Based on historical Pine Grove, 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 Pine Grove.[1]
Pine Grove has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.87 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 5% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.67 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Pine Grove that are always titled at the latitude of Pine Grove (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.49 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.87 kWh/m2/day and approximately 22% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.67 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 Pine Grove
Solar Radiation Data in Pine Grove, PA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Pine Grove.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Pine Grove, PA
Pine Grove, PA has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.71 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Pine Grove is July with an average of 5.76 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.58 kWh/m2/day and May at 5.46 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Pine Grove (Pennsylvania) are December with an average of 3.04 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.53 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.73 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Pine Grove vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Pine Grove
The average monthly solar radiation level in Pine Grove, PA, of 4.71 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 20% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 29% 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: Pine Grove vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Pine Grove 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 Pine Grove
The Power of Solar in Pine Grove, PA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Pine Grove (pa). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Pine Grove. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Pine Grove, PA
Pine Grove (PA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5238.9 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Pine Grove is July with an average of 522.04 kWhac, followed by May at 503.43 kWhac and August at 503.17 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Pine Grove (Pennsylvania) are December with an average of 303.92 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 353.03 kWhac and January at 363.82 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Pine Grove
Pine Grove Electricity Costs
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Pine Grove Natural Gas Costs
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The borough of Pine Grove, PA in Schuylkill County has an approximate population of 2,186. [6]
Pine Grove, PA Solar Energy
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Did you know?
It takes light about 8 minutes, 19 seconds to travel the 93,000,000 miles from the sun's surface to us on Earth.
