Based on historical Stockertown, 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 Stockertown.[1]
Stockertown has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.89 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 5% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.7 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Stockertown that are always titled at the latitude of Stockertown (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.52 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.89 kWh/m2/day and approximately 22% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.7 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 Stockertown
Solar Radiation Data in Stockertown, PA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Stockertown.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Stockertown, PA
Stockertown, PA has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.84 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Stockertown is July with an average of 5.77 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.77 kWh/m2/day and May at 5.6 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Stockertown (Pennsylvania) are December with an average of 3.16 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.66 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.8 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Stockertown vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Stockertown
The average monthly solar radiation level in Stockertown, PA, of 4.84 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 23% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 27% 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: Stockertown vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Stockertown 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 Stockertown
The Power of Solar in Stockertown, PA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Stockertown (pa). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Stockertown. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Stockertown, PA
Stockertown (PA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5357.55 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Stockertown is July with an average of 523.76 kWhac, followed by May at 519.1 kWhac and August at 516.56 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Stockertown (Pennsylvania) are December with an average of 315.87 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 355.97 kWhac and January at 366.77 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Stockertown
Stockertown Electricity Costs
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Stockertown Natural Gas Costs
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The borough of Stockertown, PA in Northampton County has an approximate population of 927. [6]
Stockertown, 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.
