Based on historical Sankertown, 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 Sankertown.[1]
Sankertown has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.75 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 8% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.46 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Sankertown that are always titled at the latitude of Sankertown (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.3 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.75 kWh/m2/day and approximately 24% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.46 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 Sankertown
Solar Radiation Data in Sankertown, PA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Sankertown.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Sankertown, PA
Sankertown, PA has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.5 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Sankertown is August with an average of 5.6 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 5.58 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.4 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Sankertown (Pennsylvania) are December with an average of 2.55 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.09 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.57 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Sankertown vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Sankertown
The average monthly solar radiation level in Sankertown, PA, of 4.5 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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Solar Power: Sankertown vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Sankertown 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 Sankertown
The Power of Solar in Sankertown, PA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Sankertown (pa). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Sankertown. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Sankertown, PA
Sankertown (PA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5006.36 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Sankertown is August with an average of 508 kWhac, followed by July at 506.61 kWhac and April at 487.92 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Sankertown (Pennsylvania) are December with an average of 258.19 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 315.43 kWhac and November at 335.66 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Sankertown
Sankertown Electricity Costs
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Sankertown Natural Gas Costs
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The borough of Sankertown, PA in Cambria County has an approximate population of 675. [6]
Sankertown, 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.
