Based on historical Lock Haven, 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 Lock Haven.[1]
Lock Haven has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.8 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 7% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.56 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Lock Haven that are always titled at the latitude of Lock Haven (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.4 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.8 kWh/m2/day and approximately 24% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.56 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 Lock Haven
Solar Radiation Data in Lock Haven, PA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Lock Haven.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Lock Haven, PA
Lock Haven, PA has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.6 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Lock Haven is August with an average of 5.72 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 5.67 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.5 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Lock Haven (Pennsylvania) are December with an average of 2.72 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.39 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.5 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Lock Haven vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Lock Haven
The average monthly solar radiation level in Lock Haven, PA, of 4.6 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 17% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 30% 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: Lock Haven vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Lock Haven 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 Lock Haven
The Power of Solar in Lock Haven, PA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Lock Haven (pa). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Lock Haven. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Lock Haven, PA
Lock Haven (PA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5115.61 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Lock Haven is August with an average of 513.1 kWhac, followed by July at 512.9 kWhac and May at 505.23 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Lock Haven (Pennsylvania) are December with an average of 277.77 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 329.12 kWhac and January at 345.98 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Lock Haven
Lock Haven Electricity Costs
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Lock Haven Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Lock Haven, PA in Clinton County has an approximate population of 9,772. [6]
Lock Haven, 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.
