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Solar Energy in Plandome Heights, NY

Solar Energy in Plandome Heights

The month of July has the highest historical solar radition values in Plandome Heights with an average of 5.94 kWh/m2/day. [More]

Solar Panels in Plandome Heights

Solar panels in Plandome Heights that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output. [More]

Sunrise & Sunset in Plandome Heights

The total length of the day in Plandome Heights, NY today (March 29, 2024) will be 12 hours and 35 minutes. [More]

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Plandome Heights, NY Solar Energy

Solar Power in Plandome Heights, NY

Solar Energy Data in Plandome Heights, NY

See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Plandome Heights.

* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.


Solar Energy Analysis for Plandome Heights, NY

Solar Radiation Data in Plandome Heights

Based on historical Plandome Heights, NY data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Plandome Heights. [1]

Plandome Heights has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.94 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 4% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.78 kWh/m2/day. [1]

Solar installations in Plandome Heights that are always titled at the latitude of Plandome Heights (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.59 kWh/m2/day, or about 16% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.94 kWh/m2/day and approximately 21% 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 Plandome Heights

Solar Radiation Data in Plandome Heights, NY

See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Plandome Heights.

* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)

Solar Radiation Analysis for Plandome Heights, NY

Solar Radiation Data in Plandome Heights

Plandome Heights, NY has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.05 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]

The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Plandome Heights is July with an average of 5.94 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.94 kWh/m2/day and September at 5.71 kWh/m2/day. [1]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Plandome Heights (New York) are December with an average of 3.35 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.74 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.09 kWh/m2/day. [1]

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Solar Power Comparison: Plandome Heights vs. the U.S.

Solar Power Levels in Plandome Heights

The average monthly solar radiation level in Plandome Heights, NY, of 5.05 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 28% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 24% 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: Plandome Heights vs. the U.S.

Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Plandome Heights 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).

Solar Data & Statistics for Plandome Heights

Sunrise / Sunset in Plandome Heights

  • Sunrise/Sunset for March 29, 2024 [2]
    • Sunrise: 6:41 am
    • Sunset: 7:16 pm
    • Length of Day: 12:35
Solar Energy Statistics for Plandome Heights

Best Months for Solar in Plandome Heights

  • Top Solar Power Months Historically [1]
    • Solar Radiation July (5.94 kWh/m2/day)
    • ATaL: July (5.59 kWh/m2/day)
    • DNI: July (4.61 kWh/m2/day)
    • GHI: July (5.98 kWh/m2/day)

* See glossary & definitions above.

Solar Panel Installs in Plandome Heights

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Solar Power Output in Plandome Heights

The Power of Solar in Plandome Heights, NY

Monthly AC solar system output averages for Plandome Heights (ny). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Plandome Heights. [2]

* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))

Solar Output Analysis for Plandome Heights, NY

Solar Radiation Data in Plandome Heights

Plandome Heights (NY) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5700.77 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]

The month with the highest historical solar power output in Plandome Heights is July with an average of 542.54 kWhac, followed by August at 542.24 kWhac and May at 535.24 kWhac. [2]

The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Plandome Heights (New York) are December with an average of 340.14 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 384.95 kWhac and November at 386.85 kWhac. [2]

Cost of Utilities in Plandome Heights

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Weather Forecast for Plandome Heights, NY [5]

Fri Mar 29
49°F
Light Rain
Min: 42°F
Max: 54°F
Fresh Breeze: 21 mps NW
Precip.: Chance of Rain
Humidity: 34%
Cloud cover: 79%
Sat Mar 30
49°F
Broken Clouds
Min: 37°F
Max: 58°F
Moderate breeze: 17 mps WNW
Precip.: n/a
Humidity: 34%
Cloud cover: 69%
Sun Mar 31
53°F
Overcast Clouds
Min: 46°F
Max: 58°F
Moderate breeze: 14 mps NW
Precip.: n/a
Humidity: 45%
Cloud cover: 100%
Mon Apr 1
48°F
Light Rain
Min: 47°F
Max: 49°F
Light breeze: 5 mps SE
Precip.: Chance of Rain
Humidity: 71%
Cloud cover: 100%
Tue Apr 2
46°F
Moderate Rain
Min: 44°F
Max: 47°F
Moderate breeze: 16 mps ENE
Precip.: Chance of Rain
Humidity: 87%
Cloud cover: 100%
Wed Apr 3
44°F
Light Rain
Min: 42°F
Max: 44°F
Moderate breeze: 17 mps NE
Precip.: Chance of Rain
Humidity: 90%
Cloud cover: 100%

More about Plandome Heights

About Plandome Heights

The village of Plandome Heights, NY in Nassau County has an approximate population of 1,005. [6]

Plandome Heights Solar Power

Plandome Heights, NY Solar Energy

To learn more about solar energy and solar power Plandome Heights, NY, or for more solar-related resources for Plandome Heights, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Did you know?

Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.

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