Based on historical Rocky, 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 Rocky.[1]
Rocky has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.92 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 12% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.62 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Rocky that are always titled at the latitude of Rocky (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.68 kWh/m2/day, or about 15% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.92 kWh/m2/day and approximately 1% greater than the average monthly DNI of 5.62 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 Rocky
Solar Radiation Data in Rocky, OK
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Rocky.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Rocky, OK
Rocky, OK has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.9 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Rocky is September with an average of 6.55 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 6.51 kWh/m2/day and August at 6.44 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Rocky (Oklahoma) are December with an average of 4.65 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 5.21 kWh/m2/day and November at 5.41 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Rocky vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Rocky
The average monthly solar radiation level in Rocky, OK, of 5.9 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 50% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 11% 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: Rocky vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Rocky 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 Rocky
The Power of Solar in Rocky, OK
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Rocky (ok). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Rocky. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Rocky, OK
Rocky (OK) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6595.09 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Rocky is July with an average of 591.59 kWhac, followed by September at 586.18 kWhac and August at 584.02 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Rocky (Oklahoma) are December with an average of 471.89 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 498.14 kWhac and November at 510.97 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Rocky
Rocky Electricity Costs
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The town of Rocky, OK in Washita County has an approximate population of 162. [6]
Rocky, 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.