Based on historical Pontotoc, 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 Pontotoc.[1]
Pontotoc has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.49 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.39 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Pontotoc that are always titled at the latitude of Pontotoc (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.04 kWh/m2/day, or about 12% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.49 kWh/m2/day and approximately 15% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.39 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 Pontotoc
Solar Radiation Data in Pontotoc, MS
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Pontotoc.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Pontotoc, MS
Pontotoc, MS has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.21 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Pontotoc is September with an average of 5.89 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.78 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.76 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Pontotoc (Mississippi) are December with an average of 3.84 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.31 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.5 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Pontotoc vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Pontotoc
The average monthly solar radiation level in Pontotoc, MS, of 5.21 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 33% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 21% 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: Pontotoc vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc
The Power of Solar in Pontotoc, MS
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Pontotoc (ms). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Pontotoc. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Pontotoc, MS
Pontotoc (MS) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5778.78 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Pontotoc is August with an average of 524.85 kWhac, followed by September at 515.93 kWhac and May at 514.89 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Pontotoc (Mississippi) are December with an average of 382.17 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 404.17 kWhac and January at 426.47 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Pontotoc
Pontotoc Electricity Costs
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Pontotoc Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Pontotoc, MS in Pontotoc County has an approximate population of 5,625. [6]
Pontotoc, 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.