Based on historical Forkland, 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 Forkland.[1]
Forkland has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.64 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.55 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Forkland that are always titled at the latitude of Forkland (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.2 kWh/m2/day, or about 12% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.64 kWh/m2/day and approximately 14% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.55 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 Forkland
Solar Radiation Data in Forkland, AL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Forkland.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Forkland, AL
Forkland, AL has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.35 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Forkland is October with an average of 6.13 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 5.92 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.87 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Forkland (Alabama) are December with an average of 3.92 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.58 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.7 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Forkland vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Forkland
The average monthly solar radiation level in Forkland, AL, of 5.35 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: Forkland vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Forkland 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 Forkland
The Power of Solar in Forkland, AL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Forkland (al). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Forkland. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Forkland, AL
Forkland (AL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5750.45 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Forkland is October with an average of 553.91 kWhac, followed by August at 517.42 kWhac and September at 515.15 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Forkland (Alabama) are December with an average of 373.93 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 417.9 kWhac and November at 423.49 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Forkland
Forkland Electricity Costs
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The town of Forkland, AL in Greene County has an approximate population of 649. [6]
Forkland, AL Solar Energy
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Did you know?
It takes light about 8 minutes, 19 seconds to travel the 93,000,000 miles from the sun's surface to us on Earth.