Based on historical Union Dale, 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 Union Dale.[1]
Union Dale has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.72 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 7% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.49 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Union Dale that are always titled at the latitude of Union Dale (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.27 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.72 kWh/m2/day and approximately 22% 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 Union Dale
Solar Radiation Data in Union Dale, PA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Union Dale.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Union Dale, PA
Sorry, it is not possible to complete our solar radiation analysis for Union Dale at this time.
Historical solar radiation data for Union Dale is not currently available.
Please check back later.
Solar Power Comparison: Union Dale vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Union Dale
Sorry, solar radiation data for Pennsylvania is not currently available. Please try again later.
Solar Power: vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Union Dale 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 Union Dale, PA at this current time.
However, Union Dale is in Susquehanna County and Susquehanna County has at least 0 solar insallations right now. [1]
Solar Power Output in Union Dale
The Power of Solar in Union Dale, PA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Union Dale (pa). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Union Dale. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Union Dale, PA
Sorry, it is not possible to complete our solar radiation analysis for Union Dale at this time.
Historical solar radiation data for Union Dale is not currently available.
Please check back later.
Cost of Utilities in Union Dale
Union Dale Electricity Costs
Electricity prices (residential) in Union Dale averaged 13.93 cents per kilowatthour (¢/kWh) in October 2020, which was about 2% more than the overall U.S. average residential electricity rate of 13.60¢/kWh in October. [3]
Solar Power Poll: Union Dale
Vote now: Given all of the data and analysis provided for Union Dale, is solar power a good choice for residents of this borough?
Union Dale Natural Gas Costs
Natural gas prices (residential) in Pennsylvania averaged $13.72 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) in October 2020, which was approximately 11% more than the overall U.S. average residential natural gas rate of $12.35 per Mcf in October. [4]
Moderate breeze: 13 mps ESE
Precip.: Chance of Snow
Humidity: 97%
Cloud cover: 100%
More about Union Dale
About Union Dale
The borough of Union Dale, PA in Susquehanna County has an approximate population of 267. [6]
Union Dale, PA Solar Energy
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Union Dale, PA, or for more solar-related resources for Union Dale, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Did you know?
About half of the sun's energy is absorbed by the Earth's surface; about 30 percent is reflected back from the surface.