Based on historical Pendleton, 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 Pendleton.[1]
Pendleton has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.61 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 3% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.74 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Pendleton that are always titled at the latitude of Pendleton (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.27 kWh/m2/day, or about 14% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.61 kWh/m2/day and approximately 11% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.74 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 Pendleton
Solar Radiation Data in Pendleton, SC
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Pendleton.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Pendleton, SC
Pendleton, SC has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.43 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Pendleton is June with an average of 5.84 kWh/m2/day, followed by April at 5.83 kWh/m2/day and May at 5.83 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Pendleton (South Carolina) are December with an average of 4.29 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.83 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.94 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Pendleton vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Pendleton
The average monthly solar radiation level in Pendleton, SC, of 5.43 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 38% 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: Pendleton vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Pendleton 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 Pendleton
The Power of Solar in Pendleton, SC
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Pendleton (sc). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Pendleton. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Pendleton, SC
Pendleton (SC) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5903.62 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Pendleton is October with an average of 534.75 kWhac, followed by May at 534.7 kWhac and March at 524.89 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Pendleton (South Carolina) are December with an average of 418.4 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 428.8 kWhac and January at 461.91 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Pendleton
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Pendleton Natural Gas Costs
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The town of Pendleton, SC in Anderson County has an approximate population of 2,964. [6]
Pendleton, SC Solar Energy
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Did you know?
About half of the sun's energy is absorbed by the Earth's surface; about 30 percent is reflected back from the surface.