Based on historical Ocala, 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 Ocala.[1]
Ocala has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.84 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 3% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.7 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Ocala that are always titled at the latitude of Ocala (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.37 kWh/m2/day, or about 11% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.84 kWh/m2/day and approximately 14% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.7 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 Ocala
Solar Radiation Data in Ocala, FL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Ocala.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Ocala, FL
Ocala, FL has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.53 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Ocala is March with an average of 6.24 kWh/m2/day, followed by April at 6.03 kWh/m2/day and October at 5.87 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Ocala (Florida) are July with an average of 5.03 kWh/m2/day, followed by June with an average of 5.05 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.14 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Ocala vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Ocala
The average monthly solar radiation level in Ocala, FL, of 5.53 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 41% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 16% 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: Ocala vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Ocala 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 Ocala
The Power of Solar in Ocala, FL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Ocala (fl). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Ocala. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Ocala, FL
Ocala (FL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6104.46 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Ocala is March with an average of 581.91 kWhac, followed by October at 547.07 kWhac and April at 544.36 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Ocala (Florida) are June with an average of 450.83 kWhac, followed by July with an average of 462.82 kWhac and August at 471.29 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Ocala
Ocala Electricity Costs
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The city of Ocala, FL in Marion County has an approximate population of 56,315. [6]
Ocala, 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.