Based on historical Friend, NE data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Friend.[1]
Friend has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.32 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 10% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.81 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Friend that are always titled at the latitude of Friend (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.11 kWh/m2/day, or about 18% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.32 kWh/m2/day and approximately 6% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.81 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 Friend
Solar Radiation Data in Friend, NE
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Friend.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Friend, NE
Friend, NE has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.32 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Friend is July with an average of 6.36 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.28 kWh/m2/day and June at 6.13 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Friend (Nebraska) are December with an average of 3.59 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.14 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.43 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Friend vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Friend
The average monthly solar radiation level in Friend, NE, of 5.32 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: Friend vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Friend 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 Friend
The Power of Solar in Friend, NE
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Friend (ne). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Friend. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Friend, NE
Friend (NE) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6065.68 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Friend is July with an average of 586.78 kWhac, followed by August at 582.05 kWhac and September at 559.22 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Friend (Nebraska) are December with an average of 370.68 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 422.87 kWhac and January at 430.07 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Friend
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Cloud cover: 100%
More about Friend
About Friend
The city of Friend, NE in Saline County has an approximate population of 1,027. [6]
Friend, NE 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.