Based on historical Nortonville, 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 Nortonville.[1]
Nortonville has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.22 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.13 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Nortonville that are always titled at the latitude of Nortonville (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.78 kWh/m2/day, or about 13% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.22 kWh/m2/day and approximately 16% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.13 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 Nortonville
Solar Radiation Data in Nortonville, KY
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Nortonville.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Nortonville, KY
Nortonville, 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 Nortonville is July with an average of 5.91 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.91 kWh/m2/day and September at 5.88 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Nortonville (Kentucky) are December with an average of 3.23 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.85 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.11 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Nortonville vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Nortonville
The average monthly solar radiation level in Nortonville, 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]
→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
Solar Power: Nortonville vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Nortonville 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 Nortonville
The Power of Solar in Nortonville, KY
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Nortonville (ky). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Nortonville. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Nortonville, KY
Nortonville (KY) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5590.45 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Nortonville is July with an average of 538.9 kWhac, followed by August at 534.78 kWhac and May at 524.53 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Nortonville (Kentucky) are December with an average of 326.51 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 385.94 kWhac and January at 386.65 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Nortonville
Nortonville Electricity Costs
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The city of Nortonville, KY in Hopkins County has an approximate population of 1,204. [6]
Nortonville, 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.
