In the most recent month of electricity data, May 2017, Benwood's average rate of 12.02¢/kWh -- a difference of about -8% from the U.S. average of 13.02¢/kWh that month.[1]
Year over year in Benwood (WV), electricity rates increased an estimated 5 percent -- from 11.41¢/kWh (May 2016) to 12.02¢/kWh (May 2017).[1]
In May 2016, the average electricity rate in Benwood (West Virginia) of 11.41¢/kWh -- a difference of about -11% from the United States average of 12.79¢/kWh that month.[1]
Average electricity rates in Benwood, WV in May 2017 were 12.02¢/kWh -- an estimated 8 percent less than average rates that same month in the nation as a whole. [1]
→ Any electricity rate value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
→ ¢/kWh = cents per kilowatthour
Comparison of Benwood electricity rates versus national average rates. [1]
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The average amount of solar radition in Benwood (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]
August is historically the month that will have the highest solar output (AC) values in Benwood -- averaging an estimated 541 kWhac. December typically has the lowest output (207 kWhac).[2]
The average amount of solar radition in Benwood (measured monthly) is 11 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 Benwood, WV is 4.15 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 Benwood, WV is 5090 kilowatt hours (AC). See the visualization below for month-by-month averages in Benwood.[2]
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→ kWhac = kilowatt hours (AC)
In the most recent month of natural gas data, April 2017, Benwood's average rate of 9.57$/Mcf -- a difference of about -16% from the U.S. average of 11.38$/Mcf that month.[3]
On a year-over-year basis in Benwood (WV), natural gas rates increased about 2 percent -- from 9.36$/Mcf (April 2016) to 9.57$/Mcf (April 2017).[3]
In April 2016, the average electricity rate in Benwood (West Virginia) of 9.36$/Mcf -- a difference of about -3% from the United States average of 9.65$/Mcf that month.[3]
Average natural gas rates in Benwood, WV in April 2017 were 9.57$/Mcf -- an estimated 16 percent less than that month's average U.S. rate of 11.38$/Mcf.[3]
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→ $/Mcf = dollars per thousand cubic feet
Comparison of Benwood natural gas rates versus national average rates.[3]
→ Any gas rate value listed as 0 (zero) signifies temporarily missing data.
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Benwood (WV) is a city in Marshall County with an estimated population of 1,420.[4]
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