Based on historical Buffalo Gap, 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 Buffalo Gap.[1]
Buffalo Gap has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 5.07 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 10% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 5.66 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Buffalo Gap that are always titled at the latitude of Buffalo Gap (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.73 kWh/m2/day, or about 13% greater than the average monthly GHI of 5.07 kWh/m2/day and approximately 1% greater than the average monthly DNI of 5.66 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 Buffalo Gap
Solar Radiation Data in Buffalo Gap, TX
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Buffalo Gap.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Buffalo Gap, TX
Buffalo Gap, TX has a average annual solar radiation value of 6.03 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Buffalo Gap is September with an average of 6.45 kWh/m2/day, followed by April at 6.42 kWh/m2/day and August at 6.41 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Buffalo Gap (Texas) are December with an average of 5.29 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 5.52 kWh/m2/day and February at 5.66 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Buffalo Gap vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Buffalo Gap
The average monthly solar radiation level in Buffalo Gap, TX, of 6.03 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 53% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 9% 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: Buffalo Gap vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Buffalo Gap 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 Buffalo Gap
The Power of Solar in Buffalo Gap, TX
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Buffalo Gap (tx). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Buffalo Gap. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Buffalo Gap, TX
Buffalo Gap (TX) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6714.37 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Buffalo Gap is March with an average of 604.76 kWhac, followed by April at 587.5 kWhac and August at 581.24 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Buffalo Gap (Texas) are February with an average of 499.75 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 523.53 kWhac and June at 535.84 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Buffalo Gap
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The town of Buffalo Gap, TX in Taylor County has an approximate population of 464. [6]
Buffalo Gap, 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.
