Based on historical Petersburg, WV data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Petersburg.[1]
Petersburg has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.97 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 5% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.78 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Petersburg that are always titled at the latitude of Petersburg (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.61 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.97 kWh/m2/day and approximately 22% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.78 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 Petersburg
Solar Radiation Data in Petersburg, WV
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Petersburg.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Petersburg, WV
Petersburg, WV has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.81 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Petersburg is August with an average of 5.78 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.59 kWh/m2/day and July at 5.47 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Petersburg (West Virginia) are December with an average of 3.23 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.5 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.09 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Petersburg vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Petersburg
The average monthly solar radiation level in Petersburg, WV, of 4.81 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 22% 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]
→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
Solar Power: Petersburg vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Petersburg 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 Petersburg
The Power of Solar in Petersburg, WV
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Petersburg (wv). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Petersburg. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Petersburg, WV
Petersburg (WV) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5337.13 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Petersburg is August with an average of 525.41 kWhac, followed by March at 502.35 kWhac and July at 500.92 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Petersburg (West Virginia) are December with an average of 323.23 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 345.46 kWhac and November at 381.36 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Petersburg
Petersburg Electricity Costs
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Petersburg Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Petersburg, WV in Grant County has an approximate population of 2,467. [6]
Petersburg, WV 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.
