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 3.86 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 5% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.69 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 4.49 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.86 kWh/m2/day and approximately 22% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.69 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 (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 Palo Alto
Solar Radiation Data in Palo Alto, PA
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)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Palo Alto, PA
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]
Solar Power Comparison: Palo Alto vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Palo Alto
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).
Solar Power: vs. the U.S.
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]
Solar Power Output in Palo Alto
The Power of Solar in Palo Alto, PA
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))
Solar Output Analysis for Palo Alto, PA
Palo Alto (PA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5209.59 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Palo Alto is July with an average of 528.5 kWhac, followed by April at 510.44 kWhac and May at 510 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 298.63 kWhac and January at 344.44 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Palo Alto
Palo Alto Electricity Costs
Electricity prices (residential) in Palo Alto averaged 13.93 cents per kilowatthour (¢/kWh) in November 2018, which was about 8% more than the overall U.S. average residential electricity rate of 12.95¢/kWh in November. [3]
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Palo Alto Natural Gas Costs
Natural gas prices (residential) in Pennsylvania averaged $10.32 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) in November 2018, which was approximately 9% more than the overall U.S. average residential natural gas rate of $9.43 per Mcf in November. [4]
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More about Palo Alto
About Palo Alto
The borough of Palo Alto, PA in Schuylkill County has an approximate population of 1,032. [6]
Palo Alto, PA Solar Energy
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.
Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.