In the most recent month of electricity data, July 2020, Seattle's average rate of 9.85¢/kWh -- a difference of about -26% from the U.S. average of 13.26¢/kWh that month.[1]
Year over year in Seattle (WA), electricity rates increased an estimated 1 percent -- from 9.72¢/kWh (July 2019) to 9.85¢/kWh (July 2020).[1]
In July 2019, the average electricity rate in Seattle (Washington) of 9.72¢/kWh -- a difference of about -27% from the United States average of 13.29¢/kWh that month.[1]
Average electricity rates in Seattle, WA in July 2020 were 9.85¢/kWh -- an estimated 26 percent less than average rates that same month in the nation as a whole. [1]
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→ ¢/kWh = cents per kilowatthour
Comparison of Seattle electricity rates versus national average rates. [1]
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The average amount of solar radition in Seattle (measured on a monthly basis) is 43 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 Seattle -- averaging an estimated 618 kWhac. December typically has the lowest output (131 kWhac).[2]
The average amount of solar radition in Seattle (measured monthly) is 1 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 Seattle, WA is 3.75 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 Seattle, WA is 4641 kilowatt hours (AC). See the visualization below for month-by-month averages in Seattle.[2]
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→ kWhac = kilowatt hours (AC)
In the most recent month of natural gas data, July 2020, Seattle's average rate of 14.44$/Mcf -- a difference of about -18% from the U.S. average of 17.57$/Mcf that month.[3]
On a year-over-year basis in Seattle (WA), natural gas rates increased about 1 percent -- from 14.27$/Mcf (July 2019) to 14.44$/Mcf (July 2020).[3]
In July 2019, the average electricity rate in Seattle (Washington) of 14.27$/Mcf -- a difference of about -20% from the United States average of 17.74$/Mcf that month.[3]
Average natural gas rates in Seattle, WA in July 2020 were 14.44$/Mcf -- an estimated 18 percent less than that month's average U.S. rate of 17.57$/Mcf.[3]
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→ $/Mcf = dollars per thousand cubic feet
Comparison of Seattle natural gas rates versus national average rates.[3]
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Seattle (WA) is a city in King County with an estimated population of 608,660.[4]
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