See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Palo Alto.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Palo Alto, 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 Palo Alto. [1]
Palo Alto has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.88 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 4% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.72 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Palo Alto that are always titled at the latitude of Palo Alto (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.51 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.88 kWh/m2/day and approximately 21% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.72 kWh/m2/day. [1]
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: 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: 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.
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Palo Alto.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Palo Alto, PA has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.43 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Palo Alto is July with an average of 5.57 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.25 kWh/m2/day and April at 5.24 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Palo Alto (Pennsylvania) are December with an average of 2.8 kWh/m2/day, followed by November with an average of 2.92 kWh/m2/day and January at 3.21 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Palo Alto, PA, of 4.43 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 19% greater than the average level of 3.73 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 33% less than the average level of 6.6 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Palo Alto 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).
We do not currently have data on solar panel installations in the borough of Palo Alto, PA at this current time.
However, Palo Alto is in Schuylkill County and Schuylkill County has at least 189 solar insallations right now. [1]
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Palo Alto (pa). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Palo Alto. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Palo Alto (PA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5209.57 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Palo Alto is July with an average of 528.48 kWhac, followed by April at 510.43 kWhac and May at 509.99 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Palo Alto (Pennsylvania) are November with an average of 292.21 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 298.64 kWhac and January at 344.44 kWhac. [2]
Electricity prices (residential) in Palo Alto averaged 13.76 cents per kilowatthour (¢/kWh) in September 2018, which was about 6% more than the overall U.S. average residential electricity rate of 13.01¢/kWh in September. [3]
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The borough of Palo Alto, PA in Schuylkill County has an approximate population of 1,032. [6]
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Palo Alto, PA, or for more solar-related resources for Palo Alto, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
About half of the sun's energy is absorbed by the Earth's surface; about 30 percent is reflected back from the surface.
