Based on historical Gentry, 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 Gentry.[1]
Gentry has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.42 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 7% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.76 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Gentry that are always titled at the latitude of Gentry (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.06 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.42 kWh/m2/day and approximately 6% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.76 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 Gentry
Solar Radiation Data in Gentry, AR
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Gentry.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Gentry, AR
Gentry, AR has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.28 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Gentry is June with an average of 6.22 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.13 kWh/m2/day and September at 5.99 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Gentry (Arkansas) are December with an average of 4.01 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.28 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.71 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Gentry vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Gentry
The average monthly solar radiation level in Gentry, AR, of 5.28 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: Gentry vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Gentry 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 Gentry
The Power of Solar in Gentry, AR
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Gentry (ar). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Gentry. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Gentry, AR
Gentry (AR) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5840.23 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Gentry is June with an average of 549.13 kWhac, followed by August at 541.61 kWhac and May at 525.62 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Gentry (Arkansas) are December with an average of 400.65 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 422.65 kWhac and January at 428.31 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Gentry
Gentry Electricity Costs
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The city of Gentry, AR in Benton County has an approximate population of 3,158. [6]
Gentry, 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.