Based on historical Port Isabel, 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 Port Isabel.[1]
Port Isabel has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.98 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 10% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.51 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Port Isabel that are always titled at the latitude of Port Isabel (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.31 kWh/m2/day, or about 7% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.98 kWh/m2/day and approximately 18% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.51 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 Port Isabel
Solar Radiation Data in Port Isabel, TX
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Port Isabel.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Port Isabel, TX
Port Isabel, TX has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.5 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Port Isabel is October with an average of 6.27 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 6.05 kWh/m2/day and September at 6.04 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Port Isabel (Texas) are January with an average of 4.61 kWh/m2/day, followed by December with an average of 4.64 kWh/m2/day and November at 5.26 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Port Isabel vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Port Isabel
The average monthly solar radiation level in Port Isabel, TX, of 5.5 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 40% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 17% 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: Port Isabel vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Port Isabel 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 Port Isabel
The Power of Solar in Port Isabel, TX
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Port Isabel (tx). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Port Isabel. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Port Isabel, TX
Port Isabel (TX) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6094.05 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Port Isabel is October with an average of 583.85 kWhac, followed by August at 555.1 kWhac and September at 539.05 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Port Isabel (Texas) are December with an average of 447.91 kWhac, followed by January with an average of 448.06 kWhac and February at 459.19 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Port Isabel
Port Isabel Electricity Costs
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The city of Port Isabel, TX in Cameron County has an approximate population of 5,006. [6]
Port Isabel, 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.
