Based on historical Oak Leaf, 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 Oak Leaf.[1]
Oak Leaf has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.72 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 5% less than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.96 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Oak Leaf that are always titled at the latitude of Oak Leaf (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.28 kWh/m2/day, or about 12% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.72 kWh/m2/day and approximately 6% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.96 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 Oak Leaf
Solar Radiation Data in Oak Leaf, TX
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Oak Leaf.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Oak Leaf, TX
Oak Leaf, TX has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.53 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Oak Leaf is August with an average of 6.26 kWh/m2/day, followed by July at 6.13 kWh/m2/day and September at 6.07 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Oak Leaf (Texas) are December with an average of 4.57 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.89 kWh/m2/day and November at 4.96 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Oak Leaf vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Oak Leaf
The average monthly solar radiation level in Oak Leaf, TX, of 5.53 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: Oak Leaf vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Oak Leaf 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 Oak Leaf
The Power of Solar in Oak Leaf, TX
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Oak Leaf (tx). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Oak Leaf. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Oak Leaf, TX
Oak Leaf (TX) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6140.64 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Oak Leaf is August with an average of 564.64 kWhac, followed by July at 555.16 kWhac and September at 539.98 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Oak Leaf (Texas) are December with an average of 447.92 kWhac, followed by November with an average of 465.65 kWhac and February at 483.54 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Oak Leaf
Oak Leaf Electricity Costs
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The city of Oak Leaf, TX in Ellis County has an approximate population of 1,298. [6]
Oak Leaf, 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.