Based on historical Bastrop, LA data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Bastrop.[1]
Bastrop has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.58 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.47 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Bastrop that are always titled at the latitude of Bastrop (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.11 kWh/m2/day, or about 12% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.58 kWh/m2/day and approximately 14% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.47 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 Bastrop
Solar Radiation Data in Bastrop, LA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Bastrop.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Bastrop, LA
Bastrop, LA has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.34 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Bastrop is August with an average of 6.13 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 6.06 kWh/m2/day and October at 5.83 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Bastrop (Louisiana) are December with an average of 4.09 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.24 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.67 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Bastrop vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Bastrop
The average monthly solar radiation level in Bastrop, LA, of 5.34 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 36% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 19% 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: Bastrop vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Bastrop 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 Bastrop
The Power of Solar in Bastrop, LA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Bastrop (la). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Bastrop. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Bastrop, LA
Bastrop (LA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5732.24 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Bastrop is August with an average of 532.29 kWhac, followed by October at 526.58 kWhac and September at 516.53 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Bastrop (Louisiana) are December with an average of 387.97 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 407.07 kWhac and January at 407.16 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Bastrop
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The city of Bastrop, LA in Morehouse County has an approximate population of 11,365. [6]
Bastrop, LA Solar Energy
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