Based on historical Meyersdale, 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 Meyersdale.[1]
Meyersdale has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.85 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 6% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.64 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Meyersdale that are always titled at the latitude of Meyersdale (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.42 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.85 kWh/m2/day and approximately 21% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.64 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 Meyersdale
Solar Radiation Data in Meyersdale, PA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Meyersdale.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Meyersdale, PA
Meyersdale, PA has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.61 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Meyersdale is July with an average of 5.73 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.51 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.5 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Meyersdale (Pennsylvania) are December with an average of 2.95 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.6 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.64 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Meyersdale vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Meyersdale
The average monthly solar radiation level in Meyersdale, PA, of 4.61 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: Meyersdale vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Meyersdale 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 Meyersdale
The Power of Solar in Meyersdale, PA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Meyersdale (pa). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Meyersdale. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Meyersdale, PA
Meyersdale (PA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5116.56 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Meyersdale is July with an average of 519.89 kWhac, followed by August at 498.89 kWhac and April at 494.73 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Meyersdale (Pennsylvania) are December with an average of 295.58 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 340.44 kWhac and February at 348.21 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Meyersdale
Meyersdale Electricity Costs
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Meyersdale Natural Gas Costs
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The borough of Meyersdale, PA in Somerset County has an approximate population of 2,184. [6]
Meyersdale, 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.
