Based on historical Pottsville, 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 Pottsville.[1]
Pottsville 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 Pottsville that are always titled at the latitude of Pottsville (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]
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 Pottsville
Solar Radiation Data in Pottsville, PA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Pottsville.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Pottsville, PA
Pottsville, 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 Pottsville is July with an average of 5.86 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.44 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.43 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Pottsville (Pennsylvania) are December with an average of 3.07 kWh/m2/day, followed by November with an average of 3.63 kWh/m2/day and January at 3.64 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Pottsville vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Pottsville
The average monthly solar radiation level in Pottsville, 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: Pottsville vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Pottsville 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 Pottsville
The Power of Solar in Pottsville, PA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Pottsville (pa). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Pottsville. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Pottsville, PA
Pottsville (PA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5232.97 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Pottsville is July with an average of 528.86 kWhac, followed by August at 491.16 kWhac and April at 489.59 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Pottsville (Pennsylvania) are December with an average of 307.51 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 345.77 kWhac and January at 374.22 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Pottsville
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More about Pottsville
About Pottsville
The city of Pottsville, PA in Schuylkill County has an approximate population of 14,324. [6]
Pottsville, 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.
