Based on historical Smoaks, 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 Smoaks.[1]
Smoaks has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.65 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 0% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.66 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Smoaks that are always titled at the latitude of Smoaks (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.26 kWh/m2/day, or about 13% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.65 kWh/m2/day and approximately 13% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.66 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 Smoaks
Solar Radiation Data in Smoaks, SC
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Smoaks.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Smoaks, SC
Smoaks, SC has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.38 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Smoaks is April with an average of 5.98 kWh/m2/day, followed by May at 5.82 kWh/m2/day and March at 5.57 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Smoaks (South Carolina) are December with an average of 4.52 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.85 kWh/m2/day and February at 5 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Smoaks vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Smoaks
The average monthly solar radiation level in Smoaks, SC, of 5.38 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 19% 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: Smoaks vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Smoaks 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 Smoaks
The Power of Solar in Smoaks, SC
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Smoaks (sc). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Smoaks. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Smoaks, SC
Smoaks (SC) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5856.5 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Smoaks is April with an average of 536.79 kWhac, followed by May at 525.37 kWhac and March at 520.85 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Smoaks (South Carolina) are February with an average of 429.98 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 438 kWhac and September at 473.72 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Smoaks
Smoaks Electricity Costs
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The town of Smoaks, SC in Colleton County has an approximate population of 126. [6]
Smoaks, SC Solar Energy
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