See the chart below to see how different types of solar panel installations compare in Cardiff.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day).
* See glossary & definitions below.
Based on historical Cardiff, 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 Cardiff. [1]
Cardiff 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 Cardiff that are always titled at the latitude of Cardiff (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]
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: 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: 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.
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Cardiff.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Cardiff, AL has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.26 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Cardiff is April with an average of 5.86 kWh/m2/day, followed by October at 5.86 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.84 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Cardiff (Alabama) are December with an average of 4.1 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.29 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.73 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The average monthly solar radiation level in Cardiff, AL, of 5.26 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]
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Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Cardiff 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 town of Cardiff, AL at this current time.
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Cardiff (al). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Cardiff. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Cardiff (AL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5671.32 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Cardiff is October with an average of 530 kWhac, followed by April at 518.75 kWhac and August at 514.9 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Cardiff (Alabama) are December with an average of 390.67 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 410.68 kWhac and January at 413.1 kWhac. [2]
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The town of Cardiff, AL in Jefferson County has an approximate population of 55. [6]
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