Based on historical Leesville, 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 Leesville.[1]
Leesville has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.56 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 6% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.31 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Leesville that are always titled at the latitude of Leesville (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.03 kWh/m2/day, or about 10% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.56 kWh/m2/day and approximately 17% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.31 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 Leesville
Solar Radiation Data in Leesville, LA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Leesville.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Leesville, LA
Leesville, 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 Leesville is September with an average of 5.89 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.85 kWh/m2/day and October at 5.79 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Leesville (Louisiana) are January with an average of 4.27 kWh/m2/day, followed by December with an average of 4.47 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.55 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Leesville vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Leesville
The average monthly solar radiation level in Leesville, 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: Leesville vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Leesville 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 Leesville
The Power of Solar in Leesville, LA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Leesville (la). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Leesville. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Leesville, LA
Leesville (LA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5638.21 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Leesville is October with an average of 519.43 kWhac, followed by August at 513.07 kWhac and May at 508.62 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Leesville (Louisiana) are February with an average of 384.1 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 408.8 kWhac and December at 423.08 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Leesville
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The city of Leesville, LA in Vernon County has an approximate population of 6,612. [6]
Leesville, 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.