Based on historical Fort Payne, 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 Fort Payne.[1]
Fort Payne has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.38 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 4% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.22 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Fort Payne that are always titled at the latitude of Fort Payne (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.94 kWh/m2/day, or about 13% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.38 kWh/m2/day and approximately 17% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.22 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 Fort Payne
Solar Radiation Data in Fort Payne, AL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Fort Payne.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Fort Payne, AL
Fort Payne, AL has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.13 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Fort Payne is August with an average of 5.78 kWh/m2/day, followed by May at 5.72 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.72 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Fort Payne (Alabama) are December with an average of 3.62 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.19 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.62 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Fort Payne vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Fort Payne
The average monthly solar radiation level in Fort Payne, AL, of 5.13 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 31% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 22% 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: Fort Payne vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Fort Payne 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 Fort Payne
The Power of Solar in Fort Payne, AL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Fort Payne (al). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Fort Payne. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Fort Payne, AL
Fort Payne (AL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5552.52 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Fort Payne is May with an average of 523.05 kWhac, followed by August at 508.03 kWhac and April at 498.63 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Fort Payne (Alabama) are December with an average of 344.79 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 396.91 kWhac and January at 398.23 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Fort Payne
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More about Fort Payne
About Fort Payne
The city of Fort Payne, AL in DeKalb County has an approximate population of 14,012. [6]
Fort Payne, AL Solar Energy
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Fort Payne, AL, or for more solar-related resources for Fort Payne, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.
