Based on historical Vidor, 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 Vidor.[1]
Vidor has an average monthly Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) of 4.52 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day), which is approximately 7% greater than the average monthly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) of 4.22 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar installations in Vidor that are always titled at the latitude of Vidor (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 4.94 kWh/m2/day, or about 9% greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.52 kWh/m2/day and approximately 17% greater than the average monthly DNI of 4.22 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 Vidor
Solar Radiation Data in Vidor, TX
See the chart below for monthly solar radiation levels in Vidor.
* Amounts listed in kWh/m2/day (kilowatt hours per square meter per day)
Solar Radiation Analysis for Vidor, TX
Vidor, TX has a average annual solar radiation value of 5.14 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day). [1]
The month with the highest historical solar radition values in Vidor is September with an average of 5.73 kWh/m2/day, followed by August at 5.65 kWh/m2/day and April at 5.47 kWh/m2/day. [1]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar radiation levels in Vidor (Texas) are December with an average of 4.36 kWh/m2/day, followed by January with an average of 4.4 kWh/m2/day and February at 4.47 kWh/m2/day. [1]
Solar Power Comparison: Vidor vs. the U.S.
Solar Power Levels in Vidor
The average monthly solar radiation level in Vidor, TX, of 5.14 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 31% greater than the average level of 3.93 kWh/m2/day in a city with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 22% 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: Vidor vs. the U.S.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Vidor 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 Vidor
The Power of Solar in Vidor, TX
Monthly AC solar system output averages for Vidor (tx). Month-by-month solar power, as ranked by AC output, in Vidor. [2]
* Amounts listed in kWhac (kilowatt hours (AC))
Solar Output Analysis for Vidor, TX
Vidor (TX) has a average annual solar AC output value of 5673.26 kilowatt hours (AC). [2]
The month with the highest historical solar power output in Vidor is September with an average of 512.92 kWhac, followed by August at 511.79 kWhac and October at 499.23 kWhac. [2]
The three months that historically average the lowest average solar output levels in Vidor (Texas) are February with an average of 388.09 kWhac, followed by December with an average of 425.28 kWhac and January at 426.56 kWhac. [2]
Cost of Utilities in Vidor
Vidor Electricity Costs
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Vidor Natural Gas Costs
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The city of Vidor, TX in Orange County has an approximate population of 10,579. [6]
Vidor, TX Solar Energy
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Did you know?
About half of the sun's energy is absorbed by the Earth's surface; about 30 percent is reflected back from the surface.