Based on historical Bandera, TX data, solar panels that are tilted towards the equator at an angle equal to the latitude will produce the maximum solar energy output in Bandera.[1]
Bandera has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.76 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.8 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Bandera that are always titled at the latitude of Bandera (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.22 kWh/m2/day, or about 10% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.76 kWh/m2/day and approximately 9% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.8 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 Bandera
Solar Radiation Data in Bandera, TX
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Bandera.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Bandera, TX
Bandera, TX 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 Bandera is August with an average of 6.17 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 5.88 kWh/m2/day and October at 5.84 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Bandera (Texas) are December with an average of 4.63 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.78 kWh/m2/day and May at 5.1 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Bandera vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Bandera
The average monthly solar radiation level in Bandera, TX, 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: Bandera vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Bandera 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 Bandera
The Power of Solar in Bandera, TX
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Bandera (tx). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Bandera. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Bandera, TX
Bandera (TX) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6006.17 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Bandera is August with an average of 561.24 kWhac, followed by October at 543.99 kWhac and July at 534.49 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Bandera (Texas) are December with an average of 452.59 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 466.57 kWhac and February at 469.14 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Bandera
Bandera Electricity Costs
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The city of Bandera, TX in Bandera County has an approximate population of 857. [6]
Bandera, TX 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.