Based on historical Reed, 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 Reed.[1]
Reed has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.56 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.53 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Reed that are always titled at the latitude of Reed (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.11 kWh/m2/day, or about 12% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.56 kWh/m2/day and approximately 13% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.53 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 Reed
Solar Radiation Data in Reed, AR
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Reed.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Reed, AR
Reed, 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 Reed is September with an average of 6.01 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.99 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.81 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Reed (Arkansas) are December with an average of 4 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.2 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.41 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Reed vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Reed
The average monthly solar radiation level in Reed, 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]
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Solar Power: Reed vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Reed 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 Reed
The Power of Solar in Reed, AR
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Reed (ar). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Reed. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Reed, AR
Reed (AR) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5832.23 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Reed is October with an average of 535.41 kWhac, followed by May at 528.98 kWhac and August at 527.36 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Reed (Arkansas) are February with an average of 394.46 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 395.7 kWhac and January at 418.72 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Reed
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The town of Reed, AR in Desha County has an approximate population of 141. [6]
Reed, 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.