Based on historical Hickory, OK data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Hickory.[1]
Hickory has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.66 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 8% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.07 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Hickory that are always titled at the latitude of Hickory (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.3 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.66 kWh/m2/day and approximately 5% greater than the average monthly DNI of 5.07 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 Hickory
Solar Radiation Data in Hickory, OK
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Hickory.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Hickory, OK
Hickory, OK has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.53 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Hickory is August with an average of 6.16 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 6.16 kWh/m2/day and July at 6.12 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Hickory (Oklahoma) are December with an average of 4.41 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.88 kWh/m2/day and November at 5 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Hickory vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Hickory
The average monthly solar radiation level in Hickory, OK, of 5.53 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 41% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 16% 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: Hickory vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Hickory 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 Hickory
The Power of Solar in Hickory, OK
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Hickory (ok). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Hickory. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Hickory, OK
Hickory (OK) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6198.22 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Hickory is August with an average of 566.63 kWhac, followed by July at 554.72 kWhac and September at 551.32 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Hickory (Oklahoma) are December with an average of 440.72 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 461.65 kWhac and November at 473.92 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Hickory
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The town of Hickory, OK in Murray County has an approximate population of 71. [6]
Hickory, OK 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.