Based on historical Perla, 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 Perla.[1]
Perla has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.43 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.4 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Perla that are always titled at the latitude of Perla (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.97 kWh/m2/day, or about 12% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.43 kWh/m2/day and approximately 13% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.4 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 Perla
Solar Radiation Data in Perla, AR
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Perla.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Perla, AR
Perla, AR has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.17 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Perla is August with an average of 6.01 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 5.95 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.92 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Perla (Arkansas) are December with an average of 3.97 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.18 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.68 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Perla vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Perla
The average monthly solar radiation level in Perla, AR, of 5.17 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 32% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 22% 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: Perla vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Perla 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 Perla
The Power of Solar in Perla, AR
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Perla (ar). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Perla. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Perla, AR
Perla (AR) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5568.54 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Perla is August with an average of 526.25 kWhac, followed by September at 513.03 kWhac and July at 512.29 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Perla (Arkansas) are December with an average of 384.32 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 400.04 kWhac and January at 402.93 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Perla
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The town of Perla, AR in Hot Spring County has an approximate population of 241. [6]
Perla, 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.