See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Plum.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Plum, 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 Plum. [1]
Plum has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.81 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 10% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.46 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Plum that are always titled at the latitude of Plum (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.35 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.81 kWh/m2/day and approximately 26% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.46 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 Plum.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Plum, PA has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.51 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Plum is August with an average of 5.71 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 5.66 kWh/m2/day and September at 5.46 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Plum (Pennsylvania) are December with an average of 2.81 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 2.81 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.5 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Plum, PA, of 4.51 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 15% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 32% less than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
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Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Plum 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.
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We do not currently have data on solar panel installations in the borough of Plum, PA at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Plum (pa). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Plum. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Plum (PA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 4996.11 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Plum is July with an average of 512.5 kWhac, followed by August at 509.21 kWhac and May at 502.18 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Plum (Pennsylvania) are December with an average of 281.44 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 287.81 kWhac and February at 328.59 kWhac. [2]
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The borough of Plum, PA in Allegheny County has an approximate population of 27,126. [6]
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