Based on historical San Benito, TX data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in San Benito.[1]
San Benito has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.9 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 10% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.44 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in San Benito that are always titled at the latitude of San Benito (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.22 kWh/m2/day, or about 7% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.9 kWh/m2/day and approximately 18% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.44 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 San Benito
Solar Radiation Data in San Benito, TX
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in San Benito.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for San Benito, TX
San Benito, TX has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.51 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in San Benito is October with an average of 6.14 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.91 kWh/m2/day and September at 5.81 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in San Benito (Texas) are December with an average of 4.72 kWh/m2/day, followed by February with an average of 5.26 kWh/m2/day and January at 5.27 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: San Benito vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in San Benito
The average monthly solar radiation level in San Benito, TX, of 5.51 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 40% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 17% 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: San Benito vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average San Benito 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).
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Solar Power Output in San Benito
The Power of Solar in San Benito, TX
Monthly AC solar system output averages for San Benito (tx). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in San Benito. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for San Benito, TX
San Benito (TX) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6083.12 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in San Benito is October with an average of 571.35 kWhac, followed by August at 541.09 kWhac and March at 528.67 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in San Benito (Texas) are December with an average of 453.57 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 455.81 kWhac and June at 492.14 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in San Benito
San Benito Electricity Costs
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The city of San Benito, TX in Cameron County has an approximate population of 24,250. [6]
San Benito, TX Solar Energy
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Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.
