Based on historical Heflin, 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 Heflin.[1]
Heflin has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.45 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 3% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.33 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Heflin that are always titled at the latitude of Heflin (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.03 kWh/m2/day, or about 13% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.45 kWh/m2/day and approximately 16% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.33 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 Heflin
Solar Radiation Data in Heflin, AL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Heflin.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Heflin, AL
Heflin, AL has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.21 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Heflin is June with an average of 5.67 kWh/m2/day, followed by May at 5.66 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.66 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Heflin (Alabama) are December with an average of 4.01 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.39 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.48 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Heflin vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Heflin
The average monthly solar radiation level in Heflin, AL, of 5.21 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 33% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 21% less than the average level of 6.61 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically high levels (NV). [1]
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Solar Power: Heflin vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Heflin 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 Heflin
The Power of Solar in Heflin, AL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Heflin (al). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Heflin. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Heflin, AL
Heflin (AL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5638.09 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Heflin is May with an average of 515.13 kWhac, followed by October at 511.96 kWhac and August at 504.84 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Heflin (Alabama) are February with an average of 387.22 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 390.67 kWhac and January at 419.83 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Heflin
Heflin Electricity Costs
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The city of Heflin, AL in Cleburne County has an approximate population of 3,480. [6]
Heflin, 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.