See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Fox Chapel.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Fox Chapel, 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 Fox Chapel. [1]
Fox Chapel has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.8 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 10% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.44 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Fox Chapel that are always titled at the latitude of Fox Chapel (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.34 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.8 kWh/m2/day and approximately 26% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.44 kWh/m2/day. [1]
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: 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: 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.
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Fox Chapel.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
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Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Fox Chapel 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).
We do not currently have data on solar panel installations in the borough of Fox Chapel, PA at this current time.
However, Fox Chapel is in Allegheny County and Allegheny County has at least 0 solar insallations right now. [1]
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Fox Chapel (pa). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Fox Chapel. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Electricity prices (residential) in Fox Chapel averaged 13.09 cents per kilowatthour (¢/kWh) in January 2021, which was about 3% more than the overall U.S. average residential electricity rate of 12.69¢/kWh in January. [3]
Vote now: Given all of the data and analysis provided for Fox Chapel, is solar power a good choice for residents of this borough?
Natural gas prices (residential) in Pennsylvania averaged $9.87 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) in January 2021, which was approximately 1% more than the overall U.S. average residential natural gas rate of $9.74 per Mcf in January. [4]
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The borough of Fox Chapel, PA in Allegheny County has an approximate population of 5,388. [6]
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Fox Chapel, PA, or for more solar-related resources for Fox Chapel, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Some tax incentives and rebate programs are designed to spur the use of solar energy. These vary by location.
