Based on historical Lithonia, GA data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Lithonia.[1]
Lithonia has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.51 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.46 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Lithonia that are always titled at the latitude of Lithonia (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.11 kWh/m2/day, or about 13% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.51 kWh/m2/day and approximately 15% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.46 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 Lithonia
Solar Radiation Data in Lithonia, GA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Lithonia.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Lithonia, GA
Lithonia, GA has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.31 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Lithonia is May with an average of 5.77 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.71 kWh/m2/day and April at 5.66 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Lithonia (Georgia) are December with an average of 4.14 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.52 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.92 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Lithonia vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Lithonia
The average monthly solar radiation level in Lithonia, GA, of 5.31 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 35% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 20% 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: Lithonia vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Lithonia 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 Lithonia
The Power of Solar in Lithonia, GA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Lithonia (ga). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Lithonia. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Lithonia, GA
Lithonia (GA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5841.66 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Lithonia is May with an average of 533.59 kWhac, followed by October at 522.51 kWhac and April at 517.13 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Lithonia (Georgia) are December with an average of 401.63 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 430.85 kWhac and January at 439.46 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Lithonia
Lithonia Electricity Costs
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Lithonia Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Lithonia, GA in DeKalb County has an approximate population of 1,924. [6]
Lithonia, GA 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.