In the most recent month of electricity data, August 2018, Seattle's average rate of 9.80¢/kWh -- a difference of about -26% from the U.S. average of 13.30¢/kWh that month.[1]
Year over year in Seattle (WA), electricity rates decreased an estimated 1 percent -- from 9.87¢/kWh (August 2017) to 9.80¢/kWh (August 2018).[1]
In August 2017, the average electricity rate in Seattle (Washington) of 9.87¢/kWh -- a difference of about -25% from the United States average of 13.15¢/kWh that month.[1]
Average electricity rates in Seattle, WA in August 2018 were 9.80¢/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, August 2018, Seattle's average rate of 15.81$/Mcf -- a difference of about -15% from the U.S. average of 18.63$/Mcf that month.[3]
On a year-over-year basis in Seattle (WA), natural gas rates decreased about 1 percent -- from 16.05$/Mcf (August 2017) to 15.81$/Mcf (August 2018).[3]
In August 2017, the average electricity rate in Seattle (Washington) of 16.05$/Mcf -- a difference of about -12% from the United States average of 18.22$/Mcf that month.[3]
Average natural gas rates in Seattle, WA in August 2018 were 15.81$/Mcf -- an estimated 15 percent less than that month's average U.S. rate of 18.63$/Mcf.[3]
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→ $/Mcf = dollars per thousand cubic feet
Comparison of Seattle natural gas rates versus national average rates.[3]
→ Any gas rate value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
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Seattle (WA) is a city in King County with an estimated population of 608,660.[4]
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