Based on historical La Porte, 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 La Porte.[1]
La Porte has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.58 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 9% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.21 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in La Porte that are always titled at the latitude of La Porte (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.99 kWh/m2/day, or about 9% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.58 kWh/m2/day and approximately 19% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.21 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 La Porte
Solar Radiation Data in La Porte, TX
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in La Porte.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for La Porte, TX
La Porte, TX has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.3 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in La Porte is October with an average of 6.18 kWh/m2/day, followed by September at 5.77 kWh/m2/day and May at 5.75 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in La Porte (Texas) are December with an average of 4.35 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.54 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.88 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: La Porte vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in La Porte
The average monthly solar radiation level in La Porte, TX, of 5.3 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 35% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 20% 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: La Porte vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average La Porte 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 La Porte
The Power of Solar in La Porte, TX
Monthly AC solar system output averages for La Porte (tx). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in La Porte. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for La Porte, TX
La Porte (TX) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5891.56 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in La Porte is October with an average of 585.8 kWhac, followed by May at 534.36 kWhac and August at 523.26 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in La Porte (Texas) are December with an average of 422.61 kWhac, followed by February with an average of 428.94 kWhac and January at 446.96 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in La Porte
La Porte Electricity Costs
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The city of La Porte, TX in Harris County has an approximate population of 33,800. [6]
La Porte, 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.