See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Ephrata.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Ephrata, 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 Ephrata. [1]
Ephrata has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.97 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 4% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.82 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Ephrata that are always titled at the latitude of Ephrata (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.61 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.97 kWh/m2/day and approximately 21% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.82 kWh/m2/day. [1]
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: 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: 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.
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Ephrata.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Ephrata, PA has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.78 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Ephrata is July with an average of 5.85 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.66 kWh/m2/day and September at 5.5 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Ephrata (Pennsylvania) are December with an average of 3.08 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.35 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.93 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Ephrata, PA, of 4.78 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]
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Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Ephrata 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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Monthly AC solar system output averages for Ephrata (pa). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Ephrata. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Ephrata (PA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5360.07 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Ephrata is July with an average of 530.75 kWhac, followed by August at 514.62 kWhac and March at 496.48 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Ephrata (Pennsylvania) are December with an average of 313.72 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 342.63 kWhac and November at 370.58 kWhac. [2]
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The borough of Ephrata, PA in Lancaster County has an approximate population of 13,394. [6]
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