Based on historical Augusta, AR data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Augusta.[1]
Augusta has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.46 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 0% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.47 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Augusta that are always titled at the latitude of Augusta (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.04 kWh/m2/day, or about 13% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.46 kWh/m2/day and approximately 13% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.47 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 Augusta
Solar Radiation Data in Augusta, AR
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Augusta.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Augusta, AR
Augusta, AR has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.24 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Augusta is August with an average of 6.19 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 6.07 kWh/m2/day and June at 6 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Augusta (Arkansas) are December with an average of 3.88 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.21 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.39 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Augusta vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Augusta
The average monthly solar radiation level in Augusta, AR, of 5.24 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]
→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
Solar Power: Augusta vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Augusta 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 Augusta
The Power of Solar in Augusta, AR
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Augusta (ar). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Augusta. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Augusta, AR
Augusta (AR) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5812.64 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Augusta is August with an average of 555.93 kWhac, followed by September at 536.16 kWhac and June at 530.6 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Augusta (Arkansas) are December with an average of 389.56 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 403.94 kWhac and November at 411.86 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Augusta
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The city of Augusta, AR in Woodruff County has an approximate population of 2,199. [6]
Augusta, AR 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.