Based on historical Leitchfield, 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 Leitchfield.[1]
Leitchfield has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.19 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.1 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Leitchfield that are always titled at the latitude of Leitchfield (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.75 kWh/m2/day, or about 13% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.19 kWh/m2/day and approximately 16% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.1 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 Leitchfield
Solar Radiation Data in Leitchfield, KY
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Leitchfield.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Leitchfield, KY
Leitchfield, KY has a average annual solar radiation value of 5 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Leitchfield is August with an average of 6.07 kWh/m2/day, followed by June at 5.94 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 Leitchfield (Kentucky) are December with an average of 3.42 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.6 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.15 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Leitchfield vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Leitchfield
The average monthly solar radiation level in Leitchfield, KY, of 5 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 27% 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: Leitchfield vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Leitchfield 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 Leitchfield
The Power of Solar in Leitchfield, KY
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Leitchfield (ky). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Leitchfield. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Leitchfield, KY
Leitchfield (KY) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5576.16 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Leitchfield is August with an average of 549.78 kWhac, followed by June at 529.59 kWhac and July at 529.53 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Leitchfield (Kentucky) are December with an average of 342.87 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 362.03 kWhac and February at 374.55 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Leitchfield
Leitchfield Electricity Costs
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The city of Leitchfield, KY in Grayson County has an approximate population of 6,699. [6]
Leitchfield, KY 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.
