Based on historical Gainesville, 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 Gainesville.[1]
Gainesville has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.79 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 3% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.63 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Gainesville that are always titled at the latitude of Gainesville (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.32 kWh/m2/day, or about 11% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.79 kWh/m2/day and approximately 15% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.63 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 Gainesville
Solar Radiation Data in Gainesville, FL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Gainesville.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Gainesville, FL
Gainesville, FL has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.45 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Gainesville is March with an average of 6.05 kWh/m2/day, followed by April at 6.02 kWh/m2/day and May at 5.83 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Gainesville (Florida) are December with an average of 4.91 kWh/m2/day, followed by June with an average of 5.08 kWh/m2/day and July at 5.1 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Gainesville vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Gainesville
The average monthly solar radiation level in Gainesville, FL, of 5.45 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 39% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 18% 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: Gainesville vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Gainesville 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 Gainesville
The Power of Solar in Gainesville, FL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Gainesville (fl). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Gainesville. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Gainesville, FL
Gainesville (FL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5932.38 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Gainesville is March with an average of 559.85 kWhac, followed by October at 533.24 kWhac and April at 532.91 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Gainesville (Florida) are June with an average of 443.98 kWhac, followed by September with an average of 454.69 kWhac and February at 459.85 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Gainesville
Gainesville Electricity Costs
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The city of Gainesville, FL in Alachua County has an approximate population of 124,354. [6]
Gainesville, FL 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.
