Based on historical Blanchard, 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 Blanchard.[1]
Blanchard has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.54 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 4% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.37 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Blanchard that are always titled at the latitude of Blanchard (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.05 kWh/m2/day, or about 11% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.54 kWh/m2/day and approximately 16% 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 Blanchard
Solar Radiation Data in Blanchard, LA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Blanchard.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Blanchard, LA
Blanchard, LA has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.38 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Blanchard is September with an average of 6.04 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6 kWh/m2/day and July at 5.91 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Blanchard (Louisiana) are December with an average of 4.35 kWh/m2/day, followed by February with an average of 4.54 kWh/m2/day and January at 4.54 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Blanchard vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Blanchard
The average monthly solar radiation level in Blanchard, LA, of 5.38 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 37% 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: Blanchard vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Blanchard 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 Blanchard
The Power of Solar in Blanchard, LA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Blanchard (la). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Blanchard. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Blanchard, LA
Blanchard (LA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5797.88 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Blanchard is August with an average of 529.56 kWhac, followed by May at 528.12 kWhac and July at 520.21 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Blanchard (Louisiana) are February with an average of 390.82 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 415.35 kWhac and January at 436.04 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Blanchard
Blanchard Electricity Costs
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The town of Blanchard, LA in Caddo County has an approximate population of 2,899. [6]
Blanchard, 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.