Based on historical 40176 data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in 40176.[1]
The region associated with 40176 has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.16 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.08 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in 40176 that are always titled at the latitude of Webster (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.65 kWh/m2/day, or about 12% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.16 kWh/m2/day and approximately 14% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.08 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 40176
Solar Radiation Data in 40176
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in 40176.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for 40176
The region associated with 40176 has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.94 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in 40176 is June with an average of 6 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6 kWh/m2/day and July at 5.87 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in 40176 are December with an average of 3.14 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.63 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.12 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: 40176 vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in 40176
The average monthly solar radiation level in 40176, of 4.94 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 26% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 25% 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: 40176 vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average 40176 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 40176
The Power of Solar in 40176
Monthly AC solar system output averages for 40176. Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in 40176. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for 40176
40176 has a average annual solar AC output value of 5398.77 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in 40176 is August with an average of 537.86 kWhac, followed by June at 524.45 kWhac and July at 521.76 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in 40176 are December with an average of 306.68 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 359.24 kWhac and February at 365.62 kWhac. [2]
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More about 40176
About 40176
The ZIP code 40176 is associated with the city of Webster in Breckinridge County in Kentucky.
40176 Solar Energy & Power
To learn more about solar energy and solar power in 40176, or for more solar-related resources for KY, check out the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.