Based on historical Hondo, 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 Hondo.[1]
Hondo has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.8 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 1% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.76 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Hondo that are always titled at the latitude of Hondo (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.24 kWh/m2/day, or about 9% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.8 kWh/m2/day and approximately 10% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.76 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 Hondo
Solar Radiation Data in Hondo, TX
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Hondo.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Hondo, TX
Hondo, TX has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.55 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Hondo is August with an average of 6.21 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 6.05 kWh/m2/day and October at 5.96 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Hondo (Texas) are December with an average of 4.58 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.92 kWh/m2/day and May at 5.36 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Hondo vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Hondo
The average monthly solar radiation level in Hondo, TX, of 5.55 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 41% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 16% 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: Hondo vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Hondo 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 Hondo
The Power of Solar in Hondo, TX
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Hondo (tx). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Hondo. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Hondo, TX
Hondo (TX) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6115.36 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Hondo is August with an average of 562.49 kWhac, followed by October at 555.72 kWhac and September at 540.41 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Hondo (Texas) are December with an average of 444.84 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 478.45 kWhac and February at 479.43 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Hondo
Hondo Electricity Costs
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The city of Hondo, TX in Medina County has an approximate population of 8,803. [6]
Hondo, TX Solar Energy
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Did you know?
It takes light about 8 minutes, 19 seconds to travel the 93,000,000 miles from the sun's surface to us on Earth.