Based on historical Piedmont, 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 Piedmont.[1]
Piedmont has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.73 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 11% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.3 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Piedmont that are always titled at the latitude of Piedmont (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.45 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.73 kWh/m2/day and approximately 3% greater than the average monthly DNI of 5.3 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 Piedmont
Solar Radiation Data in Piedmont, OK
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Piedmont.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Piedmont, OK
Piedmont, OK has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.63 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Piedmont is August with an average of 6.44 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 6.35 kWh/m2/day and July at 6.29 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Piedmont (Oklahoma) are December with an average of 4.46 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.74 kWh/m2/day and November at 5.02 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Piedmont vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Piedmont
The average monthly solar radiation level in Piedmont, OK, of 5.63 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 43% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 15% 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: Piedmont vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Piedmont 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 Piedmont
The Power of Solar in Piedmont, OK
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Piedmont (ok). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Piedmont. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Piedmont, OK
Piedmont (OK) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6303.91 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Piedmont is August with an average of 579.78 kWhac, followed by July at 573.91 kWhac and September at 569.17 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Piedmont (Oklahoma) are December with an average of 457.46 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 463.14 kWhac and November at 476.69 kWhac. [2]
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More about Piedmont
About Piedmont
The city of Piedmont, OK in Canadian County has an approximate population of 5,720. [6]
Piedmont, 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.