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Solar Panels in Picture Rocks
Solar panels in Picture Rocks that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output. [More]
Sunrise & Sunset in Picture Rocks
The total length of the day in Picture Rocks, PA today (December 14, 2019) will be 09 hours and 12 minutes. [More]
Solar Power in Picture Rocks, PA
Solar Energy Data in Picture Rocks, PA
See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Picture Rocks.
Based on historical Picture Rocks, 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 Picture Rocks.[1]
Picture Rocks has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.8 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 9% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.49 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Picture Rocks that are always titled at the latitude of Picture Rocks (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.36 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.8 kWh/m2/day and approximately 25% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.49 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 (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 Picture Rocks
Solar Radiation Data in Picture Rocks, PA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Picture Rocks.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Picture Rocks, PA
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Solar Power Comparison: Picture Rocks vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Picture Rocks
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Solar Power: vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Picture Rocks 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 Picture Rocks, PA at this current time.
However, Picture Rocks is in Lycoming County and Lycoming County has at least 0 solar insallations right now. [1]
Solar Power Output in Picture Rocks
The Power of Solar in Picture Rocks, PA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Picture Rocks (pa). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Picture Rocks. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Picture Rocks, PA
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Cost of Utilities in Picture Rocks
Picture Rocks Electricity Costs
Electricity prices (residential) in Picture Rocks averaged 14.02 cents per kilowatthour (¢/kWh) in September 2019, which was about 6% more than the overall U.S. average residential electricity rate of 13.17¢/kWh in September. [3]
Solar Power Poll: Picture Rocks
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Picture Rocks Natural Gas Costs
Natural gas prices (residential) in Pennsylvania averaged $20.23 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) in September 2019, which was approximately 14% more than the overall U.S. average residential natural gas rate of $17.81 per Mcf in September. [4]
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The borough of Picture Rocks, PA in Lycoming County has an approximate population of 678. [6]
Picture Rocks, PA Solar Energy
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Picture Rocks, PA, or for more solar-related resources for Picture Rocks, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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.
