Based on historical Tonawanda, 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 Tonawanda.[1]
Tonawanda has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.7 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 5% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.53 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Tonawanda that are always titled at the latitude of Tonawanda (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.18 kWh/m2/day, or about 13% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.7 kWh/m2/day and approximately 18% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.53 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 Tonawanda
Solar Radiation Data in Tonawanda, NY
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Tonawanda.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Tonawanda, NY
Tonawanda, 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 Tonawanda is July with an average of 5.99 kWh/m2/day, followed by May at 5.89 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.82 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Tonawanda (New York) are December with an average of 2.11 kWh/m2/day, followed by November with an average of 2.74 kWh/m2/day and January at 2.75 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Tonawanda vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Tonawanda
The average monthly solar radiation level in Tonawanda, 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: Tonawanda vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Tonawanda 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 Tonawanda
The Power of Solar in Tonawanda, NY
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Tonawanda (ny). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Tonawanda. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Tonawanda, NY
Tonawanda (NY) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5098.94 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Tonawanda is July with an average of 555.72 kWhac, followed by May at 548.71 kWhac and June at 524.39 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Tonawanda (New York) are December with an average of 218.45 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 271.17 kWhac and January at 288.4 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Tonawanda
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More about Tonawanda
About Tonawanda
The city of Tonawanda, NY in Erie County has an approximate population of 15,130. [6]
Tonawanda, NY Solar Energy
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Tonawanda, NY, or for more solar-related resources for Tonawanda, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.