Based on historical Montgomery, 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 Montgomery.[1]
Montgomery has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.65 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.56 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Montgomery that are always titled at the latitude of Montgomery (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.23 kWh/m2/day, or about 12% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.65 kWh/m2/day and approximately 15% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.56 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 Montgomery
Solar Radiation Data in Montgomery, AL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Montgomery.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Montgomery, AL
Montgomery, AL has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.46 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Montgomery is October with an average of 5.98 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 5.86 kWh/m2/day and May at 5.85 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Montgomery (Alabama) are December with an average of 4.39 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.73 kWh/m2/day and February at 5.05 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Montgomery vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Montgomery
The average monthly solar radiation level in Montgomery, AL, of 5.46 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 39% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 17% 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: Montgomery vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Montgomery 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 Montgomery
The Power of Solar in Montgomery, AL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Montgomery (al). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Montgomery. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Montgomery, AL
Montgomery (AL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6008.91 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Montgomery is October with an average of 556 kWhac, followed by May at 541.39 kWhac and March at 525.87 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Montgomery (Alabama) are December with an average of 429.25 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 443.86 kWhac and January at 462.01 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Montgomery
Montgomery Electricity Costs
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Montgomery Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Montgomery, AL in Montgomery County has an approximate population of 205,764. [6]
Montgomery, AL Solar Energy
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Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.
