Based on historical Bangor, PA data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Bangor.[1]
Bangor has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.9 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 4% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.75 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Bangor that are always titled at the latitude of Bangor (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.54 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.9 kWh/m2/day and approximately 21% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.75 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 Bangor
Solar Radiation Data in Bangor, PA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Bangor.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Bangor, PA
Bangor, PA has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.79 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Bangor is August with an average of 5.76 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 5.74 kWh/m2/day and May at 5.53 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Bangor (Pennsylvania) are December with an average of 3.28 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.43 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.7 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Bangor vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Bangor
The average monthly solar radiation level in Bangor, PA, of 4.79 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 22% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 28% 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: Bangor vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Bangor 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 Bangor
The Power of Solar in Bangor, PA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Bangor (pa). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Bangor. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Bangor, PA
Bangor (PA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5297.69 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Bangor is July with an average of 521.2 kWhac, followed by August at 517.43 kWhac and May at 508.09 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Bangor (Pennsylvania) are December with an average of 327.35 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 345.66 kWhac and November at 347.69 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Bangor
Bangor Electricity Costs
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Bangor Natural Gas Costs
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The borough of Bangor, PA in Northampton County has an approximate population of 5,273. [6]
Bangor, PA Solar Energy
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Did you know?
About half of the sun's energy is absorbed by the Earth's surface; about 30 percent is reflected back from the surface.