Based on historical Brookside, AL data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Brookside.[1]
Brookside has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.47 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 4% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.3 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Brookside that are always titled at the latitude of Brookside (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.03 kWh/m2/day, or about 13% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.47 kWh/m2/day and approximately 17% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.3 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 Brookside
Solar Radiation Data in Brookside, AL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Brookside.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Brookside, AL
Brookside, AL has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.27 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Brookside is September with an average of 5.82 kWh/m2/day, followed by May at 5.78 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.75 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Brookside (Alabama) are December with an average of 4.02 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.52 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.69 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Brookside vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Brookside
The average monthly solar radiation level in Brookside, AL, of 5.27 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 34% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 20% 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: Brookside vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Brookside 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 Brookside
The Power of Solar in Brookside, AL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Brookside (al). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Brookside. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Brookside, AL
Brookside (AL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5679.57 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Brookside is October with an average of 522.87 kWhac, followed by May at 522.3 kWhac and April at 507.32 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Brookside (Alabama) are December with an average of 387.38 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 407.17 kWhac and January at 434.49 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Brookside
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More about Brookside
About Brookside
The town of Brookside, AL in Jefferson County has an approximate population of 1,363. [6]
Brookside, AL Solar Energy
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