Based on historical Hummelstown, 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 Hummelstown.[1]
Hummelstown has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.95 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 4% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.79 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Hummelstown that are always titled at the latitude of Hummelstown (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.58 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.95 kWh/m2/day and approximately 21% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.79 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 Hummelstown
Solar Radiation Data in Hummelstown, PA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Hummelstown.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Hummelstown, PA
Hummelstown, PA has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.76 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Hummelstown is July with an average of 5.74 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.61 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.54 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Hummelstown (Pennsylvania) are December with an average of 3.15 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.53 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.83 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Hummelstown vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Hummelstown
The average monthly solar radiation level in Hummelstown, PA, of 4.76 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 21% 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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Solar Power: Hummelstown vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Hummelstown 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 Hummelstown
The Power of Solar in Hummelstown, PA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Hummelstown (pa). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Hummelstown. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Hummelstown, PA
Hummelstown (PA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5293.98 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Hummelstown is July with an average of 515.16 kWhac, followed by May at 506.76 kWhac and August at 505.16 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Hummelstown (Pennsylvania) are December with an average of 317.09 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 356.88 kWhac and January at 364.18 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Hummelstown
Hummelstown Electricity Costs
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The borough of Hummelstown, PA in Dauphin County has an approximate population of 4,538. [6]
Hummelstown, PA 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.
