Based on historical Laurens, NY data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Laurens.[1]
Laurens has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.63 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 7% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.4 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Laurens that are always titled at the latitude of Laurens (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.17 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.63 kWh/m2/day and approximately 23% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.4 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Energy Glossary
Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI)
Global Horizontal Irradiance: The total amount of solar radiation that is received per unit area by a surface that is always positioned in a horizontal manner.
Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI)
Direct Normal Irradiance: The total amount of solar radiation received per unit area by a surface that is always perpendicular to the sun rays that come in a straight line from the direction of the sun at its current position in the sky.
Average Tilt at Latitude (ATaL)
Average Tilt at Latitude: The total amount of solar radiation received per unit area by a surface that is tilted toward the equator at an angle equal to the current latitude. ATaL will often produce the optimum energy output.
Solar Radiation Levels in Laurens
Solar Radiation Data in Laurens, NY
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Laurens.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Laurens, NY
Laurens, NY has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.49 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Laurens is July with an average of 5.78 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.67 kWh/m2/day and May at 5.59 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Laurens (New York) are December with an average of 2.3 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.14 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Laurens vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Laurens
The average monthly solar radiation level in Laurens, NY, of 4.49 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 14% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 32% less than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
Solar Power: Laurens vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Laurens solar radiation levels compare to average levels in a city with historcially high levels (NV) and a city with historically low levels (WA). [1]
→ k/m/d = kWh/m2/day = kilowatt hours per square meter per day.
→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
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Solar Power Output in Laurens
The Power of Solar in Laurens, NY
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Laurens (ny). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Laurens. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Laurens, NY
Laurens (NY) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5051.62 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Laurens is July with an average of 530.97 kWhac, followed by August at 520.1 kWhac and May at 518.42 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Laurens (New York) are December with an average of 237.94 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 297.92 kWhac and January at 310.56 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Laurens
Laurens Electricity Costs
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The village of Laurens, NY in Otsego County has an approximate population of 263. [6]
Laurens, NY Solar Energy
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Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.