Based on historical Blum, 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 Blum.[1]
Blum has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.8 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 6% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.1 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Blum that are always titled at the latitude of Blum (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.37 kWh/m2/day, or about 12% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.8 kWh/m2/day and approximately 5% greater than the average monthly DNI of 5.1 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 Blum
Solar Radiation Data in Blum, TX
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Blum.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Blum, TX
Blum, TX has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.61 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Blum is August with an average of 6.4 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 6.2 kWh/m2/day and July at 6.06 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Blum (Texas) are December with an average of 4.71 kWh/m2/day, followed by February with an average of 4.91 kWh/m2/day and January at 5.08 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Blum vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Blum
The average monthly solar radiation level in Blum, TX, of 5.61 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 43% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 15% 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: Blum vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Blum 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 Blum
The Power of Solar in Blum, TX
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Blum (tx). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Blum. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Blum, TX
Blum (TX) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6215.22 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Blum is August with an average of 576.56 kWhac, followed by September at 551.09 kWhac and April at 551.05 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Blum (Texas) are February with an average of 432.71 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 462.37 kWhac and November at 489.72 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Blum
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The town of Blum, TX in Hill County has an approximate population of 444. [6]
Blum, TX 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.