Based on historical Sikes, 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 Sikes.[1]
Sikes has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.57 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 4% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.41 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Sikes that are always titled at the latitude of Sikes (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.07 kWh/m2/day, or about 11% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.57 kWh/m2/day and approximately 15% 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 Sikes
Solar Radiation Data in Sikes, LA
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Sikes.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Sikes, LA
Sikes, LA has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.3 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Sikes is September with an average of 5.96 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.91 kWh/m2/day and October at 5.75 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Sikes (Louisiana) are December with an average of 4.11 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.33 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.61 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Sikes vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Sikes
The average monthly solar radiation level in Sikes, LA, of 5.3 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 35% 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]
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Solar Power: Sikes vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Sikes 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.
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Solar Power Output in Sikes
The Power of Solar in Sikes, LA
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Sikes (la). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Sikes. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Sikes, LA
Sikes (LA) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5661.03 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Sikes is October with an average of 515.33 kWhac, followed by August at 515.03 kWhac and September at 511.25 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Sikes (Louisiana) are December with an average of 389.1 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 392.29 kWhac and January at 410.14 kWhac. [2]
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More about Sikes
About Sikes
The village of Sikes, LA in Winn County has an approximate population of 119. [6]
Sikes, LA Solar Energy
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Did you know?
About half of the sun's energy is absorbed by the Earth's surface; about 30 percent is reflected back from the surface.