Based on historical Tunnelhill, 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 Tunnelhill.[1]
Tunnelhill 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 Tunnelhill that are always titled at the latitude of Tunnelhill (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 Tunnelhill
Solar Radiation Data in Tunnelhill, PA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Tunnelhill.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Tunnelhill, PA
Tunnelhill, PA has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.57 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Tunnelhill is August with an average of 5.81 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 5.68 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.38 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Tunnelhill (Pennsylvania) are December with an average of 2.54 kWh/m2/day, followed by November with an average of 3.28 kWh/m2/day and January at 3.38 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Tunnelhill vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Tunnelhill
The average monthly solar radiation level in Tunnelhill, PA, of 4.57 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 16% 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: Tunnelhill vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Tunnelhill 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 Tunnelhill
The Power of Solar in Tunnelhill, PA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Tunnelhill (pa). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Tunnelhill. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Tunnelhill, PA
Tunnelhill (PA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5082.66 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Tunnelhill is August with an average of 522.97 kWhac, followed by July at 515.33 kWhac and May at 480.11 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Tunnelhill (Pennsylvania) are December with an average of 256.68 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 308.47 kWhac and January at 342.49 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Tunnelhill
Tunnelhill Electricity Costs
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Tunnelhill Natural Gas Costs
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The borough of Tunnelhill, PA in Blair County has an approximate population of 363. [6]
Tunnelhill, 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.
