Based on historical 32548 data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in 32548.[1]
The region associated with 32548 has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.83 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 3% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.71 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in 32548 that are always titled at the latitude of Fort Walton Beach (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.38 kWh/m2/day, or about 11% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.83 kWh/m2/day and approximately 14% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.71 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 32548
Solar Radiation Data in 32548
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in 32548.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for 32548
The region associated with 32548 has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.57 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in 32548 is October with an average of 6.11 kWh/m2/day, followed by March at 6.09 kWh/m2/day and May at 6.08 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in 32548 are December with an average of 4.72 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.75 kWh/m2/day and February at 5.25 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: 32548 vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in 32548
The average monthly solar radiation level in 32548, of 5.57 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 42% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 16% less than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
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Solar Power: 32548 vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average 32548 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.
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Solar Power Output in 32548
The Power of Solar in 32548
Monthly AC solar system output averages for 32548. Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in 32548. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for 32548
32548 has a average annual solar AC output value of 6180.76 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in 32548 is March with an average of 583.4 kWhac, followed by October at 572.7 kWhac and May at 566.79 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in 32548 are February with an average of 459.9 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 462.38 kWhac and January at 463.4 kWhac. [2]
The ZIP code 32548 is associated with the city of Fort Walton Beach in Okaloosa County in Florida.
32548 Solar Energy & Power
To learn more about solar energy and solar power in 32548, or for more solar-related resources for FL, check out 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.
