Based on historical Bernice, 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 Bernice.[1]
Bernice has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.52 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.41 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Bernice that are always titled at the latitude of Bernice (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.03 kWh/m2/day, or about 11% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.52 kWh/m2/day and approximately 14% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.41 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 Bernice
Solar Radiation Data in Bernice, LA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Bernice.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Bernice, LA
Bernice, LA has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.26 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Bernice is August with an average of 5.97 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 5.92 kWh/m2/day and July at 5.82 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Bernice (Louisiana) are January with an average of 4.2 kWh/m2/day, followed by December with an average of 4.32 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.7 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Bernice vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Bernice
The average monthly solar radiation level in Bernice, LA, of 5.26 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 34% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 20% 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: Bernice vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Bernice 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 Bernice
The Power of Solar in Bernice, LA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Bernice (la). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Bernice. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Bernice, LA
Bernice (LA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5617.48 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Bernice is August with an average of 519.29 kWhac, followed by July at 509.55 kWhac and September at 504.03 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Bernice (Louisiana) are February with an average of 399.69 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 400.79 kWhac and December at 410.35 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Bernice
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More about Bernice
About Bernice
The town of Bernice, LA in Union County has an approximate population of 1,689. [6]
Bernice, LA 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.