Based on historical Bradford, 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 Bradford.[1]
Bradford has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 3.95 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 6% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 3.72 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Bradford that are always titled at the latitude of Bradford (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.49 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 3.95 kWh/m2/day and approximately 21% greater than the average monthly DNI of 3.72 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 Bradford
Solar Radiation Data in Bradford, OH
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Bradford.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Bradford, OH
Bradford, OH has a average annual solar radiation value of 4.75 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Bradford is August with an average of 6.09 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 5.92 kWh/m2/day and June at 5.77 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Bradford (Ohio) are December with an average of 2.68 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 3.22 kWh/m2/day and November at 3.52 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Bradford vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Bradford
The average monthly solar radiation level in Bradford, OH, of 4.75 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 21% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 28% 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: Bradford vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Bradford 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 Bradford
The Power of Solar in Bradford, OH
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Bradford (oh). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Bradford. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Bradford, OH
Bradford (OH) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5445.49 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Bradford is August with an average of 568.02 kWhac, followed by July at 554.33 kWhac and May at 528.37 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Bradford (Ohio) are December with an average of 276.64 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 336.66 kWhac and November at 346.11 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Bradford
Bradford Electricity Costs
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Bradford Natural Gas Costs
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The village of Bradford, OH in Miami County has an approximate population of 1,842. [6]
Bradford, 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.