Based on historical Baton Rouge, 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 Baton Rouge.[1]
Baton Rouge has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.65 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 6% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.37 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Baton Rouge that are always titled at the latitude of Baton Rouge (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.14 kWh/m2/day, or about 11% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.65 kWh/m2/day and approximately 18% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.37 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 Baton Rouge
Solar Radiation Data in Baton Rouge, LA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Baton Rouge.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Baton Rouge, LA
Baton Rouge, LA has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.41 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Baton Rouge is October with an average of 6.19 kWh/m2/day, followed by April at 5.77 kWh/m2/day and May at 5.75 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Baton Rouge (Louisiana) are December with an average of 4.43 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.89 kWh/m2/day and February at 5.11 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Baton Rouge vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Baton Rouge
The average monthly solar radiation level in Baton Rouge, LA, of 5.41 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 38% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 18% 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: Baton Rouge vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Baton Rouge 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 Baton Rouge
The Power of Solar in Baton Rouge, LA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Baton Rouge (la). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Baton Rouge. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Baton Rouge, LA
Baton Rouge (LA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5927.39 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Baton Rouge is October with an average of 567.92 kWhac, followed by March at 527.7 kWhac and April at 519.81 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Baton Rouge (Louisiana) are December with an average of 426.53 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 443.85 kWhac and July at 472.08 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge Electricity Costs
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The city of Baton Rouge, LA in East Baton Rouge County has an approximate population of 229,493. [6]
Baton Rouge, LA 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.
