Based on historical Black River, NY data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Black River.[1]
Black River has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.68 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 2% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.77 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Black River that are always titled at the latitude of Black River (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.23 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.68 kWh/m2/day and approximately 12% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.77 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 Black River
Solar Radiation Data in Black River, NY
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Black River.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Black River, NY
Black River, NY has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.44 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Black River is July with an average of 5.99 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.74 kWh/m2/day and May at 5.69 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Black River (New York) are December with an average of 2.08 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 2.6 kWh/m2/day and November at 2.71 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Black River vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Black River
The average monthly solar radiation level in Black River, NY, of 4.44 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 13% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 33% 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: Black River vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Black River 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 Black River
The Power of Solar in Black River, NY
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Black River (ny). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Black River. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Black River, NY
Black River (NY) has a average annual solar AC output value of 4995 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Black River is July with an average of 549.61 kWhac, followed by May at 527.99 kWhac and August at 526.88 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Black River (New York) are December with an average of 213.55 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 263.82 kWhac and January at 271.02 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Black River
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The village of Black River, NY in Jefferson County has an approximate population of 1,348. [6]
Black River, NY 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.
