Based on historical Dumas, 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 Dumas.[1]
Dumas has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.55 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.49 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Dumas that are always titled at the latitude of Dumas (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.09 kWh/m2/day, or about 12% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.55 kWh/m2/day and approximately 13% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.49 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 Dumas
Solar Radiation Data in Dumas, AR
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Dumas.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Dumas, AR
Dumas, AR has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.36 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Dumas is August with an average of 6.12 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.94 kWh/m2/day and September at 5.91 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Dumas (Arkansas) are January with an average of 4.21 kWh/m2/day, followed by December with an average of 4.4 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.65 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Dumas vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Dumas
The average monthly solar radiation level in Dumas, AR, of 5.36 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 36% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 19% 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: Dumas vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Dumas 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 Dumas
The Power of Solar in Dumas, AR
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Dumas (ar). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Dumas. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Dumas, AR
Dumas (AR) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5946.72 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Dumas is August with an average of 556.53 kWhac, followed by October at 539.52 kWhac and July at 530.28 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Dumas (Arkansas) are January with an average of 415.29 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 415.55 kWhac and December at 434.86 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Dumas
Dumas Electricity Costs
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The city of Dumas, AR in Desha County has an approximate population of 4,706. [6]
Dumas, AR Solar Energy
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Did you know?
About half of the sun's energy is absorbed by the Earth's surface; about 30 percent is reflected back from the surface.