Based on historical Laureldale, 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 Laureldale.[1]
Laureldale has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.94 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 4% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.8 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Laureldale that are always titled at the latitude of Laureldale (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.6 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.94 kWh/m2/day and approximately 21% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.8 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 Laureldale
Solar Radiation Data in Laureldale, PA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Laureldale.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Laureldale, PA
Laureldale, 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 Laureldale is July with an average of 5.72 kWh/m2/day, followed by May at 5.6 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.48 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Laureldale (Pennsylvania) are December with an average of 3.06 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.64 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.71 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Laureldale vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Laureldale
The average monthly solar radiation level in Laureldale, 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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Solar Power: Laureldale vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Laureldale 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 Laureldale
The Power of Solar in Laureldale, PA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Laureldale (pa). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Laureldale. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Laureldale, PA
Laureldale (PA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5310.36 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Laureldale is May with an average of 518.27 kWhac, followed by July at 512.67 kWhac and March at 505.03 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Laureldale (Pennsylvania) are December with an average of 307.39 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 347.15 kWhac and January at 370.99 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Laureldale
Laureldale Electricity Costs
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Laureldale Natural Gas Costs
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The borough of Laureldale, PA in Berks County has an approximate population of 3,911. [6]
Laureldale, 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.
