Based on historical Olanta, SC data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Olanta.[1]
Olanta has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.61 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.67 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Olanta that are always titled at the latitude of Olanta (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.25 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.61 kWh/m2/day and approximately 12% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.67 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 Olanta
Solar Radiation Data in Olanta, SC
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Olanta.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Olanta, SC
Olanta, SC has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.39 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Olanta is May with an average of 5.89 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 5.86 kWh/m2/day and April at 5.78 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Olanta (South Carolina) are December with an average of 4.43 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.76 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.88 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Olanta vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Olanta
The average monthly solar radiation level in Olanta, SC, of 5.39 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 37% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 18% 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: Olanta vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Olanta 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 Olanta
The Power of Solar in Olanta, SC
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Olanta (sc). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Olanta. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Olanta, SC
Olanta (SC) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6008.63 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Olanta is May with an average of 545.59 kWhac, followed by March at 534.91 kWhac and April at 534.19 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Olanta (South Carolina) are February with an average of 430.18 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 437.56 kWhac and January at 474.26 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Olanta
Olanta Electricity Costs
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The town of Olanta, SC in Florence County has an approximate population of 563. [6]
Olanta, SC 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.