Based on historical Clarksdale, 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 Clarksdale.[1]
Clarksdale has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.54 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.5 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Clarksdale that are always titled at the latitude of Clarksdale (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.1 kWh/m2/day, or about 12% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.54 kWh/m2/day and approximately 13% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.5 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 Clarksdale
Solar Radiation Data in Clarksdale, MS
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Clarksdale.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Clarksdale, MS
Clarksdale, MS has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.33 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Clarksdale is August with an average of 6.1 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 6.08 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.92 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Clarksdale (Mississippi) are December with an average of 3.85 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.16 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.63 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Clarksdale vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Clarksdale
The average monthly solar radiation level in Clarksdale, MS, of 5.33 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]
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Solar Power: Clarksdale vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Clarksdale 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 Clarksdale
The Power of Solar in Clarksdale, MS
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Clarksdale (ms). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Clarksdale. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Clarksdale, MS
Clarksdale (MS) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5913.16 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Clarksdale is May with an average of 547.83 kWhac, followed by August at 542.12 kWhac and September at 538.81 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Clarksdale (Mississippi) are December with an average of 384.46 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 411.57 kWhac and January at 414.41 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Clarksdale
Clarksdale Electricity Costs
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Clarksdale Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Clarksdale, MS in Coahoma County has an approximate population of 17,962. [6]
Clarksdale, MS 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.
