Based on historical 42452 data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in 42452.[1]
The region associated with 42452 has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.23 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.19 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in 42452 that are always titled at the latitude of Robards (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.81 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.23 kWh/m2/day and approximately 15% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.19 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 42452
Solar Radiation Data in 42452
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in 42452.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for 42452
The region associated with 42452 has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.03 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in 42452 is August with an average of 6.07 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.97 kWh/m2/day and September at 5.96 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in 42452 are December with an average of 3.14 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.77 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.09 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: 42452 vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in 42452
The average monthly solar radiation level in 42452, of 5.03 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 28% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 24% 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: 42452 vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average 42452 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.
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Solar Power Output in 42452
The Power of Solar in 42452
Monthly AC solar system output averages for 42452. Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in 42452. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for 42452
42452 has a average annual solar AC output value of 5642.87 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in 42452 is August with an average of 552.56 kWhac, followed by July at 540.91 kWhac and June at 536.46 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in 42452 are December with an average of 316.87 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 384.22 kWhac and January at 384.67 kWhac. [2]
The ZIP code 42452 is associated with the city of Robards in Henderson County in Kentucky.
42452 Solar Energy & Power
To learn more about solar energy and solar power in 42452, 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.