Based on historical Brodhead, KY data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Brodhead.[1]
Brodhead has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.11 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 4% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.94 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Brodhead that are always titled at the latitude of Brodhead (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.66 kWh/m2/day, or about 13% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.11 kWh/m2/day and approximately 18% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.94 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 Brodhead
Solar Radiation Data in Brodhead, KY
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Brodhead.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Brodhead, KY
Brodhead, KY has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.84 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Brodhead is August with an average of 5.87 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.8 kWh/m2/day and September at 5.53 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Brodhead (Kentucky) are December with an average of 3.35 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.45 kWh/m2/day and February at 3.88 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Brodhead vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Brodhead
The average monthly solar radiation level in Brodhead, KY, of 4.84 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 23% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 27% 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: Brodhead vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Brodhead 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 Brodhead
The Power of Solar in Brodhead, KY
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Brodhead (ky). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Brodhead. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Brodhead, KY
Brodhead (KY) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5387.25 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Brodhead is August with an average of 529.21 kWhac, followed by June at 517.2 kWhac and May at 515.36 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Brodhead (Kentucky) are December with an average of 332.41 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 345.28 kWhac and January at 347.63 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Brodhead
Brodhead Electricity Costs
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The city of Brodhead, KY in Rockcastle County has an approximate population of 1,211. [6]
Brodhead, KY 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.