Based on historical Briarcliff, 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 Briarcliff.[1]
Briarcliff has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.35 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.43 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Briarcliff that are always titled at the latitude of Briarcliff (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.97 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.35 kWh/m2/day and approximately 12% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.43 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 Briarcliff
Solar Radiation Data in Briarcliff, AR
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Briarcliff.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Briarcliff, AR
Briarcliff, AR has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.22 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Briarcliff is August with an average of 6.03 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.98 kWh/m2/day and September at 5.87 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Briarcliff (Arkansas) are December with an average of 3.86 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.35 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.65 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Briarcliff vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Briarcliff
The average monthly solar radiation level in Briarcliff, AR, of 5.22 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]
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Solar Power: Briarcliff vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Briarcliff 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 Briarcliff
The Power of Solar in Briarcliff, AR
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Briarcliff (ar). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Briarcliff. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Briarcliff, AR
Briarcliff (AR) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5646.18 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Briarcliff is August with an average of 527.8 kWhac, followed by June at 515.34 kWhac and July at 509.44 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Briarcliff (Arkansas) are December with an average of 374.47 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 414.01 kWhac and January at 422.02 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Briarcliff
Briarcliff Electricity Costs
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Briarcliff Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Briarcliff, AR in Baxter County has an approximate population of 236. [6]
Briarcliff, 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.
