Based on historical West Miami, 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 West Miami.[1]
West Miami has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.97 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 6% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.67 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in West Miami that are always titled at the latitude of West Miami (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.41 kWh/m2/day, or about 9% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.97 kWh/m2/day and approximately 16% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.67 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 West Miami
Solar Radiation Data in West Miami, FL
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in West Miami.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for West Miami, FL
West Miami, FL has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.36 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in West Miami is April with an average of 6.27 kWh/m2/day, followed by March at 6.06 kWh/m2/day and February at 5.77 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in West Miami (Florida) are June with an average of 4.64 kWh/m2/day, followed by July with an average of 4.99 kWh/m2/day and December at 5.03 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: West Miami vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in West Miami
The average monthly solar radiation level in West Miami, FL, of 5.36 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 36% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 19% 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: West Miami vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average West Miami 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 West Miami
The Power of Solar in West Miami, FL
Monthly AC solar system output averages for West Miami (fl). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in West Miami. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for West Miami, FL
West Miami (FL) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5972.46 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in West Miami is March with an average of 585.59 kWhac, followed by April at 567.29 kWhac and January at 516.89 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in West Miami (Florida) are June with an average of 418.27 kWhac, followed by September with an average of 459.24 kWhac and July at 462 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in West Miami
West Miami Electricity Costs
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West Miami Natural Gas Costs
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The city of West Miami, FL in Miami-Dade County has an approximate population of 5,965. [6]
West Miami, 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.
