Based on historical Shrewsbury, 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 Shrewsbury.[1]
Shrewsbury has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.04 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.98 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Shrewsbury that are always titled at the latitude of Shrewsbury (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.7 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.04 kWh/m2/day and approximately 18% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.98 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 Shrewsbury
Solar Radiation Data in Shrewsbury, PA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Shrewsbury.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Shrewsbury, PA
Shrewsbury, PA has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.96 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Shrewsbury is July with an average of 5.93 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.67 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.64 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Shrewsbury (Pennsylvania) are December with an average of 3.5 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.61 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.25 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Shrewsbury vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Shrewsbury
The average monthly solar radiation level in Shrewsbury, PA, of 4.96 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 26% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 25% 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: Shrewsbury vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury
The Power of Solar in Shrewsbury, PA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Shrewsbury (pa). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Shrewsbury. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Shrewsbury, PA
Shrewsbury (PA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5578.99 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Shrewsbury is July with an average of 543.57 kWhac, followed by August at 515.65 kWhac and March at 514.82 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Shrewsbury (Pennsylvania) are December with an average of 354.45 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 367.17 kWhac and November at 401.29 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury Electricity Costs
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Shrewsbury Natural Gas Costs
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The borough of Shrewsbury, PA in York County has an approximate population of 3,823. [6]
Shrewsbury, 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.
