Based on historical Brandon, MS data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Brandon.[1]
Brandon has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.59 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 Brandon that are always titled at the latitude of Brandon (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.1 kWh/m2/day, or about 11% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.59 kWh/m2/day and approximately 16% 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 Brandon
Solar Radiation Data in Brandon, MS
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Brandon.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Brandon, MS
Brandon, MS has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.35 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Brandon is October with an average of 6.13 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 5.93 kWh/m2/day and August at 5.81 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Brandon (Mississippi) are December with an average of 4.08 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.36 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.84 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Brandon vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Brandon
The average monthly solar radiation level in Brandon, MS, of 5.35 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 36% 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: Brandon vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Brandon 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 Brandon
The Power of Solar in Brandon, MS
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Brandon (ms). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Brandon. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Brandon, MS
Brandon (MS) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5735.26 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Brandon is October with an average of 550.68 kWhac, followed by September at 515.18 kWhac and May at 515.13 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Brandon (Mississippi) are December with an average of 387.64 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 410.63 kWhac and January at 413.64 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Brandon
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More about Brandon
About Brandon
The city of Brandon, MS in Rankin County has an approximate population of 21,705. [6]
Brandon, MS Solar Energy
To learn more about solar energy and solar power Brandon, MS, or for more solar-related resources for Brandon, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Did you know?
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.