Based on historical Optima, OK data, solar panels that always track the sun throughout the day will produce the maximum solar energy output in Optima.[1]
Optima has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.07 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 18% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 6.19 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Optima that are always titled at the latitude of Optima (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.95 kWh/m2/day, or about 17% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.07 kWh/m2/day and approximately 4% less than the average monthly DNI of 6.19 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 Optima
Solar Radiation Data in Optima, OK
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Optima.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Optima, OK
Optima, OK has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.12 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Optima is July with an average of 6.75 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 6.75 kWh/m2/day and June at 6.65 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Optima (Oklahoma) are December with an average of 4.67 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 5.35 kWh/m2/day and February at 5.5 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Optima vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Optima
The average monthly solar radiation level in Optima, OK, of 6.12 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 56% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 7% 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: Optima vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Optima 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 Optima
The Power of Solar in Optima, OK
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Optima (ok). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Optima. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Optima, OK
Optima (OK) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6844.49 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Optima is March with an average of 616.05 kWhac, followed by September at 610.88 kWhac and July at 609.07 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Optima (Oklahoma) are December with an average of 474.04 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 487.21 kWhac and January at 530.39 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Optima
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Optima Natural Gas Costs
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The town of Optima, OK in Texas County has an approximate population of 356. [6]
Optima, OK Solar Energy
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Did you know?
It takes light about 8 minutes, 19 seconds to travel the 93,000,000 miles from the sun's surface to us on Earth.