Based on historical Sandy Point, 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 Sandy Point.[1]
Sandy Point has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.61 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 8% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.27 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Sandy Point that are always titled at the latitude of Sandy Point (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.02 kWh/m2/day, or about 9% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.61 kWh/m2/day and approximately 18% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.27 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 Sandy Point
Solar Radiation Data in Sandy Point, TX
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Sandy Point.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Sandy Point, TX
Sandy Point, TX has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.26 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Sandy Point is October with an average of 6.02 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.83 kWh/m2/day and September at 5.61 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Sandy Point (Texas) are December with an average of 4.31 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.6 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.78 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Sandy Point vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Sandy Point
The average monthly solar radiation level in Sandy Point, TX, of 5.26 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 34% 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: Sandy Point vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Sandy Point 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 Sandy Point
The Power of Solar in Sandy Point, TX
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Sandy Point (tx). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Sandy Point. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Sandy Point, TX
Sandy Point (TX) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5842.51 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Sandy Point is October with an average of 568.23 kWhac, followed by August at 533.22 kWhac and April at 508.57 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Sandy Point (Texas) are February with an average of 415.34 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 427.16 kWhac and January at 450.92 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Sandy Point
Sandy Point Electricity Costs
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Sandy Point Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Sandy Point, TX in Brazoria County has an approximate population of 30. [6]
Sandy Point, 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.
