Based on historical Parkesburg, 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 Parkesburg.[1]
Parkesburg has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.03 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.97 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Parkesburg that are always titled at the latitude of Parkesburg (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.69 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.03 kWh/m2/day and approximately 18% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.97 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 Parkesburg
Solar Radiation Data in Parkesburg, PA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Parkesburg.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Parkesburg, PA
Parkesburg, PA has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.9 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Parkesburg is July with an average of 5.83 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.62 kWh/m2/day and April at 5.53 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Parkesburg (Pennsylvania) are December with an average of 3.33 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.75 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.05 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Parkesburg vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Parkesburg
The average monthly solar radiation level in Parkesburg, PA, of 4.9 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 25% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 26% 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: Parkesburg vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Parkesburg 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 Parkesburg
The Power of Solar in Parkesburg, PA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Parkesburg (pa). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Parkesburg. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Parkesburg, PA
Parkesburg (PA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5407.06 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Parkesburg is July with an average of 521.13 kWhac, followed by August at 505.79 kWhac and March at 504.21 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Parkesburg (Pennsylvania) are December with an average of 332.5 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 377.08 kWhac and January at 379.73 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Parkesburg
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The borough of Parkesburg, PA in Chester County has an approximate population of 3,593. [6]
Parkesburg, 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.
