Based on historical Surfside, 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 Surfside.[1]
Surfside has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.04 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 6% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.75 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Surfside that are always titled at the latitude of Surfside (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.49 kWh/m2/day, or about 9% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.04 kWh/m2/day and approximately 16% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.75 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 Surfside
Solar Radiation Data in Surfside, FL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Surfside.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Surfside, FL
Surfside, FL has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.7 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Surfside is March with an average of 6.33 kWh/m2/day, followed by February at 6.26 kWh/m2/day and April at 6.26 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Surfside (Florida) are June with an average of 4.92 kWh/m2/day, followed by July with an average of 5.3 kWh/m2/day and December at 5.35 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Surfside vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Surfside
The average monthly solar radiation level in Surfside, FL, of 5.7 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 45% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 14% 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: Surfside vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Surfside 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 Surfside
The Power of Solar in Surfside, FL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Surfside (fl). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Surfside. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Surfside, FL
Surfside (FL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6321.57 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Surfside is March with an average of 605.22 kWhac, followed by April at 571.81 kWhac and October at 556.73 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Surfside (Florida) are June with an average of 442.66 kWhac, followed by July with an average of 489.85 kWhac and September at 495.08 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Surfside
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More about Surfside
About Surfside
The town of Surfside, FL in Miami-Dade County has an approximate population of 5,744. [6]
Surfside, FL Solar Energy
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Did you know?
It takes light about 8 minutes, 19 seconds to travel the 93,000,000 miles from the sun's surface to us on Earth.