Based on historical Bedford, OH data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Bedford.[1]
Bedford has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.78 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 9% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.48 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Bedford that are always titled at the latitude of Bedford (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.29 kWh/m2/day, or about 13% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.78 kWh/m2/day and approximately 23% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.48 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 Bedford
Solar Radiation Data in Bedford, OH
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Bedford.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Bedford, OH
Bedford, OH has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.48 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Bedford is July with an average of 5.88 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.76 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.67 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Bedford (Ohio) are December with an average of 2.09 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 2.6 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.21 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Bedford vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Bedford
The average monthly solar radiation level in Bedford, OH, of 4.48 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 14% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 32% 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: Bedford vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Bedford 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 Bedford
The Power of Solar in Bedford, OH
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Bedford (oh). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Bedford. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Bedford, OH
Bedford (OH) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5011.75 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Bedford is July with an average of 536.54 kWhac, followed by May at 523.57 kWhac and August at 517.37 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Bedford (Ohio) are December with an average of 213.86 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 272.15 kWhac and November at 301.78 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Bedford
Bedford Electricity Costs
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Bedford Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Bedford, OH in Cuyahoga County has an approximate population of 13,074. [6]
Bedford, OH 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.