Based on historical Bigelow, 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 Bigelow.[1]
Bigelow has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.38 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 0% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.37 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Bigelow that are always titled at the latitude of Bigelow (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.94 kWh/m2/day, or about 13% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.38 kWh/m2/day and approximately 13% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.37 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 Bigelow
Solar Radiation Data in Bigelow, AR
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Bigelow.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Bigelow, AR
Bigelow, AR has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.27 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Bigelow is August with an average of 6.06 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 6.03 kWh/m2/day and July at 5.9 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Bigelow (Arkansas) are December with an average of 4.04 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.19 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.62 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Bigelow vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Bigelow
The average monthly solar radiation level in Bigelow, AR, of 5.27 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 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: Bigelow vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Bigelow 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 Bigelow
The Power of Solar in Bigelow, AR
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Bigelow (ar). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Bigelow. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Bigelow, AR
Bigelow (AR) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5821.1 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Bigelow is August with an average of 538.79 kWhac, followed by July at 531.56 kWhac and September at 529.82 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Bigelow (Arkansas) are December with an average of 399.07 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 406.85 kWhac and January at 418.7 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Bigelow
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The town of Bigelow, AR in Perry County has an approximate population of 315. [6]
Bigelow, 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.