Based on historical Munford, 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 Munford.[1]
Munford has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.49 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 3% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.35 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Munford that are always titled at the latitude of Munford (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.07 kWh/m2/day, or about 13% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.49 kWh/m2/day and approximately 17% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.35 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 Munford
Solar Radiation Data in Munford, AL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Munford.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Munford, AL
Munford, AL has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.29 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Munford is May with an average of 5.91 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.84 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.7 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Munford (Alabama) are December with an average of 4.04 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.47 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.9 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Munford vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Munford
The average monthly solar radiation level in Munford, AL, of 5.29 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 35% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 20% 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: Munford vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Munford 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 Munford
The Power of Solar in Munford, AL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Munford (al). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Munford. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Munford, AL
Munford (AL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5712.64 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Munford is May with an average of 534.07 kWhac, followed by August at 518.36 kWhac and October at 507.71 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Munford (Alabama) are December with an average of 386.39 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 425.88 kWhac and January at 429.6 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Munford
Munford Electricity Costs
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Munford Natural Gas Costs
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The town of Munford, AL in Talladega County has an approximate population of 1,292. [6]
Munford, 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.