Based on historical Five Points, 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 Five Points.[1]
Five Points has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.55 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.48 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Five Points that are always titled at the latitude of Five Points (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.13 kWh/m2/day, or about 13% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.55 kWh/m2/day and approximately 15% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.48 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 Five Points
Solar Radiation Data in Five Points, AL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Five Points.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Five Points, AL
Five Points, AL has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.36 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Five Points is October with an average of 5.82 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.81 kWh/m2/day and May at 5.77 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Five Points (Alabama) are December with an average of 4.34 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.69 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.97 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Five Points vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Five Points
The average monthly solar radiation level in Five Points, AL, of 5.36 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 36% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 19% 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: Five Points vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Five Points 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 Five Points
The Power of Solar in Five Points, AL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Five Points (al). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Five Points. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Five Points, AL
Five Points (AL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5768.48 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Five Points is October with an average of 526.22 kWhac, followed by May at 520.32 kWhac and April at 511.65 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Five Points (Alabama) are December with an average of 415.24 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 428.35 kWhac and January at 450.75 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Five Points
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The town of Five Points, AL in Chambers County has an approximate population of 141. [6]
Five Points, AL Solar Energy
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