Based on historical Pinson, 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 Pinson.[1]
Pinson has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.45 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 4% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.29 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Pinson that are always titled at the latitude of Pinson (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.01 kWh/m2/day, or about 13% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.45 kWh/m2/day and approximately 17% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.29 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 Pinson
Solar Radiation Data in Pinson, AL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Pinson.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Pinson, AL
Pinson, AL has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.25 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Pinson is August with an average of 5.81 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 5.77 kWh/m2/day and October at 5.77 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Pinson (Alabama) are December with an average of 3.96 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.36 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.71 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Pinson vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Pinson
The average monthly solar radiation level in Pinson, AL, of 5.25 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 34% 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]
→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
Solar Power: Pinson vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Pinson 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 Pinson
The Power of Solar in Pinson, AL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Pinson (al). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Pinson. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Pinson, AL
Pinson (AL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5655.92 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Pinson is October with an average of 525.79 kWhac, followed by August at 512.55 kWhac and May at 500.28 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Pinson (Alabama) are December with an average of 378.68 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 402.58 kWhac and January at 419.98 kWhac. [2]
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More about Pinson
About Pinson
The city of Pinson, AL in Jefferson County has an approximate population of 7,163. [6]
Pinson, 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.