Based on historical Sugar Notch, 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 Sugar Notch.[1]
Sugar Notch has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.74 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 10% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.4 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Sugar Notch that are always titled at the latitude of Sugar Notch (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.31 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.74 kWh/m2/day and approximately 27% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.4 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 Sugar Notch
Solar Radiation Data in Sugar Notch, PA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Sugar Notch.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Sugar Notch, PA
Sugar Notch, PA has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.59 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Sugar Notch is July with an average of 5.85 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.56 kWh/m2/day and May at 5.35 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Sugar Notch (Pennsylvania) are December with an average of 2.85 kWh/m2/day, followed by November with an average of 3.33 kWh/m2/day and January at 3.33 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Sugar Notch vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Sugar Notch
The average monthly solar radiation level in Sugar Notch, PA, of 4.59 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 17% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 31% 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: Sugar Notch vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Sugar Notch 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 Sugar Notch
The Power of Solar in Sugar Notch, PA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Sugar Notch (pa). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Sugar Notch. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Sugar Notch, PA
Sugar Notch (PA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5110.66 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Sugar Notch is July with an average of 527.48 kWhac, followed by August at 504.98 kWhac and May at 498.13 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Sugar Notch (Pennsylvania) are December with an average of 287.78 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 316.04 kWhac and January at 336.21 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Sugar Notch
Sugar Notch Electricity Costs
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Sugar Notch Natural Gas Costs
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The borough of Sugar Notch, PA in Luzerne County has an approximate population of 989. [6]
Sugar Notch, 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.
