Based on historical Cocoa, FL data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Cocoa.[1]
Cocoa has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.01 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.1 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Cocoa that are always titled at the latitude of Cocoa (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.53 kWh/m2/day, or about 10% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.01 kWh/m2/day and approximately 8% greater than the average monthly DNI of 5.1 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 Cocoa
Solar Radiation Data in Cocoa, FL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Cocoa.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Cocoa, FL
Cocoa, FL has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.62 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Cocoa is March with an average of 6.32 kWh/m2/day, followed by April at 6.14 kWh/m2/day and May at 5.84 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Cocoa (Florida) are June with an average of 5.18 kWh/m2/day, followed by December with an average of 5.23 kWh/m2/day and July at 5.28 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Cocoa vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Cocoa
The average monthly solar radiation level in Cocoa, FL, of 5.62 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 43% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 15% 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: Cocoa vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Cocoa 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 Cocoa
The Power of Solar in Cocoa, FL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Cocoa (fl). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Cocoa. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Cocoa, FL
Cocoa (FL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6273.16 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Cocoa is March with an average of 604.94 kWhac, followed by April at 563.01 kWhac and October at 549.95 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Cocoa (Florida) are June with an average of 463.99 kWhac, followed by July with an average of 488.92 kWhac and August at 495.03 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Cocoa
Cocoa Electricity Costs
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Cocoa Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Cocoa, FL in Brevard County has an approximate population of 17,140. [6]
Cocoa, FL 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.