Based on historical Long Branch, 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 Long Branch.[1]
Long Branch has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.86 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 11% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.47 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Long Branch that are always titled at the latitude of Long Branch (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.4 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.86 kWh/m2/day and approximately 27% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.47 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 Long Branch
Solar Radiation Data in Long Branch, PA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Long Branch.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Long Branch, PA
Long Branch, PA has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.56 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Long Branch is August with an average of 5.7 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 5.66 kWh/m2/day and September at 5.53 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Long Branch (Pennsylvania) are December with an average of 2.67 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.09 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.59 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Long Branch vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Long Branch
The average monthly solar radiation level in Long Branch, PA, of 4.56 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 16% 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: Long Branch vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Long Branch 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 Long Branch
The Power of Solar in Long Branch, PA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Long Branch (pa). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Long Branch. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Long Branch, PA
Long Branch (PA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5042.48 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Long Branch is August with an average of 513.38 kWhac, followed by July at 507.69 kWhac and May at 495.39 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Long Branch (Pennsylvania) are December with an average of 264.34 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 310.45 kWhac and February at 337.46 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Long Branch
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More about Long Branch
About Long Branch
The borough of Long Branch, PA in Washington County has an approximate population of 447. [6]
Long Branch, PA Solar Energy
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Did you know?
About half of the sun's energy is absorbed by the Earth's surface; about 30 percent is reflected back from the surface.
