Based on historical Rio 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 Rio Hondo.[1]
Rio Hondo has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.89 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 11% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.42 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Rio Hondo that are always titled at the latitude of Rio Hondo (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.21 kWh/m2/day, or about 7% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.89 kWh/m2/day and approximately 18% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.42 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 Rio Hondo
Solar Radiation Data in Rio Hondo, TX
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Rio Hondo.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Rio Hondo, TX
Rio Hondo, TX has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.48 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Rio Hondo is October with an average of 6.09 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.8 kWh/m2/day and April at 5.67 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Rio Hondo (Texas) are December with an average of 4.77 kWh/m2/day, followed by February with an average of 5.11 kWh/m2/day and January at 5.23 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Rio Hondo vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Rio Hondo
The average monthly solar radiation level in Rio Hondo, TX, of 5.48 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 39% 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: Rio Hondo vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Rio 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 Rio Hondo
The Power of Solar in Rio Hondo, TX
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Rio Hondo (tx). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Rio Hondo. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Rio Hondo, TX
Rio Hondo (TX) has a average annual solar AC output value of 6052.74 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Rio Hondo is October with an average of 566.37 kWhac, followed by August at 534.94 kWhac and March at 534.71 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Rio Hondo (Texas) are February with an average of 441.41 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 457.78 kWhac and November at 481.64 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Rio Hondo
Rio Hondo Electricity Costs
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Rio Hondo Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Rio Hondo, TX in Cameron County has an approximate population of 2,356. [6]
Rio Hondo, 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.