Based on historical Hop Bottom, 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 Hop Bottom.[1]
Hop Bottom has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.72 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 8% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.44 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Hop Bottom that are always titled at the latitude of Hop Bottom (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.29 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.72 kWh/m2/day and approximately 25% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.44 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 Hop Bottom
Solar Radiation Data in Hop Bottom, PA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Hop Bottom.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Hop Bottom, PA
Hop Bottom, PA has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.53 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Hop Bottom is July with an average of 5.84 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.6 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.41 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Hop Bottom (Pennsylvania) are December with an average of 2.67 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 2.95 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.24 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Hop Bottom vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Hop Bottom
The average monthly solar radiation level in Hop Bottom, PA, of 4.53 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 15% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 31% 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: Hop Bottom vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Hop Bottom 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 Hop Bottom
The Power of Solar in Hop Bottom, PA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Hop Bottom (pa). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Hop Bottom. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Hop Bottom, PA
Hop Bottom (PA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5057.13 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Hop Bottom is July with an average of 530.45 kWhac, followed by May at 507.14 kWhac and August at 503.21 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Hop Bottom (Pennsylvania) are December with an average of 271.4 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 303.01 kWhac and November at 310.26 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Hop Bottom
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More about Hop Bottom
About Hop Bottom
The borough of Hop Bottom, PA in Susquehanna County has an approximate population of 337. [6]
Hop Bottom, PA Solar Energy
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Solar cells convert sunlight into electricity through a physical process known as the photovoltaic effect.
