Based on historical Loachapoka, 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 Loachapoka.[1]
Loachapoka has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.59 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.52 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Loachapoka that are always titled at the latitude of Loachapoka (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.17 kWh/m2/day, or about 13% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.59 kWh/m2/day and approximately 14% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.52 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 Loachapoka
Solar Radiation Data in Loachapoka, AL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Loachapoka.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Loachapoka, AL
Loachapoka, AL has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.42 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Loachapoka is May with an average of 5.95 kWh/m2/day, followed by October at 5.92 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.81 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Loachapoka (Alabama) are December with an average of 4.33 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.65 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.87 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Loachapoka vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Loachapoka
The average monthly solar radiation level in Loachapoka, AL, of 5.42 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 38% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 18% 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: Loachapoka vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Loachapoka 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 Loachapoka
The Power of Solar in Loachapoka, AL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Loachapoka (al). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Loachapoka. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Loachapoka, AL
Loachapoka (AL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5814.12 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Loachapoka is May with an average of 537.29 kWhac, followed by October at 534.92 kWhac and August at 505.97 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Loachapoka (Alabama) are December with an average of 413.97 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 418.52 kWhac and January at 445.14 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Loachapoka
Loachapoka Electricity Costs
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Loachapoka Natural Gas Costs
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The town of Loachapoka, AL in Lee County has an approximate population of 180. [6]
Loachapoka, 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.