2018).[1]
In April 2017, the average electricity rate in Reading (Pennsylvania) of 14.42¢/kWh -- a difference of about +14% from the United States average of 12.69¢/kWh that month.[1]
Average electricity rates in Reading, PA in April 2018 were 14.10¢/kWh -- an estimated 9 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, April 2018, Reading's average rate of 10.71$/Mcf -- a difference of about +6% from the U.S. average of 10.12$/Mcf that month.[3]
On a year-over-year basis in Reading (PA), natural gas rates decreased about 9 percent -- from 11.71$/Mcf (April 2017) to 10.71$/Mcf (April 2018).[3]
In April 2017, the average electricity rate in Reading (Pennsylvania) of 11.71$/Mcf -- a difference of about +3% from the United States average of 11.38$/Mcf that month.[3]
Average natural gas rates in Reading, PA in April 2018 were 10.71$/Mcf -- an estimated 6 percent more than that month's average U.S. rate of 10.12$/Mcf.[3]
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→ $/Mcf = dollars per thousand cubic feet
Comparison of Reading natural gas rates versus national average rates.[3]
→ Any gas rate value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
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Reading (PA) is a city in Berks County with an estimated population of 88,082.[4]
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