Based on historical Rocky Ford, 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 Rocky Ford.[1]
Rocky Ford has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.68 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.65 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Rocky Ford that are always titled at the latitude of Rocky Ford (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.27 kWh/m2/day, or about 13% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.68 kWh/m2/day and approximately 13% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.65 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 Rocky Ford
Solar Radiation Data in Rocky Ford, GA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Rocky Ford.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Rocky Ford, GA
Rocky Ford, GA has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.5 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Rocky Ford is April with an average of 6.07 kWh/m2/day, followed by May at 6.01 kWh/m2/day and March at 5.86 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Rocky Ford (Georgia) are December with an average of 4.3 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.85 kWh/m2/day and November at 5.16 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Rocky Ford vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Rocky Ford
The average monthly solar radiation level in Rocky Ford, GA, of 5.5 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 40% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 17% 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: Rocky Ford vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Rocky Ford 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 Rocky Ford
The Power of Solar in Rocky Ford, GA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Rocky Ford (ga). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Rocky Ford. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Rocky Ford, GA
Rocky Ford (GA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6092.76 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Rocky Ford is March with an average of 562.51 kWhac, followed by April at 556.09 kWhac and May at 555.57 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Rocky Ford (Georgia) are December with an average of 415.48 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 467.26 kWhac and January at 478.98 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Rocky Ford
Rocky Ford Electricity Costs
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Rocky Ford Natural Gas Costs
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The town of Rocky Ford, GA in Screven County has an approximate population of 144. [6]
Rocky Ford, GA 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.
