Based on historical Wilkinsburg, 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 Wilkinsburg.[1]
Wilkinsburg has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.81 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 11% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.43 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Wilkinsburg that are always titled at the latitude of Wilkinsburg (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.35 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.81 kWh/m2/day and approximately 27% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.43 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 Wilkinsburg
Solar Radiation Data in Wilkinsburg, PA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Wilkinsburg.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Wilkinsburg, PA
Wilkinsburg, PA has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.55 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Wilkinsburg is August with an average of 5.77 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 5.64 kWh/m2/day and May at 5.54 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Wilkinsburg (Pennsylvania) are December with an average of 2.77 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 2.92 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.61 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Wilkinsburg vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Wilkinsburg
The average monthly solar radiation level in Wilkinsburg, PA, of 4.55 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: Wilkinsburg vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Wilkinsburg 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 Wilkinsburg
The Power of Solar in Wilkinsburg, PA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Wilkinsburg (pa). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Wilkinsburg. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Wilkinsburg, PA
Wilkinsburg (PA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5040.24 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Wilkinsburg is August with an average of 520.78 kWhac, followed by May at 509.18 kWhac and July at 508.32 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Wilkinsburg (Pennsylvania) are December with an average of 280.04 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 302 kWhac and November at 336.7 kWhac. [2]
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More about Wilkinsburg
About Wilkinsburg
The borough of Wilkinsburg, PA in Allegheny County has an approximate population of 15,930. [6]
Wilkinsburg, 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.
